Current Date And Time In Phoenix Islands, Kiribati
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
23:55:52 GILT
Capital: Kanton Island
Currency: Australian Dollar (AUD)
Timezone: UTC +12:00 (GILT)
Area: 27.92 km²
State Code: P
Get up-to-date public holiday dates for Phoenix Islands, Kiribati. Track official statutory days off, bank closures, and upcoming holiday schedules across Phoenix Islands.
Businesses, regional banks, and administrative offices across Phoenix Islands observe statutory public holidays in accordance with national labor regulations and official government decrees. In Phoenix Islands, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including National Day / Independence Day on July 12) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Kiribati's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Kiribati's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Phoenix Islands and the rest of Kiribati, not a separate Phoenix Islands-specific calendar.
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These are Kiribati's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Kiribati's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Kiribati, including Phoenix Islands. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Day / Independence Day | July 12 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.president.gov.ki |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| National Day / Independence Day | Mon, Jul 12, 2027 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Phoenix Islands follows Kiribati's statutory holiday calendar in full — the national government sets these dates, and regional banks, public offices and schools across the state close accordingly.
A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Phoenix Islands doesn't simply disappear — Kiribati's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.
As Phoenix Islands's capital, Kanton Island observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Phoenix Islands.