Seychelles Time

Time in Africa:
Light Blue  | Cape Verde Time[a] (UTC−1)

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Blue  | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC)
Red  |

* Central European Time
* West Africa Time

(UTC+1)
Yellow  |

* Central Africa Time
* Eastern European Time
* South African Standard Time

(UTC+2)
Ochre  |

* Eastern European Time (UTC+2)[b]
* Eastern European Summer Time

(UTC+3)
Green  | East Africa Time (UTC+3)
Turquoise  |

* Mauritius Time[c]
* Seychelles Time[c]

(UTC+4)
a The islands of Cape Verde and Canary Islands are to the west of the African mainland.
b Locally known as Egypt Standard Time.
c Mauritius and the Seychelles are to the east and north-east of Madagascar respectively.

Seychelles Time, or SCT, is a time zone used by the nation of Seychelles in the Somali Sea. The zone is four hours ahead of UTC (UTC+04:00).[1][2]

Daylight saving time is not observed in this time zone.

Seychelles Time was first set by law in 1906.[3]

## See also

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* Mauritius Time

## References

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1. ^ Baedeker's Seychelles. 1992. p. 173. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
2. ^ Berlitz Pocket Guide Seychelles (Travel Guide EBook). Berlitz. 2017. ISBN 9781785730214. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
3. ^ Rind, Walter Lockhart (1907). The Laws of Seychelles Revised: Seychelles local laws, 1899-1906: Ordinance No 9 of Seychelles: To fix a standard time for Seychelles. p. 1689. Retrieved 3 June 2025.

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