Suriname
Time now in Oost
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:35Sunset 06:51Time zone UTC −3
Time zone
America/Paramaribo
UTC offset
UTC −3
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
—
Sunrise
06:35
Sunset
06:51
Day length
12h 16m
Coordinates
5.50, -55.11
Time difference from Oost
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Oost right now.
Oost on the map
About the time in Oost
Clocks in Oost stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC −3 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Suriname.
Oost runs on America/Paramaribo, which puts the city UTC −3 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
The zone identifier America/Paramaribo is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Paramaribo keeps pointing at Paramaribo time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Oost
- What are normal business hours in Oost in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Oost runs from 12:00–20:00 UTC today.
- Does Oost change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Oost keeps UTC −3 throughout the year.
- What time is it in Oost right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Oost, updating every second from America/Paramaribo (UTC −3).
- Which time zone is Oost in?
- Oost uses America/Paramaribo, currently UTC −3.
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