Ashkelon in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.6693, 34.5715
- Population
- 144 073
- Region
- Southern District
- Country
- Israel, Asia
- Capital
- Jerusalem — 42 km away
What time is it in Ashkelon, Southern District, Israel
Use this page to see what time it is in Ashkelon, Southern District, Israel — the Asia/Jerusalem zone applies there (+2).
Ashkelon, Israel
Friday, 30 October 2026
UTC+2 · Asia/Jerusalem
Local time in Ashkelon
UTC+2 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Ashkelon, Southern District.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:57 AM Solar noon 11:26 AM Sunset 4:56 PM Daylight 10 h 59 min Night 13 h 01 min Civil twilight 5:32 AM – 5:21 PM
Weather in Ashkelon right now
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Ashkelon and its neighbours
Largest cities in Southern District
Same time zone — Asia/Jerusalem
- Jerusalem Israel
Nearby places
- Afridar — 0.8 km
- Shkhunat Giv’at Tsion — 1.9 km
- Barnea‘ — 2.0 km
- Shkhunat Shimshon — 2.1 km
- Bat Hadar — 3.4 km
- Kfar Silver — 3.8 km
Local time details for Ashkelon
Hours in Ashkelon are kept by Asia/Jerusalem, standing at UTC+2. Daylight saving observed: No.
Today's schedule for Ashkelon: sunrise 5:57 AM, sunset 4:56 PM. That gives 10 h 59 min of daylight.
Places close to Ashkelon, among them Afridar and Shkhunat Giv’at Tsion, share its time.
Questions and answers
- What should I enter as the time zone for Ashkelon?
- Enter Asia/Jerusalem as the time zone for Ashkelon; its offset is +2.
- Does Ashkelon shift its clocks seasonally?
- Daylight saving time in Ashkelon: No.
- When should I expect the sun to set in Ashkelon?
- Expect it at 4:56 PM.