SST – Samoa Standard Time
SST is UTC−11.
Samoa Standard Time is used in American Samoa and on Midway Atoll. It doesn't use daylight saving time.
Don't confuse it with the independent country of Samoa, which moved across the date line in 2011 and is on UTC+13, a full day ahead of American Samoa.
Convert SST to other time zones
When it's 12:00 PM SST:
| Zone | Difference | Time |
|---|---|---|
| UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) | +11 h | 11:00 PM |
| EST (Eastern Standard Time) | +6 h | 6:00 PM |
| CST (Central Standard Time) | +5 h | 5:00 PM |
| PST (Pacific Standard Time) | +3 h | 3:00 PM |
| GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) | +11 h | 11:00 PM |
| CET (Central European Time) | +12 h | 12:00 AM |
| IST (India Standard Time) | +16.5 h | 4:30 AM |
| CST (China Standard Time) | +19 h | 7:00 AM |
| JST (Japan Standard Time) | +20 h | 8:00 AM |
| AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) | +21 h | 9:00 AM |
To convert a specific time and date, with daylight saving applied, use the time zone converter.
Questions people ask
What does SST stand for?
SST stands for Samoa Standard Time, which is UTC−11.
Is American Samoa on the same time as Samoa?
No. American Samoa is UTC−11; independent Samoa is UTC+13. Their clocks match but the dates differ by one day.