Convert New Zealand Standard Time to Pacific Daylight Time
Instantly convert New Zealand Standard Time (NZST) to Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) with our free online calculator.
New Zealand Standard Time
05:20:55 PM
Wed, Jun 24 (NZST)
Pacific Daylight Time
10:20:55 PM
Tue, Jun 23 (PDT)
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24-Hour Comparison
| NZST | PDT |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 5:00 AM(-1d) |
| 1:00 AM | 6:00 AM(-1d) |
| 2:00 AM | 7:00 AM(-1d) |
| 3:00 AM | 8:00 AM(-1d) |
| 4:00 AM | 9:00 AM(-1d) |
| 5:00 AM | 10:00 AM(-1d) |
| 6:00 AM | 11:00 AM(-1d) |
| 7:00 AM | 12:00 PM(-1d) |
| 8:00 AM | 1:00 PM(-1d) |
| 9:00 AM | 2:00 PM(-1d) |
| 10:00 AM | 3:00 PM(-1d) |
| 11:00 AM | 4:00 PM(-1d) |
| 12:00 PM | 5:00 PM(-1d) |
| 1:00 PM | 6:00 PM(-1d) |
| 2:00 PM | 7:00 PM(-1d) |
| 3:00 PM | 8:00 PM(-1d) |
| 4:00 PM | 9:00 PM(-1d) |
| 5:00 PM | 10:00 PM(-1d) |
| 6:00 PM | 11:00 PM(-1d) |
| 7:00 PM | 12:00 AM |
| 8:00 PM | 1:00 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 2:00 AM |
| 10:00 PM | 3:00 AM |
| 11:00 PM | 4:00 AM |
How to Convert New Zealand Standard Time to Pacific Daylight Time
Formula
To convert New Zealand Standard Time (NZST) to Pacific Daylight Time (PDT): Convert NZST to PDT
About New Zealand Standard Time (NZST)
New Zealand Standard Time (NZST, IANA: Pacific/Auckland) is the civil time of New Zealand mainland (North Island + South Island), set at UTC+12:00. NZST is observed in winter; New Zealand switches to New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT = UTC+13) from the last Sunday of September to the first Sunday of April per the Time Act of 1974 + Standard Time Act of 2007 (a slightly different DST schedule than Australia + most of the Northern Hemisphere). The Chatham Islands archipelago (Chatham, Pitt Islands — 800 km east of NZ mainland) uses Chatham Standard Time (CHAST = UTC+12:45) and Chatham Daylight Time (CHADT = UTC+13:45) — one of the world's only 45-minute-offset zones along with Nepal UTC+5:45 and Eucla WA UTC+8:45. NZST serves approximately 5.2 million New Zealanders. NZST is identical in offset to Fiji Time (FJT), Marshall Islands Time, Tuvalu Time, Wallis and Futuna Time. Major NZST cities: Auckland (1.7M metro — North Island), Wellington (210K city, 425K metro — capital), Christchurch (380K — South Island), Hamilton (180K), Tauranga (155K), Dunedin (135K), Queenstown (25K — tourist hub + Lord of the Rings filming locations). Affects: NZX (New Zealand Stock Exchange) trading hours, All Blacks rugby match scheduling, Hobbiton + Milford Sound tourism operating hours.
About Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)
Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, IANA: America/Los_Angeles during DST window) is the summer-time variant of PST, set at UTC-7:00 — observed from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November per the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which extended the US DST window by ~4 weeks compared to the prior Uniform Time Act of 1966 schedule. PDT is the same offset as Mountain Standard Time (MST), creating a confusing situation where Arizona (which doesn't observe DST and stays on MST year-round) shares the same clock as California during summer months but is one hour behind during winter. PDT is used by ~50 million people in California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, British Columbia, Yukon, and Baja California Norte. Affects: West-Coast NYSE/Nasdaq market open shifts to 06:30 PDT, professional sports West Coast game-time broadcasts to East Coast PDT prime time, and US Pacific Fleet operations from Naval Base San Diego.