What timezone is Mawson in?

Mawson uses the IANA timezone Antarctica/Mawson. The UTC offset is always UTC+5 — this timezone does not observe daylight saving time.

Does Mawson observe daylight saving time?

No. Mawson does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+5 all year round.

What is the time difference between Mawson and New York?

Mawson is currently 9 hours ahead of New York.

What is the time difference between Mawson and London?

Mawson is currently 4 hours ahead of London.

Mawson, Antarctica · UTC+5

21:07:46

Thursday, April 2, 2026

W14 ↑ 07:31 ↓ 18:15 No DST

Your time --:--

Mawson --:--

Convert time from Mawson

in Mawson is Convert

MEETING PLANNER hover a column · click to lock

Mawson Station is the oldest continuously operated Antarctic research station, established by Australia in 1954. It runs on UTC+5, chosen for alignment with the Australian Antarctic Division’s administrative base in Hobart, Tasmania, which is at UTC+10 or UTC+11, though five hours rather than ten reflects a practical compromise for coordination.

when the clock loses meaning

In Antarctica, timezone choice is almost philosophical. At the South Pole, every longitude converges. At coastal stations, the sun may not set for months or may not rise for months. The clock’s relationship to solar time is severed. Stations choose offsets for administrative convenience, synchronizing with their home countries or support bases.

Mawson sits in MacRobertson Land at 67 degrees south latitude. During Antarctic summer, the sun does not set. During polar winter, it does not rise. The 12 to 20 people who winter over at Mawson maintain a civil schedule against total solar ambiguity.

The station is named for the Australian explorer Sir Douglas Mawson, who led several Antarctic expeditions in the early twentieth century.

9am at Mawson is 4am in London during European winter.

Sources

Same time as Mawson

Aktobe Almaty Andijon Ashgabat Chelyabinsk Daşoguz Dushanbe Faisalabad Isfara Istaravshan and more

Compare Mawson with

New York City London Tokyo Sydney Casey Davis

Questions about time in Mawson

What timezone is Mawson in?: Mawson uses the IANA timezone Antarctica/Mawson. The UTC offset is always UTC+5 — this timezone does not observe daylight saving time.
Does Mawson observe daylight saving time?: No. Mawson does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+5 all year round.
What is the current UTC offset for Mawson?: Mawson is currently at UTC+5.
What is the time difference between Mawson and New York?: Mawson is currently 9 hours ahead of New York.
What is the time difference between Mawson and London?: Mawson is currently 4 hours ahead of London.
What is the time difference between Mawson and Los Angeles?: Mawson is currently 12 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
What is the time difference between Mawson and Tokyo?: Mawson is currently 4 hours behind Tokyo.
What is the IANA timezone name for Mawson?: The IANA timezone database identifier for Mawson is Antarctica/Mawson. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Antarctica/Mawson' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('Antarctica/Mawson')`), or any IANA-compatible library.

Mawson, Antarctica · UTC+5 ☆