UTC+12:00

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Short description: Identifier for a time offset from UTC of +12
UTC+12:00
Time zone
Timezones2008 UTC+12 gray.png
World map with the time zone highlighted
UTC offset
UTCUTC+12:00
Current time
12:34, 14 July 2024 UTC+12:00 [refresh]
Central meridian
180 degrees
Date-time group
M
UTC+12:00 in 2010: blue (December), orange (June), yellow (year-round), light blue (sea areas)

UTC+12:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +12:00.

As standard time (year-round)

Principal cities: Anadyr, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Mata Utu, Funafuti, Majuro, Yaren, South Tarawa on Tarawa

North Asia

Oceania

Pacific Ocean

Polynesia
Micronesia
  • United States
    • Wake Island – Time in the United States[2]
  • Marshall Islands[2]
  • Kiribati
    • Gilbert Islands
      • (Including the Islands of Abaiang, Abemama, Aranuka, Arorae, Banaba, Beru, Butaritari, Kuria, Maiana, Makin, Marakei, Nikunau, Nonouti, Onotoa, Tabiteuea, Tamana and Tarawa)
  • Nauru[2]
Melanesia

As standard time (Southern Hemisphere winter)

Principal cities: Wellington, Auckland, Suva

Oceania

Australasia

Antarctica

As daylight saving time (Southern Hemisphere summer)

Principal towns: Burnt Pine, Kingston

Oceania

Discrepancies between official UTC+12:00 and geographical UTC+12:00

Areas in UTC+12:00 longitudes using other time zones

Using UTC-10:00

Areas outside UTC+12:00 longitudes using UTC+12:00 time

Areas between 157°30′ E and 172°30′ E ("Physical" 00)

  • Russia
    • The western part of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
    • Kamchatka Krai
  • United States
    • Wake Island
  • Marshall Islands
  • Nauru

Areas between 180° and 157°30′ W ("Physical" UTC-12:00 and UTC-11:00)

  • New Zealand
    • Kermadec Islands
  • Fiji
    • Eastern parts, including:
      • Ringgold Isles
      • Northern Lau Group
      • Southern Lau Group
      • Eastern of Moala Group
      • Vatoa Island
      • Ono-i-Lau
      • Tuvana-i-Tholo
  • France
    • Wallis and Futuna
  • Russia
    • The eastern of Wrangel Island
    • The easternmost part of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, including Chukchi Peninsula and Big Diomede Island (partly within the "physical" UTC-11:00 area)

Historical changes

Kwajalein Atoll, in the Marshall Islands, advanced 24 hours to the Eastern Hemisphere side of the International Date Line by skipping August 21, 1993.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Russia Time Zones – Russia Current Times". TimeTemperature.com. http://www.timetemperature.com/europe/russia_time_zones.shtml. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Time Zone: UTC +12". Time Zones and contained Regions / Areas. WorldTimeZone.com. http://www.worldtimezone.com/utc/utc+1200.html. 
  3. Hardgrave, Gary (3 September 2015). "Norfolk Island standard time changes 4 October 2015" (Press release). Administrator of Norfolk Island. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  4. "In Marshall Islands, Friday Is Followed by Sunday". New York Times. Associated Press. August 22, 1993. https://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/22/world/in-marshall-islands-friday-is-followed-by-sunday.html. 

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