Time zone · Antarctic
SGT
South Georgia Time
South Georgia Time is UTC−02:00 all year and is used in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, where clocks never change for daylight saving time.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Current offset
UTC-02:00
Standard · -02
Daylight saving
Not observed
Year-round standard time
IANA zones
1
None observe daylight saving
DST offset
—
No summer variant
About SGT
A fixed, year-round offset.
South Georgia Time is UTC−02:00 all year and is used in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, where clocks never change for daylight saving time.
IANA zones · the technical identifiers
The zone that resolve to SGT.
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 SGT
Local time, city by city.
1 city
Where SGT is used
One country.
Same offset · UTC-02:00
Other zones at UTC-02:00 right now.
These named zones share SGT's offset today. When daylight saving rules differ, they drift apart for part of the year.
Convert
SGT to the world's clocks.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about SGT, daylight saving, and how to handle it in software. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- Where exactly is South Georgia Time used?
- It is used on South Georgia Island in the southern Atlantic Ocean.
- Is South Georgia Time ever used by many people?
- Very few people live there; the territory has no permanent population but hosts scientists and support staff.
- Does South Georgia observe daylight saving time?
- No, South Georgia stays on UTC−02:00 year-round.
- How does this timezone compare to UTC?
- It is always exactly two hours behind UTC.
- Why hasn’t the offset changed since 1890?
- With such a small, transient population, there has been little need to adjust civil timekeeping.
- Do ships and stations change their clocks?
- No. South Georgia has no daylight saving time, so its official time stays at UTC−02:00 all year.
- How does South Georgia Time coordinate with the UK?
- South Georgia is 2 hours behind the UK during British winter (GMT) and 3 hours behind during British Summer Time.
- Is the abbreviation -02 common?
- Clocks and software often show the time simply as UTC−02 (−02). “SGT” is sometimes used for South Georgia, but it more often means Singapore Time.
Source: IANA tzdb2026d · Reviewed
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This time zone, as JSON.
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