New Christian Next Steps
The focus of our life group is walking in step with Jesus. New Christian Next Steps is not just for new Christians, though. It is also for those returning to the Lord.
Our life group consists of people from all over the world.
We meet on Saturdays at 10 AM Central Standard Time.
✝ New Christian Next Steps — Global Time Zone Reference
⚠ Next-day entries (Sunday, March 29) are shown in dark red with a SUNDAY label. | DST Note: USA sprung forward March 8; Europe springs forward March 29 (not yet in effect for this event). Australia/NZ still on DST (ends April 5).
| UTC Offset | Local Time (Sat, Mar 28) | Countries, Territories & Regions |
|---|---|---|
| ◀ AMERICAS — WESTERN | ||
| UTC −12:00 | 3:00 AM | Baker Island (US), Howland Island (US) — uninhabited US territories |
| UTC −11:00 | 4:00 AM | American Samoa (US), Niue, Midway Atoll (US) |
| UTC −10:00 | 5:00 AM | Hawaii (USA) — no DST; Cook Islands; Tahiti (French Polynesia); Johnston Atoll (US) |
| UTC −9:30 | 5:30 AM | Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia) |
| UTC −9:00 | 6:00 AM | Alaska (USA) — on AKDT; Gambier Islands (French Polynesia) |
| UTC −8:00 | 7:00 AM | Pacific Time — USA (CA, WA, OR, NV, ID, parts of others) on PDT; British Columbia, Canada on PDT; Baja California, Mexico on PDT; Pitcairn Islands |
| UTC −7:00 | 8:00 AM | Mountain Time — USA on MDT (CO, UT, MT, WY, NM, ND, SD, NE, KS, parts of others); Alberta, Canada on MDT; Arizona (USA — no DST, year-round UTC-7); Sonora, Mexico (no DST); Yukon, Canada (no DST, year-round UTC-7) |
| UTC −6:00 | 9:00 AM | Central Time — USA on CDT (IL, TX, OK, MN, MO, AR, LA, MS, AL, WI, IA, and many others); Manitoba, Saskatchewan (most), Ontario (west), Canada; Mexico (most mainland); Guatemala; Belize; Honduras; El Salvador; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Ecuador (Galápagos Islands); Easter Island, Chile (on CDT) |
| ★ UTC −5:00 | 10:00 AM ★ | YOUR MEETING — Central Daylight Time (CDT). Central Time USA on CDT (same zone as above but this IS the meeting time). Also: Colombia, Peru, Ecuador (mainland), Cuba (on CDT), Haiti, Jamaica, Panama, Cayman Islands, Quintana Roo (Mexico — no DST, year-round) |
| UTC −4:00 | 11:00 AM | Eastern Time USA on EDT (NY, FL, GA, NC, SC, VA, OH, PA, MI, IN, and many others); Ontario (east), Quebec (most), New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, Canada (Atlantic); Venezuela; Bolivia; Trinidad and Tobago; Barbados; Antigua & Barbuda; Dominica; Grenada; Guyana; Saint Kitts & Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent & Grenadines; Dominican Republic; Puerto Rico (USA — no DST); US Virgin Islands (USA — no DST); Turks & Caicos; Chile (mainland on CDT — now UTC-3 due to DST in effect); Brazil (Amazonas, most of west) |
| UTC −3:30 | 11:30 AM | Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (on NDT) |
| UTC −3:00 | 12:00 PM (noon) | Brazil (Brasília, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and most states on BRT); Argentina; Uruguay; Suriname; French Guiana; Chile (mainland is UTC-3 during DST); Greenland (most, on WGT/WGST); Saint Pierre & Miquelon (on PMDT); Falkland Islands (on FKST) |
| UTC −2:00 | 1:00 PM | South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (UK); Brazil (offshore — Fernando de Noronha, no DST); Greenland (east, no DST) |
| UTC −1:00 | 2:00 PM | Cabo Verde; Azores, Portugal (on AZOT — not yet on summer time as Europe changes March 29); Greenland (Scoresbysund on EGT) |
| ◀ EUROPE & AFRICA | ||
| UTC ±0:00 | 3:00 PM | United Kingdom (on GMT — Europe DST does NOT start until March 29, so UK is still UTC+0); Ireland (on GMT); Portugal (on WET); Iceland (no DST, always UTC); Faroe Islands (Denmark, on WET); Ghana; Liberia; Sierra Leone; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Senegal; Gambia; Mauritania; Mali; Burkina Faso; Togo; Benin; São Tomé & Príncipe; Côte d'Ivoire; Western Sahara (Morocco administers — Morocco is on permanent DST at UTC+1, see below) |
| UTC +1:00 | 4:00 PM | Most of Western & Central Europe on CET (still standard time — DST starts March 29): France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican, Liechtenstein, Gibraltar (UK), Malta, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland; Nigeria; Algeria; Tunisia; Cameroon; Chad; Niger; Central African Republic; Republic of Congo; Gabon; Equatorial Guinea; Angola; Namibia; Morocco (on permanent DST, UTC+1 year-round) |
| UTC +2:00 | 5:00 PM | Eastern Europe on EET (still standard time — DST starts March 29): Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland (uses UTC+2/+3), Ukraine, Moldova; Egypt; South Africa; Zimbabwe; Zambia; Malawi; Mozambique; Botswana; Eswatini; Lesotho; Burundi; Rwanda; Uganda; Sudan; Libya; Israel (springs forward March 27 to UTC+3); Palestinian Territories (Gaza, West Bank — springs forward March 27 to UTC+3); Jordan (UTC+3 after spring forward); Lebanon (UTC+3 after spring forward); Syria (UTC+3 after spring forward) — NOTE: Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria all spring forward the last Friday of March, so on March 28 they are at UTC+3, see below |
| UTC +3:00 | 6:00 PM | Russia (Moscow, Kaliningrad uses UTC+2 but Moscow/west Russia = UTC+3 — no DST in Russia); Belarus (no DST); Turkey (no DST, permanent UTC+3); Saudi Arabia; Iraq; Kuwait; Qatar; Bahrain; Yemen; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Djibouti; Somalia; Kenya; Tanzania; Uganda; South Sudan; Israel (on IDT, sprung forward March 27); Jordan (on EEST, sprung forward); Lebanon (on EEST); Syria (on EEST); Palestinian Territories (on EEST); Comoros; Madagascar; Réunion (France); Mayotte (France); East Africa overall |
| UTC +3:30 | 6:30 PM | Iran (on IRST — Iran springs forward March 20 each year; in March 2026 is on IRDT = UTC+4:30, see next row) |
| UTC +4:00 | 7:00 PM | UAE (Dubai, Abu Dhabi — no DST); Oman; Georgia; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Mauritius; Seychelles; Maldives; Russia (Samara Oblast, Udmurtia = UTC+4) |
| UTC +4:30 | 7:30 PM | Iran (on IRDT — Iran is on Daylight Time from March 20 = UTC+4:30 on March 28, 2026); Afghanistan (AFST, no DST) |
| ◀ ASIA & INDIAN OCEAN | ||
| UTC +5:00 | 8:00 PM | Pakistan; Uzbekistan; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan; Kazakhstan (west); Maldives; French Southern Territories (Kerguelen Islands) |
| UTC +5:30 | 8:30 PM | India (no DST, entire country uses UTC+5:30); Sri Lanka |
| UTC +5:45 | 8:45 PM | Nepal |
| UTC +6:00 | 9:00 PM | Bangladesh; Bhutan; Kyrgyzstan; Kazakhstan (Almaty, east); Russia (Omsk area = UTC+6) |
| UTC +6:30 | 9:30 PM | Myanmar (Burma); Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) |
| UTC +7:00 | 10:00 PM | Thailand; Vietnam; Laos; Cambodia; Indonesia (Western — Sumatra, Java, West & Central Kalimantan); Russia (Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk area); Christmas Island (Australia); Mongolia (west) |
| UTC +8:00 | 11:00 PM | China (entire country uses single UTC+8); Hong Kong; Macau; Taiwan; Philippines; Malaysia; Singapore; Brunei; Indonesia (Central — South & East Kalimantan, Bali, Lombok, Sulawesi, Nusa Tenggara); Russia (Irkutsk area); Mongolia (most); Western Australia (Perth — no DST) |
| UTC +8:45 | 11:45 PM | Eucla region, Western Australia (small railroad corridor — no DST) |
| ◀ EAST ASIA, PACIFIC & AUSTRALASIA — ⚠ Times below fall on SUNDAY, March 29 | ||
| UTC +9:00 | 12:00 AM Sunday | Japan (no DST); South Korea; North Korea; Indonesia (Eastern — Maluku, Papua); East Timor (Timor-Leste); Palau; Russia (Yakutsk area) |
| UTC +9:30 | 12:30 AM Sunday | Australia — Northern Territory (Darwin, no DST); Australia — South Australia (Adelaide) still on ACDT (UTC+10:30) until April 5. NOTE: On March 28 Adelaide is UTC+10:30, not +9:30 — see UTC+10:30 row below. |
| UTC +10:00 | 1:00 AM Sunday | Australia — Queensland (Brisbane, no DST, year-round UTC+10); Papua New Guinea; Guam (USA); Northern Mariana Islands (USA); Russia (Vladivostok area) |
| UTC +10:30 | 1:30 AM Sunday | Australia — South Australia (Adelaide) on ACDT (DST still in effect until April 5); Lord Howe Island (Australia) on LHDT (DST still in effect) |
| UTC +11:00 | 2:00 AM Sunday | Australia — New South Wales (Sydney), Victoria (Melbourne), Australian Capital Territory (Canberra), Tasmania (Hobart) — all on AEDT (DST still in effect until April 5); Solomon Islands; Vanuatu; New Caledonia (France); Norfolk Island (Australia, on NFDT — DST in effect) |
| UTC +12:00 | 3:00 AM Sunday | <|
