| CITY | LOCAL TIME | Difference | Coming up |
|---|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 01:00Thu | +12h | Becomes +11h on 25 Oct |
| Berlin Germany | 02:00Thu | +13h | Becomes +12h on 25 Oct |
| Dubai UAE | 04:00Thu | +15h | |
| Tokyo Japan | 09:00Thu | +20h | |
| Sydney Australia | 10:00Thu | +21h | Becomes +22h on 4 Oct |
| New York United States | 20:00 | +7h | Becomes +6h on 1 Nov |
| Los Angeles United States | 17:00 | +4h | Becomes +3h on 1 Nov |
Midway Atoll, US Minor Outlying Islands runs on UTC−11. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−11 — daylight saving time is not observed. The time difference between Midway Atoll and New York is 7 hours. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–11:00 in Midway Atoll lines up with 16:00–18:00 in New York. The time difference between Midway Atoll and London is 12 hours. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with London, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. The time difference between Midway Atoll and Tokyo is 20 hours. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 5 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 13:00–18:00 in Midway Atoll lines up with 09:00–14:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Pago Pago, Alofi. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Midway Atoll.
Midway Atoll (US Minor Outlying Islands) is home to roughly 40 people. Today brings about 11.9 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:41, sunset at 18:37. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−11 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 28° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Capital
Midway Atoll 👑
Continent
Oceania
Time Zone
UTC−11 · Pacific/Midway
Coordinates
28.20°N, 177.37°W
Currency
USD ($)
Calling Code
+1
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English
Measurement System
Imperial
Did You Know?
Midway Atoll hosts the largest albatross colony in the world, with well over a million birds including Wisdom, a Laysan albatross banded in 1956 and still laying eggs — the oldest known wild bird.
The clock: Midway keeps UTC−11. The 1942 battle fought here is generally regarded as the turning point of the Pacific war.
Midway Atoll lies at 177.4°W. Its time zone, UTC−11, is built around the 165°W meridian. The 12.4° gap between them means the clock runs roughly 49 minutes ahead of the sun: solar noon arrives at about 12:49 rather than 12:00. The zone holds UTC−11 all year — there is no daylight saving here.
The longest day of 2026 is 22 June, with 13h 56m of daylight. The shortest is 22 December, with 10h 21m. The swing between them is 3h 35m. At this latitude the seasons are visible in the clock, but never dramatic.
The earliest sunrise and the latest sunset do not land on the longest day. In Midway Atoll the sun comes up earliest on 11 June at 05:52, while the latest sunset waits until 3 July at 19:50. The equation of time is what separates them: the Earth's elliptical orbit and axial tilt move solar noon back and forth by several minutes over the year.
The sky stays usably light for a while after the sun goes down. In Midway Atoll that civil twilight runs about 23 minutes at the equinox.
Every figure in this section is computed from the city's own latitude, longitude and IANA time zone using NOAA solar algorithms (Spencer, 1971), accurate to about ±2 arcminutes below 65° latitude.
The official timezone for Midway Atoll, US Minor Outlying Islands is Pacific/Midway with a current UTC offset of UTC−11.
Midway Atoll has an estimated population of 40 and is located at coordinates 28.20°N, 177.37°W. It is the capital city of US Minor Outlying Islands.
Midway Atoll gets 13h 56m of daylight on its longest day and 10h 21m on its shortest, averaging 12h 10m a day across the year.
Solar noon in Midway Atoll falls at about 12:49 on UTC−11 standard time, because the city sits 12.4° from the meridian its zone is built on.
Where the Albatrosses Outnumber Everything: Midway Atoll hosts the largest albatross colony in the world, with well over a million birds including Wisdom, a Laysan albatross banded in 1956 and still laying eggs — the oldest known wild bird.