Africa/Ceuta time zone

Africa/Ceuta is an IANA time zone used in Spain. It is on standard time now, UTC+1 (CET), until Sunday, March 28, 2027.

Africa/Ceuta at a glance

How Africa/Ceuta keeps time

Africa/Ceuta switches between two offsets: UTC+1 (CET) for standard time and UTC+2 (CEST) for daylight saving time. Below are the last changes and the ones scheduled next.

Recent and upcoming changes in Africa/Ceuta

The base offset of this zone changed in 1984, from UTC+0 to UTC+1. Old timestamps should be converted with the rule that applied at the time.

Countries and cities on Africa/Ceuta

Africa/Ceuta is used in Spain. None of the cities in our list follow it.

Africa/Ceuta compared with other time zones

Differences change during the year when one side moves to or from daylight saving time, so the table shows January and July separately.

Other zones on UTC+1 right now

These IANA zones show the same time as Africa/Ceuta today. Their clock-change rules may differ.

• Africa/Algiers
• Africa/Bangui
• Africa/Brazzaville
• Africa/Douala
• Africa/Kinshasa
• Africa/Lagos
• Africa/Libreville
• Africa/Luanda
• Africa/Malabo
• Africa/Ndjamena
• Africa/Niamey
• Africa/Porto-Novo

Using Africa/Ceuta in software

Store and send the zone as its IANA name, Africa/Ceuta, not as a fixed offset. A fixed offset such as UTC+1 gives the wrong result after the next clock change.

Show the current time in Africa/Ceuta:

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'Africa/Ceuta', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date());
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.now(ZoneInfo('Africa/Ceuta'))
// PHP
(new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('Africa/Ceuta')))->format('c');
# Shell
TZ=Africa/Ceuta date

Tools for time in Africa/Ceuta

• Convert a time to or from Africa/Ceuta: pick a date and time and see it in every city on your list.
• Add Africa/Ceuta to your world clock to keep it next to your own time.
• Find a meeting time that falls inside office hours in Africa/Ceuta and the other cities you work with.
• Open a full-screen clock for your own time zone.

Frequently asked questions

Time zone rules: IANA tz database, version 2026e. Place names and coordinates: GeoNames. Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the coordinates and can differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.