Current Time in Auckland, New Zealand: Clock and Time Zone

How it works

Read the time in Auckland
The big digits show the current time there, with the seconds, and the date below.
See the gap with you
The line under the date says how many hours Auckland is ahead of or behind your device, and its UTC offset.
Compare with other cities
The cards below compare your own time and your saved cities. Add or remove cities as you like.

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Time zone in Auckland

Auckland is on New Zealand Standard Time (NZST, UTC+12) in winter and switches to New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13) in summer. Its identifier in the international time zone database is Pacific/Auckland: it is what your phone and computer use to show the right time there.

Clock changes in Auckland:

2026: back 1 h on Sunday, April 5, 2026 (3:00 AM becomes 2:00 AM), then forward 1 h on Sunday, September 27, 2026 (2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM).
2027: back 1 h on Sunday, April 4, 2027 (3:00 AM becomes 2:00 AM), then forward 1 h on Sunday, September 26, 2027 (2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM).

New Zealand moves its clocks forward on the last Sunday of September and back on the first Sunday of April. In summer Auckland is on UTC+13, one of the first big cities to start each new day.

By the sun, noon in Auckland falls at about 12:21 PM in winter and 1:21 PM in summer (on average over the year). The city lies at 174.76° east, and every degree of longitude shifts the sun by 4 minutes. Clock time is close to sun time here. See the sunrise and sunset times in Auckland.

Time difference with major cities

When it is 12:00 PM (noon) in Auckland, it is:

City	January	July
New York	6:00 PM, day before	8:00 PM, day before
Los Angeles	3:00 PM, day before	5:00 PM, day before
London	11:00 PM, day before	1:00 AM
Paris	12:00 AM	2:00 AM
Tokyo	8:00 AM	9:00 AM
Sydney	10:00 AM	10:00 AM

The gap with Tokyo changes by one hour during the year, because Auckland changes its clocks and this city does not. With New York, Los Angeles, London and Paris, the gap is not the same in January and July: the clocks change at other times of the year there. With Sydney, the gap is the same in January and July but one hour different for 7 days a year, because the clocks do not change on the same dates.

Best time to call Auckland from New York

To reach someone at work in Auckland from New York: in January, the best window is from 3:00 PM to 10:00 PM in New York, which is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM the next day in Auckland. In July, the best window is from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM in New York, which is 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM the next day in Auckland.

For any other city, use the time zone converter or add it to the world clock.

Questions

What time zone is Auckland in?

Auckland is on New Zealand Standard Time (UTC+12, NZST), and on New Zealand Daylight Time (UTC+13) in summer. The time zone identifier is Pacific/Auckland.

Does Auckland have daylight saving time?

Yes. In 2027, clocks go back on Sunday, April 4, 2027 and forward on Sunday, September 26, 2027.

What is the time difference between Auckland and New York?

In January Auckland is 18 h ahead of New York; in July, 16 h ahead of New York. The gap changes because the two cities change their clocks at different times of the year.

Is the time shown for Auckland exact?

Yes. It comes from your device’s clock, converted with the official time zone rules for Pacific/Auckland. If your own clock is a few seconds off, the time shown for Auckland is off by the same amount.

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