About this time zone
Syowa is one of the 10 time zone areas of Antarctica. Computers and phones know it by the zone name Antarctica/Syowa. Its time is UTC+3, which means it is 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) all year round. Compared with India (IST), it is 2 hours 30 minutes behind India.
Clock changes in 2026 and 2027
Syowa does not change its clocks in 2026 or 2027. The time stays at UTC+3 all year, so there is no daylight saving time to remember.
Time difference with major cities
| When it is 12:00 noon in Syowa, it is | In January 2026 | In July 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| India | 2:30 pm2 hours 30 minutes ahead | 2:30 pm2 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| United Kingdom | 9:00 am3 hours behind | 10:00 am2 hours behind |
| France | 10:00 am2 hours behind | 11:00 am1 hour behind |
| New York, United States | 4:00 am8 hours behind | 5:00 am7 hours behind |
| Chicago, United States | 3:00 am9 hours behind | 4:00 am8 hours behind |
| Los Angeles, United States | 1:00 am11 hours behind | 2:00 am10 hours behind |
| United Arab Emirates | 1:00 pm1 hour ahead | 1:00 pm1 hour ahead |
| Singapore | 5:00 pm5 hours ahead | 5:00 pm5 hours ahead |
| Japan | 6:00 pm6 hours ahead | 6:00 pm6 hours ahead |
| Sydney, Australia | 8:00 pm8 hours ahead | 7:00 pm7 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 Syowa.
- With India, all year: 9:00 am to 3:30 pm here, which is 11:30 am to 6:00 pm in India (6 hours 30 minutes shared).
- With London, in January: 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm here, which is 9:00 am to 3:00 pm in London (6 hours shared). In July: 11:00 am to 6:00 pm here, which is 9:00 am to 4:00 pm in London (7 hours shared).
- With New York, in January: 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm here, which is 9:00 am to 10:00 am in New York (1 hour shared). In July: 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm here, which is 9:00 am to 11:00 am in New York (2 hours shared).
Places with exactly the same time
These zones show the same time as Syowa through the whole year: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Asmara, Eritrea, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Djibouti, Kampala, Uganda, Mogadishu, Somalia, Nairobi, Kenya, Aden, Yemen, Amman, Jordan, Baghdad, Iraq, Bahrain, Damascus, Syria, Kuwait, Qatar.
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