SST — Samoa Standard Time
SST is Samoa Standard Time, -11:00, used in Oceania. In code, use Pacific/Pago_Pago rather than the abbreviation.
Samoa Standard Time · Oceania
13:15:43
Wednesday, 12 August 2026
- abbreviation denotes
- -11:00
- in force right now
- SST (UTC-11:00)
- use in code
- Pacific/Pago_Pago
- next clock change
- none — fixed offset
Use the IANA name, not the abbreviation
Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
# right: an IANA zone carries the full history of rule changes
now = datetime.now(ZoneInfo("Pacific/Pago_Pago"))
print(now.isoformat(), now.tzname())
# wrong: an abbreviation is not resolvable, and a hard-coded offset
# silently rots the next time the rules change
# now = datetime.now(timezone(timedelta(hours=...))) # don'tSST questions
What does SST stand for?
SST is Samoa Standard Time, -11:00, used in Oceania. The IANA zone to use in code is Pacific/Pago_Pago.
What time is it in SST right now?
Samoa Standard Time: 13:15 on Wednesday (SST).
Which IANA timezone should I use instead of SST?
Pacific/Pago_Pago for Samoa Standard Time. Date libraries cannot resolve bare abbreviations, and an abbreviation carries no daylight-saving history, so a stored offset silently rots when a government changes the rules.