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GMT+12/NFT

Norfolk Island Daylight Time

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This converter uses GMT+12 (UTC+12), as in Norfolk.

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EST/EDT

Eastern Standard Time

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Eastern Time is on standard time: EST (UTC−5) until Sun, Mar 14, 2027.

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12:00 am00:00 GMT+12 (UTC+12), Nov 9, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 EST (UTC-5), Nov 8, 2026

GMT+12 is 17 hours ahead of EST.

NFT and EDT examples

These examples always use NFT (UTC+11) and EDT (UTC-4). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

NFT is 15 hours ahead of EDT.

How the time difference changes

Depending on seasonal clock changes, NFT is 15 hours ahead of EDT, GMT+12 is 16 hours ahead of EDT, or GMT+12 is 17 hours ahead of EST.

Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in NFT correspond to 6:00 pm (previous day) to 3:00 am in EDT, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in GMT+12 correspond to 5:00 pm (previous day) to 2:00 am in EDT, or working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in GMT+12 correspond to 4:00 pm (previous day) to 1:00 am in EST.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in NFT correspond to 18:00 (previous day) to 03:00 in EDT, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in GMT+12 correspond to 17:00 (previous day) to 02:00 in EDT, or working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in GMT+12 correspond to 16:00 (previous day) to 01:00 in EST.

Compare NFT time with EDT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Norfolk Island Daylight Time is 17 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time.
12:00 am00:00 in GMT+12 is 7:00 am07:00 in EST (previous day)

GMT+12 to EST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in GMT+12 which corresponds to 4pm-6pm16:00-18:00 in EST (previous day).

12:00 am00:00 Norfolk Island Daylight Time (GMT+12). Offset UTC +12:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Offset UTC -5:00 hours

12:00 am00:00 GMT+12 / 7:00 am07:00 EST (previous day)

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Norfolk Time

Offset: NFT is 11 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Norfolk Island

Principal Cities: The largest city in the NFT time zone is Kingston in Norfolk Island, with about 880 people.

Map of the areas on Norfolk Time (NFT) — NFT part of the year
Today the shaded areas are on UTC+12.
Open the world time zone map © OpenStreetMap

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Norfolk Island Daylight Time (GMT+12).

End: Norfolk Time (NFT) ended on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, October 4, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the first Sunday of October.

Start: Norfolk Time (NFT) starts on Sunday, April 4, 2027 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, April 4, 2027, 2:00 am02:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of April.

See Norfolk Island daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

NFT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data

+11 - basic short
+1100 - basic
+11:00 - extended

Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers

+1100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (11) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eleven hours to the east of the zero meridian.

Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others

Lima - Military abbreviation for NFT
L - short form of 'Lima'

Time zones with the GMT +11 offset:

AEDT - Australian Eastern Daylight Time
BST - Bougainville Standard Time
KOST - Kosrae Time
L - Lima Time Zone
LHDT - Lord Howe Daylight Time
MAGT - Magadan Time
NCT - New Caledonia Time
NFT - Norfolk Time
PONT - Pohnpei Standard Time
SBT - Solomon Islands Time
VLAST - Vladivostok Summer Time
VUT - Vanuatu Time

Eastern Daylight Time

Offset: EDT is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the EDT time zone is New York City in the United States, with about 8.804 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Toronto, Montréal, Philadelphia, Port-au-Prince.

French: HAE - Heure Avancée de l'Est

Spanish: EDT - Tiempo de verano del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

Map of the areas on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) — EDT part of the year
Today the shaded areas are on UTC−5 (EST).
Open the world time zone map © OpenStreetMap

Daylight Saving: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone, but some places set clocks back one hour during winter and observe Eastern Standard Time (EST).

End: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) ended on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.

Start: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) starts on Sunday, March 14, 2027 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 14, 2027, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.

See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.

EDT representations, usage and related time zones