IANA tz database · zone identifier

America/Scoresbysund

The IANA tz database identifier for East Greenland Standard Time in Greenland. Store this string — not the abbreviation, not the offset — and your timestamps stay correct forever.

UTC-01:00Abbreviation -01Observes daylight saving
Time in America/Scoresbysund☾ Night
21:59:58
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Offset
UTC-01:00
Abbreviation
-01
DST
Active

Current offset

UTC-01:00

standard UTC-02:00 · daylight UTC-01:00

Abbreviation

-01

tzdb uses numeric abbreviations here

DST behaviour

Observes

changes clocks twice a year

Country

🇬🇱 Greenland

ISO 3166: GL · view country page →

Using this identifier

The string to put in your code.

America/Scoresbysund is the identifier to use in code and config for this region. Every modern language, database, and OS resolves it through the same tz database, so the examples here behave identically everywhere.

Avoid storing -01 or -01:00 — abbreviations are ambiguous and fixed offsets can't follow rule changes.

// format a date in this zone
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', {
timeZone: 'America/Scoresbysund',
dateStyle: 'full', timeStyle: 'long'
}).format(new Date());

Offset & DST behaviour

Two offsets,
every year.

America/Scoresbysund alternates between -02 (UTC-02:00) and EGST (UTC-01:00). Right now it is on -01; clocks fall back on 24 October 2026.

The year at a glance

-02 · UTC-02:00EGST · UTC-01:00-02 · UTC-02:0029 Mar · +1h24 Oct · −1h Jan 2026 Dec

Technical record

The database entry, in full.

source: IANA tz database

IdentifierAmerica/Scoresbysund
ISO country codeGL🇬🇱 Greenland
Reference coordinates70.48°N, 21.97°Wtz database reference point
Standard offsetUTC-02:00abbreviation -02
Daylight offsetUTC-01:00abbreviation EGST

Where it applies

One of Greenland's 4 zones.

🇬🇱
Greenland

57K people, 4 time zones — this identifier covers one of them.

Country page →

Related identifiers

Nearby in the database.

Same offset · UTC-01:00

other zones keeping this offset right now

Frequently asked questions

Answers specific to this identifier — generated from the database record. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].

What UTC offset is America/Scoresbysund?
America/Scoresbysund is currently UTC-01:00 (-01). It alternates between UTC-02:00 in winter and UTC-01:00 in summer.
Does America/Scoresbysund observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Clocks fall back at the next transition on 24 October 2026, as they do twice every year.
Which country uses America/Scoresbysund?
Greenland. It is one of 4 IANA zones covering the country.
Is America/Scoresbysund the same as EGST?
America/Scoresbysund is one of the IANA zones that keeps East Greenland Standard Time (EGST). Use America/Scoresbysund in software — EGST is a human-friendly label, not a valid identifier.

Free · Developer API

This zone, as JSON.

Everything on this page — offset, abbreviation, DST rules, coordinates — from one endpoint, always current with the latest tzdb release.

GET /v1/timezones Live

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// this identifier, resolved live
GET /v1/timezones?iana=America/Scoresbysund
{
"iana": "America/Scoresbysund",
"utc_offset": "-01:00",
"abbreviation": "-01",
"observes_dst": true,
"country": "GL"
}