Port-aux-FrançaisFrench Southern Territories
Current time in Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories
Friday, 25 September 2026
French Southern & Antarctic TimeUTC+05:00
⛶ Full-screen clockPort-aux-Français time at a glance
- Country
- French Southern Territories
- Location
- Capital city of French Southern Territories
- Time zone
Indian/Kerguelen- UTC offset now
UTC+05:00- Current zone label
- GMT+5
- Next clock change
- No upcoming change available
Port-aux-Francais time guide
Does Port-aux-Francais change its clocks?
UTC+05:00.- Year-round offset
- French Southern and Antarctic Time (TFT), UTC+05:00
- Time-zone identifier
- Indian/Kerguelen
- Port-aux-Francais and London
- 5 hours ahead during GMT; 4 hours ahead during BST
- Port-aux-Francais and New York
- 10 hours ahead during EST; 9 hours ahead during EDT
Research base, not a permanent city
Personnel rotate through Port-aux-Francais
The French Southern and Antarctic Lands administration identifies Port-aux-Francais as the permanent scientific base on Kerguelen. Its technical, military and scientific personnel rotate, so a seasonal staffing count is not a permanent resident population.
Time-zone identity for Port-aux-Français
- IANA zone
Indian/Kerguelen- UTC offset now
- UTC+05:00
- Current zone label
- GMT+5
- Clock-change status
- No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Port-aux-Français is currently 5 hours ahead of UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Clock changes in Port-aux-Français
370-day checked horizon
No UTC offset change was found through Thursday, 30 September 2027 in runtime time-zone data 2026b.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Port-aux-Français
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Indian/Kerguelen, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.
Previous 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the previous 5 years.
Next 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the next 5 years.
Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.
Capital city context
About Port-aux-Français, capital of French Southern Territories
Port-aux-Français is the capital of French Southern Territories. This page combines its live local clock with location, time-zone, weather, Sun and Moon information.
- Capital status
- Capital of French Southern Territories
- Administrative area
- Kerguelen, French Southern Territories
- Population
- 45
- Coordinates
- 49.3492° S, 70.2194° E. The elevation is 11 metres.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Port-aux-Français
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Port-aux-Français. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- Saint-DenisReunion, Reunion3,425 km northwest
Indian/Reunion1 hour behind - Port LouisMauritius3,436 km northwest
Indian/Mauritius1 hour behind - AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar3,943 km northwest
Indian/Antananarivo2 hours behind - MaputoMaputo City, Mozambique4,142 km northwest
Africa/Maputo3 hours behind - MbabaneHhohho Region, Eswatini4,209 km northwest
Africa/Mbabane3 hours behind - MaseruMaseru District, Lesotho4,218 km west
Africa/Maseru3 hours behind
Sources for Port-aux-Français time and city facts
Time-zone calculations use runtime tzdb 2026b. Weather and astronomy sources include their own retrieval times where available.
View 4 sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · AccessedCity and country names, administrative area, coordinates and population.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · 2026b · Public domain · AccessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · AccessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- The Austral IslandsFrench Southern and Antarctic Lands administration · Official current overview · AccessedOfficial description of the Kerguelen district and Port-aux-Francais base.