Antarctica
Friday, 14th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+12
- Time zone
- Antarctica/McMurdoNZST
- Daylight saving
- OffNext change in 43 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 | 8:44 am Thu | 08:44 | 19 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 9:44 am Thu | 09:44 | 18 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 10:44 am Thu | 10:44 | 17 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 11:44 am Thu | 11:44 | 16 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 11:44 am Thu | 11:44 | 16 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 12:44 pm Thu | 12:44 | 15 hours behind |
| London BST | 4:44 pm Thu | 16:44 | 11 hours behind |
| Paris CEST | 5:44 pm Thu | 17:44 | 10 hours behind |
| Berlin CEST | 5:44 pm Thu | 17:44 | 10 hours behind |
| Johannesburg SAST | 5:44 pm Thu | 17:44 | 10 hours behind |
| Moscow MSK | 6:44 pm Thu | 18:44 | 9 hours behind |
| Cairo EEST | 6:44 pm Thu | 18:44 | 9 hours behind |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 7:44 pm Thu | 19:44 | 8 hours behind |
| Delhi IST | 9:14 pm Thu | 21:14 | 6 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Shanghai CST | 11:44 pm Thu | 23:44 | 4 hours behind |
| Tokyo JST | 12:44 am | 00:44 | 3 hours behind |
| Sydney AEST | 1:44 am | 01:44 | 2 hours behind |
| Auckland NZST | 3:44 am | 03:44 | the same time |
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Antarctica right now?
It is 3:44 am (03:44) on Friday, 14th 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.