Davis, Antarctica Β· UTC+7
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Davis Station is an Australian Antarctic research base on the Ingrid Christensen Coast, East Antarctica, at approximately 68.6 degrees south. It runs on UTC+7 year-round. The IANA timezone Antarctica/Davis exists specifically for this station, separate from the UTC+5 used by Australiaβs other major Antarctic base, Mawson.
The choice of UTC+7 aligns Davis with the AEST time in the Heard Island and McDonald Islands territory, which Australia uses as a convenient reference for its Antarctic operations in that sector. In practical terms, it facilitates scheduling with Australian capital cities during the stationβs operational seasons.
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At 68 degrees south, Davis experiences extreme polar conditions. In summer (December-January), the sun doesnβt set for weeks. In winter, darkness is continuous. The concept of a βdayβ becomes meaningless in any solar sense for several months of the year. The clock at Davis is maintained primarily for coordination with the Australian Antarctic Division in Hobart, Tasmania, which is UTC+11 in summer (AEDT) and UTC+10 in winter (AEST). Davisβs UTC+7 sits four hours behind.
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Questions about time in Davis
- What timezone is Davis in?
- Davis uses the IANA timezone
Antarctica/Davis. The UTC offset is always UTC+7 β this timezone does not observe daylight saving time. - Does Davis observe daylight saving time?
- No. Davis does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+7 all year round.
- What is the current UTC offset for Davis?
- Davis is currently at UTC+7.
- What is the time difference between Davis and New York?
- Davis is currently 11 hours ahead of New York.
- What is the time difference between Davis and London?
- Davis is currently 6 hours ahead of London.
- What is the time difference between Davis and Los Angeles?
- Davis is currently 14 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- What is the time difference between Davis and Tokyo?
- Davis is currently 2 hours behind Tokyo.
- What is the IANA timezone name for Davis?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for Davis is
Antarctica/Davis. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Antarctica/Davis' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('Antarctica/Davis')`), or any IANA-compatible library.