Time ZonesAbout this time zone
All of Pitcairn keeps one time. Computers and phones know it by the zone name Pacific/Pitcairn. Its time is UTC−8, which means it is 8 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) all year round. Compared with India (IST), it is 13 hours 30 minutes behind India.
Clock changes in 2026 and 2027
Pitcairn does not change its clocks in 2026 or 2027. The time stays at UTC−8 all year, so there is no daylight saving time to remember.
Time difference with major cities
| When it is 12:00 noon in Pitcairn, it is | In January 2026 | In July 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| India | 1:30 am next day13 hours 30 minutes ahead | 1:30 am next day13 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| United Kingdom | 8:00 pm8 hours ahead | 9:00 pm9 hours ahead |
| France | 9:00 pm9 hours ahead | 10:00 pm10 hours ahead |
| New York, United States | 3:00 pm3 hours ahead | 4:00 pm4 hours ahead |
| Chicago, United States | 2:00 pm2 hours ahead | 3:00 pm3 hours ahead |
| Los Angeles, United States | 12:00 pmsame time | 1:00 pm1 hour ahead |
| United Arab Emirates | 12:00 am next day12 hours ahead | 12:00 am next day12 hours ahead |
| Singapore | 4:00 am next day16 hours ahead | 4:00 am next day16 hours ahead |
| Japan | 5:00 am next day17 hours ahead | 5:00 am next day17 hours ahead |
| Sydney, Australia | 7:00 am next day19 hours ahead | 6:00 am next day18 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 Pitcairn
A time zone is an agreement, and the sun does not follow it exactly. Adamstown, the largest city in this zone, lies at about 130.1° west. Each degree of longitude is worth four minutes, so by the sun alone its time would be about 8 hours 40 minutes behind UTC. The clock is set to UTC−8. The sun is therefore highest in the sky at about 12:40 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 Adamstown, 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
Adamstown is about 25.1° south of the equator. On the longest day of the year, around 21 December, the sun is up for about 13 hours 42 minutes. On the shortest, around 21 June, for about 10 hours 35 minutes. The difference between summer and winter is about 3 hours 7 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 Pitcairn.
- With India, all year: no shared office hour: 9:00 am here is 10:30 pm in India, and 6:00 pm here is 7:30 am there, so one side has to start early or stay late.
- With London, in January: 9:00 am to 10:00 am here, which is 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm in London (1 hour shared). In July: no shared office hour: 9:00 am here is 6:00 pm in London, and 6:00 pm here is 3:00 am there, so one side has to start early or stay late.
- With New York, in January: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm here, which is 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm in New York (6 hours shared). In July: 9:00 am to 2:00 pm here, which is 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm in New York (5 hours shared).
How many people keep this time
The GeoNames list has 1 place of 15,000 people or more in this zone area, Adamstown, with about 46 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: Adamstown.
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