Time in Kiribati
Kiribati, a country in Oceania comprising 32 atolls and reef islands and one raised coral island, observes three time zones, ranging from UTC+12:00 to +14. Kiribati does not observe daylight saving time.
| Time in Kiribati | |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Gilbert Island Time, Phoenix Island Time, Line Islands Time |
| Initials | GILT, PHOT, LINT |
| UTC offset | UTC+12:00, +13 and +14 |
| Standard meridian | None, passes through the equator, 180th meridian and 150°W meridian |
| Adopted | 1979 (+12) 31 December 1994 (+13 and +14) |
| Daylight saving time | |
| DST not observed | |
| tz database | |
| Pacific/Kanton, Pacific/Kiritimati, Pacific/Tarawa | |
The three given time zones are for the three primary island groups that form Kiribati, and their associated atolls: Gilbert Island Time (GILT; UTC+12:00), Phoenix Island Time (PHOT; UTC+13:00) and Line Islands Time (LINT; UTC+14:00). UTC+14:00 is the most advanced time zone in the world, making Kiribati one of the first countries to celebrate a New Year, although Samoa also used to observe UTC+14:00 during their daylight saving time, but not anymore since 2021.
Although Kiribati spans both the equator and the 180th meridian, the International Date Line goes around Kiribati and swings far to the east, almost reaching the 150°W meridian. This was the result of the Phoenix and Line Islands switching in 1994 from UTC−11:00 and −10 to UTC+13:00 and +14 respectively.