Kiribati · LINT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Kiritimati, Kiribati runs on UTC+14. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+14 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 18-hour difference between Kiritimati and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–12:00 in Kiritimati lines up with 15:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 13-hour difference between Kiritimati 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 5-hour difference between Kiritimati and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 4 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 14:00–18:00 in Kiritimati lines up with 09:00–13:00 in Tokyo. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Kiritimati.
Practical Info
Kiritimati (Kiribati) is home to roughly 7K people. Today brings about 12.2 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:24, sunset at 18:36. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+14 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 2° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
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Kiribati
Capital
Tarawa
Continent
Oceania
Time Zone
LINT · Pacific/Kiritimati
Coordinates
1.87°N, 157.43°W
Currency
AUD ($)
Calling Code
+686
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English, Gilbertese
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Kiribati moved the date line east in 1995 so the whole country would share a date, putting Kiritimati at UTC+14 — the earliest clock on Earth. It is the first inhabited place to reach each new day.
The clock: at UTC+14, Kiritimati is 26 hours ahead of Baker Island at UTC−12, which is the widest the world's clocks ever get.
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