Current time in the Atlantic/South_Georgia time zone

Atlantic/South_Georgia is an IANA time zone used in South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands. It stays on UTC−2 all year.

Atlantic/South_Georgia at a glance

UTC offset now	UTC−2
Standard time	UTC−2
Used in	South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands

How Atlantic/South_Georgia keeps time

This zone has a single offset, UTC−2, with no seasonal changes recorded since 1970.

Countries and cities on Atlantic/South_Georgia

Atlantic/South_Georgia is used in South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands. These are the largest cities in our list that follow it.

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Atlantic/South_Georgia 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.

City	Time now	Difference now	In January	In July
New York (United States)	--:--	3 h behind	3 h behind	2 h behind
Los Angeles (United States)	--:--	6 h behind	6 h behind	5 h behind
London (United Kingdom)	--:--	2 h ahead	2 h ahead	3 h ahead
Paris (France)	--:--	3 h ahead	3 h ahead	4 h ahead
Dubai (United Arab Emirates)	--:--	6 h ahead	6 h ahead	6 h ahead
Mumbai (India)	--:--	7 h 30 min ahead	7 h 30 min ahead	7 h 30 min ahead
Singapore	--:--	10 h ahead	10 h ahead	10 h ahead
Tokyo (Japan)	--:--	11 h ahead	11 h ahead	11 h ahead
Sydney (Australia)	--:--	13 h ahead	13 h ahead	12 h ahead
UTC	--:--	2 h ahead	2 h ahead	2 h ahead

Other zones on UTC−2 right now

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

Using Atlantic/South_Georgia in software

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

Show the current time in Atlantic/South_Georgia:

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

Plan around the time in Atlantic/South_Georgia

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Frequently asked questions

What is the UTC offset of Atlantic/South_Georgia?

UTC−2, all year.

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.