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Time Zone:
Asia and Australasia -
Pacific Ocean -
Europe
Africa - Near and Middle East - Canada/Atlantic
USA - Caribbean - Central
America - South America
Asia and Australasia
Asia and Australasia covers the range of timezones from GMT+0630
to GMT+1200. Most countries are in a single timezone, the notable exceptions
being Indonesia and Australia.
- Australia:
Eastern States and Territory: GMT+1000/GMT+1100
- Canberra,
Australian Capital Territory (NTP)
- Sydney,
New South Wales (NTP)
- Brisbane,
Queensland
- Broken
Hill, New South Wales
- Melbourne,
Victoria (NTP)
- Yancowinna,
Victoria GMT+0930
- Hobart,
Tasmania (NTP)
Central: GMT+0930/GMT+1030
- Adelaide,
South Australia (NTP)
- Darwin,
Northern Territory
Western: GMT+0800
- Perth,
Western Australia (NTP)
Other Territories:
- Cocos
Islands (Indian Ocean) GMT+0630
- Christmas
Island (Indian Ocean) GMT+0700
- Lord
Howe Island GMT+1030
- Norfolk
Island (Pacific) GMT+1130
- Bangladesh: UTC+0600
- Bhutan: UTC+0600
- Brunei: GMT+0800
- Burma: GMT+0630
- Cambodia: GMT+0700
- Chagos Islands: GMT+0500
- China: GMT+0800
- Hong Kong: GMT+0800
- India: UTC+0530
- Indonesia: (Indonesia operates on three timezones) GMT+0700 -
GMT+0900
- Japan: (Japan operates on a single timezone) GMT+0900
- Korea, North: GMT+0900
- Korea, South: GMT+0900
- Laos: GMT+0700
- Macao: GMT+0800
- Malaysia: GMT+0800
- Maldives: GMT+0400
- Mongolia: GMT+0800
- Nepal: GMT+0545
- New Caledonia: GMT+1100
- New Zealand GMT+1200 / DST (October - March, GMT+1300)
- Papua New Guinea: GMT+1000
- Philippines: GMT+0800
- Russian Federation:
- Singapore: GMT+0800
- Solomon Islands: GMT+1100
- Taiwan: GMT+0800
- Thailand: GMT+0700
- Vietnam: GMT+0700
Pacific Ocean
Because the International Date Line runs through the Pacific
Ocean, some Pacific countries are ahead of GMT, while others are behind. The
spread of timezones is GMT+1000 to GMT+1245 and GMT-0600 to GMT-1100.
- American Samoa: GMT-1100
- Australian Territories: GMT+1030/GMT+1130
- Easter Island: GMT-0500
- Fiji: GMT+1200
- French Polynesia: GMT-1000
- Galapagos Islands: GMT-0600
- Gambier Island: GMT-1000
- Hawaii, USA: GMT-1000
- Juan Fernandez (Robinson Crusoe) Islands: GMT-0500
- Kiribati: (Kiribati has two main island groups, one on each side of
the International Date Line. Hence, the local time difference between the
two groups is 23 hours.) GMT+1200/GMT-1100
- Mariana Islands: GMT+1000
- Marquesas Islands: GMT-0930
- Marshall Islands: GMT+1200
- Midway Islands: GMT-1100
- Nauru: GMT+1200
- New Caledonia: GMT+1100
- New Zealand Territories: GMT-1000/GMT+1245
- Niue Island: GMT-1100
- Palau: GMT+0900
- Phoenix Islands: GMT-1100
- Pitcairn Island: GMT-0900
- Ponape Island: GMT+1100
- Solomon Islands: GMT+1100
- Tonga: GMT+1200
- Truk Islands: GMT+1100
- Tuvalu: GMT+1200
- Vanuatu: GMT+1100
- Wake Island: GMT+1200
- Wallis Island: GMT+1200
- Western Samoa: GMT-1100
- Yap Island: GMT+1000
Europe
Europe covers the timezones GMT+0000 to GMT+0200. Most countries
follow Daylight Savings time during summer (March - October).
- Andorra: UTC+0100
- Albania: UTC+0100
- Austria: UTC+0100
- Belarus: UTC+0300
- Belgium: UTC+0100
- Bosnia-Herzegovina: UTC+0100
- Bulgaria: UTC+0200
- Croatia: UTC+0100
- Cyprus: UTC+0200
- Czech Republic: UTC+0100
- Denmark: UTC+0100
- Estonia: UTC+0200
- Finland: UTC+0200
- France: UTC+0100
- Germany: UTC+0100
- Gibraltar: UTC+0100
- Greece: UTC+0200
- Greenland: UTC-0200/UTC-0100
- Hungary: UTC+0100
- Iceland: UTC+0000
- Ireland: UTC+0000
- Italy: UTC+0100
- Latvia: UTC+0200
- Liechtenstein FL: UTC+0100
- Lithuania: UTC+0100
- Luxembourg: UTC+0100
- Macedonia: UTC+0100
- Madeira (Portugal): UTC+0100
- Malta: UTC+0100
- Moldova: UTC+0200
- Monaco: UTC+0100
- The Netherlands: UTC+0100
- Norway: UTC+0100
- Poland: UTC+0200
- Portugal: UTC+0000
- Romania: UTC+0200
- Russian Federation: UTC+0300
- San Marino: UTC+0100
- Slovakia: UTC+0100
- Slovenia: UTC+0100
- Spain: UTC+0100
- Sweden: UTC+0100
- Switzerland: UTC+0100
- Turkey: UTC+0200
- Ukraine: UTC+0200
- United Kingdom: UTC+0000
- Yugoslavia: UTC+0100
Africa
Africa covers the timezones GMT+0000 to GMT+0300. Daylight
Savings Time is observed during summer (March - October) in Egypt, Tunisia and
Libya. Zaire is the only country split into two time zones.
The standard timezones are Eastern European - GMT+0200/0300, Middle European
- GMT+0100/0200, Eastern African - GMT+0300, Central African - GMT-0200, Western
African - GMT+0000 and Southern African - GMT+0200.
- Algeria: UTC+0100
- Angola: UTC+0100
- Benin: UTC+0100
- Botswana: UTC+0200
- Burkina: UTC+0000
- Burundi: UTC+0200
- Cameroon: UTC+0100
- Cape Verde: UTC-0100
- Central African Republic: UTC+0100
- Chad: UTC+0100
- Comoro Islands: UTC+0300
- Congo: UTC+0100
- Djibouti: UTC+0300
- Egypt: UTC+0200
- Equatorial Guinea: UTC+0100
- Eritrea: UTC+0300
- Ethiopia: UTC+0300
- Gabon: UTC+0100
- Gambia: UTC+0000
- Ghana: UTC+0000
- Guinea: UTC+0000
- Guinea Bissau: UTC+0000
- Ivory Coast: UTC+0000
- Kenya: UTC+0300
- Lesotho: UTC+0200
- Liberia: UTC+0000
- Libya: UTC+0100
- Madagascar: UTC+0300
- Malawi: UTC+0200
- Mali: UTC+0000
- Mauritania: UTC+0000
- Mauritius: UTC+0400
- Mayotte (France): UTC+0300
- Morocco: UTC+0000
- Mozambique: UTC+0200
- Namibia: UTC+0200
- Niger: UTC+0100
- Nigeria: UTC+0100
- Reunion (France): UTC+0400
- Rwanda: UTC+0200
- Sao Tome and Principe: UTC+0000
- Senegal: UTC+0000
- Seychelles: UTC+0400
- Sierra Leone: UTC+0000
- Somalia: UTC+0300
- South Africa: UTC+0200
- Sudan: UTC+0200
- Swaziland: UTC+0200
- Tanzania: UTC+0300
- Togo: UTC+0000
- Tunisia: UTC+0100
- Uganda: UTC+0300
- Western Sahara: UTC+0000
- Zaire: UTC+0100/UTC+0200
- Zambia: UTC+0200
- Zimbabwe: UTC+0200
Near and Middle East
The Near and Middle East covers the timezones GMT+0200 to
GMT+0600.
- Afghanistan: UTC+0430
- Bahrain: UTC+0300
- Armenia: UTC+0400
- Azerbaijan: UTC+0400
- Cyprus: UTC+0200
- Gaza: UTC+0200
- Georgia: UTC+0400
- Iran: UTC+0330
- Iraq: UTC+0300
- Israel: UTC+0200
- Jordan: UTC+0200
- Kazakhstan: UTC+0500/UTC+0600
- Kuwait: UTC+0300
- Kyrgystan: UTC+0600
- Lebanon: UTC+0200
- Oman: UTC+0400
- Pakistan: UTC+0500
- Qatar: UTC+0300
- Saudi Arabia: UTC+0300
- Sri Lanka: UTC+0530
- Syria: UTC+0200
- Tajikistan: UTC+0600
- Turkey: UTC+0200
- Turkmenistan: UTC+0500
- United Arab Emirates: UTC+0400
- Uzbekistan: UTC+0600
- Yemen: UTC+0300
Canada
Canada covers the timezones GMT-0330 to GMT-0800. Daylight
Savings Time is observed during summer (March - October). The standard timezones
are Newfoundland - GMT-0330, Atlantic - GMT-0400, Eastern - GMT-0500, Central -
GMT-0600, Mountain - GMT-0700 and Pacific - GMT-0800.
USA
Mainland United States of America covers the timezones GMT-0500
to GMT-0800. Daylight Savings Time is observed during summer (March - October).
The standard timezones are Eastern - GMT-0500, Central - GMT-0600, Mountain -
GMT-0700 and Pacific - GMT-0800. Alaska is in time zone GMT-0900, and Hawaii and
the Aleutian Islands are in GMT-1000.
Texas is split into Mountain and Central zones, in line with the New Mexico
border (103 degrees west of Greenwich), while Tennessee is split into Eastern
and Central times.
Caribbean Islands
The Caribbean Islands covers the timezones GMT-0400 to GMT-0500.
- Anguilla: UTC-0400
- Antigua and Barbuda: UTC-0400
- Bahamas: UTC-0500
- Barbados: UTC-0400
- Cayman Islands: UTC-0500
- Cuba: UTC-0500
- Curacao: UTC-0400
- Dominica: UTC-0400
- Dominican Republic: UTC-0400
- Grenada: UTC-0400
- Guadeloupe: UTC-0400
- Haiti: UTC-0500
- Jamaica: UTC-0500
- Martinique: UTC-0400
- Montserrat: UTC-0400
- Puerto Rico: UTC-0400
- St Kitts-Nevis: UTC-0400
- St Lucia: UTC-0400
- St Vincent: UTC-0400
- Trinidad and Tobago: UTC-0400
- Turks and Caicos Islands: UTC-0500
- Virgin Islands: UTC-0400
Central America
Central America covers the timezones GMT-0500 to GMT-0800.
Daylight Savings Time is observed during summer (March - October). The standard
timezones are Newfoundland - GMT-0330, Atlantic - GMT-0400, Eastern - GMT-0500,
Central - GMT-0600, Mountain - GMT-0700 and Pacific - GMT-0800.
- Belize: UTC-0600
- Costa Rica: UTC-0600
- El Salvador: UTC-0600
- Guatemala: UTC-0600
- Honduras: UTC-0600
- Mexico:
- Nicaragua: UTC-0600
- Panama: UTC-0500
South America
South America covers the timezones GMT-0300 to GMT-0500.
Daylight Savings Time is observed by Brazil and Chile during summer (October -
March).
Brazil is split into three time zones, Andes UTC-0500/-0400, Western
UTC-0400/-0300 and Eastern UTC-0300/-0200. Brazilian Andes Time is not the same
as Bolivian Andes Time (UTC-0400) except during the Summer months, when Brazil
uses ADT and Bolivia uses AST.
- Argentina: UTC-0300
- Bolivia: UTC-0400
- Brazil:
- Chile: UTC-0400/UTC-0600
- Colombia: UTC-0500
- Ecuador: UTC-0500/UTC-0600
- Falkland Islands: UTC-0400
- French Guyana: UTC-0300
- Guyana: UTC-0300
- Paraguay: UTC-0400
- Peru: UTC-0500
- South Georgia: UTC-0300
- Surinam: UTC-0300
- Uruguay: UTC-0300
- Venezuela: UTC-0400
