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Queenstown

UTC+12

New Zealand · NZST

Winter
12:43:48Live

Tue, 15 Sept 2026

00:00↑ 08:18↓ 17:0624:00
Sunrise
08:18
Sunset
17:06
Daylight
8.8hrs
Population
48K
Season
Winter
Next full moon
14 Jul
Buck Moon

Timezone Guide

Queenstown, 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 Queenstown 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 Queenstown lines up with 17:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 11-hour difference between Queenstown 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 Queenstown 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 Queenstown 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 Queenstown.

Practical Info

Queenstown (New Zealand) is home to roughly 48K people. Today brings about 8.8 hours of daylight: sunrise at 08:18, sunset at 17:06. 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 45° south of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.

Flag

New Zealand

New Zealand

Capital

Wellington

Continent

Oceania

Time Zone

NZST · Pacific/Auckland

Coordinates

45.03°S, 168.66°E

Currency

NZD ($)

Calling Code

+64

Driving Side

Left

Hemisphere

Southern

Language

English, Māori

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

Where Commercial Bungee Started

The world's first commercial bungee jump opened at the Kawarau Bridge near Queenstown in 1988, a 43-metre drop. The town has been organised around adventure tourism ever since.

The clock: Queenstown keeps UTC+12 at 45° south, where the midsummer sun sets close to 21:45 and the ski fields run from June.

Annual Daylight

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Working Hours

QueenstownUTC+12
06121824
Your locationUTC+3
06121824