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Timezone Insight

The timezone in Auckland is Pacific/Auckland (GMT+12).

Its current offset is GMT+12:00 (GMT+12).

What is the Timezone of Auckland?

Detailed facts, current offset, DST status, and real-time data for the Pacific/Auckland timezone used by Auckland, New Zealand.

IANA Name
Pacific/Auckland
Current Offset
GMT+12:00
Standard time
Country
New Zealand
Pacific region
Abbreviation
GMT+12
-36.85°, 174.76°

IANA Timezone Data

RegionNew Zealand
Database NamePacific/Auckland
Standard AbbreviationGMT+12
UTC OffsetGMT+12:00
DST StatusInactive
Coordinates-36.8509°, 174.7645°

How to convert from Pacific/Auckland to UTC

Converting a time from Pacific/Auckland to UTC is straightforward:

UTC = Auckland time − 12 hours

For example, if it is 12:00 in Auckland, it is 00:00 UTC.

To convert the other way (UTC to Auckland), add +12 hours to the UTC time. The offset changes by ±1 hour during daylight saving transitions in spring and fall.

About the Pacific/Auckland timezone

Pacific/Auckland is an IANA time zone identifier — the canonical, globally unique name for the civil time observed in Auckland, New Zealand. Every operating system, programming language, and calendar product that supports time zones recognises this string and uses it to compute the correct local time for any given moment.

IANA time zones are maintained by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) and track the historical, current, and planned future civil time of every region — including daylight saving time (DST) transitions, country-level changes, and historical anomalies. This is why software like macOS, Linux, Windows, and major cloud services all use the same identifiers.

Related time zones in the Pacific region

  • Pacific/Honolulu

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