IANA tz database · zone identifier

Pacific/Nauru

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

UTC+12:00Abbreviation +12No daylight saving
Time in Pacific/Nauru☀ Daylight
11:03:30
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Offset
UTC+12:00
Abbreviation
+12
DST
No DST

Current offset

UTC+12:00

same year-round

Abbreviation

+12

tzdb uses numeric abbreviations here

DST behaviour

None

one offset all year

Country

🇳🇷 Nauru

ISO 3166: NR · view country page →

Using this identifier

The string to put in your code.

Pacific/Nauru 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 +12 or +12:00 — abbreviations are ambiguous and fixed offsets can't follow rule changes.

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

Offset & DST behaviour

One offset,
47 years.

Pacific/Nauru has kept UTC+12:00 year-round since 10 February 1979 — 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

+11:07:40UTC+12:00 · UNCHANGED 10 February 1979 NOW

Keeping this offset since

10 February 1979

Next transition

None scheduled

no DST rules exist for this zone

Safe to assume

Local = UTC + 12h, always

…but store the identifier anyway

Technical record

The database entry, in full.

source: IANA tz database · release 2026d

IdentifierPacific/Nauru
ISO country codeNR🇳🇷 Nauru
Reference coordinates0.52°S, 166.92°Etz database reference point
Standard offsetUTC+12:00abbreviation +12
Daylight offset—no daylight saving time
tzdb release2026ddata current as of this IANA release

Where it applies

All of Nauru, one clock.

Looking for travel-friendly info? See Yaren or Nauru Time.

🇳🇷
Nauru

14K people, one time zone. The whole country resolves to Pacific/Nauru.

Country page →
🇳🇷 Yaren
11:03
11:03:30 · +12
pop. 747NAURUT

Related identifiers

Nearby in the database.

Same offset · UTC+12:00

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/Nauru?
Pacific/Nauru is UTC+12:00, year-round. The offset never changes because the zone does not observe daylight saving time.
Does Pacific/Nauru observe daylight saving time?
No. Pacific/Nauru stays on UTC+12:00 all year, as it has since 10 February 1979.
Which country uses Pacific/Nauru?
Nauru. The identifier covers the whole country.
Is Pacific/Nauru the same as NAURUT?
Pacific/Nauru is one of the IANA zones that keeps Nauru Time (NAURUT). Use Pacific/Nauru in software — NAURUT is a human-friendly label, not a valid identifier.

Free · Developer API

This zone, as JSON.

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

GET /v1/timezones Live

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// this identifier, resolved live
GET /v1/timezones/Pacific/Nauru
{
"data": {
"iana": "Pacific/Nauru",
"observes_dst": false,
"country": { "code": "NR", "name": "Nauru" },
"current": {
"utc_offset": "+12:00",
"abbreviation": "+12",
…
},
…
}
}