Time in Jamestown, Saint Helena
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
What time is it in Jamestown? It is on Wednesday, 4 November 2026.
Next public holiday in Saint Helena: King's Birthday, Friday, 13 November (in 9 days) · All holidays
Jamestown time zone
- Time zone
- Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
- UTC offset
- UTC
- IANA time zone
- Atlantic/St_Helena
- Week number
- 45
Daylight saving time in Jamestown
Jamestown does not observe daylight saving time. The time is UTC all year round.
Sunrise and sunset in Jamestown today
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Solar noon
- 12:06
- Golden hour
- 05:31–06:14 and 17:58–18:42
- Day length
- 12 h 43 min (47 s longer than yesterday)
- Twilight
- 05:22–05:44 and 18:28–18:50
- Next solar eclipse
- Partial solar eclipse, 6 February 202743% of the Sun covered, maximum at 17:24
Moon in Jamestown today
Waning crescent
Illumination: 23%
- Moonrise
- 02:22
- Moonset
- 14:31
- Next full moon
- Tuesday, 24 November 2026, 14:53
- Next new moon
- Monday, 9 November 2026, 07:02
- Next lunar eclipse
- Partial lunar eclipse, 12 January 2028Maximum at 04:13
About Jamestown
Jamestown is the capital city of Saint Helena. Local time in Jamestown follows GMT (UTC). As of 2016, the population of Jamestown is 714.
- Coordinates
- 15°55′30″S 5°43′05″W
- Elevation
- 10 m
- Region
- Saint Helena
- Country
- Saint Helena
- Population
- 714 (2016)
Where is Jamestown
Best time to call Jamestown
Working hours in Jamestown are usually from 09:00 to 18:00, Monday to Friday.
Time in other cities in Saint Helena
Time difference from Jamestown
+ means the time there is ahead of Jamestown, − that it is behind.
- Los Angeles USA −8 hours
- Chicago USA −6 hours
- Mexico City Mexico −6 hours
- New York USA −5 hours
- Toronto Canada −5 hours
- São Paulo Brazil −3 hours
- London UK same time
- Berlin Germany +1 hour
- Paris France +1 hour
- Cairo Egypt +2 hours
- Istanbul Turkey +3 hours
- Moscow Russia +3 hours
- Dubai UAE +4 hours
- Mumbai India +5.5 hours
- Beijing China +8 hours
- Hong Kong +8 hours
- Singapore +8 hours
- Seoul South Korea +9 hours
- Tokyo Japan +9 hours
- Sydney Australia +11 hours
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Jamestown in?
Jamestown is in the GMT time zone (Atlantic/St_Helena), UTC.
Does Jamestown observe daylight saving time?
No. Jamestown stays on UTC all year round.
What is the UTC offset in Jamestown?
The current UTC offset in Jamestown is UTC.
What is UTC?
UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) is the world's time standard. Every time zone is defined by its difference from UTC: UTC+2, for example, is 2 hours ahead of it, and UTC-5 is 5 hours behind. UTC does not change for daylight saving time and in practice matches Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). The time in Jamestown is currently UTC.
What time is sunrise in Jamestown today?
Today the sun rises in Jamestown at 05:44 and sets at 18:28.