Current time in the America/St_Johns time zone

America/St_Johns is an IANA time zone used in Canada. It is on standard time now, UTC−3:30 (NST), until Sunday, March 14, 2027.

America/St_Johns at a glance

Rules of the America/St_Johns time zone

America/St_Johns switches between two offsets: UTC−3:30 (NST) for standard time and UTC−2:30 (NDT) for daylight saving time. Below are the last changes and the ones scheduled next.

Recent and upcoming changes in America/St_Johns

Where America/St_Johns is used

America/St_Johns is used in Canada. These are the largest cities in our list that follow it.

America/St_Johns 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.

Using America/St_Johns in software

Store and send the zone as its IANA name, America/St_Johns, not as a fixed offset. A fixed offset such as UTC−3:30 gives the wrong result after the next clock change.

Show the current time in America/St_Johns:

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

Tools for time in America/St_Johns

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