Current Local Time in Basra, Iraq

6:26:31 pm AST

Saturday, March 21, 2026

Country:	Iraq
Lat/Long:	30°30'N / 47°49'E
Elevation:	6 m
Currency:	Iraqi Dinar (IQD)
Languages:	Arabic, Kurdish, Turkmen, …
Country Code:	+964

Holiday Note: Mar 21, Nowruz. Businesses may be closed. See more

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Weather

N/A

Conditions not available.

Sun 22.		78 / 63 °F
Mon 23.		78 / 65 °F

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Time Zone

AST (Arabia Standard Time)
UTC/GMT +3 hours

No DST

No Daylight Saving Time in 2026

Difference

7 hours ahead of
Columbus

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Sunrise

5:51 am
↑ 89° East

Sunset

6:00 pm
↑ 271° West

Day length

12 hours, 9 minutes
+1m 51s longer

Moon 8.9%

Rise – 6:59 am
Set – 8:46 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 11:55 am
Altitude: 59.8°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:31 am – 4:59 am
6:52 pm – 7:20 pm

Nautical
Twilight

4:59 am – 5:27 am
6:24 pm – 6:52 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:27 am – 5:51 am
6:00 pm – 6:24 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
March 19, 2026
4:23 am

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
March 25, 2026
10:17 pm

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Airports

Basra International Airport, BSR
About 10 mi WNW of Basra
Abadan Airport, ABD (Iran)
About 26 mi ESE of Basra
Kuwait International Airport, KWI (Kuwait)
About 88 mi S of Basra

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Saturday, March 21, 2026