Pacific/Auckland time zone

Pacific/Auckland is an IANA time zone used in New Zealand. It is on daylight saving time now, UTC+13 (NZDT), until Sunday, April 4, 2027.

Pacific/Auckland at a glance

Rules of the Pacific/Auckland time zone

Standard time in Pacific/Auckland is UTC+12 (NZST). During daylight saving time the zone moves 1 hour to UTC+13 (NZDT). The table lists the recent and upcoming changes as recorded in tz database version 2026e.

Recent and upcoming changes in Pacific/Auckland

Where Pacific/Auckland is used

Pacific/Auckland is used in New Zealand. These are the largest cities in our list that follow it.

• Auckland
• Wellington

Pacific/Auckland compared with other time zones

Differences change during the year when one side moves to or from daylight saving time, so the table shows January and July separately.

Other zones on UTC+13 right now

These IANA zones show the same time as Pacific/Auckland today. Their clock-change rules may differ.

• Pacific/Apia
• Pacific/Tongatapu
• Pacific/Kanton
• Pacific/Fakaofo

Using Pacific/Auckland in software

Store and send the zone as its IANA name, Pacific/Auckland, not as a fixed offset. A fixed offset such as UTC+13 gives the wrong result after the next clock change.

Show the current time in Pacific/Auckland:

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'Pacific/Auckland', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date());
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.now(ZoneInfo('Pacific/Auckland'))
// PHP
(new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('Pacific/Auckland')))->format('c');
# Shell
TZ=Pacific/Auckland date

Tools for time in Pacific/Auckland

• Convert a time to or from Pacific/Auckland: pick a date and time and see it in every city on your list.
• Add Auckland to your world clock to keep it next to your own time.
• Find a meeting time that falls inside office hours in Pacific/Auckland and the other cities you work with.
• Open a full-screen clock for your own time zone.

Frequently asked questions

Time zone rules: IANA tz database, version 2026e. Place names and coordinates: GeoNames. Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the coordinates and can differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.