The Samoa Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting eleven hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-11). The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 165th meridian west west of the Greenwich Observatory.
The zone includes the U.S. territory of American Samoa, as well as the Midway Islands and the uninhabited islands of Jarvis, Palmyra, and Kingman Reef.
The zone is one hour behind Hawaii-Aleutian Time Zone, one hour ahead of Howland and Baker Islands, and 23 hours behind Wake Island Time Zone.
Starting in 2009, Samoa will use Daylight Saving Time from the first Sunday in October until the last Sunday in March. During this period, Samoa will be on UTC-10.
Populated Areas
See also
- Time zone
- Time offset
- Chamorro Time Zone
- Wake Island Time Zone
- Hawaii-Aleutian Time Zone
- Alaska Time Zone
- Pacific Time Zone
- Mountain Time Zone
- Central Time Zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Atlantic Time Zone
- Newfoundland Time Zone
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