Time ZonesAbout this time zone
Goose Bay is one of the 23 time zone areas of Canada. Computers and phones know it by the zone name America/Goose_Bay. Its time is UTC−4 in January and UTC−3 in July, because the clocks are changed during the year. The short names used for this time are AST and ADT. Compared with India (IST), it is 9 hours 30 minutes behind India in January and 8 hours 30 minutes behind India in July.
Clock changes in 2026 and 2027
Goose Bay changes its clocks during the year. These are the changes for 2026 and 2027, worked out from the rules in the IANA time zone database.
| Clock change (local time) | New offset |
|---|---|
| Sunday 8 March 2026: at 2:00 am clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am | UTC−3 (ADT) |
| Sunday 1 November 2026: at 2:00 am clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am | UTC−4 (AST) |
| Sunday 14 March 2027: at 2:00 am clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am | UTC−3 (ADT) |
| Sunday 7 November 2027: at 2:00 am clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am | UTC−4 (AST) |
Governments sometimes change these rules at short notice. Check an official source before fixing travel or meetings far ahead.
Counting from those dates, the clocks in Goose Bay stay forward for 237 days, from 8 March 2026 to 1 November 2026. That is about 34 weeks, or 65% of a year, on UTC−3 and the rest on UTC−4.
Time difference with major cities
| When it is 12:00 noon in Goose Bay, it is | In January 2026 | In July 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| India | 9:30 pm9 hours 30 minutes ahead | 8:30 pm8 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| United Kingdom | 4:00 pm4 hours ahead | 4:00 pm4 hours ahead |
| France | 5:00 pm5 hours ahead | 5:00 pm5 hours ahead |
| New York, United States | 11:00 am1 hour behind | 11:00 am1 hour behind |
| Chicago, United States | 10:00 am2 hours behind | 10:00 am2 hours behind |
| Los Angeles, United States | 8:00 am4 hours behind | 8:00 am4 hours behind |
| United Arab Emirates | 8:00 pm8 hours ahead | 7:00 pm7 hours ahead |
| Singapore | 12:00 am next day12 hours ahead | 11:00 pm11 hours ahead |
| Japan | 1:00 am next day13 hours ahead | 12:00 am next day12 hours ahead |
| Sydney, Australia | 3:00 am next day15 hours ahead | 1:00 am next day13 hours ahead |
The table uses the offsets in force in mid January and mid July 2026. Use the converter for any other date.
Office hours shared with other places
If both sides work from 9 am to 6 pm, these are the hours when a call falls inside the working day at both ends. Times are for Goose Bay.
- With India, in January: no shared office hour: 9:00 am here is 6:30 pm in India, and 6:00 pm here is 3:30 am there, so one side has to start early or stay late. In July: 9:00 am to 9:30 am here, which is 5:30 pm to 6:00 pm in India (30 minutes shared).
- With London, all year: 9:00 am to 2:00 pm here, which is 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm in London (5 hours shared).
- With New York, all year: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm here, which is 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in New York (8 hours shared).
Places with exactly the same time
These zones show the same time as Goose Bay through the whole year: Glace Bay, Canada, Halifax, Canada, Moncton, Canada, Bermuda.
The clock above uses your device's clock and the time zone rules built into your browser. Rules on this page: IANA time zone database 2026f. See About and data sources.