Time ZonesAbout this time zone
All of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands keeps one time. Computers and phones know it by the zone name Atlantic/South_Georgia. Its time is UTC−2, which means it is 2 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) all year round. Compared with India (IST), it is 7 hours 30 minutes behind India.
Clock changes in 2026 and 2027
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands does not change its clocks in 2026 or 2027. The time stays at UTC−2 all year, so there is no daylight saving time to remember.
Time difference with major cities
| When it is 12:00 noon in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, it is | In January 2026 | In July 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| India | 7:30 pm7 hours 30 minutes ahead | 7:30 pm7 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| United Kingdom | 2:00 pm2 hours ahead | 3:00 pm3 hours ahead |
| France | 3:00 pm3 hours ahead | 4:00 pm4 hours ahead |
| New York, United States | 9:00 am3 hours behind | 10:00 am2 hours behind |
| Chicago, United States | 8:00 am4 hours behind | 9:00 am3 hours behind |
| Los Angeles, United States | 6:00 am6 hours behind | 7:00 am5 hours behind |
| United Arab Emirates | 6:00 pm6 hours ahead | 6:00 pm6 hours ahead |
| Singapore | 10:00 pm10 hours ahead | 10:00 pm10 hours ahead |
| Japan | 11:00 pm11 hours ahead | 11:00 pm11 hours ahead |
| Sydney, Australia | 1:00 am next day13 hours ahead | 12:00 am next day12 hours ahead |
The table uses the offsets in force in mid January and mid July 2026. Use the converter for any other date.
Clock time and sun time in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
A time zone is an agreement, and the sun does not follow it exactly. Grytviken, the largest city in this zone, lies at about 36.5° west. Each degree of longitude is worth four minutes, so by the sun alone its time would be about 2 hours 26 minutes behind UTC. The clock is set to UTC−2. The sun is therefore highest in the sky at about 12:26 pm by the clock, not at 12:00. The clock runs ahead of the sun here, which means later sunrises and lighter evenings than the map alone would give. Other places in the zone, to the east or west of Grytviken, see the sun peak a little earlier or later. Through the year the figure also drifts by up to a quarter of an hour either way.
How long the day is
Grytviken is about 54.3° south of the equator. On the longest day of the year, around 21 December, the sun is up for about 17 hours 12 minutes. On the shortest, around 21 June, for about 7 hours 19 minutes. That is a swing of about 9 hours 54 minutes between summer and winter, yet the clocks here stay the same all year.
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 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
- With India, all year: 9:00 am to 10:30 am here, which is 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm in India (1 hour 30 minutes shared).
- With London, in January: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm here, which is 11:00 am to 6:00 pm in London (7 hours shared). In July: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm here, which is 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm in London (6 hours shared).
- With New York, in January: 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm here, which is 9:00 am to 3:00 pm in New York (6 hours shared). In July: 11:00 am to 6:00 pm here, which is 9:00 am to 4:00 pm in New York (7 hours shared).
How many people keep this time
The GeoNames list has 1 place of 15,000 people or more in this zone area, Grytviken, with about 2 people. People in villages and smaller towns are not in that count, so the true number on this clock is higher.
Cities that keep this time
The largest cities in this zone: Grytviken.
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