United States Virgin Islands time now, live flip clock
The US Virgin Islands keep Atlantic standard time, AST, UTC-4, on every island. The clocks do not change during the year. The clock above shows Virgin Islands time live, with seconds.
Time zone in the United States Virgin Islands
Charlotte Amalie, Christiansted, Frederiksted and Cruz Bay all show the same time. The four islands, St. Thomas, St. John, St. Croix and Water Island, share one clock.
- AST, UTC-4
- Not observed
- St Thomas
How many hours ahead or behind Charlotte Amalie
On 24 October 2026, New York is on the same time as Charlotte Amalie.
| City | Difference from Charlotte Amalie |
|---|---|
| New York | Same time |
| Chicago | 1 hour behind |
| London | 5 hours ahead |
| Toronto | Same time |
| Los Angeles | 3 hours behind |
| Santo Domingo | Same time |
| Caracas | Same time |
| Your time zone | Detected after this page loads |
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How the Virgin Islands keep their time
- The first US time zone
- 1st
- Federal law names Atlantic standard time as the first of the nine US time zones. Federal rules draw the zone between two meridians, east of the eastern zone. The Virgin Islands lie between those meridians, and so does Puerto Rico.
- No clock change, unlike the mainland
- 0
- The Virgin Islands do not move their clocks forward in spring. So the gap with the mainland changes twice a year while the islands stay on AST, UTC-4.
- One clock with San Juan and Tortola
- AST
- The time zone database files the US Virgin Islands under Puerto Rico's zone. Its entry for St. Thomas is a link to that zone. So the islands keep San Juan's time in every month of the year. The British Virgin Islands are filed the same way, through Tortola. The chain was once split between Denmark and England. The US later bought the Danish part. Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia and Trinidad link to the same zone.
- Level with the East Coast in summer
- +1 h
- Chicago is 2 hours behind the islands in winter, and one hour behind in summer. The Department of Tourism says the islands match the East Coast in summer. In autumn they stay an hour ahead.
Questions about time in the United States Virgin Islands
What time zone are the US Virgin Islands in?
The Virgin Islands keep Atlantic standard time, AST, UTC-4, the first of the nine US time zones. St. Thomas, St. John, St. Croix and Water Island show the same time. The clocks do not change during the year. Federal rules draw that zone between two meridians, and the islands lie between them.
Do the US Virgin Islands have daylight saving time?
No. The islands keep AST, UTC-4 in every season. NIST lists the Virgin Islands among the US places without daylight saving time. Puerto Rico, Guam and Hawaii are on that list too. Most of the US mainland changes its clocks. So the gap with New York and Miami shrinks to nothing each summer and returns each autumn.
Are the US Virgin Islands on the same time as Puerto Rico?
Yes, in every month of the year. Both keep Atlantic standard time, AST, UTC-4, and neither changes its clocks. Santo Domingo and Caracas keep the islands' time too. So a call to any of them needs no time sum.
What is the time difference between the US Virgin Islands and New York?
The islands are 1 hour ahead of New York in winter. In summer New York moves its clocks forward and the islands do not. So both show the same time from March to November. Miami and Toronto keep New York's time. Los Angeles is 4 hours behind the islands in winter, and three hours behind in summer.
What is the time difference between the US Virgin Islands and the UK?
London is 4 hours ahead of the Virgin Islands in the British winter. When the UK moves to summer time the gap grows by an hour. The islands keep the same clock in both seasons. So noon in Charlotte Amalie is late afternoon in London in winter, and early evening in summer.
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.