What time is it in Vatican City?

Vatican City is currently on standard time, UTC+1:00. The next change is Sunday, March 28, 2027, when clocks go forward one hour — 2:00 am becomes 3:00 am local time.

Vatican is 6 hours ahead of New York and 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles. 9am in New York is 3:00 pm in Vatican.

To convert a specific time rather than read the current one, the converter shows both directions with the next clock change for each.

The day is 9 hours 54 minutes long in Vatican, and losing 2 minutes a day. The sun peaks within a few minutes of twelve o’clock, so Vatican City’s offset fits its longitude about as closely as a whole-hour offset can.

The solar year swings 6 hours 6 minutes in Vatican: 15 hours 14 minutes of daylight at the June solstice against 9 hours 7 minutes at the December one. Being north of the equator, its longest day falls in June — the opposite way round from the other hemisphere.

On UTC+1:00 right now, the same clock as Vatican City: