US Virgin Islands · AST
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands runs on UTC−4. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−4 — daylight saving time is not observed. Charlotte Amalie and New York currently share the same clock. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 9 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–18:00 in Charlotte Amalie lines up with 09:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 5-hour difference between Charlotte Amalie and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 4 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–13:00 in Charlotte Amalie lines up with 14:00–18:00 in London. There is a 13-hour difference between Charlotte Amalie and Tokyo. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with Tokyo, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Toronto, Caracas, Havana. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Charlotte Amalie.
Practical Info
Charlotte Amalie (US Virgin Islands) is home to roughly 15K people. Today brings about 13.2 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:48, sunset at 19:00. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−4 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 18° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
Flag
US Virgin Islands
Capital
Charlotte Amalie 👑
Continent
North America
Time Zone
AST · America/St_Thomas
Coordinates
18.34°N, 64.93°W
Currency
USD ($)
Calling Code
+1
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
The United States purchased the Danish West Indies in 1917 for $25 million in gold, worried Germany might take them and threaten the Panama Canal. They became the US Virgin Islands.
The clock: Charlotte Amalie keeps UTC−4 year-round. Its harbour is one of the busiest cruise ports in the Caribbean.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
2h overlap