Time zones in the Pacific | World Time Zones

The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest ocean on Earth, covering an area of about 63.8 million square miles. It is divided into a number of different time zones, which are determined by the longitude of a particular region. Some of the major time zones in the Pacific are:

UTC-11:00: This time zone is observed in the central Pacific, including American Samoa, Baker Island, and Howland Island.
UTC-10:00: This time zone is observed in the eastern Pacific, including Hawaii and the Johnston Atoll.
UTC+12:00: This time zone is observed in the western Pacific, including the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia.
UTC+13:00: This time zone is observed in the western Pacific, including Kiribati and the Phoenix Islands.

Note that many countries in the Pacific region observe Daylight Saving Time (DST), which temporarily shifts the standard time in a region by one hour during certain parts of the year. This is done to make better use of sunlight during the longer days of summer. Some Pacific countries that observe DST include New Zealand, Fiji, and Tonga.

The Pacific Ocean is home to many small islands and territories, many of which have their own time zones. These time zones are often based on the time zone of the nearest major landmass, but they can also be influenced by other factors, such as the time zone of the country that administers the territory.

Move your cursor above that Pacific area you want to see the current time for and click to view the time zone and your actual time details.

Scroll with your mouse to zoom, or use the zoom buttons on the left side of the map. For Google Street View, pull that small yellow man from the left side on the Pacific map.

The following table lists the Pacifican time zone abbreviations.

Abbreviation	Full name	Timezone
NZDT	New Zealand Daylight Time	UTC + 13 hours
NZST	New Zealand Standard Time	UTC + 12 hours
CHADT	Chatham Island Daylight Time	UTC + 13:45 hours
CHAST	Chatham Island Standard Time	UTC + 12:45 hours
FJST	Fiji Summer Time	UTC + 13 hours
FJT	Fiji Time	UTC + 12 hours
WST	West Samoa Time	UTC + 13 hours
EASST	Easter Island Summer Time	UTC – 5 hours
EAST	Easter Island Standard Time	UTC – 6 hours
ChST	Chamorro Standard Time	UTC + 10 hours
PGT	Papua New Guinea Time	UTC + 10 hours
TVT	Tuvalu Time	UTC + 12 hours
SBT	Solomon IslandsTime	UTC + 11 hours
LINT	Line Islands Time	UTC + 14 hours
PONT	Pohnpei Standard Time	UTC + 11 hours
TAHT	Tahiti Time	UTC – 10 hours
CKT	Cook Island Time	UTC – 10 hours
VUT	Vanuatu Time	UTC + 11 hours
GILT	Gilbert Island Time	UTC + 12 hours
PHOT	Phoenix Island Time	UTC + 13 hours
MHT	Marshall Islands Time	UTC + 12 hours
NCT	New Caledonia Time	UTC + 11 hours
NUT	Niue Time	UTC – 11 hours
PWT	Palau Time	UTC + 9 hours
TKT	Tokelau Time	UTC + 13 hours
WFT	Wallis and Futuna Time	UTC + 12 hours
PST	Pitcairn Standard Time	UTC – 8 hours
GALT	Galapagos Time	UTC – 6 hours
MART	Marquesas Time	UTC – 9:30 hours
GAMT	Gambier Time	UTC – 9 hours
SST	Samoa Standard Time	UTC – 11 hours
YAPT	Yap Time	UTC + 10 hours
EDT	Eastern Daylight Time	UTC + 11 hours

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