Time zone · Oceania
PITCAI
Pitcairn Time
Pitcairn Time is used on the Pitcairn Islands, keeping clocks eight hours behind UTC all year long. With no daylight saving shifts and a small island community behind it, this zone stays perfectly predictable for anyone scheduling across the globe.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Current offset
UTC-08:00
Standard · -08
Daylight saving
Not observed
Year-round standard time
IANA zones
1
None observe daylight saving
DST offset
—
No summer variant
About PITCAI
A fixed, year-round offset.
Pitcairn Time is used on the Pitcairn Islands, keeping clocks eight hours behind UTC all year long. With no daylight saving shifts and a small island community behind it, this zone stays perfectly predictable for anyone scheduling across the globe.
IANA zones · the technical identifiers
The zone that resolve to PITCAI.
For software, always store the IANA identifier — never the abbreviation alone. The database keeps these zones distinct because their rules can, and historically did, diverge.
Cities across PITCAI
Local time, city by city.
1 city
Where PITCAI is used
One country.
Same offset · UTC-08:00
Other zones at UTC-08:00 right now.
These named zones share PITCAI's offset today. When daylight saving rules differ, they drift apart for part of the year.
Convert
PITCAI to the world's clocks.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about PITCAI, daylight saving, and how to handle it in software. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- Does Pitcairn Time ever change for daylight saving?
- No, Pitcairn Time has never observed daylight saving and keeps the same UTC-08:00 offset throughout the year.
- How many time zones share the Pitcairn Time code?
- Just one, covering the Pitcairn Islands.
- Is Pitcairn Time's offset the same as other Pacific island zones?
- UTC-08:00 matches U.S. Pacific Standard Time in winter and Alaska during its summer daylight saving time, but no other inhabited Pacific island uses it all year.
- When was the last clock change in the Pitcairn Time region?
- The last change happened on 1998-04-27, when the clocks were permanently set to UTC-08:00.
- Why is Pitcairn Time considered reliable for global scheduling?
- Because it never shifts for daylight saving and has a single, fixed offset, making it easy to plan meetings or events without worrying about seasonal time changes.
- What is the abbreviation used for Pitcairn Time?
- The abbreviation is -08, reflecting its constant eight-hour offset behind UTC.
- Are there any upcoming time changes expected in the Pitcairn Time region?
- There are no scheduled transitions; the offset has remained unchanged since 1998.
Source: IANA tzdb2026d · Reviewed
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