Current time in Protaras

04:30

Friday, 17 July 2026

Protaras, Cyprus · Asia/Famagusta · UTC+03:00

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Time-zone identity for Protaras

IANA zone: Asia/Famagusta
UTC offset now: UTC+03:00
Current zone label: EEST
Clock-change status: An offset change was found in the next 370 days.

Protaras is currently 3 hours ahead of UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.

Next clock change in Protaras

Sunday, 25 October 2026 at 03:00

UTC+02:00UTC+02:00

This change comes from the IANA Time Zone Database. It is described as an offset change unless its daylight-saving purpose can be verified.

Time-zone history

UTC offset changes for Protaras

A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Asia/Famagusta, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.

Previous 5 years

29 Mar 2026, 04:00UTC+03:00 UTC+03:00UTC offset decreased by
26 Oct 2025, 03:00UTC+02:00 UTC+02:00UTC offset decreased by
30 Mar 2025, 04:00UTC+03:00 UTC+03:00UTC offset decreased by
27 Oct 2024, 03:00UTC+02:00 UTC+02:00UTC offset decreased by
31 Mar 2024, 04:00UTC+03:00 UTC+03:00UTC offset decreased by
29 Oct 2023, 03:00UTC+02:00 UTC+02:00UTC offset decreased by
26 Mar 2023, 04:00UTC+03:00 UTC+03:00UTC offset decreased by
30 Oct 2022, 03:00UTC+02:00 UTC+02:00UTC offset decreased by
27 Mar 2022, 04:00UTC+03:00 UTC+03:00UTC offset decreased by
31 Oct 2021, 03:00UTC+02:00 UTC+02:00UTC offset decreased by

Next 5 years

25 Oct 2026, 03:00UTC+02:00 UTC+02:00UTC offset decreased by
28 Mar 2027, 04:00UTC+03:00 UTC+03:00UTC offset decreased by
31 Oct 2027, 03:00UTC+02:00 UTC+02:00UTC offset decreased by
26 Mar 2028, 04:00UTC+03:00 UTC+03:00UTC offset decreased by
29 Oct 2028, 03:00UTC+02:00 UTC+02:00UTC offset decreased by
25 Mar 2029, 04:00UTC+03:00 UTC+03:00UTC offset decreased by
28 Oct 2029, 03:00UTC+02:00 UTC+02:00UTC offset decreased by
31 Mar 2030, 04:00UTC+03:00 UTC+03:00UTC offset decreased by
27 Oct 2030, 03:00UTC+02:00 UTC+02:00UTC offset decreased by
30 Mar 2031, 04:00UTC+03:00 UTC+03:00UTC offset decreased by

Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.

Sun and Moon today

Sun and Moon in Protaras

Daily astronomical events for Friday, 17 July 2026, expressed in Asia/Famagusta local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.

Sun

Sunrise: 05:42
Sunset: 19:57
Solar noon: 12:50
Civil twilight: 05:13–20:26

Moon

Moonrise: 08:57
Moonset: 22:07
Phase: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 12%

Location context

About Protaras

Location details for Protaras in Ammochostos, Cyprus.

Administrative area: Ammochostos, Cyprus
Population: 20,230
Coordinates: 35.0125° N, 34.0583° E. The elevation is 9 metres.

Country context

Cyprus at a glance

Country information for Cyprus. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.

Capital: Nicosia
Country codes: CY · CYP · 196
Population: 1,189,265
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Calling code: +357
Languages: Greek (Cyprus), Turkish (Cyprus), and English
Time zones represented: 2 time zones are used by cities in this directory: Asia/Famagusta and Asia/Nicosia.

Nearby city clocks

Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Protaras. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.

Data and methodology

The current time is calculated for Asia/Famagusta when the page loads. The offset history covers five years before and after today using IANA time-zone data version 2026b. Future changes are hidden when a newer published rule is not yet available to the calculator. GeoNames ID 18918 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.

Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-17T01:30:08.243Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-17T01:30:08.261Z

View calculation details and sources

GeoNames cities15000
GeoNames · version 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-07-15
Place and country names, administrative areas, coordinates, population, capital, codes, currency, calling codes and languages.
IANA Time Zone Database
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority · version 2026b · Public domain · accessed 2026-07-15
Time-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
Unicode Common Locale Data Repository
Unicode Consortium · version 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · accessed 2026-07-15
English display names for countries, currencies and languages.
Complete Sun and Moon Data for One Day
United States Naval Observatory · version API 4.0.1 · U.S. Government work · accessed 2026-07-17
Daily sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, solar transit, moonrise, moonset, phase and illumination.