IANA Name: Etc/GMT-8
Standard Offset: UTC +08:00
Daylight Saving: No
Currently Observing DST: No ❌
FAQ — Etc/GMT-8
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The current local time in Etc/GMT-8 is 01:16:49. Etc/GMT-8 is currently UTC+08:00. Compare with all major time zones.
Etc/GMT-8 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.
No — Etc/GMT-8 does not observe Daylight Saving Time. Its offset stays at +08 UTC+08:00 year-round.
Use the time zone converter to translate between Etc/GMT-8 and any other zone. The converter handles DST transitions automatically and accepts either IANA names or city names as inputs.