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Maldives does not change its clocks
No clock change
Maldives
- UTC offset now
- 5 hours
- Current local time
- 07:01
- Time zone name
- +05
- Compared with New York (Eastern Time)
- 9 hours ahead
Maldives does not change its clocks in 2026. Its last recorded offset change was Thursday, December 31, 1959. Published rules can change if a government changes the law.
Clock changes in 2026
- Where this time zone is used
- Maldives, French Southern Territories
- Local calendar date
- Sunday, September 20, 2026
- Clock-change history
- Thursday, December 31, 1959 at 19:06 UTC
- Planning a call
- Compare Maldives with your own time zone using the converter below. The difference shown is for now; select the actual date in the converter for a future appointment.
- Recorded change: December 31, 1959
- Maldives moved from UTC+04:54 to UTC+05:00. The recorded change was at 19:06 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Plan a call: January 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Maldives, it is 11:00 PM on January 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Maldives is 10 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: April 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Maldives, it is 12:00 AM on April 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Maldives is 9 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: July 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Maldives, it is 12:00 AM on July 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Maldives is 9 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: October 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Maldives, it is 12:00 AM on October 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Maldives is 9 hours ahead on this date.