UTC offset

UTC+12:00

12 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time — the clock of Russia, New Zealand, Fiji and 7 more.

Also written GMT+12 · +12:00 · military time zone M · Mike

Time at UTC+12:00 now

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vs UTC

+12:00

UTC now

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Military

M · Mike

Zones here now

12

Anadyr · Fiji · Funafuti

Countries

10

🇷🇺 Russia · 🇳🇿 New Zealand · 🇫🇯 Fiji

Seasonal shifts

2

zones that hop rungs with DST

Largest city

Auckland

1.5M metro · NZST

Who keeps UTC+12:00

Twelve zones right now — the rung breathes with DST.

2 of the zones keeping UTC+12:00 right now are only visiting — daylight saving moves them between rungs.

Time zoneZone identifierCountryAbbr.DST behaviour

Year-round · here every day of the year

Anadyr Standard Time Asia/Anadyr🇷🇺 Russia+12 — Never observes DST

Fiji Standard Time Pacific/Fiji🇫🇯 Fiji+12 — Never observes DST

Tuvalu Time Pacific/Funafuti🇹🇻 Tuvalu+12 — Never observes DST

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatski Standard Time Asia/Kamchatka🇷🇺 Russia+12 — Never observes DST

Marshall Islands Time Pacific/Kwajalein🇲🇭 Marshall Islands+12 — Never observes DST

Marshall Islands Time Pacific/Majuro🇲🇭 Marshall Islands+12 — Never observes DST

Nauru Time Pacific/Nauru🇳🇷 Nauru+12 — Never observes DST

Gilbert Islands Time Pacific/Tarawa🇰🇮 Kiribati+12 — Never observes DST

Wake Island Time Pacific/Wake🇺🇲 United States Minor Outlying Islands+12 — Never observes DST

Wallis & Futuna Time Pacific/Wallis🇼🇫 Wallis and Futuna+12 — Never observes DST

Seasonal · here until the next clock change

New Zealand Standard Time Pacific/Auckland🇳🇿 New ZealandNZST ▲ normally UTC+12:00

New Zealand Standard Time Antarctica/McMurdo🇦🇶 AntarcticaNZST ▲ normally UTC+12:00

Major cities at UTC+12:00

Where it's --:-- right now.

ordered by population · each links to its city page

🇳🇿 Auckland

09:16:55 · NZST

pop. 1.5Mshifts with DST

🇳🇿 Wellington

09:16:55 · NZST

pop. 216Kshifts with DST

09:16:55 · +12

pop. 88KUTC+12:00 year-round

🇰🇮 South Tarawa

09:16:55 · +12

pop. 70KUTC+12:00 year-round

🇲🇭 Majuro

09:16:55 · +12

pop. 30KUTC+12:00 year-round

🇼🇫 Mata-Utu

09:16:55 · +12

pop. 12KUTC+12:00 year-round

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Paris CEST02:00same day

Tokyo JST09:00same day

Sydney AEST10:00same day

About this offset

One rung, ten flags.

UTC+12:00 is kept by 12 zones across Russia, New Zealand, Fiji and 7 more. Its population shifts with the seasons: 2 zones are only here while daylight saving lasts.

Frequently asked questions

Answers generated from live data for UTC+12:00. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].

What time is it at UTC+12:00 right now?: UTC+12:00 is always exactly 12 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time, every day of the year. The clock at the top of this page shows its current time live — in military usage this offset is zone M (Mike).
Which countries use UTC+12:00?: Ten territories keep UTC+12:00 year-round: Russia (Asia/Anadyr), Fiji (Pacific/Fiji), Tuvalu (Pacific/Funafuti), Russia (Asia/Kamchatka). Others visit seasonally through daylight saving.
Is Auckland always on UTC+12:00?: No. Auckland observes daylight saving time, so it spends part of the year one rung away. Check the zone table above for the date of its next move.
What's the difference between UTC+12:00 and NZST?: UTC+12:00 is the numeric offset; NZST (New Zealand Standard Time) is one named time zone that keeps it. Other zones can share the offset while following entirely different rules and history — same clock, different identity.

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Free · Developer API

This offset, as JSON.

Query every zone at UTC+12:00 — including the seasonal drifters — in one call.

GET /v1/timezones Live

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// every zone at UTC+12:00, right now

GET /v1/timezones?offset=+12:00

{

"data": [

{ "iana": "Asia/Anadyr", … },

{ "iana": "Pacific/Fiji", … },

{ "iana": "Pacific/Funafuti", … },

]

}