Time zone · Oceania
NFDT
Norfolk Island Daylight Time
Norfolk Island Daylight Time (NFDT, UTC+12:00) is the summer time on Norfolk Island, an Australian external territory in the South Pacific. The island moves from UTC+11:00 to UTC+12:00 on the first Sunday in October and back on the first Sunday in April, on the same dates as New South Wales. It is one of the few Pacific islands that observes daylight saving.
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Current offset
UTC+12:00
Daylight · +12
Daylight saving
Active
Reverts 4 Apr 2027
IANA zones
1
1 observe DST, 0 don't
DST offset
—
No summer variant
About NFDT
Standard time, with a summer shift.
Norfolk Island Daylight Time (NFDT, UTC+12:00) is the summer time on Norfolk Island, an Australian external territory in the South Pacific. The island moves from UTC+11:00 to UTC+12:00 on the first Sunday in October and back on the first Sunday in April, on the same dates as New South Wales. It is one of the few Pacific islands that observes daylight saving.
IANA zones · the technical identifiers
The zone that resolve to NFDT.
For software, always store the IANA identifier — never the abbreviation alone. The database keeps these zones distinct because their rules can, and historically did, diverge.
Cities across NFDT
Local time, city by city.
1 city
Where NFDT is used
One country.
Same offset · UTC+12:00
Other zones at UTC+12:00 right now.
These named zones share NFDT's offset today. When daylight saving rules differ, they drift apart for part of the year.
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NFDT to the world's clocks.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about NFDT, daylight saving, and how to handle it in software. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].
- Is Norfolk Island the only place that uses NFDT?
- Yes. Norfolk Island is the only place that uses NFDT. Unlike most nearby Pacific islands, it observes daylight saving.
- Does Norfolk Island really do daylight saving?
- Yes. Norfolk Island springs forward to UTC+12:00 on the first Sunday in October and falls back to UTC+11:00 on the first Sunday in April, giving longer evenings in the southern summer.
- How does Norfolk Island’s time compare with Sydney’s?
- Norfolk Island is one hour ahead of Sydney all year, because both change their clocks on the same dates, the first Sunday in October and the first Sunday in April.
- When do NFDT’s “spring forward” and “fall back” actually happen?
- Clocks go forward one hour at 2:00 a.m. on the first Sunday in October and back one hour at 3:00 a.m. daylight time on the first Sunday in April, on the same dates as Sydney.
- How does NFDT compare to Norfolk Island and Oceania neighbors like New Zealand and Fiji?
- Norfolk Island’s standard time, UTC+11:00, matches Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and New Caledonia; Fiji is on UTC+12:00. Its daylight saving follows New South Wales, not New Zealand: New Zealand starts one week earlier, on the last Sunday in September, so for that week Norfolk Island is 2 hours behind Auckland instead of 1.
- Do shipping, flights, and calendars usually handle NFDT correctly?
- Most modern calendar apps and booking systems handle Norfolk Island time, including its daylight saving, but it’s worth double-checking travel times, as some tools mislabel small time zones.
- Is NFDT ever likely to disappear or be absorbed into another timezone?
- There’s been zero official movement to scrap NFDT or change the Norfolk and island’s status. For the foreseeable future, the island marches (and springs) to its own clock, and that’s a proud part of its identity.
Source: IANA tzdb2026d · Reviewed
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