Pago Pago, American Samoa · UTC-11
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Pago Pago is in the Pacific/Pago Pago timezone (SST/UTC-11), with no daylight saving time observed. Pago Pago sits in one of the South Pacific’s most dramatic natural harbors, a deep volcanic bay surrounded by steep green mountains. It is also one of the most remote populated territories in the United States, and one of the last places on earth to mark the close of each day.
American Samoa uses Samoa Standard Time, UTC-11, year-round with no daylight saving. The IANA identifier is Pacific/Pago_Pago. While independent Samoa (formerly Western Samoa) sits just 70 kilometers to the northwest, the two are on opposite sides of the International Date Line, with Western Samoa at UTC+13 and American Samoa at UTC-11. The same Pacific Ocean separates places that are, on the calendar, a full day apart.
The history is political: Western Samoa crossed the Date Line in 2011 to align itself commercially with Australia and New Zealand. American Samoa remained at UTC-11, maintaining alignment with the US West Coast 2,600 kilometers away. The result is a geographic absurdity where near neighbors operate on dates 24 hours apart.
the harbor, the canneries, and the date line quirk
At 14 degrees south, Pago Pago’s daylight varies modestly: roughly 11 to 13 hours across the year. The harbor is one of the world’s deepest natural ports, and the tuna canneries that once dominated the economy ran on processing schedules tied to the fishing fleet’s arrivals.
9am in Pago Pago is 8pm in London.
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Questions about time in Pago Pago
- What timezone is Pago Pago in?
- Pago Pago uses the IANA timezone
Pacific/Pago_Pago. The UTC offset is always UTC-11 — this timezone does not observe daylight saving time. - Does Pago Pago observe daylight saving time?
- No. Pago Pago does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC-11 all year round.
- What is the current UTC offset for Pago Pago?
- Pago Pago is currently at UTC-11.
- What is the time difference between Pago Pago and New York?
- Pago Pago is currently 7 hours behind New York.
- What is the time difference between Pago Pago and London?
- Pago Pago is currently 12 hours behind London.
- What is the time difference between Pago Pago and Los Angeles?
- Pago Pago is currently 4 hours behind Los Angeles.
- What is the time difference between Pago Pago and Tokyo?
- Pago Pago is currently 20 hours behind Tokyo.
- What is the IANA timezone name for Pago Pago?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for Pago Pago is
Pacific/Pago_Pago. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Pacific/Pago_Pago' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('Pacific/Pago_Pago')`), or any IANA-compatible library.