Sirte
Surt, Libya
Thursday, 13th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+2
- Time zone
- Africa/TripoliEET
- Sunrise
- 4:18 am
- Sunset
- 5:38 pm
- Daylight
- 13 hours 20 minutes96 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
Daylight saving in Sirte
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Sirte has stayed on EET (UTC+2) all year, which means the difference to places that do change their clocks moves by an hour twice a year without Sirte doing anything.
Sirte time to your time
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Call times with London
Both places are at work between 10am and 17:00 in Tripoli — 9am to 3pm at the other end.
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Time difference between Sirte and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 5:19 pm Wed | 17:19 | 9 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 6:19 pm Wed | 18:19 | 8 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 7:19 pm Wed | 19:19 | 7 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 8:19 pm Wed | 20:19 | 6 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 8:19 pm Wed | 20:19 | 6 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 9:19 pm Wed | 21:19 | 5 hours behind |
| London BST | 1:19 am | 01:19 | 1 hour behind |
| Paris CEST | 2:19 am | 02:19 | the same time |
| Berlin CEST | 2:19 am | 02:19 | the same time |
| Johannesburg SAST | 2:19 am | 02:19 | the same time |
| Moscow MSK | 3:19 am | 03:19 | 1 hour ahead |
| Cairo EEST | 3:19 am | 03:19 | 1 hour ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 4:19 am | 04:19 | 2 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 5:49 am | 05:49 | 3 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 8:19 am | 08:19 | 6 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 9:19 am | 09:19 | 7 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 10:19 am | 10:19 | 8 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZST | 12:19 pm | 12:19 | 10 hours ahead |
About Sirte
- Population
- 106705
- Coordinates
- 31.209, 16.589
- Region
- Surt, Libya
- IANA zone
- Africa/Tripoli
- Solar noon
- 10:58 am
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations — not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
Nearby and related
Questions people ask
What time is it in Sirte right now?
It is 2:19 am (02:19 on a 24-hour clock) on Thursday, 13th August 2026 in Sirte. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Sirte in?
Sirte uses the Africa/Tripoli time zone, currently EET (UTC+2). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column — abbreviations like EET are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Sirte on daylight saving time right now?
No — and it never is. Sirte stays on EET (UTC+2) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Sirte today?
The sun rises at 6:18 am and sets at 7:38 pm today, giving 13 hours 20 minutes of daylight. That is 96 seconds shorter than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Sirte of Los Angeles?
Sirte is 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 2:19 am in Sirte, it is 5:19 pm in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Sirte?
Sirte is in Surt, Libya, at 31.21° N, 16.59° E, with a population of about 106,705. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.