Current time in Christmas Island
Local time in Christmas Island
The time in Christmas Island is 3 hours behind UTC and 1 hour ahead of Columbus. The current timezone in Christmas Island is Atlantic Daylight Time (ADT). Christmas Island is currently observing Daylight Saving Time (DST) also known as summer time. Daylight Saving Time in Christmas Island ends at Nov. 2, 2025.
Details for the time in Christmas Island
| Current time | 9:03 a.m.
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| Time zone |
Atlantic Daylight Time (ADT)
Standard timezone: Atlantic Standard Time (AST) |
| IANA time zone | America/Glace_Bay |
| Your time difference | 1 hour ahead of Columbus |
| UTC time difference | UTC-3 3 hours behind UTC |
Christmas Island Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Christmas Island uses Daylight Saving Time. In the table below you can find out when DST begins and when DST ends in Christmas Island.
| DST started at |
March 9, 2025 Sets the clock forward 1 hour |
| DST is ending at |
Nov. 2, 2025 Sets the clock back 1 hour |
| Next DST starts at |
March 8, 2026 Sets the clock forward 1 hour |