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Christchurch

UTC+12

New Zealand · NZST

Winter
12:43:48Live

Tue, 15 Sept 2026

00:00↑ 08:00↓ 17:0024:00
Sunrise
08:00
Sunset
17:00
Daylight
9.0hrs
Population
390K
Season
Winter
Next full moon
14 Jul
Buck Moon

Timezone Guide

Christchurch, New Zealand runs on UTC+12. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+12 in winter, UTC+13 in summer. Next change: 27 Sept. There is a 16-hour difference between Christchurch and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 1 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–10:00 in Christchurch lines up with 17:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 11-hour difference between Christchurch and London. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with London, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. There is a 3-hour difference between Christchurch and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 6 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 12:00–18:00 in Christchurch lines up with 09:00–15:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Auckland, Tarawa, Wellington. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Christchurch.

Practical Info

Christchurch (New Zealand) is home to roughly 390K people. Today brings about 9.0 hours of daylight: sunrise at 08:00, sunset at 17:00. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+12 in winter, UTC+13 in summer. Next change: 27 Sept. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 44° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.

Flag

New Zealand

New Zealand

Capital

Wellington

Continent

Oceania

Time Zone

NZST · Pacific/Auckland

Coordinates

43.53°S, 172.64°E

Currency

NZD ($)

Calling Code

+64

Driving Side

Left

Hemisphere

Southern

Language

English, Māori

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

A City That Moved Sideways

The February 2011 earthquake killed 185 people and produced ground accelerations that were among the highest ever recorded in an urban area. Around 80% of central Christchurch's buildings were eventually demolished.

The clock: Christchurch keeps UTC+12. Its transitional cathedral, built after the quake, is made largely of cardboard tubes and was designed to last fifty years.

Annual Daylight

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Working Hours

ChristchurchUTC+12
06121824
Your locationUTC+3
06121824