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What is AST in NZST?

New Zealand Time is 17 hours ahead

Atlantic Time is on UTC−4:00 and New Zealand Time is on UTC+13:00 right now. New Zealand Time is on daylight saving, so its clocks read NZDT. The gap changes during the year — see below.

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NZDT — New Zealand Time

11:00 pm

NZDT, Fri

Time in Halifax
6:00:54 AM
Time in Auckland
11:00:54 PM
Difference
+17 h
Next clock change
March 14, 2027

When the difference changes

Atlantic Time and New Zealand Time do not change their clocks on the same dates, so the gap between them is not the same all year. Most converters show only today’s figure. These are the periods ahead:

  1. Now – March 14, 2027New Zealand Time is 17 hours ahead
  2. March 14, 2027 – April 3, 2027New Zealand Time is 16 hours ahead
  3. April 3, 2027 – September 25, 2027New Zealand Time is 15 hours ahead
  4. September 25, 2027 – November 7, 2027New Zealand Time is 16 hours ahead
  5. November 7, 2027 – onwardsNew Zealand Time is 17 hours ahead

Periods shorter than a day are not listed. Each zone changes at its own local time, so on a date when both move there are a few hours when the gap is briefly something else.

Daylight saving

Atlantic Time

Sunday, March 14, 2027

Clocks go forward one hour — 2:00 am becomes 3:00 am local time, and the zone is on ADT after that.

New Zealand Time

Sunday, April 4, 2027

Clocks go back one hour — 3:00 am becomes 2:00 am local time, and the zone is on NZST after that.

AST to NZST conversion table

Every hour of Friday, November 13, 2026, converted from Atlantic Time to New Zealand Time. 17 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Auckland, which is marked.

12:00 am AST
5:00 pm NZDT
1:00 am AST
6:00 pm NZDT
2:00 am AST
7:00 pm NZDT
3:00 am AST
8:00 pm NZDT
4:00 am AST
9:00 pm NZDT
5:00 am AST
10:00 pm NZDT
6:00 am AST
11:00 pm NZDT
7:00 am AST
12:00 am NZDT+1 day
8:00 am AST
1:00 am NZDT+1 day
9:00 am AST
2:00 am NZDT+1 day
10:00 am AST
3:00 am NZDT+1 day
11:00 am AST
4:00 am NZDT+1 day
12:00 pm AST
5:00 am NZDT+1 day
1:00 pm AST
6:00 am NZDT+1 day
2:00 pm AST
7:00 am NZDT+1 day
3:00 pm AST
8:00 am NZDT+1 day
4:00 pm AST
9:00 am NZDT+1 day
5:00 pm AST
10:00 am NZDT+1 day
6:00 pm AST
11:00 am NZDT+1 day
7:00 pm AST
12:00 pm NZDT+1 day
8:00 pm AST
1:00 pm NZDT+1 day
9:00 pm AST
2:00 pm NZDT+1 day
10:00 pm AST
3:00 pm NZDT+1 day
11:00 pm AST
4:00 pm NZDT+1 day

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm AST, which is 9:00 am to 11:00 am NZDT. Anything inside that window falls in the normal working day at both ends.

A note on AST: it can also mean Arabia Standard Time (UTC+3). This page means Atlantic Time.

Atlantic Time (AST) is used in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Puerto Rico

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