Pacific/Efate

Time zone identifier: Pacific/Efate

Current civil offset: +11:00 (+11)

Current DST state: Observing Standard Time

First standard time adoption: Adopted on 1912-01-12

Local Mean Time (LMT): +11:13:16 based on geographic meridian

Total recorded transitions: 23 transitions across 3 distinct offsets

Associated countries: VU

Historical Offset Step Chart (1880 to Present)

Text summary: Pacific/Efate shifted between 3 distinct offsets from 1912-01-12 through the modern era.

Complete Transition History (23 Transitions)

UTC Instant	Local Wall Time	Shift	Abbreviation	DST	Effect
`1912-01-12T12:46:44Z`	`1912-01-12 23:46:44`	+11:13:16 → +11:00	`+11`	No	overlap
`1973-12-22T12:00:00Z`	`1973-12-23 00:00:00`	+11:00 → +12:00	`+12`	Yes	gap
`1974-03-30T12:00:00Z`	`1974-03-30 23:00:00`	+12:00 → +11:00	`+11`	No	overlap
`1983-09-24T13:00:00Z`	`1983-09-25 01:00:00`	+11:00 → +12:00	`+12`	Yes	gap
`1984-03-24T12:00:00Z`	`1984-03-24 23:00:00`	+12:00 → +11:00	`+11`	No	overlap
`1984-09-22T13:00:00Z`	`1984-09-23 01:00:00`	+11:00 → +12:00	`+12`	Yes	gap
`1985-03-23T12:00:00Z`	`1985-03-23 23:00:00`	+12:00 → +11:00	`+11`	No	overlap
`1985-09-28T13:00:00Z`	`1985-09-29 01:00:00`	+11:00 → +12:00	`+12`	Yes	gap
`1986-03-22T12:00:00Z`	`1986-03-22 23:00:00`	+12:00 → +11:00	`+11`	No	overlap
`1986-09-27T13:00:00Z`	`1986-09-28 01:00:00`	+11:00 → +12:00	`+12`	Yes	gap
`1987-03-28T12:00:00Z`	`1987-03-28 23:00:00`	+12:00 → +11:00	`+11`	No	overlap
`1987-09-26T13:00:00Z`	`1987-09-27 01:00:00`	+11:00 → +12:00	`+12`	Yes	gap
`1988-03-26T12:00:00Z`	`1988-03-26 23:00:00`	+12:00 → +11:00	`+11`	No	overlap
`1988-09-24T13:00:00Z`	`1988-09-25 01:00:00`	+11:00 → +12:00	`+12`	Yes	gap
`1989-03-25T12:00:00Z`	`1989-03-25 23:00:00`	+12:00 → +11:00	`+11`	No	overlap
`1989-09-23T13:00:00Z`	`1989-09-24 01:00:00`	+11:00 → +12:00	`+12`	Yes	gap
`1990-03-24T12:00:00Z`	`1990-03-24 23:00:00`	+12:00 → +11:00	`+11`	No	overlap
`1990-09-22T13:00:00Z`	`1990-09-23 01:00:00`	+11:00 → +12:00	`+12`	Yes	gap
`1991-03-23T12:00:00Z`	`1991-03-23 23:00:00`	+12:00 → +11:00	`+11`	No	overlap
`1991-09-28T13:00:00Z`	`1991-09-29 01:00:00`	+11:00 → +12:00	`+12`	Yes	gap
`1992-01-25T12:00:00Z`	`1992-01-25 23:00:00`	+12:00 → +11:00	`+11`	No	overlap
`1992-10-24T13:00:00Z`	`1992-10-25 01:00:00`	+11:00 → +12:00	`+12`	Yes	gap
`1993-01-23T12:00:00Z`	`1993-01-23 23:00:00`	+12:00 → +11:00	`+11`	No	overlap

Notes from the Maintainers

Source: australasia (Lines 931 to 931)

Zone	NAME		STDOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]

Years on Record

Methodology Note: The 1970 Rule

tzdb guarantees accuracy for timestamps from 1970 onwards. Transitions prior to 1970 represent best-effort historical reconstructions.