Etc/GMT Time Zone: Current Time in GMT
Thursday, October 1, 2026
- Time zone
- Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
- UTC offset
- UTC+0
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
Where the Etc/GMT time zone is used
Also known in software as: Etc/GMT+0, Etc/GMT-0, Etc/GMT0, Etc/Greenwich, GMT, GMT+0, GMT-0, GMT0, Greenwich.
Time in Etc/GMT vs major world cities
| City | Local time | Difference from Etc/GMT |
|---|
| New York | Thu | 4 hours behind |
| Los Angeles | Thu | 7 hours behind |
| London | Thu | 1 hour ahead |
| Paris | Thu | 2 hours ahead |
| Dubai | Thu | 4 hours ahead |
| Mumbai | Fri | 5.5 hours ahead |
| Singapore | Fri | 8 hours ahead |
| Tokyo | Fri | 9 hours ahead |
| Sydney | Fri | 10 hours ahead |
| Johannesburg | Thu | 2 hours ahead |
| São Paulo | Thu | 3 hours behind |
| Chicago | Thu | 5 hours behind |
Etc/GMT time zone
Greenwich Mean Time
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
IANA: Etc/GMT · UTC+0
Daylight saving time in Etc/GMT
Etc/GMT does not use daylight saving time. The offset stays UTC+0 all year.
October 2026 calendar for Etc/GMT
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|
| | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
What time zone is Etc/GMT in?
Clocks in Etc/GMT run on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, UTC+0); software knows the zone as Etc/GMT.
Does Etc/GMT observe daylight saving time?
No. Etc/GMT keeps UTC+0 all year, so its time difference with places that do change their clocks shifts by an hour twice a year.
Etc/GMT in software and databases
Older software may still use Etc/GMT+0, Etc/GMT-0, Etc/GMT0, Etc/Greenwich, GMT, GMT+0; these are aliases of Etc/GMT and give identical times.
Standard offset UTC+0, no daylight saving time (as of 2026).
Frequently asked questions about Etc/GMT
What time zone is Etc/GMT in?
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), UTC+0; IANA zone Etc/GMT.
Does Etc/GMT have daylight saving time?
No, it stays on UTC+0 all year.