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In Dominican Republic, there is only one time zone in use: Atlantic Standard Time, AST (UTC-04). Time in Dominican Republic does not change because it does not observe Daylight Saving Time.
For comparing the current time in Dominican Republic and United Kingdom or any other country combination, visit time comparison. For an introduction to UTC and world time, read UTC by country. Time changes in Dominican Republic are shown below by city, state or region.
| Regions | Standard Time | Daylight Saving Time | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time zone | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Time zone | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |||
| Atlantic Standard Time AST (UTC-04) | UTC-04 all year long | No Daylight Saving Time | |||||||
The information in this page comes from data published in the Time Zone Database managed by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA).
| Year | Time zone Abbreviation | UTC Offset | Time zone Name | Daylight Saving Time | Begins (local time) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | AST | UTC-04 | Atlantic Standard Time | no | Sunday, December 3 2000, 01:00 AM |
| 2000 | EST | UTC-05 | no | Sunday, October 29 2000, 02:00 AM | |
| 1974 | AST | UTC-04 | Atlantic Standard Time | no | Sunday, October 27 1974, 12:00 AM |
| 1974 | EST | UTC-05 | no | Sunday, January 20 1974, 12:00 AM | |
| 1973 | EHDT | UTC-04:30 | yes | Sunday, October 28 1973, 12:00 AM | |
| 1973 | EST | UTC-05 | no | Saturday, January 20 1973, 12:00 AM | |
| 1972 | EHDT | UTC-04:30 | yes | Sunday, October 29 1972, 12:00 AM | |
| 1972 | EST | UTC-05 | no | Thursday, January 20 1972, 12:00 AM | |
| 1971 | EHDT | UTC-04:30 | yes | Sunday, October 31 1971, 12:00 AM | |
| 1971 | EST | UTC-05 | no | Tuesday, January 19 1971, 12:00 AM | |
| 1970 | EHDT | UTC-04:30 | yes | Sunday, October 25 1970, 12:00 AM | |
| 1970 | EST | UTC-05 | no | Friday, February 20 1970, 12:00 AM | |
| 1969 | EHDT | UTC-04:30 | yes | Sunday, October 26 1969, 12:00 AM | |
| 1967 | EST | UTC-05 | no | Monday, February 27 1967, 12:00 AM | |
| 1966 | EDT | UTC-04 | yes | Sunday, October 30 1966, 12:00 AM | |
| 1933 | EST | UTC-05 | no | Saturday, April 1 1933, 12:00 PM | |
| 1901 | SDMT | UTC-04:40 | no | Friday, December 13 1901, 04:05 PM |