McMurdo — Antarctica/McMurdo
The current local time in the Antarctica/McMurdo IANA time zone is shown below. It is the tz database identifier used in Antarctica, FQ, NQ. The zone is currently at UTC +13:00 · NZDT and observes daylight saving time.
Antarctica/McMurdo
Monday, 12 October 2026 NZDT
Zone information
Offset & DST
Current UTC offset: +13:00
Daylight saving: Observed
January offset +13:00 · July offset +12:00
Countries using Antarctica/McMurdo
McMurdo vs. major cities
How far McMurdo is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in McMurdo, 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 McMurdo | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −17 h | 16:00 (prev. day) | 09:00–10:00 |
| Los Angeles · United States | −20 h | 13:00 (prev. day) | 09:00–13:00 |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −16 h | 17:00 (prev. day) | None |
| London · United Kingdom | −12 h | 21:00 (prev. day) | None |
| Paris · France | −11 h | 22:00 (prev. day) | None |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | −11 h | 22:00 (prev. day) | None |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | −9 h | 00:00 | None |
| Delhi · India | −7:30 h | 01:30 | 16:30–17:00 |
| Singapore · Singapore | −5 h | 04:00 | 14:00–17:00 |
| Beijing · China | −5 h | 04:00 | 14:00–17:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in McMurdo 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 McMurdo
Since 1970, McMurdo has gone through 3 distinct time-keeping periods, observing daylight saving time in 52 of 57 years. The current pattern, in place since 1975, is UTC +12:00 with UTC +13:00 in daylight saving time. Clocks currently go forward on the last Sunday in September and back on the first Sunday in April, a rule in place since 2008.
| Date | Change | Local clock | New offset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 5 April 2026 | Back 1 hour | 03:00 → 02:00 | UTC +12:00 |
| Sunday, 27 September 2026 | Forward 1 hour | 02:00 → 03:00 | UTC +13:00 |
| Sunday, 4 April 2027 | Back 1 hour | 03:00 → 02:00 | UTC +12:00 |
| Sunday, 26 September 2027 | Forward 1 hour | 02:00 → 03:00 | UTC +13:00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1973 | UTC +12:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1974 | UTC +13:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1975–2026 | UTC +12:00, DST UTC +13:00 | Forward on the last Sunday in September, back on the first Sunday in April (since 2008) |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Zones on the same clock as McMurdo
All IANA zones →These zones show the same time as Antarctica/McMurdo on every day of 2026, changing their clocks at the same moments. Their histories may differ.
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