Fiji · FJT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Lautoka, Fiji runs on UTC+12. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+12 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 16-hour difference between Lautoka 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 Lautoka lines up with 17:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 11-hour difference between Lautoka 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 Lautoka 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 Lautoka 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 Lautoka.
Practical Info
Lautoka (Fiji) is home to roughly 72K people. Today brings about 11.1 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:42, sunset at 17:48. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+12 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Southern Hemisphere, about 18° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
Capital
Suva
Continent
Oceania
Time Zone
FJT · Pacific/Fiji
Coordinates
17.61°S, 177.45°E
Currency
FJD ($)
Calling Code
+679
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Southern
Language
English, Fijian, Hindi
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Lautoka's mill, opened in 1903, is one of the largest in the southern hemisphere, and sugar shaped modern Fiji — indentured labourers brought from India between 1879 and 1916 are the ancestors of roughly a third of the population.
The clock: Lautoka keeps UTC+12 and moves to UTC+13 for the southern summer.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours