NZDT — New Zealand Daylight Time

New Zealand, southern summer

12:15:40pm

12:15 on a 24-hour clock

Thursday, 13th August 2026

UTC+12 Pacific/Auckland

What NZDT actually is

UTC+13 — for a few months New Zealand keeps the furthest-ahead ordinary civil clock on earth.

Careful: New Zealand, southern summer is not on NZDT at the moment. It is currently NZST (UTC+12) because of daylight saving.

Daylight saving

Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 27th September 2026, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).

Cities on NZDT

Auckland New Zealand --:-- Wellington Wellington Region, New Zealand --:--

Convert NZDT

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Other abbreviations

All time zones → Everywhere at UTC+12

Questions people ask

What time is it in NZDT right now?

12:15 pm (12:15) on Thursday, 13th August 2026, for New Zealand, southern summer.

What does NZDT stand for?

New Zealand Daylight Time. UTC+13 — for a few months New Zealand keeps the furthest-ahead ordinary civil clock on earth.

What is the UTC offset of NZDT?

New Zealand, southern summer: UTC+12.

Is NZDT in use right now?

Not at this moment. New Zealand, southern summer is currently on NZST (UTC+12) because of daylight saving. NZDT comes back when the clocks change — see the date below.