Oceania is a continent that is made up of thousands of islands throughout the Central and South Pacific oceans. It includes Australia, the smallest continent in terms of total land area.
Most of Australia and Oceania are under the Pacific, a vast body of water that is larger than all the Earth’s continental landmasses and islands combined. The name “Oceania” justly establishes the Pacific Ocean as the defining characteristic of the continent.
Time Zone
Time Zone Map of Oceania shows that Most countries in Oceania and the Central Pacific Ocean Region do not use Daylight Saving Time. Parts of Australia, Chatham Islands, Fiji, Lord Howe Island, New Zealand, and Samoa do use Daylight Saving Time.
Twelve different time zones are observed in this region ranging from UTC/GMT – 9:00 to UTC/GMT GMT + 14. Several countries and island nations use time zones that are offset from UTC/GMT by partial hours.
Pacific and Oceania Time Zone
ABBREVIATION | TIME ZONE NAME | UTC OFFSET |
CHADT | CHATHAM ISLAND DAYLIGHT TIME | UTC + 13:45 |
CHAST | CHATHAM ISLAND STANDARD TIME | UTC + 12:45 |
CHsT | CHAMORRO STANDARD TIME | UTC + 10 |
CHUT | CHUUK TIME | UTC + 10 |
CKT | COOK ISLAND TIME | UTC – 10 |
EASST | EASTERN ISLAND SUMMER TIME | UTC – 5 |
EAST | EASTERN ISLAND STANDARD TIME | UTC – 6 |
CXT | CHRISTMAS ISLAND TIME | UTC + 7 |
FJT | FIJI TIME | UTC + 12 |
FJST | FIJI SUMMER TIME | UTC + 13 |
GALT | GALAPAGOS TIME | UTC – 6 |
GAMT | GAMBIER TIME | UTC – 9 |
GET | Georgia STANDARD TIME | UTC + 4 |
GILT | GILBERT ISLAND TIME | UTC + 12 |
HADT | Hawaii-ALEUTIAN DAYLIGHT TIME | UTC – 9 |
HAST | Hawaii-ALEUTIAN STANDARD TIME | UTC – 10 |
KOST | KOSRAE TIME (Micronesia) | UTC + 11 |
LHDT | LORD HOWE DAYLIGHT TIME | UTC + 11 |
LHST | LORD HOWE STANDARD TIME | UTC + 10:30 |
LINT | LINE ISLANDS TIME | UTC + 14 |
MART | MARQUESAS TIME | UTC – 9:30 |
MHT | MARSHALL ISLANDS TIME | UTC + 12 |
NCT | NEW CALEDONIA TIME | UTC + 11 |
NFT | NORFOLK TIME | UTC + 11 |
NRT | NAURU TIME | UTC + 12 |
NUT | NIUE TIME | UTC – 11 |
NZDT | NEW ZEALAND DAYLIGHT TIME | UTC + 13 |
NZST | NEW ZEALAND STANDARD TIME | UTC + 12 |
PGT | PAPUA NEW GUINEA TIME | UTC + 10 |
PHOT | PHOENIX ISLAND TIME | UTC + 13 |
PONT | PONAPE TIME (Micronesia) | UTC+ 11 |
PST | PITCAIRN TIME | UTC – 8 |
PWT | PALAU TIME | UTC + 9 |
SBT | SOLOMON ISLANDS TIME | UTC + 11 |
SST | SAMOA STANDARD TIME (American Samoa) | UTC – 11 |
TAHT | TAHITI TIME | UTC – 10 |
TFT | FRENCH SOUTHERN AND ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES TIME | UTC + 5 |
TKT | TOKELAU TIME | UTC + 13 |
TOT | TONGA TIME | UTC + 13 |
TRUT | TRUK TIME (Micronesia) | UTC + 10 |
TVT | TUVALU TIME | UTC + 12 |
VUT | Vanuatu TIME | UTC + 11 |
WAKT | WAKE ISLAND TIME (Northern Pacific Ocean) | UTC + 12 |
WFT | WALLIS AND FUTUNA TIME | UTC + 12 |
WST | WESTERN SAMOA TIME (standard time) | UTC + 13 |
WST | WESTERN SAMOA TIME (*also used during daylight saving time) | UTC + 14 |
YAP | YAP TIME (Micronesia) | UTC + 10 |