Time ZonesAbout this time zone
Iqaluit is one of the 23 time zone areas of Canada. Computers and phones know it by the zone name America/Iqaluit. Its time is UTC−5 in January and UTC−4 in July, because the clocks are changed during the year. The short names used for this time are EST and EDT. Compared with India (IST), it is 10 hours 30 minutes behind India in January and 9 hours 30 minutes behind India in July.
Clock changes in 2026 and 2027
Iqaluit 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−4 (EDT) |
| Sunday 1 November 2026: at 2:00 am clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am | UTC−5 (EST) |
| Sunday 14 March 2027: at 2:00 am clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Sunday 7 November 2027: at 2:00 am clocks go back 1 hour to 1:00 am | UTC−5 (EST) |
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 Iqaluit 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−4 and the rest on UTC−5.
Time difference with major cities
| When it is 12:00 noon in Iqaluit, it is | In January 2026 | In July 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| India | 10:30 pm10 hours 30 minutes ahead | 9:30 pm9 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| United Kingdom | 5:00 pm5 hours ahead | 5:00 pm5 hours ahead |
| France | 6:00 pm6 hours ahead | 6:00 pm6 hours ahead |
| New York, United States | 12:00 pmsame time | 12:00 pmsame time |
| Chicago, United States | 11:00 am1 hour behind | 11:00 am1 hour behind |
| Los Angeles, United States | 9:00 am3 hours behind | 9:00 am3 hours behind |
| United Arab Emirates | 9:00 pm9 hours ahead | 8:00 pm8 hours ahead |
| Singapore | 1:00 am next day13 hours ahead | 12:00 am next day12 hours ahead |
| Japan | 2:00 am next day14 hours ahead | 1:00 am next day13 hours ahead |
| Sydney, Australia | 4:00 am next day16 hours ahead | 2:00 am next day14 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 Iqaluit.
- With India, in January: no shared office hour: 9:00 am here is 7:30 pm in India, and 6:00 pm here is 4:30 am there, so one side has to start early or stay late. In July: 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.
- With London, all year: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm here, which is 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm in London (4 hours shared).
- With Singapore, in January: no shared office hour: 9:00 am here is 10:00 pm in Singapore, and 6:00 pm here is 7:00 am there, so one side has to start early or stay late. In July: no shared office hour: 9:00 am here is 9:00 pm in Singapore, and 6:00 pm here is 6:00 am there, so one side has to start early or stay late.
Places with exactly the same time
These zones show the same time as Iqaluit through the whole year: Detroit, United States, Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands, Indianapolis, United States, Vincennes, United States, Louisville, United States, Nassau, Bahamas, New York, United States, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Toronto, Canada.
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