Time Zone History

Turks and Caicos Islands time zone history

On March 11, 2018 the summer offset, UTC−4, became permanent standard time; the clocks did not move that day. On standard time, clocks in Grand Turk run 15 minutes behind local mean solar time.

UTC−5

Standard time is UTC−5 (EDT/EST); clocks go forward to UTC−4 on the second Sunday in March and back on the first Sunday in November.

tz database name America/Grand_Turk

Convert a time from Turks and Caicos Islands

Summer time in 45 of 57 years since 1970

UTC−5:07:10: 7 minutes behind today’s standard timeUTC−5: today’s standard timeUTC−4:44:32: 15 minutes ahead of today’s standard timeUTC−4: 1 hour ahead of today’s standard timeUTC−5:07:10: 7 minutes behindtoday’s standard timeUTC−5: today’s standard timeUTC−4:44:32: 15 minutes ahead oftoday’s standard timeUTC−4: 1 hour ahead of today’sstandard time

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Before 1970

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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1970198019902000201020202028JFMAMJJASOND1970198019902000201020202028

Standard time changes

DateChangeNew standard timeClock label
Before 1970
January 1, 1890Local mean time (UTC−4:44:32) replacedUTC−5:07:10KMT
February 1, 1912Standard time forward 7 minutesUTC−5EST
Since 1970
March 8, 2015Standard time forward 1 hourUTC−4AST
March 11, 2018Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not moveUTC−5EST

Daylight saving periods

YearsClocks go forwardClocks go backShift and labels
1979–1986last Sunday in April, 02:00last Sunday in October, 02:001 hour, EST to EDT
1987–2006first Sunday in April, 02:00last Sunday in October, 02:001 hour, EST to EDT
2007–2014second Sunday in March, 02:00first Sunday in November, 02:001 hour, EST to EDT
2018not that yearNovember 41 hour
2019–2037second Sunday in March, 02:00first Sunday in November, 02:001 hour, EST to EDT

Clock changes in 2026, 2027 and 2028

The clocks go forward 1 hour (EST to EDT) on March 8, 2026, March 14, 2027 and March 12, 2028 at 02:00 and back 1 hour (EDT to EST) on November 1, 2026, November 7, 2027 and November 5, 2028 at 02:00, local time.

Also on UTC−5

Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba, Cancún (Mexico), Panama, Colombia, New York (United States), Monticello, Kentucky (United States), Louisville, Kentucky (United States) and Vevay, Indiana (United States) (nearest first; 13 more on the list of offsets).

Clocks next door since 1970

  • Haiti (349 km): same time except 4,033 days in 1979–2011 and 2015–2018.
  • Dominican Republic (358 km): same time except 8,656 days in 1970–2015 and 2018–2026; 1 hour ahead today.
  • Puerto Rico (622 km): same time except 10,062 days in 1970–2015 and 2018–2026; 1 hour ahead today.
  • Jamaica (709 km): same time except 10,932 days in 1974–1978 and 1984–2026.
  • Cuba (1,170 km): same time except 2,973 days in 1970–2026.