Oceania · Micronesia · Sovereign state
Current time in Marshall Islands
A single time zone at UTC+12:00.
Thursday, October 15, 2026
About Marshall Islands's time
A single time zone.
The Marshall Islands uses a single offset, UTC+12:00, across all its atolls, including Kwajalein, with no daylight saving time.
Major cities
Cities of Marshall Islands.
History
How Marshall Islands keeps time.
The Marshall Islands' clocks changed several times under German and Japanese rule and during the Second World War, settling on UTC+11:00 in 1944. In October 1969, Majuro and most of the islands moved to UTC+12:00, while Kwajalein Atoll, home to a U.S. military test range, switched to UTC-12:00, on the other side of the International Date Line. Kwajalein rejoined the rest of the country in August 1993 by skipping 21 August, and all the islands have used UTC+12:00 since.
Did you know?
Things about Marshall Islands's time.
Kwajalein Atoll shows that the date line is a political choice: from 1969 to 1993 it was on UTC-12:00, a full day behind Majuro, until it skipped 21 August 1993 to rejoin the rest of the country on UTC+12:00.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Marshall Islands's time zone, daylight saving rules, and how to handle it in software. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- How many time zones does the Marshall Islands have?
- The whole country uses one offset, UTC+12:00. Kwajalein Atoll is listed separately because it was on UTC-12:00 from 1969 to 1993, but it has matched Majuro since August 1993.
- What is the standard time in Majuro?
- Majuro and most of the Marshall Islands follow UTC+12:00 with no daylight saving changes.
- Why was Kwajalein once a day behind the rest of the country?
- From 1969 to 1993, Kwajalein used UTC-12:00, on the U.S. side of the date line, while Majuro used UTC+12:00. Kwajalein switched to UTC+12:00 in August 1993 by skipping a day, and both have shared the same time and date since.
- Does the Marshall Islands observe daylight saving time?
- No. All zones remain constant year-round—no clocks ever change.
Source: IANA tzdb2026d · Reviewed
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