Current time in Auckland

New Zealand · UTC+12/UTC+13

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Pacific/Auckland

UTC offset

UTC+12/UTC+13

Daylight Saving

Yes — observed

Time zone ID

Pacific/Auckland

Business hours

8:30 AM – 5:00 PM NZST (Monday–Friday)

About Auckland's time zone

Auckland follows New Zealand Standard Time (NZST, UTC+12) in winter and New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13) in summer — making it one of the first major cities to welcome each new day. New Zealand's DST runs from the last Sunday in September to the first Sunday in April (reversed from the Northern Hemisphere). At UTC+13 in summer, Auckland is actually ahead of the International Date Line and shares the calendar date with Samoa.

Best time to call Auckland

Calling from	Recommended window
London	10:00 PM – 7:00 AM GMT
Los Angeles	2:00 PM – 11:00 PM PT
Singapore	6:00 AM – 3:00 PM SGT
Sydney	8:30 AM – 5:30 PM AEST

Did you know? Auckland's UTC+13 in summer means it's technically a day ahead of most of the world. When New York is experiencing Monday morning, Auckland is already in Tuesday afternoon — a 25-hour difference. This makes Auckland a peculiar place for global trading: Auckland investors can react to Monday's US market movements on their Tuesday morning, before those markets open for their own Tuesday session.

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