What is the time difference between Los Angeles and Auckland?

Auckland is 19 hours ahead of Los Angeles. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.

When is the best time to call Auckland from Los Angeles?

Between 17:00–18:00 in Los Angeles, which is 12:00–13:00 in Auckland. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

Does Los Angeles observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Los Angeles runs on UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.

Does Auckland observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Auckland runs on UTC+12 in winter and UTC+13 in summer. The next change is on 2026-09-27, when clocks go forward by 60 minutes.

If it is midday in Los Angeles, what time is it in Auckland?

It is 07:00 in Auckland, and already the following day. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.

Which time zones do Los Angeles and Auckland use?

Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC-7 (PDT), and Auckland uses Pacific/Auckland, currently UTC+12 (NZST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Los Angeles time to Auckland time

Auckland is 19 hours ahead of Los Angeles right now, so midday in Los Angeles lands in the morning in Auckland.

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Hour by hour

The whole day mapped across: read down the left for Los Angeles, across for Auckland.

Los Angeles	Auckland
00:00	19:00
01:00	20:00
02:00	21:00
03:00	22:00
04:00	23:00
05:00	00:00next day
06:00	01:00next day
07:00	02:00next day
08:00	03:00next day
09:00	04:00next day
10:00	05:00next day
11:00	06:00next day
12:00	07:00next day
13:00	08:00next day
14:00	09:00next day
15:00	10:00next day
16:00	11:00next day
17:00	12:00next day
18:00	13:00next day
19:00	14:00next day
20:00	15:00next day
21:00	16:00next day
22:00	17:00next day
23:00	18:00next day

Daylight saving time

Los Angeles and Auckland both observe daylight saving. Where their change dates differ, so does the gap between them for the weeks in between.

Los Angeles

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC-8
Daylight: UTC-7
Next change: 2026-11-01 −60m

Auckland

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+12
Daylight: UTC+13
Next change: 2026-09-27 +60m

When you can actually talk

The window is 1 hour wide — 17:00–18:00 in Los Angeles, 12:00–13:00 in Auckland.

Los Angeles 17:00–18:00Auckland 12:00–13:00
Los Angeles 14:00–17:00Auckland 09:00–12:00

Reference

The underlying data, in case you need to put it in a calendar invitation or a configuration file.

	Los Angeles	Auckland
IANA zone	America/Los_Angeles	Pacific/Auckland
Abbreviation	PDT	NZST
Standard offset	UTC-8	UTC+12
Daylight offset	UTC-7	UTC+13
Clock changes this year	2	2
Country	United States	New Zealand

Example, not the current time. Live times appear once the page loads.

Common questions

What is the time difference between Los Angeles and Auckland?: Auckland is 19 hours ahead of Los Angeles. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.
When is the best time to call Auckland from Los Angeles?: Between 17:00–18:00 in Los Angeles, which is 12:00–13:00 in Auckland. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
Does Los Angeles observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Los Angeles runs on UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 in summer. The next change is on 2026-11-01, when clocks go back by 60 minutes.
Does Auckland observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Auckland runs on UTC+12 in winter and UTC+13 in summer. The next change is on 2026-09-27, when clocks go forward by 60 minutes.
If it is midday in Los Angeles, what time is it in Auckland?: It is 07:00 in Auckland, and already the following day. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do Los Angeles and Auckland use?: Los Angeles uses America/Los_Angeles, currently UTC-7 (PDT), and Auckland uses Pacific/Auckland, currently UTC+12 (NZST). Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.