This is a list of the
UTC time offsets, showing the difference in hours and minutes from
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), from the westernmost (−12:00) to the easternmost (+14:00). It includes countries and regions that observe them during
standard time or year-round.
The main purpose of this page is to list the current standard time offsets of different countries, territories and regions. Information on daylight saving time or historical changes in offsets can be found in the individual offset articles (e.g.
UTC+01:00) or the country-specific time articles (e.g.
Time in Russia).
Places that observe
daylight saving time (DST) during their respective summer periods are listed only once, at the offset for their winter (usually known as "standard") period; see their individual articles for more information. A source for detailed DST and historical information is the
tz database. Note that there are many instances of unofficial observation of a different offset (and/or DST) than expected by areas close to borders, usually for economic reasons.[1]
In the section names, the letter after the offset is that used in
nautical time, with which the UTC offset section overlaps at least partially. Nautical time strictly partitions the globe at 15 degrees, whereas UTC offsets can deviate, for instance according to borders. If present, a dagger (†) indicates the usage of a
nautical time zone letter outside of the standard geographic definition of that
time zone.
Some zones that are north/south of each other in the mid
Pacific differ by 24 hours in time – they have the same time of day but dates that are one day apart. The two extreme time zones on Earth (both in the mid Pacific) differ by 26 hours.
In the following list, only the rightmost indent of a group of locations is meant to indicate the area observing the offset; the places above and to the left are meant solely to indicate the area's parent administrative divisions. For example, the entry of
Eucla explains that Eucla observes the specified time offset, and the state (Western Australia) and country (Australia) are shown only for reference and are not meant to be wholly included as observing that offset.
The purpose of the "principal cities" list at the top of some of the time zone entries is to give a brief list of major cities. These should be limited to a maximum of one city per country (within each zone), and not all countries in a zone need to have a city listed. Similarly, time zones need not have any cities listed if there are no major cities in that offset.
Entire state except the counties of Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, and Washington, and northern Gulf county (panhandle)
^"Navassa Island". WorldTimeZone.
Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
^
abcdefghijklmno"GMT−4". Greenwich Mean Time. Greenwich2000.ltd.uk.
Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
^
abc"Current Time Zone". Brazil Considers Having Only One Time Zone. Time and Date. 21 July 2009.
Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
^
abcdef"Time Zone: UTC +12". Time Zones and contained Regions / Areas. WorldTimeZone.com.
Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
This is a list of the
UTC time offsets, showing the difference in hours and minutes from
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), from the westernmost (−12:00) to the easternmost (+14:00). It includes countries and regions that observe them during
standard time or year-round.
The main purpose of this page is to list the current standard time offsets of different countries, territories and regions. Information on daylight saving time or historical changes in offsets can be found in the individual offset articles (e.g.
UTC+01:00) or the country-specific time articles (e.g.
Time in Russia).
Places that observe
daylight saving time (DST) during their respective summer periods are listed only once, at the offset for their winter (usually known as "standard") period; see their individual articles for more information. A source for detailed DST and historical information is the
tz database. Note that there are many instances of unofficial observation of a different offset (and/or DST) than expected by areas close to borders, usually for economic reasons.[1]
In the section names, the letter after the offset is that used in
nautical time, with which the UTC offset section overlaps at least partially. Nautical time strictly partitions the globe at 15 degrees, whereas UTC offsets can deviate, for instance according to borders. If present, a dagger (†) indicates the usage of a
nautical time zone letter outside of the standard geographic definition of that
time zone.
Some zones that are north/south of each other in the mid
Pacific differ by 24 hours in time – they have the same time of day but dates that are one day apart. The two extreme time zones on Earth (both in the mid Pacific) differ by 26 hours.
In the following list, only the rightmost indent of a group of locations is meant to indicate the area observing the offset; the places above and to the left are meant solely to indicate the area's parent administrative divisions. For example, the entry of
Eucla explains that Eucla observes the specified time offset, and the state (Western Australia) and country (Australia) are shown only for reference and are not meant to be wholly included as observing that offset.
The purpose of the "principal cities" list at the top of some of the time zone entries is to give a brief list of major cities. These should be limited to a maximum of one city per country (within each zone), and not all countries in a zone need to have a city listed. Similarly, time zones need not have any cities listed if there are no major cities in that offset.
Entire state except the counties of Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, and Washington, and northern Gulf county (panhandle)
^"Navassa Island". WorldTimeZone.
Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
^
abcdefghijklmno"GMT−4". Greenwich Mean Time. Greenwich2000.ltd.uk.
Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
^
abc"Current Time Zone". Brazil Considers Having Only One Time Zone. Time and Date. 21 July 2009.
Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
^
abcdef"Time Zone: UTC +12". Time Zones and contained Regions / Areas. WorldTimeZone.com.
Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2012.