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 | 7:56 am Thu | 07:56 | 19 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 8:56 am Thu | 08:56 | 18 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 9:56 am Thu | 09:56 | 17 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 10:56 am Thu | 10:56 | 16 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 10:56 am Thu | 10:56 | 16 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 11:56 am Thu | 11:56 | 15 hours behind |
| London BST | 3:56 pm Thu | 15:56 | 11 hours behind |
| Paris CEST | 4:56 pm Thu | 16:56 | 10 hours behind |
| Berlin CEST | 4:56 pm Thu | 16:56 | 10 hours behind |
| Johannesburg SAST | 4:56 pm Thu | 16:56 | 10 hours behind |
| Moscow MSK | 5:56 pm Thu | 17:56 | 9 hours behind |
| Cairo EEST | 5:56 pm Thu | 17:56 | 9 hours behind |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 6:56 pm Thu | 18:56 | 8 hours behind |
| Delhi IST | 8:26 pm Thu | 20:26 | 6 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Shanghai CST | 10:56 pm Thu | 22:56 | 4 hours behind |
| Tokyo JST | 11:56 pm Thu | 23:56 | 3 hours behind |
| Sydney AEST | 12:56 am | 00:56 | 2 hours behind |
| Auckland NZST | 2:56 am | 02:56 | the same time |
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Antarctica right now?
It is 2:56 am (02:56) 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.