Time Zone History

Gambier Islands time zone history

On standard time, clocks in the Gambier Islands run 12 seconds behind local mean solar time. Local mean time, UTC−8:59:48, ended in 1912.

UTC−9

Standard time is UTC−9 all year under the current rules.

Covers: Gambier Islands · tz database name Pacific/Gambier

Convert a time from the Gambier Islands

UTC−9 every day since 1970

UTC−9: today’s standard timeUTC−8:59:48: 12 seconds ahead of today’s standard timeUTC−9: today’s standard timeUTC−8:59:48: 12 seconds ahead oftoday’s standard time

How to read this chart

Before 1970

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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1970198019902000201020202028JFMAMJJASOND1970198019902000201020202028

Standard time changes

DateChangeNew standard timeClock label
Before 1970
October 1, 1912Local mean time (UTC−8:59:48) replacedUTC−9numeric only

Also on UTC−9

Metlakatla (United States), Sitka (United States), Juneau (United States), Yakutat (United States), Anchorage (United States) and Nome (United States).

Clocks next door since 1970

  • Pitcairn Islands (539 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 10,343 days in 1970–1998.
  • Marquesas Islands (1,645 km): always 30 minutes behind.
  • Tahiti (1,645 km): always 1 hour behind.
  • Cook Islands (2,561 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 4,875 days in 1970–1991.
  • Easter Island (Chile) (2,602 km): usually 3 hours ahead; different on 10,847 days in 1970–2026.

How it compares

The Gambier Islands zone has kept UTC−9 since 1912, with no clock changes since 1970.