Time zone · Oceania
VST
Vanuatu Standard Time
Vanuatu Standard Time (VST) keeps things simple with a steady UTC+11:00 year-round—no daylight saving shifts, no confusing clock changes. Life and business across Efate and the wider Vanuatu islands run on a consistent tropical rhythm, making scheduling with partners in Asia-Pacific and beyond refreshingly straightforward.
Saturday, June 6, 2026
Current offset
UTC+11:00
Standard · +11
Daylight saving
Not observed
Year-round standard time
IANA zones
1
None observe daylight saving
DST offset
—
No summer variant
About VST
A fixed, year-round offset.
Vanuatu Standard Time (VST) keeps things simple with a steady UTC+11:00 year-round—no daylight saving shifts, no confusing clock changes. Life and business across Efate and the wider Vanuatu islands run on a consistent tropical rhythm, making scheduling with partners in Asia-Pacific and beyond refreshingly straightforward.
IANA zones · the technical identifiers
The zone that resolve to VST.
For software, always store the IANA identifier — never the abbreviation alone. The database keeps these zones distinct because their rules can, and historically did, diverge.
Cities currently on VST
The same hour, city by city.
1 city · all UTC+11:00
Where VST is used
One country.
Same offset · UTC+11:00
Other zones at UTC+11:00 right now.
These named zones share VST's offset today. When daylight saving rules differ, they drift apart for part of the year.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about VST, daylight saving, and how to handle it in software. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- Does Vanuatu observe daylight saving time?
- No—Vanuatu has no daylight saving transitions. The UTC+11:00 offset stays the same all year long.
- When did Vanuatu adopt its current fixed offset?
- +11:00 has been in effect since 23 January 1993, and there are no known upcoming changes to that offset.
- Which IANA zone represents VST?
- The representative (and only) IANA zone for Pacific/Efate (Vanuatu) maps to VST, so the code and zone effectively refer to the same local time.
- How does VST compare to neighboring Pacific time zones?
- At UTC+11:00, VST runs an hour ahead of Fiji (UTC+12:00 only during its DST period) and aligns with standard-time zones like Solomon Islands and New Caledonia—ideal for coordinating across the South Pacific.
- Is VST the same as Australian Eastern Standard Time?
- No. Australia’s AEST is UTC+10:00 and its summer time (AEDT) is UTC+11:00, whereas Vanuatu’s +11:00 is fixed—so Vanuatu only matches AEDT part of the year and is otherwise an hour ahead of Australia’s east coast.
- Can apps and calendars safely hard-code VST as UTC+11:00?
- Yes. With no past or planned DST changes, scheduling tools and reminders can reliably treat Vanuatu as a permanent +11:00 zone.
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