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Kwajalein does not change its clocks
No clock change
Kwajalein
- UTC offset now
- 12 hours
- Current local time
- 14:01
- Time zone name
- +12
- Compared with New York (Eastern Time)
- 16 hours ahead
Kwajalein does not change its clocks in 2026. Its last recorded offset change was Saturday, August 21, 1993. Published rules can change if a government changes the law.
Clock changes in 2026
- Where this time zone is used
- Marshall Islands
- Local calendar date
- Sunday, September 20, 2026
- Clock-change history
- Saturday, August 21, 1993 at 12:00 UTC
- Planning a call
- Compare Kwajalein 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: August 21, 1993
- Kwajalein moved from UTC-12:00 to UTC+12:00. The recorded change was at 12:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: September 30, 1969
- Kwajalein moved from UTC+11:00 to UTC-12:00. The recorded change was at 13:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: February 5, 1944
- Kwajalein moved from UTC+09:00 to UTC+11:00. The recorded change was at 15:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: March 31, 1941
- Kwajalein moved from UTC+10:00 to UTC+09:00. The recorded change was at 14:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: December 31, 1936
- Kwajalein moved from UTC+11:00 to UTC+10:00. The recorded change was at 13:00 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Recorded change: December 31, 1900
- Kwajalein moved from UTC+11:09:20 to UTC+11:00. The recorded change was at 12:50 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Plan a call: January 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Kwajalein, it is 4:00 PM on January 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Kwajalein is 17 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: April 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Kwajalein, it is 5:00 PM on April 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Kwajalein is 16 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: July 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Kwajalein, it is 5:00 PM on July 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Kwajalein is 16 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: October 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Kwajalein, it is 5:00 PM on October 14, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Kwajalein is 16 hours ahead on this date.