Time ZonesAbout this time zone
All of Norfolk Island keeps one time. Computers and phones know it by the zone name Pacific/Norfolk. Its time is UTC+12 in January and UTC+11 in July, because the clocks are changed during the year. Compared with India (IST), it is 6 hours 30 minutes ahead of India in January and 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of India in July.
Clock changes in 2026 and 2027
Norfolk Island 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 3:00 am clocks go back 1 hour to 2:00 am | UTC+11 |
| Sunday 4 October 2026: at 2:00 am clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am | UTC+12 |
| Sunday 4 April 2027: at 3:00 am clocks go back 1 hour to 2:00 am | UTC+11 |
| Sunday 3 October 2027: at 2:00 am clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am | UTC+12 |
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 Norfolk Island stay forward for 182 days, from 4 October 2026 to 4 April 2027. That is about 26 weeks, or 50% of a year, on UTC+12 and the rest on UTC+11. 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 Norfolk Island, it is | In January 2026 | In July 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| India | 5:30 am6 hours 30 minutes behind | 6:30 am5 hours 30 minutes behind |
| United Kingdom | 12:00 am12 hours behind | 2:00 am10 hours behind |
| France | 1:00 am11 hours behind | 3:00 am9 hours behind |
| New York, United States | 7:00 pm previous day17 hours behind | 9:00 pm previous day15 hours behind |
| Chicago, United States | 6:00 pm previous day18 hours behind | 8:00 pm previous day16 hours behind |
| Los Angeles, United States | 4:00 pm previous day20 hours behind | 6:00 pm previous day18 hours behind |
| United Arab Emirates | 4:00 am8 hours behind | 5:00 am7 hours behind |
| Singapore | 8:00 am4 hours behind | 9:00 am3 hours behind |
| Japan | 9:00 am3 hours behind | 10:00 am2 hours behind |
| Sydney, Australia | 11:00 am1 hour behind | 11:00 am1 hour behind |
The table uses the offsets in force in mid January and mid July 2026. Use the converter for any other date.
Clock time and sun time in Norfolk Island
A time zone is an agreement, and the sun does not follow it exactly. Kingston, the largest city in this zone, lies at about 168° east. Each degree of longitude is worth four minutes, so by the sun alone its time would be about 11 hours 12 minutes ahead of UTC. The clock is set to UTC+11. The sun is therefore highest in the sky at about 11:48 am by the clock on standard time, and at about 12:48 pm while the clocks are moved (UTC+12). That is a close match: clock and sun agree to within a quarter of an hour. Other places in the zone, to the east or west of Kingston, see the sun peak a little earlier or later. Through the year the figure also drifts by up to a quarter of an hour either way.
How long the day is
Kingston is about 29.1° south of the equator. On the longest day of the year, around 21 December, the sun is up for about 14 hours. On the shortest, around 21 June, for about 10 hours 17 minutes. That swing of about 3 hours 43 minutes between summer and winter is the reason clocks are moved here: the extra summer daylight is shifted from the early morning to the evening.
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 Norfolk Island.
- With India, in January: 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm here, which is 9:00 am to 11:30 am in India (2 hours 30 minutes shared). In July: 2:30 pm to 6:00 pm here, which is 9:00 am to 12:30 pm in India (3 hours 30 minutes shared).
- With London, in January: no shared office hour: 9:00 am here is 9:00 pm in London, and 6:00 pm here is 6:00 am there, so one side has to start early or stay late. In July: no shared office hour: 9:00 am here is 11:00 pm in London, and 6:00 pm here is 8:00 am there, so one side has to start early or stay late.
- With New York, in January: 9:00 am to 11:00 am here, which is 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm in New York (2 hours shared). In July: no shared office hour: 9:00 am here is 6:00 pm in New York, and 6:00 pm here is 3:00 am there, so one side has to start early or stay late.
How many people keep this time
The GeoNames list has 1 place of 15,000 people or more in this zone area, Kingston, with about 880 people. People in villages and smaller towns are not in that count, so the true number on this clock is higher.
Cities that keep this time
The largest cities in this zone: Kingston.
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