IANA tz database · zone identifier

Pacific/Easter

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

UTC-05:00Abbreviation -05Observes daylight saving
Time in Pacific/Easter☀ Daylight
17:59:38
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Offset
UTC-05:00
Abbreviation
-05
DST
Active

Current offset

UTC-05:00

standard UTC-06:00 · daylight UTC-05:00

Abbreviation

-05

tzdb uses numeric abbreviations here

DST behaviour

Observes

changes clocks twice a year

Country

🇨🇱 Chile

ISO 3166: CL · view country page →

Using this identifier

The string to put in your code.

Pacific/Easter 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 -05 or -05:00 — abbreviations are ambiguous and fixed offsets can't follow rule changes.

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

Offset & DST behaviour

Two offsets,
every year.

Pacific/Easter alternates between -06 (UTC-06:00) and EASST (UTC-05:00). Right now it is on -05; clocks fall back on 3 April 2027.

The year at a glance

-06 · UTC-06:00EASST · UTC-05:005 Sept · +1h3 Apr · −1h Jan 2026 Dec

Technical record

The database entry, in full.

source: IANA tz database · release 2026d

IdentifierPacific/Easter
ISO country codeCL🇨🇱 Chile
Reference coordinates27.15°S, 109.43°Wtz database reference point
Standard offsetUTC-06:00abbreviation -06
Daylight offsetUTC-05:00abbreviation EASST
tzdb release2026ddata current as of this IANA release

Where it applies

One of Chile's 4 zones.

🇨🇱
Chile

19M people, 4 time zones — this identifier covers one of them.

Country page →

Related identifiers

Nearby in the database.

Same offset · UTC-05:00

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 Pacific/Easter?
Pacific/Easter is currently UTC-05:00 (-05). It alternates between UTC-06:00 in winter and UTC-05:00 in summer.
Does Pacific/Easter observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Clocks fall back at the next transition on 3 April 2027, as they do twice every year.
Which country uses Pacific/Easter?
Chile. It is one of 4 IANA zones covering the country.
Is Pacific/Easter the same as EAST?
Pacific/Easter is one of the IANA zones that keeps Easter Island Standard Time (EAST). Use Pacific/Easter in software — EAST is a human-friendly label, not a valid identifier.

Free · Developer API

This zone, as JSON.

Its live offset, abbreviation, DST status and next clock change, plus its coordinates and country, from one endpoint.

GET /v1/timezones Live

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// this identifier, resolved live
GET /v1/timezones/Pacific/Easter
{
"data": {
"iana": "Pacific/Easter",
"observes_dst": true,
"country": { "code": "CL", "name": "Chile" },
"current": {
"utc_offset": "-05:00",
"abbreviation": "-05",
…
},
…
}
}