Time in Pitcairn now
4:04AMUTC−8
UTC−8−3 h vs New York (you)Pacific/Pitcairn
No clock changes: Pitcairn stays on UTC−8 all year.
Time zone in Pitcairn
Pitcairn uses a single time zone: UTC−8 all year. Every clock in the country shows the same time.
Adamstown lies at 130.1° west, where mean solar time is UTC−8:40 (four minutes per degree of longitude). The clocks run 40 min ahead of the sun, so on average the sun is highest at about 12:40 PM.
Daylight saving time in Pitcairn
No. Pitcairn stays on UTC−8 all year, and the tz database records no daylight saving time here at any point.
Clock history of Pitcairn
The record begins with local mean time (clocks set by the sun, UTC−8:40 in Adamstown), which ended on January 1, 1901, when UTC−8:30 replaced it. The record shows no daylight saving time at any point. The table summarises the clocks of Pitcairn year by year since 1970, from the tzdata entry Pacific/Pitcairn.
| Years | Clocks | Abbreviations |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1997 | UTC−8:30 all year | — |
| 1998 | UTC−8:30 until April 27, then UTC−8 | — |
| 1999 onward | UTC−8 all year | — |
Changes of the winter (standard) offset since 1970: Monday, April 27, 1998, from UTC−8:30 to UTC−8.
Rows from 2027 on follow the rules in tzdata 2026f; a government decision would change them in the next release.
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Time difference between Pitcairn and major cities
| City | Local time now | Pitcairn vs city now | January | July | Office overlap Jan / Jul |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 7:04 AM Tue, Nov 3 | −3 h | −3 h | −4 h | 5 h / 4 h |
| Los Angeles | 4:04 AM Tue, Nov 3 | +0 h | 0 h | −1 h | 8 h / 7 h |
| London | 12:04 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −8 h | −8 h | −9 h | none / none |
| Berlin | 1:04 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −9 h | −9 h | −10 h | none / none |
| Dubai | 4:04 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −12 h | −12 h | −12 h | none / none |
| New Delhi | 5:34 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −13 h 30 min | −13 h 30 min | −13 h 30 min | none / none |
| Singapore | 8:04 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −16 h | −16 h | −16 h | none / none |
| Beijing | 8:04 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −16 h | −16 h | −16 h | none / none |
| Tokyo | 9:04 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −17 h | −17 h | −17 h | 1 h / 1 h |
Office hours and calls
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A 9-to-5 day in Pitcairn overlaps New York’s for 5 h in January (9:00 AM–2:00 PM Pitcairn time), 4 h in July. At 9:00 AM in Pitcairn it is 12:00 PM in New York.
Pitcairn and London share no office hours: when offices open at 9:00 AM in Pitcairn, it is 5:00 PM in London. A call has to be early or late for one side: 12:00 AM in Pitcairn is 8:00 AM in London.
Pitcairn and New Delhi share no office hours: when offices open at 9:00 AM in Pitcairn, it is 10:30 PM in New Delhi. A call has to be early or late for one side: 6:30 PM the day before in Pitcairn is 8:00 AM in New Delhi.
Neighbouring time zones
The nearest large cities on a different clock, with the straight-line distance from Adamstown and the difference now.
| City | Distance | Time now | Their clock vs here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete French Polynesia | 2,180 km | 2:04 AM UTC−10 | −2 h |
Same clock as Pitcairn
These places keep exactly the same time as Pitcairn all year under the current rules.
Cities in Pitcairn
Pitcairn at a glance
- CapitalAdamstown
- Population46
- Time zone IDPacific/Pitcairn
- Standard timeUTC−8
- Daylight saving timenone
- Calling code+870