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Isfahan, Iran

Isfahan Province uses Iran Standard Time, UTC+3:30. Isfahan city and every other community in the province share one clock, although their sunrise times are not identical.

Isfahan, Iran

Friday, 4 September 2026

UTC+3:30 · Asia/Tehran

Time and sun data for Isfahan — the largest city of Isfahan

The sun in Isfahan

Sunrise 05:41 Solar noon 12:04 Sunset 18:27 Daylight 12 h 46 min Night 11 h 14 min Civil twilight 05:16 – 18:52

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Current time in Isfahan, Iran

Local civil time in Isfahan is three hours and thirty minutes ahead of UTC. The same offset applies in the provincial capital, smaller cities, villages, and rural districts. There is no provincial border at which travellers need to change their watches.

The thirty-minute component deserves attention when calling from abroad. Converting only by whole hours produces an incorrect result. Calendar invitations normally handle the offset automatically when the location is set to Iran, but manually written arrangements should include the local time and time zone.

Standard used: Iran Standard Time Offset from UTC: plus three hours and thirty minutes Difference within the province: none Best scheduling label: local time in Isfahan, Iran In Isfahan, the bridges may invite lingering; the clock remains less sentimental.

Urban centres on the same clock

Isfahan city is the province’s chief urban centre and the usual reference for local time. Other important cities include Kashan, Khomeyni Shahr, Najafabad, Shahin Shahr, and Mobarakeh. They differ in setting and distance from the capital, not in civil time.

Kashan lies north of Isfahan city, while Najafabad and Khomeyni Shahr are associated with the central urban area. Shahin Shahr is also near the provincial capital. A timetable bearing any of these place names can be read without applying an internal time correction.

For remote appointments, specifying “Isfahan, Iran” is clearer than using the province name alone. The city identifies the intended location, while the country prevents confusion with similarly written place names or incorrectly selected software zones.

Understanding sunrise in Isfahan

Sunrise shifts through the year as the length of daylight changes. It also differs slightly between cities because the province covers a broad east-to-west area. A calculation for Kashan will not exactly match one for Isfahan city or a settlement near the province’s eastern edge.

Terrain adds another practical distinction. A published sunrise usually describes the Sun’s geometric appearance at an ideal horizon. Mountains, elevated ground, walls, and dense buildings may delay the moment when an observer actually sees direct sunlight.

Select the city nearest to the observation point. Use the correct date rather than a general seasonal estimate. Read the result as local Iran time. Consider the real horizon when timing outdoor activity.

Questions and answers
Is Isfahan city in a separate time zone?
No. It uses the national time observed throughout Iran.
Do Kashan and Najafabad show the same clock time?
Yes. Their civil clocks agree even though solar events occur at slightly different moments.
Why can two Isfahan sunrise listings differ?
They may use different cities, coordinates, dates, calculation conventions, or assumptions about the horizon.

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