Solomon Islands · SBT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Gizo, Solomon Islands runs on UTC+11. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+11 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 15-hour difference between Gizo and New York. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with New York, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. There is a 10-hour difference between Gizo and London. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with London, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. There is a 2-hour difference between Gizo and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 7 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 11:00–18:00 in Gizo lines up with 09:00–16:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Nouméa, Port Vila, Honiara. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Gizo.
Practical Info
Gizo (Solomon Islands) is home to roughly 7K people. Today brings about 11.6 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:48, sunset at 18:24. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+11 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 8° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
Flag
Solomon Islands
Capital
Honiara
Continent
Oceania
Time Zone
SBT · Pacific/Guadalcanal
Coordinates
8.10°S, 156.84°E
Currency
SBD ($)
Calling Code
+677
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
English
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
John F. Kennedy's PT-109 was cut in half near Gizo in August 1943, and he swam his crew to an island now named after him. Two Solomon Islands scouts found them and carried a message carved on a coconut.
The clock: Gizo keeps UTC+11. Kennedy kept the coconut on his desk in the Oval Office.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
1h overlap