Oceania · Micronesia · Sovereign state
Current time in Micronesia
Spans 3 time zones from UTC+10:00 to UTC+11:00, a 1-hour difference.
Thursday, October 15, 2026
About Micronesia's time
3 time zones.
The Federated States of Micronesia uses two offsets and no daylight saving time: Yap and Chuuk in the west are on UTC+10:00, while Pohnpei and Kosrae in the east are on UTC+11:00.
By time zone
Time zones of Micronesia.
3 time zones
Major cities
Cities of Micronesia.
History
How Micronesia keeps time.
The islands used local mean time until 1901, when Yap and Chuuk moved to UTC+10:00 and Pohnpei and Kosrae to UTC+11:00. Clocks changed several times between 1914 and 1945, under Japanese rule and during the Second World War, before returning to those offsets in 1945. Kosrae moved to UTC+12:00 in 1969 and returned to UTC+11:00 at the start of 1999. The Federated States of Micronesia became self-governing in free association with the United States in 1986.
Did you know?
Things about Micronesia's time.
Yap and Chuuk share UTC+10:00 with Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, while Pohnpei and Kosrae, one hour ahead on UTC+11:00, match the Solomon Islands. Kosrae spent almost three decades on UTC+12:00, from 1969 to 1998, before moving back to match Pohnpei.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Micronesia's time zone, daylight saving rules, and how to handle it in software. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- What time zone is Chuuk in?
- Chuuk observes UTC+10 (Chuuk Standard Time). This is the same zone as Guam Standard Time and requires no DST adjustment.
- Is Kosrae in a different time zone?
- Yes — Kosrae is in UTC+11 (Kosrae Standard Time, informally termed “KOST”). That means Kosrae is an hour ahead of Chuuk and aligned with regions like Pohnpei and the Solomon Islands.
- Does Micronesia observe daylight saving time?
- No. None of the three FSM time zones ever adjust clocks. Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae keep the same UTC offset year—round.
- What is the default time zone for FSM?
- The capital, Palikir, is on Pohnpei, so Pohnpei time (UTC+11:00), which Kosrae shares, is the usual reference for the country as a whole.
- How wide geographically is Micronesia’s time spread?
- Only one hour separates Yap and Chuuk (UTC+10:00) in the west from Pohnpei and Kosrae (UTC+11:00) in the east, even though the islands stretch about 2,700 km across the western Pacific.
Source: IANA tzdb2026d · Reviewed
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