Marquesas, French Polynesia · UTC-9:30

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The Marquesas Islands sit in the South Pacific at UTC-9:30, one of the rarest timezone offsets in the world. They are 30 minutes ahead of most of French Polynesia’s other islands, which run on UTC-10. No daylight saving applies.

The half-hour offset has no grand historical explanation. It reflects the geographic position of the islands and a practical decision to set a local time that felt more aligned with solar noon than the full UTC-10 offset of the neighboring Tahiti-centered Society Islands.

artists who came and stayed

Herman Melville spent time in the Marquesas and described them in Typee (1846).[3] Paul Gauguin spent the last years of his life on Hiva Oa, one of the Marquesas islands, dying there in 1903.[4] Jacques Brel, the Belgian singer-songwriter, retired to the Marquesas in the 1970s and is buried on Hiva Oa beside Gauguin.[5] The islands have an outsized presence in Western artistic imagination.

At 9 to 10 degrees south latitude, day length barely varies. The half-hour offset is more visible in scheduling than in daylight experience.

9am in the Marquesas is 6:30pm in London during European winter, that unusual half-hour making the calculation briefly pause.

Sources

IANA timezone Pacific/Marquesas

Current offset UTC-9:30

Daylight saving No DST observed

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Questions about time in Marquesas

What timezone is Marquesas in?: Marquesas uses the IANA timezone Pacific/Marquesas. The UTC offset is always UTC-9:30 - this timezone does not observe daylight saving time.
Does Marquesas observe daylight saving time?: No. Marquesas does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC-9:30 all year round.
What is the current UTC offset for Marquesas?: Marquesas is currently at UTC-9:30.
What is the time difference between Marquesas and New York?: Marquesas is currently 5 hours 30 minutes behind New York.
What is the time difference between Marquesas and London?: Marquesas is currently 10 hours 30 minutes behind London.
What is the time difference between Marquesas and Los Angeles?: Marquesas is currently 2 hours 30 minutes behind Los Angeles.
What is the time difference between Marquesas and Tokyo?: Marquesas is currently 18 hours 30 minutes behind Tokyo.
What is the IANA timezone name for Marquesas?: The IANA timezone database identifier for Marquesas is Pacific/Marquesas. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Pacific/Marquesas' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('Pacific/Marquesas')`), or any IANA-compatible library.

Frequently Asked Questions

What timezone is Marquesas in?

Marquesas uses the IANA timezone Pacific/Marquesas. The UTC offset is always UTC-9:30 - this timezone does not observe daylight saving time.

Does Marquesas observe daylight saving time?

No. Marquesas does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC-9:30 all year round.

What is the current UTC offset for Marquesas?

Marquesas is currently at UTC-9:30.

What is the time difference between Marquesas and New York?

Marquesas is currently 5 hours 30 minutes behind New York.

What is the time difference between Marquesas and London?

Marquesas is currently 10 hours 30 minutes behind London.

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