Thule — America/Thule
The current local time in the America/Thule IANA time zone is shown below. It is the tz database identifier used in Greenland in the area around Thule. The zone is currently at UTC -03:00 · ADT and observes daylight saving time.
America/Thule
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/Thule
Thule vs. major cities
How far Thule is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Thule, 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 Thule | 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 Thule 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 Thule
Since 1970, Thule has gone through 2 distinct time-keeping periods, observing daylight saving time in 36 of 57 years. The current pattern, in place since 1991, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1990 | UTC -04:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1991–2026 | 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 Thule
All IANA zones →These zones show the same time as America/Thule on every day of 2026, changing their clocks at the same moments. Their histories may differ.
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