Time ZonesAbout this time zone
Lord Howe is one of the 12 time zone areas of Australia. Computers and phones know it by the zone name Australia/Lord_Howe. Its time is UTC+11 in January and UTC+10:30 in July, because the clocks are changed during the year. Compared with India (IST), it is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of India in January and 5 hours ahead of India in July.
Clock changes in 2026 and 2027
Lord Howe changes its clocks during the year. These are the changes for 2026 and 2027, worked out from the rules in the IANA time zone database.
| Clock change (local time) | New offset |
|---|---|
| Sunday 5 April 2026: at 2:00 am clocks go back 30 minutes to 1:30 am | UTC+10:30 |
| Sunday 4 October 2026: at 2:00 am clocks go forward 30 minutes to 2:30 am | UTC+11 |
| Sunday 4 April 2027: at 2:00 am clocks go back 30 minutes to 1:30 am | UTC+10:30 |
| Sunday 3 October 2027: at 2:00 am clocks go forward 30 minutes to 2:30 am | UTC+11 |
Governments sometimes change these rules at short notice. Check an official source before fixing travel or meetings far ahead.
Counting from those dates, the clocks in Lord Howe stay forward for 181 days, from 4 October 2026 to 4 April 2027. That is about 26 weeks, or 50% of a year, on UTC+11 and the rest on UTC+10:30. The forward period runs across the new year, because summer in the southern half of the world falls in December and January.
Time difference with major cities
| When it is 12:00 noon in Lord Howe, it is | In January 2026 | In July 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| India | 6:30 am5 hours 30 minutes behind | 7:00 am5 hours behind |
| United Kingdom | 1:00 am11 hours behind | 2:30 am9 hours 30 minutes behind |
| France | 2:00 am10 hours behind | 3:30 am8 hours 30 minutes behind |
| New York, United States | 8:00 pm previous day16 hours behind | 9:30 pm previous day14 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Chicago, United States | 7:00 pm previous day17 hours behind | 8:30 pm previous day15 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Los Angeles, United States | 5:00 pm previous day19 hours behind | 6:30 pm previous day17 hours 30 minutes behind |
| United Arab Emirates | 5:00 am7 hours behind | 5:30 am6 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Singapore | 9:00 am3 hours behind | 9:30 am2 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Japan | 10:00 am2 hours behind | 10:30 am1 hour 30 minutes behind |
| Sydney, Australia | 12:00 pmsame time | 11:30 am30 minutes behind |
The table uses the offsets in force in mid January and mid July 2026. Use the converter for any other date.
Office hours shared with other places
If both sides work from 9 am to 6 pm, these are the hours when a call falls inside the working day at both ends. Times are for Lord Howe.
- With India, in January: 2:30 pm to 6:00 pm here, which is 9:00 am to 12:30 pm in India (3 hours 30 minutes shared). In July: 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm here, which is 9:00 am to 1:00 pm in India (4 hours shared).
- With London, in January: no shared office hour: 9:00 am here is 10:00 pm in London, and 6:00 pm here is 7:00 am there, so one side has to start early or stay late. In July: no shared office hour: 9:00 am here is 11:30 pm in London, and 6:00 pm here is 8:30 am there, so one side has to start early or stay late.
- With New York, in January: 9:00 am to 10:00 am here, which is 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm in New York (1 hour shared). In July: no shared office hour: 9:00 am here is 6:30 pm in New York, and 6:00 pm here is 3:30 am there, so one side has to start early or stay late.
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