British Virgin Islands · AST
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Road Town, British Virgin Islands runs on UTC−4. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−4 — daylight saving time is not observed. Road Town 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 Road Town lines up with 09:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 5-hour difference between Road Town 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 Road Town lines up with 14:00–18:00 in London. There is a 13-hour difference between Road Town 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 Road Town.
Practical Info
Road Town (British Virgin Islands) is home to roughly 12K people. Today brings about 13.3 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:42, 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
British Virgin Islands
Capital
Road Town 👑
Continent
North America
Time Zone
AST · America/Tortola
Coordinates
18.43°N, 64.62°W
Currency
USD ($)
Calling Code
+1
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
The Baths on Virgin Gorda are granite boulders up to about 12 metres across, left when the volcanic rock around them eroded away, forming grottoes and tidal pools between them.
The clock: Road Town keeps UTC−4. The BVI is one of the largest offshore company registries in the world, with far more registered companies than residents.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
2h overlap