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Wake Island Time

Wake Island Time (WIT) keeps things simple with a steady UTC+12:00 offset and no daylight saving changes, making it one of the most predictable time zones in the Pacific. Wake Island is a remote U.S. territory in the western Pacific with no permanent population, mainly used as a military airfield.

UTC+12:00 standard1 IANA zone
Current time in WIT☀ Daylight
11:03:28

Thursday, October 15, 2026

06:00noon18:00
Standard
+12 · +12
IANA zones
1

Current offset

UTC+12:00

Standard · +12

Daylight saving

Not observed

Year-round standard time

IANA zones

1

None observe daylight saving

DST offset

—

No summer variant

About WIT

A fixed, year-round offset.

Wake Island Time (WIT) keeps things simple with a steady UTC+12:00 offset and no daylight saving changes, making it one of the most predictable time zones in the Pacific. Wake Island is a remote U.S. territory in the western Pacific with no permanent population, mainly used as a military airfield.

IANA zones · the technical identifiers

The zone that resolve to WIT.

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.

IANA zonePrimary cityDST
Pacific/WakeWake— None

Where WIT is used

One country.

United States Minor Outlying Islands
North America

Same offset · UTC+12:00

Other zones at UTC+12:00 right now.

These named zones share WIT's offset today. When daylight saving rules differ, they drift apart for part of the year.

ASTUTC+12
--:--
Anadyr Standard Time
Europe— No DST
Russia
FSTUTC+12
--:--
Fiji Standard Time
Oceania— No DST
Fiji
GITUTC+12
--:--
Gilbert Islands Time
Oceania— No DST
Kiribati
MITUTC+12
--:--
Marshall Islands Time
Oceania— No DST
Marshall Islands
NAURUTUTC+12
--:--
Nauru Time
Oceania— No DST
Nauru
NFDTUTC+12
--:--
Norfolk Island Daylight Time
Oceania▲ Observes DST
Norfolk Island
PSTUTC+12
--:--
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatski Standard Time
Europe— No DST
Russia
TUVALUUTC+12
--:--
Tuvalu Time
Oceania— No DST
Tuvalu
WFTUTC+12
--:--
Wallis & Futuna Time
Oceania— No DST
Wallis and Futuna

Convert

WIT to the world's clocks.

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British Summer Time
12:03am
Eastern Indonesia Time to London (GMT)8 hours ahead
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8:03am
Central European Time
1:03am
Eastern Indonesia Time to Central Europe7 hours ahead
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8:03am
India Standard Time
4:33am
Eastern Indonesia Time to India3 hours 30 minutes ahead
Eastern Indonesia Time
8:03am
Australian Eastern Time
10:03am
Eastern Indonesia Time to Sydney2 hours behind

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about WIT, daylight saving, and how to handle it in software. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].

Does Wake Island observe daylight saving time?
No, Wake Island Time does not observe daylight saving time; the offset remains UTC+12:00 year-round.
What is the current time zone abbreviation for Wake Island?
The abbreviation is +12, reflecting its fixed UTC+12:00 offset.
Which country uses Wake Island Time?
Wake Island Time is used exclusively in the United States Minor Outlying Islands, specifically on Wake Island.

Source: IANA tzdb2026d · Reviewed

Free · Developer API

This time zone, as JSON.

Its defining offset, DST status and member counts, from one endpoint.

GET /v1/abbreviations Live

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// WIT, by slug (codes can be shared)
GET /v1/abbreviations/wake-island-time
{
"data": {
"code": "WIT",
"name": "Wake Island Time",
"counts": { "timezones": 1, "countries": 1 },
…
}
}