Antarctica
Thursday, 13th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+12
- Time zone
- Antarctica/McMurdoNZST
- Daylight saving
- OffNext change in 44 days
Antarctica has 10 time zones
The clock above is . Here is every zone in the country, live, with the cities in each.
| Time zone | Now | Offset | Cities |
|---|
Daylight saving
Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 27th September 2026, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).
That is for . A country this wide can have zones with different rules — check the individual city page if it matters.
Time difference to major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 7:17 pm Wed | 19:17 | 19 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 8:17 pm Wed | 20:17 | 18 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 9:17 pm Wed | 21:17 | 17 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 10:17 pm Wed | 22:17 | 16 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 10:17 pm Wed | 22:17 | 16 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 11:17 pm Wed | 23:17 | 15 hours behind |
| London BST | 3:17 am | 03:17 | 11 hours behind |
| Paris CEST | 4:17 am | 04:17 | 10 hours behind |
| Berlin CEST | 4:17 am | 04:17 | 10 hours behind |
| Johannesburg SAST | 4:17 am | 04:17 | 10 hours behind |
| Moscow MSK | 5:17 am | 05:17 | 9 hours behind |
| Cairo EEST | 5:17 am | 05:17 | 9 hours behind |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 6:17 am | 06:17 | 8 hours behind |
| Delhi IST | 7:47 am | 07:47 | 6 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Shanghai CST | 10:17 am | 10:17 | 4 hours behind |
| Tokyo JST | 11:17 am | 11:17 | 3 hours behind |
| Sydney AEST | 12:17 pm | 12:17 | 2 hours behind |
| Auckland NZST | 2:17 pm | 14:17 | the same time |
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Antarctica right now?
It is 2:17 pm (14:17) on Thursday, 13th August 2026 in Antarctica. Antarctica spans 10 time zones, so the answer depends on where in the country you mean — the table on this page lists every zone with a live clock.
How many time zones does Antarctica have?
Antarctica has 10 time zones: Antarctica/McMurdo, Antarctica/Casey, Antarctica/Davis, Antarctica/DumontDUrville, Antarctica/Mawson, Antarctica/Palmer, Antarctica/Rothera, Antarctica/Syowa, and more — the full list with live clocks is on this page.
Does Antarctica observe daylight saving time?
Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 27th September 2026, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change). Note that this applies to the capital; a country this wide can have zones that differ.