Time in the Marshall Islands

Time in the Marshall Islands, an island country consisting of over 29 coral atolls, is given by Marshall Islands Time (MHT; UTC+12:00).[1] The Marshall Islands does not have an associated daylight saving time.[2]

It is located near the equator, slightly west of the International Date Line.[3]

History

The Kwajalein Atoll of the Marshall Islands formerly observed UTC-12:00, which made communicating and trading with the other atolls observing UTC+12:00 a day ahead highly problematic. Due to this, the Kwajalein Atoll advanced 24 hours to the Eastern Hemisphere side of the International Date Line by skipping 21 August 1993.[4]

IANA time zone database

The IANA time zone database gives the Marshall Islands two zones:[5]

c.c.* coordinates* TZ* Comments UTC offset DST
MH +0905+16720 Pacific/Kwajalein Kwajalein +12:00 +12:00
MH +0709+17112 Pacific/Majuro most of Marshall Islands +12:00 +12:00

References

  1. ^ Marshall Islands Time (MHT). WorldData.info. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. ^ Marshall Islands at The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  3. ^ Maps of the Marshall Islands. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  4. ^ "In Marshall Islands, Friday Is Followed by Sunday". New York Times. Associated Press. 22 August 1993. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  5. ^ Australasia (2020 edition) at the tz database. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). Retrieved 20 May 2021.


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