Current Time in Auckland
Local time, UTC offset and daylight saving dates for the
Pacific/Auckland time zone, plus a timestamp converter already set to it.
Current local time in Auckland
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| IANA identifier | Pacific/Auckland |
|---|---|
| Current UTC offset | UTC+12:00 |
| Abbreviation | GMT+12 |
| Full name | New Zealand Standard Time |
| Region | Pacific |
| Observes DST | Yes |
| Standard offset | UTC+12:00 |
| Daylight offset | UTC+13:00 |
| Unix timestamp now | — |
Convert a timestamp to Auckland time
The output zone below is preset to Pacific/Auckland, with daylight
saving applied for whichever date you convert.
Unix timestamp to date
Auto-detect reads the magnitude: 10 digits are seconds, 13 milliseconds, 16 microseconds, 19 nanoseconds.
| Your local time | — |
|---|---|
| Selected time zone | — |
| UTC / GMT | — |
| ISO 8601 | — |
| RFC 2822 | — |
| Relative | — |
| Day of week | — |
| Day of year / week | — |
Daylight saving time in Auckland
This zone shifts its clocks twice a year, so its offset from UTC depends on the date. In 2026 the transitions fall at:
| Transition | Local time in Auckland | Offset after |
|---|---|---|
| Clocks go forward | Sunday, 27 September 2026 at 03:00:00 GMT+13 | UTC+13:00 |
| Clocks go back | Sunday, 05 April 2026 at 02:00:00 GMT+12 | UTC+12:00 |
Around the forward transition an hour of local time does not exist, and around the backward transition an hour occurs twice. Any job scheduled at a wall-clock time inside those windows will be skipped or run twice — the reason recurring work should be scheduled in UTC. See daylight saving bugs.
Converting timestamps for this zone in code
Always pass the IANA identifier Pacific/Auckland rather than a numeric
offset. The identifier carries the zone's entire history of offset and
daylight saving changes, so a timestamp from any year converts correctly; a
hard-coded offset is only right until the next rule change.
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.fromtimestamp(1710050400, ZoneInfo("Pacific/Auckland"))
// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'Pacific/Auckland',
dateStyle: 'full', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date(1710050400 * 1000));
<?php // PHP
(new DateTimeImmutable("@1710050400"))->setTimezone(new DateTimeZone("Pacific/Auckland")); More languages on the code examples pages.
Other time zones in Pacific
- ApiaPacific/Apia
- BougainvillePacific/Bougainville
- ChathamPacific/Chatham
- ChuukPacific/Chuuk
- EasterPacific/Easter
- EfatePacific/Efate
- FakaofoPacific/Fakaofo
- FijiPacific/Fiji
- FunafutiPacific/Funafuti
- GalapagosPacific/Galapagos
- GambierPacific/Gambier
- GuadalcanalPacific/Guadalcanal
- GuamPacific/Guam
- HonoluluPacific/Honolulu
- KantonPacific/Kanton
- KiritimatiPacific/Kiritimati
- KosraePacific/Kosrae
- KwajaleinPacific/Kwajalein
- MajuroPacific/Majuro
- MarquesasPacific/Marquesas
- MidwayPacific/Midway
- NauruPacific/Nauru
- NiuePacific/Niue
- NorfolkPacific/Norfolk
Frequently asked questions
What is the current time in Auckland?
The clock above shows the current time in the Pacific/Auckland time zone, updating every second from your own device clock. Auckland is currently UTC+12:00 (GMT+12).
What is the UTC offset for Pacific/Auckland?
Auckland uses UTC+12:00 during standard time and UTC+13:00 during daylight saving time. Right now it is UTC+12:00.
Does Auckland observe daylight saving time?
Yes. In 2026, daylight saving begins on Sunday, 27 September 2026 at 03:00:00 GMT+13 and ends on Sunday, 05 April 2026 at 02:00:00 GMT+12. Because of this, converting a timestamp for this zone requires knowing the date, not just the zone.
How do I convert a Unix timestamp to Auckland time?
Paste the timestamp into the converter on this page — the output zone is already set to Pacific/Auckland. In code, pass the IANA identifier Pacific/Auckland to your language's time zone function rather than hard-coding an offset, so daylight saving is handled for you.