Current time in the America/Grand_Turk time zone

America/Grand_Turk is an IANA time zone used in Turks and Caicos Islands. It is on standard time now, UTC−5 (EST), until Sunday, March 14, 2027.

America/Grand_Turk at a glance

Rules of the America/Grand_Turk time zone

Standard time in America/Grand_Turk is UTC−5 (EST). During daylight saving time the zone moves 1 hour to UTC−4 (EDT). The table lists the recent and upcoming changes as recorded in tz database version 2026e.

Recent and upcoming changes in America/Grand_Turk

The base offset of this zone changed in 2018, from UTC−4 to UTC−5. Old timestamps should be converted with the rule that applied at the time.

Where America/Grand_Turk is used

America/Grand_Turk is used in Turks and Caicos Islands. These are the largest cities in our list that follow it.

• Providenciales
• Cockburn Town

America/Grand_Turk 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−5 right now

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

• America/Bogota
• America/Cancun
• America/Cayman
• America/Detroit
• America/Guayaquil
• America/Havana
• America/Indiana/Indianapolis
• America/Jamaica
• America/Kentucky/Louisville
• America/Lima
• America/Nassau
• America/New_York

Using America/Grand_Turk in software

Use the zone name America/Grand_Turk rather than an abbreviation or a fixed offset. Abbreviations can mean several zones, and offsets ignore future clock changes.

Show the current time in America/Grand_Turk:

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

Plan around the time in America/Grand_Turk

• Convert a time to or from America/Grand_Turk: pick a date and time and see it in every city on your list.
• Add Providenciales to your world clock to keep it next to your own time.
• Find a meeting time that falls inside office hours in America/Grand_Turk 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.