Goose Bay — America/Goose_Bay
The current local time in the America/Goose_Bay IANA time zone is shown below. It is the tz database identifier used in Canada in the area around Goose Bay. The zone is currently at UTC -03:00 · ADT and observes daylight saving time.
America/Goose_Bay
Thursday, 22 October 2026 ADT
Zone information
Offset & DST
Current UTC offset: -03:00
Daylight saving: Observed
January offset -04:00 · July offset -03:00
Countries using America/Goose_Bay
Goose Bay vs. major cities
How far Goose Bay is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Goose Bay, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Goose Bay | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −1 h | 08:00 | 10:00–17:00 |
| Los Angeles · United States | −4 h | 05:00 | 13:00–17:00 |
| São Paulo · Brazil | Same time | 09:00 | 09:00–17:00 |
| London · United Kingdom | +4 h | 13:00 | 09:00–13:00 |
| Paris · France | +5 h | 14:00 | 09:00–12:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | +5 h | 14:00 | 09:00–12:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | +7 h | 16:00 | 09:00–10:00 |
| Delhi · India | +8:30 h | 17:30 | None |
| Singapore · Singapore | +11 h | 20:00 | None |
| Beijing · China | +11 h | 20:00 | None |
Shared office hours are shown in Goose Bay time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Goose Bay
Since 1970, Goose Bay has gone through 3 distinct time-keeping periods, observing daylight saving time in 57 of 57 years. The current pattern, in place since 1989, is UTC -04:00 with UTC -03:00 in daylight saving time. Clocks currently go forward on the second Sunday in March and back on the first Sunday in November, a rule in place since 2007.
| Date | Change | Local clock | New offset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 8 March 2026 | Forward 1 hour | 02:00 → 03:00 | UTC -03:00 |
| Sunday, 1 November 2026 | Back 1 hour | 02:00 → 01:00 | UTC -04:00 |
| Sunday, 14 March 2027 | Forward 1 hour | 02:00 → 03:00 | UTC -03:00 |
| Sunday, 7 November 2027 | Back 1 hour | 02:00 → 01:00 | UTC -04:00 |
When clocks go forward, sunrise and sunset both happen an hour later by the clock — darker mornings, lighter evenings — and the night of the change is an hour shorter. When they go back, the reverse applies.
Time zone history since 1970
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1987 | UTC -04:00, DST UTC -03:00 | Daylight saving dates varied from year to year |
| 1988 | UTC -04:00, DST UTC -02:00 | Forward on the first Sunday in April, back on the last Sunday in October |
| 1989–2026 | UTC -04:00, DST UTC -03:00 | Forward on the second Sunday in March, back on the first Sunday in November (since 2007) |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Zones on the same clock as Goose Bay
All IANA zones →These zones show the same time as America/Goose_Bay on every day of 2026, changing their clocks at the same moments. Their histories may differ.
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