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What is MST in NZST?

New Zealand Time is 20 hours ahead

Mountain Time is on UTC−7:00 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

9:00 pm

NZDT, Sat

Time in Denver
1:30:23 AM
Time in Auckland
9:30:23 PM
Difference
+20 h
Next clock change
March 14, 2027

When the difference changes

Mountain 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 20 hours ahead
  2. March 14, 2027 – April 3, 2027New Zealand Time is 19 hours ahead
  3. April 3, 2027 – September 25, 2027New Zealand Time is 18 hours ahead
  4. September 25, 2027 – November 7, 2027New Zealand Time is 19 hours ahead
  5. November 7, 2027 – onwardsNew Zealand Time is 20 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

Mountain Time

Sunday, March 14, 2027

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

MST to NZST conversion table

Every hour of Saturday, November 7, 2026, converted from Mountain Time to New Zealand Time. 20 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Auckland, which is marked.

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

Scheduling between the two

Working hours overlap from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm MST, which is 9:00 am to 2:00 pm NZDT. Anything inside that window falls in the normal working day at both ends.

Mountain Time (MST) is used in Salt Lake City, Albuquerque and Calgary. Arizona keeps MST all year and does not follow MDT.

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