Pacific/Kanton is an IANA time zone used in Kiribati. It stays on UTC+13 all year.
Pacific/Kanton at a glance
| UTC offset now | UTC+13 |
|---|---|
| Standard time | UTC+13 |
| Used in | Kiribati |
How Pacific/Kanton keeps time
This zone has a single offset, UTC+13, with no seasonal changes recorded since 1970.
Recent and upcoming changes in Pacific/Kanton
| Date | Change | New offset |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, October 1, 1979 | Standard offset changes from UTC−12 to UTC−11 | UTC−11 |
| Sunday, January 1, 1995 | Clocks go forward 24 hours and stay there: 12:00 AM becomes 12:00 AM | UTC+13 |
The base offset of this zone changed in 1994, from UTC−11 to UTC+13. Old timestamps should be converted with the rule that applied at the time.
Countries and cities on Pacific/Kanton
Pacific/Kanton is used in Kiribati. None of the cities in our list follow it.
Pacific/Kanton 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) | --:-- | 18 h behind | 18 h behind | 17 h behind |
| Los Angeles (United States) | --:-- | 21 h behind | 21 h behind | 20 h behind |
| London (United Kingdom) | --:-- | 13 h behind | 13 h behind | 12 h behind |
| Paris (France) | --:-- | 12 h behind | 12 h behind | 11 h behind |
| Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | --:-- | 9 h behind | 9 h behind | 9 h behind |
| Mumbai (India) | --:-- | 7 h 30 min behind | 7 h 30 min behind | 7 h 30 min behind |
| Singapore | --:-- | 5 h behind | 5 h behind | 5 h behind |
| Tokyo (Japan) | --:-- | 4 h behind | 4 h behind | 4 h behind |
| Sydney (Australia) | --:-- | 2 h behind | 2 h behind | 3 h behind |
| UTC | --:-- | 13 h behind | 13 h behind | 13 h behind |
Other zones on UTC+13 right now
These IANA zones show the same time as Pacific/Kanton today. Their clock-change rules may differ.
Using Pacific/Kanton in software
Use the zone name Pacific/Kanton rather than an abbreviation or a fixed offset. Abbreviations can mean several zones, and offsets ignore future clock changes.
Show the current time in Pacific/Kanton:
// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'Pacific/Kanton', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date());
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.now(ZoneInfo('Pacific/Kanton'))
// PHP
(new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('Pacific/Kanton')))->format('c');
# Shell
TZ=Pacific/Kanton datePlan around the time in Pacific/Kanton
- Convert a time to or from Pacific/Kanton: pick a date and time and see it in every city on your list.
- Add Pacific/Kanton to your world clock to keep it next to your own time.
- Find a meeting time that falls inside office hours in Pacific/Kanton and the other cities you work with.
- Open a full-screen clock for your own time zone.
Frequently asked questions
What is the UTC offset of Pacific/Kanton?
UTC+13, 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.