IANA tz database · zone identifier

Australia/Lord_Howe

The IANA tz database identifier for Lord Howe Standard Time in Australia. Store this string — not the abbreviation, not the offset — and your timestamps stay correct forever.

UTC+10:30Abbreviation +1030Observes daylight saving
Time in Australia/Lord_Howe☀ Daylight
09:25:24
Thursday, July 16, 2026
Offset
UTC+10:30
Abbreviation
+1030
DST
Observed

Current offset

UTC+10:30

standard UTC+10:30 · daylight UTC+11:00

Abbreviation

+1030

tzdb uses numeric abbreviations here

DST behaviour

Observes

changes clocks twice a year

Country

🇦🇺 Australia

ISO 3166: AU · view country page →

Using this identifier

The string to put in your code.

Australia/Lord_Howe is the identifier to use in code and config for this region. Every modern language, database, and OS resolves it through the same tz database, so the examples here behave identically everywhere.

Avoid storing +1030 or +10:30 — abbreviations are ambiguous and fixed offsets can't follow rule changes.

// format a date in this zone
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', {
timeZone: 'Australia/Lord_Howe',
dateStyle: 'full', timeStyle: 'long'
}).format(new Date());

Offset & DST behaviour

Two offsets,
every year.

Australia/Lord_Howe alternates between +1030 (UTC+10:30) and LHDT (UTC+11:00). Right now it is on +1030; clocks spring forward on 4 October 2026.

The year at a glance

LHDT · UTC+11:00+1030 · UTC+10:30LHDT · UTC+11:005 Apr · −1h4 Oct · +1h Jan 2026 Dec

Technical record

The database entry, in full.

source: IANA tz database

IdentifierAustralia/Lord_Howe
ISO country codeAU🇦🇺 Australia
Reference coordinates31.55°S, 159.08°Etz database reference point
Standard offsetUTC+10:30abbreviation +1030
Daylight offsetUTC+11:00abbreviation LHDT

Where it applies

One of Australia's 12 zones.

🇦🇺
Australia

28M people, 12 time zones — this identifier covers one of them.

Country page →

Frequently asked questions

Answers specific to this identifier — generated from the database record. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].

What UTC offset is Australia/Lord_Howe?
Australia/Lord_Howe is currently UTC+10:30 (+1030). It alternates between UTC+10:30 in winter and UTC+11:00 in summer.
Does Australia/Lord_Howe observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Clocks spring forward at the next transition on 4 October 2026, as they do twice every year.
Which country uses Australia/Lord_Howe?
Australia. It is one of 12 IANA zones covering the country.
Is Australia/Lord_Howe the same as LHST?
Australia/Lord_Howe is one of the IANA zones that keeps Lord Howe Standard Time (LHST). Use Australia/Lord_Howe in software — LHST is a human-friendly label, not a valid identifier.

Free · Developer API

This zone, as JSON.

Everything on this page — offset, abbreviation, DST rules, coordinates — from one endpoint, always current with the latest tzdb release.

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// this identifier, resolved live
GET /v1/timezones?iana=Australia/Lord_Howe
{
"iana": "Australia/Lord_Howe",
"utc_offset": "+10:30",
"abbreviation": "+1030",
"observes_dst": true,
"country": "AU"
}