Fiji · FJT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Suva, Fiji runs on UTC+12. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+12 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 16-hour difference between Suva and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 1 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–10:00 in Suva lines up with 17:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 11-hour difference between Suva 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 3-hour difference between Suva and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 6 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 12:00–18:00 in Suva lines up with 09:00–15:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Auckland, Tarawa, Wellington. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Suva.
Practical Info
Suva (Fiji) is home to roughly 94K people. Today brings about 11.2 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:30, sunset at 17:42. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+12 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 18° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
Capital
Suva 👑
Continent
Oceania
Time Zone
FJT · Pacific/Fiji
Coordinates
18.14°S, 178.44°E
Currency
FJD ($)
Calling Code
+679
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
English, Fijian, Hindi
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Fiji sits astride the 180° meridian, and the international date line was bent east around it so the whole country could share a date. Taveuni island has a marker where you can stand in two days at once — in theory.
The clock: Suva keeps UTC+12 and observes daylight saving in the southern summer, pushing it to UTC+13 — one of the earliest clocks in the world.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours