Machine-readable rule source
Exact offsets and transition rows come from the IANA Time Zone Database as exposed by the deployed runtime. IANA publishes tzdb releases when governments change civil-time rules.
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IANA timezone
America/Port-au-Prince is the IANA timezone for Haiti, currently at UTC-04:00 (EDT). It observes daylight saving time, so the offset changes on the scheduled transition dates each year. The zone covers 4 cities listed below, with live clocks updating every second.
Last updated recently. Offset, DST behavior, and city coverage are refreshed from the live timezone dataset during the page revalidation window.
Current time in EDT
--:--:--America/Port-au-Prince · UTC-04:00
Abbreviation
EDT
UTC Offset
UTC-04:00
DST Status
Observing DST
Country
Haiti
Timezone planning depth
Timezone policy evidence
Practical use cases
Trust boundaries
Source-change watch
Exact offsets and transition rows come from the IANA Time Zone Database as exposed by the deployed runtime. IANA publishes tzdb releases when governments change civil-time rules.
Check IANA Time Zone DatabaseNo jurisdiction-specific policy source is attached for America/Port-au-Prince. Confirm legal clock-change announcements with the relevant government or time authority before relying on future rules.
Year-round offset behavior
The forward 12-month sweep returned 2 scheduled offset transitions. Cumulative offset movement is +2h. Anchor stored timestamps to the IANA zone, not to a fixed UTC offset.
| Date (local) | Local time | From | To | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1, 2026 | 1:00 AM | UTC-04:00 (EDT) | UTC-05:00 (EST) | -1h |
| March 14, 2027 | 3:00 AM | UTC-05:00 (EST) | UTC-04:00 (EDT) | +1h |
Offset window
UTC-04:00 (EDT)
152 days
Offset window
UTC-05:00 (EST)
133 days
Offset window
UTC-04:00 (EDT)
80 days
Primary offset across the window: UTC-04:00 (EDT) for about 152 days.
Coverage reference
Country roster
Peer zones at UTC-04:00 right now
Same-offset peers can drift apart later in the year if their DST rules differ; today's offset match is not a permanent equivalence.
Top cities in America/Port-au-Prince (by population)
Meetings can drift when regions change daylight saving time on different weekends. This radar calls out those risk windows.
Reference fields include America/Port-au-Prince: IANA zone ID, current offset and abbreviation, DST transition dates, peer zones, country roster, and top cities.
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