Time ZonesAbout this time zone
All of American Samoa keeps one time. Computers and phones know it by the zone name Pacific/Pago_Pago. Its time is UTC−11, which means it is 11 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) all year round. The short name used for this time is SST. Compared with India (IST), it is 16 hours 30 minutes behind India.
Clock changes in 2026 and 2027
American Samoa does not change its clocks in 2026 or 2027. The time stays at UTC−11 all year, so there is no daylight saving time to remember.
Time difference with major cities
| When it is 12:00 noon in American Samoa, it is | In January 2026 | In July 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| India | 4:30 am next day16 hours 30 minutes ahead | 4:30 am next day16 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| United Kingdom | 11:00 pm11 hours ahead | 12:00 am next day12 hours ahead |
| France | 12:00 am next day12 hours ahead | 1:00 am next day13 hours ahead |
| New York, United States | 6:00 pm6 hours ahead | 7:00 pm7 hours ahead |
| Chicago, United States | 5:00 pm5 hours ahead | 6:00 pm6 hours ahead |
| Los Angeles, United States | 3:00 pm3 hours ahead | 4:00 pm4 hours ahead |
| United Arab Emirates | 3:00 am next day15 hours ahead | 3:00 am next day15 hours ahead |
| Singapore | 7:00 am next day19 hours ahead | 7:00 am next day19 hours ahead |
| Japan | 8:00 am next day20 hours ahead | 8:00 am next day20 hours ahead |
| Sydney, Australia | 10:00 am next day22 hours ahead | 9:00 am next day21 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 American Samoa
A time zone is an agreement, and the sun does not follow it exactly. Pago Pago, the largest city in this zone, lies at about 170.7° west. Each degree of longitude is worth four minutes, so by the sun alone its time would be about 11 hours 23 minutes behind UTC. The clock is set to UTC−11. The sun is therefore highest in the sky at about 12:23 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 Pago Pago, 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
Pago Pago is about 14.3° south of the equator. On the longest day of the year, around 21 December, the sun is up for about 12 hours 58 minutes. On the shortest, around 21 June, for about 11 hours 17 minutes. The difference between summer and winter is about 1 hour 41 minutes, and the clocks 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 American Samoa.
- With India, all year: 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm here, which is 9:00 am to 10:30 am in India (1 hour 30 minutes shared).
- With London, in January: no shared office hour: 9:00 am here is 8:00 pm in London, and 6:00 pm here is 5:00 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 London, and 6:00 pm here is 6:00 am there, so one side has to start early or stay late.
- With New York, in January: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm here, which is 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm in New York (3 hours shared). In July: 9:00 am to 11:00 am here, which is 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm in New York (2 hours shared).
How many people keep this time
The GeoNames list has 1 place of 15,000 people or more in this zone area, Pago Pago, with about 12,000 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: Pago Pago.
Places with exactly the same time
These zones show the same time as American Samoa through the whole year: Niue.
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