IANA tz database · zone identifier

Atlantic/South_Georgia

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

UTC-02:00Abbreviation -02No DST — never observed
Time in Atlantic/South_Georgia☾ Night
20:59:11
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Offset
UTC-02:00
Abbreviation
-02
DST
No DST

Current offset

UTC-02:00

same year-round

Abbreviation

-02

tzdb uses numeric abbreviations here

DST behaviour

Never

has never observed daylight saving

Country

🇬🇸 South Georgia

ISO 3166: GS · view country page →

Using this identifier

The string to put in your code.

Atlantic/South_Georgia 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 -02 or -02:00 — abbreviations are ambiguous and fixed offsets can't follow rule changes.

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

Offset & DST behaviour

One offset,
136 years.

Atlantic/South_Georgia has kept UTC-02:00 year-round since 1 January 1890 — no daylight saving and no offset changes on record since. It is among the most stable identifiers in the database.

Every offset this zone has kept

−02:26:08UTC-02:00 · UNCHANGED 1 January 1890 NOW

Keeping this offset since

1 January 1890

Next transition

None scheduled

no DST rules exist for this zone

Safe to assume

Local = UTC − 2h, always

…but store the identifier anyway

Technical record

The database entry, in full.

source: IANA tz database

IdentifierAtlantic/South_Georgia
ISO country codeGS🇬🇸 South Georgia
Reference coordinates54.27°S, 36.53°Wtz database reference point
Standard offsetUTC-02:00abbreviation -02
Daylight offset—daylight saving has never been observed

Where it applies

All of South Georgia, one clock.

Looking for travel-friendly info? See King Edward Point or South Georgia Time.

🇬🇸
South Georgia

35 people, one time zone. The whole country resolves to Atlantic/South_Georgia.

Country page →
🇬🇸 King Edward Point
20:59
20:59:11 · -02
pop. 22SGT

Related identifiers

Nearby in the database.

Same offset · UTC-02:00

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 Atlantic/South_Georgia?
Atlantic/South_Georgia is UTC-02:00, year-round. The offset never changes because the zone does not observe daylight saving time.
Does Atlantic/South_Georgia observe daylight saving time?
No. Atlantic/South_Georgia has never observed DST — it has kept UTC-02:00 continuously since 1 January 1890.
Which country uses Atlantic/South_Georgia?
South Georgia. The identifier covers the whole country.
Is Atlantic/South_Georgia the same as SGT?
Atlantic/South_Georgia is one of the IANA zones that keeps South Georgia Time (SGT). Use Atlantic/South_Georgia in software — SGT 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.

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// this identifier, resolved live
GET /v1/timezones?iana=Atlantic/South_Georgia
{
"iana": "Atlantic/South_Georgia",
"utc_offset": "-02:00",
"abbreviation": "-02",
"observes_dst": false,
"country": "GS"
}