What is UTC+14?
You need to keep in mind that UTC+14:00 is an identifier for a time offset that is 14 hours ahead of the
UTC time zone.
This UTC+14:00 time pattern is maintained using highly accurate atomic clocks matched to the Earth's rotation.
In this section, you will learn key facts about the current time in UTC+14:00 and stay well informed.
The IANA time zone identifier for UTC+14:00 time is Etc/GMT-14.
Please be aware that
Daylight Saving Time (DST) is not used in UTC+14:00 time zone.
UTC+14:00 is a fixed time zone that never observes DST, keeping the same UTC offset throughout the year.
UTC+1400 time zone is referred to as the latest time zone on Earth, as clocks in it always show the latest time of all time zones.
About UTC+1400 Time
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Longitude: 150° West
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Longitudes at Sea: 157.5° West - 142.5° West
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Abbreviation: UTC+14:00, UTC+1400 and UTC +14
What is UTC+14 Time Zone?
The UTC+1400 is the earliest time zone on Earth, meaning that areas in this zone are the first to see a new day, and therefore the first to celebrate a New Year.
The UTC+14:00 time zone is a time offset that adds 14 hours to
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
In the map above we highlight the entire region covered by the UTC +14 Time Zone.
As seen in the map above, the main cities and territories in the UTC+1400 Time Zone are:
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Kiritimati (Line Islands, Kiribati)
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Tabwakea (Line Islands, Kiribati)
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Teraina (Line Islands, Kiribati)
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Tabuaeran (Line Islands, Kiribati)
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Malden Island (Line Islands, Kiribati)
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Filippo Reef (Line Islands, Kiribati)
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Starbuck Island (Line Islands, Kiribati)
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Caroline Island (Line Islands, Kiribati)
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Vostok Island (Line Islands, Kiribati)
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Flint Island (Line Islands, Kiribati)
Kiritimati is a Pacific Ocean atoll in the northern Line Islands and is part of the Republic of Kiribati.
The name is derived from the English word "Christmas" written in Gilbertese according to its phonology.
Kiritimati comprises over 70% of the total land area of Kiribati, a country encompassing 33 Pacific atolls and islands.
UTC+1400 Time Zone is also observed during standard time and daylight saving time for various geographic regions.
You need to be very careful finding time zones that may have different names and abbreviations, but have a UTC+1400 offset.
The current time in UTC+1400 is the deviation used in other time zones such as:
UTC+14 Countries
Current time in UTC+1400 is present in the following country:
In Kiribati, the UTC+1400 time zone is present in the territory of Line Islands.
The island has the greatest land area of any atoll in the world, about 388 square kilometres.
The central Pacific Republic of Kiribati introduced a change of date for its eastern half on 31 December 1994, from time zones
UTC-11 and
UTC-10 to UTC+13:00 and UTC+1400.
Current time in UTC+1400 was used as a daylight time before 1982 in the parts of very eastern Russia (Chukotka) that used Anadyr Time.
Before this, the time zones
UTC+13 and UTC+1400 did not exist.
Current time in UTC+14 with seconds according to the official atomic clock.
