Time in Norfolk Island now
12:06AMUTC+12
UTC+12+17 h vs New York (you)Pacific/Norfolk
- Next clock change: Sunday, April 4, 2027: at 3:00 AM clocks go back 1 hour to 2:00 AM (UTC+11, UTC+11)
- Next clock change: Sunday, October 3, 2027: at 2:00 AM clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 AM (UTC+12, UTC+12)
Time zone in Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island uses a single time zone: UTC+11 in winter and UTC+12 in summer. Every clock in the country shows the same time.
Kingston lies at 168.0° east, where mean solar time is UTC+11:12 (four minutes per degree of longitude). That is within 12 min of its standard time, so the sun is highest close to noon in winter, and about 1:00 PM in summer.
Daylight saving time in Norfolk Island
Yes. Norfolk Island moves its clocks forward one hour on the first Sunday of October at 2:00 AM and back on the first Sunday of April at 3:00 AM (local time). It is in the southern hemisphere, so summer time runs from about October to April, the opposite of Europe and North America.
All coming change dates are on the Pacific/Norfolk page.
Clock history of Norfolk Island
The record begins with local mean time (clocks set by the sun, UTC+11:12 in Kingston), which ended on January 1, 1901, when UTC+11:12 replaced it. Between 1970 and 2024, a daylight saving period began in 7 of the 55 years. The first summer time in the record dates from 1974. The table summarises the clocks of Norfolk Island year by year since 1970, from the tzdata entry Pacific/Norfolk.
| Years | Clocks | Abbreviations |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1973 | UTC+11:30 all year | — |
| 1974 | UTC+11:30 until October 27, then UTC+12:30 | — |
| 1975 | UTC+12:30 until March 2, then UTC+11:30 | — |
| 1976–2014 | UTC+11:30 all year | — |
| 2015 | UTC+11:30 until October 4, then UTC+11 | — |
| 2016–2018 | UTC+11 all year | — |
| 2019 | UTC+11 until October 6, then UTC+12 | — |
| 2020 onward | UTC+11 in winter, UTC+12 in summer | — |
Changes of the winter (standard) offset since 1970: Sunday, October 4, 2015, from UTC+11:30 to UTC+11.
Rows from 2027 on follow the rules in tzdata 2026f; a government decision would change them in the next release.
Convert Norfolk Island time
Time difference between Norfolk Island and major cities
| City | Local time now | Norfolk Island vs city now | January | July | Office overlap Jan / Jul |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 7:06 AM Tue, Nov 3 | +17 h | +17 h | +15 h | 1 h / none |
| Los Angeles | 4:06 AM Tue, Nov 3 | +20 h | +20 h | +18 h | 4 h / 2 h |
| London | 12:06 PM Tue, Nov 3 | +12 h | +12 h | +10 h | none / none |
| Berlin | 1:06 PM Tue, Nov 3 | +11 h | +11 h | +9 h | none / none |
| Dubai | 4:06 PM Tue, Nov 3 | +8 h | +8 h | +7 h | none / 1 h |
| New Delhi | 5:36 PM Tue, Nov 3 | +6 h 30 min | +6 h 30 min | +5 h 30 min | 1 h 30 min / 2 h 30 min |
| Singapore | 8:06 PM Tue, Nov 3 | +4 h | +4 h | +3 h | 4 h / 5 h |
| Beijing | 8:06 PM Tue, Nov 3 | +4 h | +4 h | +3 h | 4 h / 5 h |
| Tokyo | 9:06 PM Tue, Nov 3 | +3 h | +3 h | +2 h | 5 h / 6 h |
- In 2027, Norfolk Island is 16 h ahead of New York from March 14 to April 3 and from October 3 to November 6: the weeks between the two seasons, when one place has changed its clocks and the other has not yet.
- In 2027, Norfolk Island is 19 h ahead of Los Angeles from March 14 to April 3 and from October 3 to November 6: the weeks between the two seasons, when one place has changed its clocks and the other has not yet.
- In 2027, Norfolk Island is 11 h ahead of London from March 28 to April 3 and from October 3 to October 30: the weeks between the two seasons, when one place has changed its clocks and the other has not yet.
- In 2027, Norfolk Island is 10 h ahead of Berlin from March 28 to April 3 and from October 3 to October 30: the weeks between the two seasons, when one place has changed its clocks and the other has not yet.
Office hours and calls
With JavaScript on, this line shows how Norfolk Island’s office hours overlap yours today.
A 9-to-5 day in Norfolk Island overlaps New York’s for 1 h in January (9:00 AM–10:00 AM Norfolk Island time), not at all in July. At 9:00 AM in Norfolk Island it is 4:00 PM the day before in New York.
Norfolk Island and London share no office hours: when offices open at 9:00 AM in Norfolk Island, it is 9:00 PM the day before in London. A call has to be early or late for one side: 8:00 PM in Norfolk Island is 8:00 AM in London.
A 9-to-5 day in Norfolk Island overlaps New Delhi’s for 1 h 30 min in January (3:30 PM–5:00 PM Norfolk Island time), 2 h 30 min in July. At 9:00 AM in Norfolk Island it is 2:30 AM in New Delhi.
Neighbouring time zones
The nearest large cities on a different clock, with the straight-line distance from Kingston and the difference now.
| City | Distance | Time now | Their clock vs here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nouméa New Caledonia | 770 km | 11:06 PM UTC+11 | −1 h |
| Auckland New Zealand | 1,070 km | 1:06 AM NZDT | +1 h |
| Brisbane Australia | 1,470 km | 10:06 PM AEST | −2 h |
| Suva Fiji | 1,610 km | 12:06 AM UTC+12 | +0 h |
| Sydney Australia | 1,670 km | 11:06 PM AEDT | −1 h |
| Nuku‘alofa Tonga | 1,910 km | 1:06 AM UTC+13 | +1 h |
Same clock as Norfolk Island
These places keep exactly the same time as Norfolk Island all year under the current rules.
- KingstonNF
Cities in Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island at a glance
- CapitalKingston
- Population1,828
- Time zone IDPacific/Norfolk
- Standard timeUTC+11
- Daylight saving timeUTC+12
- Calling code+672