The Bahamas observes Eastern Standard Time Zone (UTC−5) as standard time, and Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) as daylight saving time (DST). DST is observed annually from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November.[1]
| Time in the Bahamas | |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time |
| Initials | EST |
| UTC offset | UTC−5 |
| Daylight saving time | |
| Name | Eastern Daylight Time |
| Initials | EDT |
| UTC offset | UTC−4 |
| Start | Second Sunday in March |
| End | First Sunday in November |
| tz database | |
| America/Nassau | |
IANA time zone database
editIn the IANA time zone database, the Bahamas is given one zone in the file zone.tab—America/Nassau. "BS" refers to the country's ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. Data for the Bahamas directly from zone.tab of the IANA time zone database; columns marked with * are the columns from zone.tab itself:[2]
| c.c.* | coordinates* | TZ* | Comments | UTC offset | DST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS | +2505−07721 | America/Nassau | −05:00 | −04:00 |
References
edit- ^ "Bahamas, The". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "North America". tz database. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
External links
edit- Current time in the Bahamas at Time.is
- Time in the Bahamas at TimeAndDate
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