UTC−12:00
UTC−12:00
No one lives on UTC−12:00. Only the uninhabited US islands of Baker and Howland lie in it, which is why conference and paper deadlines use it as “Anywhere on Earth” (AoE): once it is past midnight here, the day has ended everywhere.
Places on UTC−12:00 all year
| Country or territory | Where |
|---|---|
| U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | Baker and Howland Islands (uninhabited) |
Other ways to write it
UTC−12:00·UTC−12GMT−12- ISO 8601:
-12:00(extended) ·-1200(basic) - tz database id:
Etc/GMT+12. The sign is inverted on purpose (POSIX style): it means UTC−12, not UTC+12. - Military time zone letter: Y