Time in Canada/Atlantic
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23:57:48
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
IANA Name: Canada/Atlantic
Standard Offset: UTC −04:00
Daylight Saving: Yes
DST Offset: UTC −03:00
DST Abbreviation: ADT
Currently Observing DST: Yes ✅
FAQ — Canada/Atlantic
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The current local time in Canada/Atlantic is 23:57:48. Canada/Atlantic is currently UTC-04:00. Compare with all major time zones.
Canada/Atlantic is an IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) time zone identifier. IANA names use a Region/City format (e.g. Europe/London, America/New_York) and are the global standard used by Unix, Linux, macOS, Java, Python, and most modern software. Browse the full list of IANA time zones.
Yes — Canada/Atlantic observes DST. In standard time it is AST UTC-04:00; during DST it switches to ADT UTC-03:00. Exact transition dates follow the local government's DST rules and are baked into the IANA tz database.
Canada/Atlantic is used (in whole or in part) by Canada. See the time zone map for a geographic view of all zones.
Use the time zone converter to translate between Canada/Atlantic and any other zone. The converter handles DST transitions automatically and accepts either IANA names or city names as inputs.