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+12:00Abbreviation +12Observes daylight saving
Time in Pacific/Norfolk☾ Night
02:08:56
Friday, October 16, 2026
Offset
UTC+12:00
Abbreviation
+12
DST
Active

Current offset

UTC+12:00

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

Abbreviation

+12

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 +12 or +12:00 — 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 +12; clocks fall back on 4 April 2027.

The year at a glance

NFDT · UTC+12:00+11 · UTC+11:004 Oct · +1h4 Apr · −1h Jan 2027 Dec

Technical record

The database entry, in full.

source: IANA tz database · release 2026e

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
tzdb release2026edata current as of this IANA release

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.

Country page →
🇳🇫 Kingston
02:08
02:08:56 · +12
pop. 880NIST

Related identifiers

Nearby in the database.

Same offset · UTC+12:00

other zones keeping this offset right now

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+12:00 (+12). It alternates between UTC+11:00 in winter and UTC+12:00 in summer.
Does Pacific/Norfolk observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Clocks fall back at the next transition on 4 April 2027, 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.

Its live offset, abbreviation, DST status and next clock change, plus its coordinates and country, from one endpoint.

GET /v1/timezones Live

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// this identifier, resolved live
GET /v1/timezones/Pacific/Norfolk
{
"data": {
"iana": "Pacific/Norfolk",
"observes_dst": true,
"country": { "code": "NF", "name": "Norfolk Island" },
"current": {
"utc_offset": "+12:00",
"abbreviation": "+12",
…
},
…
}
}