Antigua and Barbuda time now, live flip clock
Antigua and Barbuda runs on AST, UTC-4 across both islands. Its clocks do not change at any point in the year. The clock above shows Antigua's time live, with seconds.
Time zone in Antigua and Barbuda
St. John's, All Saints and Liberta share one clock with Codrington, across the water on Barbuda.
- AST, UTC-4
- Not observed
- Antigua
How many hours ahead or behind Antigua and Barbuda
On 7 October 2026, New York is on the same time as Antigua and Barbuda.
| City | Difference from Antigua and Barbuda |
|---|---|
| New York | Same time |
| Toronto | Same time |
| London | 5 hours ahead |
| Jamaica | 1 hour behind |
| Chicago | 1 hour behind |
| Caracas | Same time |
| Barbados | Same time |
| Los Angeles | 3 hours behind |
| Your time zone | Detected after this page loads |
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How time is set in Antigua and Barbuda
- The law and the standard time
- s. 44
- The Interpretation Act reads every time in a law as the standard time adopted for Antigua and Barbuda. The Act does not spell out what that time is. The Meteorological Service's report on Hurricane Omar gives local time four hours behind UTC. The time zone database records the same, AST, UTC-4, with no seasonal change.
- Filed under Puerto Rico
- AST
- The time zone database has no entry of its own for Antigua and Barbuda. It files the country under Puerto Rico's entry, along with eighteen other countries and territories and part of Quebec. St Kitts, Dominica, Guadeloupe and Trinidad sit on the same list. US law calls Puerto Rico's zone Atlantic standard time. The letters AST come from the database, not from that law.
- Barbuda keeps Antigua's clock
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- Barbuda lies about thirty miles north of Antigua. Codrington, its one main town, shows the same time as St. John's, the capital. Both islands fall under the same entry in the time zone database. Crossing between them changes nothing on your watch.
- New York changes its clocks, Kingston does not
- 1 hour behind
- New York and Toronto show Antigua's time in summer, when their clocks are forward. In winter they fall 1 hour behind Antigua. Like Antigua, Kingston in Jamaica does not change its clocks. So Kingston stays 1 hour behind Antigua in every month.
Questions about time in Antigua and Barbuda
What time zone is Antigua in?
Antigua and Barbuda is on AST, UTC-4, and its clocks do not change. St. John's, All Saints, Liberta and Codrington on Barbuda all read the same. The Interpretation Act refers every legal time to the standard time adopted for the country. The time zone database lists Antigua under Puerto Rico's entry.
Does Antigua have daylight saving time?
No. Antigua and Barbuda stays on AST, UTC-4 through summer and winter. The time zone data lists no clock change for the country this year or next. The gap with New York still moves, because New York changes its clocks. New York matches Antigua in summer and sits 1 hour behind Antigua in winter.
Is Antigua on the same time as New York?
Only in summer, while New York's clocks are forward. In winter New York is 1 hour behind Antigua. Toronto and Miami follow New York's pattern. New York changes its clocks and Antigua does not, so the gap moves twice a year.
What is the time difference between Antigua and the UK?
London is 4 hours ahead of Antigua in the British winter. In the British summer the gap grows by one hour, because Antigua's clocks stay put. So a midday call from St. John's reaches London in the late afternoon in winter and early evening in summer.
Which places keep the same time as Antigua?
St Kitts, Dominica, Guadeloupe and Trinidad share Antigua's entry in the time zone database. Bridgetown in Barbados is on the same time as Antigua, and so is Caracas. None of these places changes its clocks. Halifax and Bermuda match Antigua only in winter, before their clocks go forward.
Time zone names for developers
| IANA zone | Standard time | Daylight saving time |
|---|---|---|
| America/Puerto_Rico | AST, UTC-4 | No |
Sources
We checked each fact on this page against these sources on 2 October 2026. Times, offsets and clock changes come from the time zone database.