| Mauritius Time | |
|---|---|
| Time zone | |
.svg) Islands of the Republic of Mauritius (excluding Chagos Archipelago and Tromelin Island) | |
| UTC offset | |
| MUT | UTC+04:00 |
| Current time | |
| :: MUT [refresh] | |
| Observance of DST | |
| DST is not observed in this time zone. | |
| Light Blue | Cape Verde Time[a] (UTC−1) |
| Blue | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC) |
| Red | (UTC+1) |
| Yellow | (UTC+2) |
| Ochre | Egypt Standard Time (UTC+2) |
| Egypt Summer Time (UTC+3) | |
| Green | East Africa Time (UTC+3) |
| Turquoise | (UTC+4) |
b Mauritius and the Seychelles are east and northeast of Madagascar, respectively.
Mauritius Time (MUT) is a time zone used by the nation of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. The zone is four hours ahead of UTC (UTC+04:00).
Mauritius does not use daylight saving time; however, it has been used in the past. Daylight saving time was first introduced in Mauritius in 1982; however, it was discontinued the following year.[citation needed] It was re-introduced in 2008; however, it was not used in 2009 or since. In 2008, the period started at 2 am UTC+5 (1 am UTC+4) on 26 October 2008 (the last Sunday in October), and ended at 2 am UTC+5 (1 am UTC+4) on 29 March 2009 (the last Sunday in March). Mauritius is in the Southern Hemisphere, so summer begins towards the end of the year.
