Lord Howe

Australia • Lord_Howe

Australia

Current local time

14:33:56

Sunday, May 31, 2026

UTC offset

UTC+10:30

Status

Standard time

Next transition

October 4, 2026 at 02:30 AM

Daylight saving timeline

Standard time

Lord_Howe toggles between daylight and standard time annually. Clocks spring forward by one hour in 4 months (October 4, 2026 at 02:30 AM).

Standard time since

April 5, 2026 at 01:30 AM

2 months ago

Daylight saving resumes on

October 4, 2026 at 02:30 AM

in 4 months

31% through the current standard time season.

Timezone details

Identifier
Abbreviation
—
Transitioned
April 5, 2026 at 01:30 AM

Location

Latitude
-31.55
Longitude
159.08333
Country
Australia

Lord Howe Standard Time (LHST)

FAQs

Lord Howe Standard Time (LHST) covers a single, tiny Australian island timezone that lives at UTC+10:30 — one of the few half-hour offsets left on Earth. When clocks shift during daylight saving, Lord Howe Island springs and falls just 30 minutes different from its standard and 30 minutes different during DST, giving its short, gentle days a subtle seasonal rhythm that locals and remote island life make wonderfully distinct.

  • How many time zones use Lord Howe Standard Time?

    Only one: Australia/Lord_Howe on Lord Howe Island, Australia. LHST is effectively a single-zone region with its own unique half-hour offset.

  • Why does Lord Howe Island use a half-hour offset instead of a full hour?

    Historically, Lord Howe Island chose a +10:30 offset to align partly with mainland eastern Australia while keeping local solar time meaningful; the 30-minute increment reflects its geographic and political compromise.

  • Is Lord Howe Island the only place with a half-hour DST shift?

    It's one of the very few places in the world that shifts by only 30 minutes during DST — a subtle but crucial change for such a small island community.

  • When does Lord Howe Island switch to daylight saving time?

    The next DST transition is scheduled for 2026-10-04 02:30:00 local time, when clocks move forward from +10:30 to +11:00.

  • What is unique about LHST's UTC offsets?

    LHST maintains a standard offset of UTC+10:30 and shifts to UTC+11:00 during DST — one of the smallest daylight saving shifts in the world, just 30 minutes.

  • How does living on Lord Howe Island differ in winter versus summer?

    In winter, the island is at UTC+10:30; in summer during DST, it's at UTC+11:00 — a subtle but noticeable shift for scheduling and daily life on the island.

  • Is Lord Howe Standard Time widely used outside the island?

    No — it's specific to Lord Howe Island, making it one of the most localized and rare timezone codes in the world.

  • Which country governs Lord Howe Standard Time?

    Australia governs this timezone, with Lord Howe Island being a small external territory in the Tasman Sea.