IANA tz database · zone identifier

Pacific/Norfolk

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

UTC+11:00Abbreviation +11Observes daylight saving

Time in Pacific/Norfolk☀ Daylight

09:58:19

Thursday, July 16, 2026

Offset

UTC+11:00

Abbreviation

+11

DST

Observed

Current offset

UTC+11:00

standard UTC+11:00 · daylight UTC+12:00

Abbreviation

+11

tzdb uses numeric abbreviations here

DST behaviour

Observes

changes clocks twice a year

Country

🇳🇫 Norfolk Island

ISO 3166: NF · view country page →

Using this identifier

The string to put in your code.

Pacific/Norfolk 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 +11 or +11:00 — abbreviations are ambiguous and fixed offsets can't follow rule changes.

// format a date in this zone

new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', {

timeZone: 'Pacific/Norfolk',

dateStyle: 'full', timeStyle: 'long'

}).format(new Date());

Offset & DST behaviour

Two offsets,
every year.

Pacific/Norfolk alternates between +11 (UTC+11:00) and NFDT (UTC+12:00). Right now it is on +11; clocks spring forward on 4 October 2026.

The year at a glance

Technical record

The database entry, in full.

source: IANA tz database

IdentifierPacific/Norfolk

ISO country codeNF🇳🇫 Norfolk Island

Reference coordinates29.05°S, 167.97°Etz database reference point

Standard offsetUTC+11:00abbreviation +11

Daylight offsetUTC+12:00abbreviation NFDT

Where it applies

All of Norfolk Island, one clock.

Looking for travel-friendly info? See Kingston or Norfolk Island Standard Time.

🇳🇫

Norfolk Island

2.2K people, one time zone. The whole country resolves to Pacific/Norfolk.

Related identifiers

Nearby in the database.

Same offset · UTC+11:00

other zones keeping this offset right now

Asia/MagadanRussia · Magadan Standard Time Asia/SakhalinRussia · Sakhalin Standard Time Pacific/BougainvillePapua New Guinea · Bougainville Time Pacific/EfateVanuatu · Vanuatu Standard Time Pacific/GuadalcanalSolomon Islands · Solomon Islands Time Pacific/KosraeMicronesia · Kosrae Time

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 Pacific/Norfolk?: Pacific/Norfolk is currently UTC+11:00 (+11). It alternates between UTC+11:00 in winter and UTC+12:00 in summer.
Does Pacific/Norfolk 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 Pacific/Norfolk?: Norfolk Island. The identifier covers the whole country.
Is Pacific/Norfolk the same as NIST?: Pacific/Norfolk is one of the IANA zones that keeps Norfolk Island Standard Time (NIST). Use Pacific/Norfolk in software — NIST 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=Pacific/Norfolk

{

"iana": "Pacific/Norfolk",

"utc_offset": "+11:00",

"abbreviation": "+11",

"observes_dst": true,

"country": "NF"

}