Time in Auckland
Auckland runs on Pacific/Auckland, currently UTC+12 (NZST). Its clocks change 2 times in 2026.
Auckland, New Zealand
Zone facts
- IANA zone
- Pacific/Auckland
- Abbreviation
- NZST
- Standard offset
- UTC+12
- Daylight offset
- UTC+13
- Country
- New Zealand (NZ)
- Coordinates
- -36.85, 174.76
Daylight saving time
Clocks in Auckland change 2 times in 2026. The next changes:
- 2026-09-27 at 01:59Clocks go forward 60 minutes (UTC+12 → UTC+13)
- 2027-04-04 at 02:59Clocks go back 60 minutes (UTC+13 → UTC+12)
Sunrise and sunset
Computed from the city’s latitude and longitude with the NOAA solar position algorithm — no API, no network call.
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Daylight
- 10 hours 56 minutes
Against the major hubs
Common questions
- What time zone is Auckland in?
- Auckland uses the Pacific/Auckland time zone, currently UTC+12 (NZST). Use the IANA identifier rather than the abbreviation in code — abbreviations are ambiguous, and this one may mean something else somewhere else.
- Does Auckland observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Auckland moves between UTC+12 in winter and UTC+13 in summer, changing 2 times in 2026.
- What is the difference between Auckland and UTC?
- UTC+12 as of the last rebuild. It swings between UTC+12 and UTC+13 across the year.
- When does the sun rise and set in Auckland?
- On the day of the last rebuild, sunrise was 06:56 and sunset 17:52 local time, giving 10 hours 56 minutes of daylight. These are computed from the city’s latitude and longitude, not fetched from anywhere.