Time in Liberia is given by a single time zone, denoted as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT; UTC+00:00).[1][2] Liberia shares this time zone with several other countries, including fourteen in western Africa where it was formerly known as Western Sahara Standard Time (WSST).[3] Liberia has never observed daylight saving time (DST).[4]
| Time in Liberia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time |
| Initials | GMT |
| UTC offset | UTC+00:00 |
| Adopted | 7 January 1972 |
| Daylight saving time | |
| DST not observed | |
| tz database | |
| Africa/Monrovia | |
History
editLiberia first adopted the UTC offset -0:43:08 (called Liberia Mean Time; LMT) as it was the geographical central meridian on which the capital Monrovia was located.[5] The time zone was renamed to Monrovia Mean Time in 1882.[5] In March 1919, the offset was redefined forward by 1 minute and 22 seconds to -0:44:30.[6][7] Liberia adopted Greenwich Mean Time (GMT; UTC+00:00) on 7 January 1972.[8]
IANA time zone database
editIn the IANA time zone database, Liberia is given one zone in the file zone.tab – Africa/Monrovia. "LR" refers to the country's ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. Data for Liberia directly from zone.tab of the IANA time zone database; columns marked with * are the columns from zone.tab itself:[5]
| c.c.* | coordinates* | TZ* | Comments | UTC offset | DST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LR | +0618−01047 | Africa/Monrovia | +00:00 | +00:00 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Liberia at The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Retrieved 26 July 2021. "time difference: UTC 0".
- ^ Liberia time zone. GreenwichMeanTime.com. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Western European Time. TimeAndDate.com. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Liberia Time Zone. TimeTemperature.com. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ a b c Africa at the tz database. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ United States Naval Observatory Nautical Almanac Office (1 January 1968) The Nautical Almanac for the Year 1970. (1st edition). United States Government Publishing Office. p. 264. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Shanks, Thomas G. (1 July 1999) The International Atlas: World Longitudes & Latitudes, Time Changes and Time Zones. (5th edition). ACS Publications. Retrieved 26 July 2021.[page needed]
- ^ Tolbert, William R. (1972). Republic of Liberia presidential papers: documents, diary and record of activities of the Chief Executive, July 23, 1971-July 31, 1972. Monrovia, R.L. [i.e. Republic of Liberia]: Executive Mansion. p. 330. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
External links
edit- Current time in Liberia at Time.is
- Time in Liberia at TimeAndDate.com