Pacific/Marquesas time zone

Pacific/Marquesas is an IANA time zone used in French Polynesia. It stays on UTC−9:30 all year.

Pacific/Marquesas at a glance

Rules of the Pacific/Marquesas time zone

This zone has a single offset, UTC−9:30, with no seasonal changes recorded since 1970.

Where Pacific/Marquesas is used

Pacific/Marquesas is used in French Polynesia. None of the cities in our list follow it.

Pacific/Marquesas 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 Pacific/Marquesas in software

Store and send the zone as its IANA name, Pacific/Marquesas, not as a fixed offset. A fixed offset such as UTC−9:30 gives the wrong result after the next clock change.

Show the current time in Pacific/Marquesas:

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

Tools for time in Pacific/Marquesas

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