NZST to EST to London, United Kingdom to Sydney, Australia
Compare NZST time with EST, London, and Sydney time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
New Zealand Standard Time is 16 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time and 11 hours ahead of BST (British Summer Time) and 2 hours ahead of AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time)
5:30 pm17:30 in NZST is 1:30 am01:30 in EDT and is 6:30 am06:30 in London, United Kingdom and is 3:30 pm15:30 in Sydney, Australia
NZST to EDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8:30am-9:30am in NZST which corresponds to 4:30pm-5:30pm in EDT (previous day)
NZST to London call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 6pm-7pm in NZST which corresponds to 7am-8am in London
NZST to Sydney call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 11am-5pm in NZST which corresponds to 9am-3pm in Sydney
5:30 pm17:30 New Zealand Standard Time (NZST). Offset UTC +12:00 hours
1:30 am01:30 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours
6:30 am06:30 BST (British Summer Time) (London, United Kingdom). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
3:30 pm15:30 AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) (Sydney, Australia). Offset UTC +10:00 hours
5:30 pm17:30 NZST / 1:30 am01:30 EDT / 6:30 am06:30 London, United Kingdom / 3:30 pm15:30 Sydney, Australia
| NZST | EDT | London, United Kingdom | Sydney, Australia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12am (midnight) | 8am | 1pm | 10pm |
| 1am | 9am | 2pm | 11pm |
| 2am | 10am | 3pm | 12am (midnight) |
| 3am | 11am | 4pm | 1am |
| 4am | 12pm (noon) | 5pm | 2am |
| 5am | 1pm | 6pm | 3am |
| 6am | 2pm | 7pm | 4am |
| 7am | 3pm | 8pm | 5am |
| 8am | 4pm | 9pm | 6am |
| 9am | 5pm | 10pm | 7am |
| 10am | 6pm | 11pm | 8am |
| 11am | 7pm | 12am (midnight) | 9am |
| 12pm (noon) | 8pm | 1am | 10am |
| 1pm | 9pm | 2am | 11am |
| 2pm | 10pm | 3am | 12pm (noon) |
| 3pm | 11pm | 4am | 1pm |
| 4pm | 12am (midnight) | 5am | 2pm |
| 5pm | 1am | 6am | 3pm |
| 6pm | 2am | 7am | 4pm |
| 7pm | 3am | 8am | 5pm |
| 8pm | 4am | 9am | 6pm |
| 9pm | 5am | 10am | 7pm |
| 10pm | 6am | 11am | 8pm |
| 11pm | 7am | 12pm (noon) | 9pm |
| 00:00 | 08:00 | 13:00 | 22:00 |
| 01:00 | 09:00 | 14:00 | 23:00 |
| 02:00 | 10:00 | 15:00 | 00:00 |
| 03:00 | 11:00 | 16:00 | 01:00 |
| 04:00 | 12:00 | 17:00 | 02:00 |
| 05:00 | 13:00 | 18:00 | 03:00 |
| 06:00 | 14:00 | 19:00 | 04:00 |
| 07:00 | 15:00 | 20:00 | 05:00 |
| 08:00 | 16:00 | 21:00 | 06:00 |
| 09:00 | 17:00 | 22:00 | 07:00 |
| 10:00 | 18:00 | 23:00 | 08:00 |
| 11:00 | 19:00 | 00:00 | 09:00 |
| 12:00 | 20:00 | 01:00 | 10:00 |
| 13:00 | 21:00 | 02:00 | 11:00 |
| 14:00 | 22:00 | 03:00 | 12:00 |
| 15:00 | 23:00 | 04:00 | 13:00 |
| 16:00 | 00:00 | 05:00 | 14:00 |
| 17:00 | 01:00 | 06:00 | 15:00 |
| 18:00 | 02:00 | 07:00 | 16:00 |
| 19:00 | 03:00 | 08:00 | 17:00 |
| 20:00 | 04:00 | 09:00 | 18:00 |
| 21:00 | 05:00 | 10:00 | 19:00 |
| 22:00 | 06:00 | 11:00 | 20:00 |
| 23:00 | 07:00 | 12:00 | 21:00 |
New Zealand Standard Time
Offset: NZST is 12 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Pacific
Countries using this time zone: Antarctica, New Zealand
Principal Cities: The largest city in the NZST time zone is Auckland in New Zealand, with about 1.535 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton, Tauranga.

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT).
Start: New Zealand Standard Time (NZST) started on Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 3:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, April 5, 2026, 2:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of April.
End: New Zealand Standard Time (NZST) ends on Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, September 27, 2026, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of September.
NZST representations, usage and related time zones
- +12 - basic short
- +1200 - basic
- +12:00 - extended
- +1200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (12) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of twelve hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Mike - Military abbreviation for NZST
- M - short form of 'Mike'
- Antarctica/McMurdo
- Antarctica/South_Pole
- NZ
- Pacific/Auckland
- ANAST - Anadyr Summer Time
- ANAT - Anadyr Time
- FJT - Fiji Time
- GILT - Gilbert Island Time
- M - Mike Time Zone
- MAGST - Magadan Summer Time
- MHT - Marshall Islands Time
- NRT - Nauru Time
- NZST - New Zealand Standard Time
- PETST - Kamchatka Summer Time
- TVT - Tuvalu Time
- WFT - Wallis and Futuna Time
Eastern Standard Time
Offset: EST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America
Countries using this time zone: Canada, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Mexico, Panama
Principal Cities: The largest city in the EST time zone is Kingston in Jamaica, with about 937,700 people. Other major cities in this time zone include New Kingston, Cancun, Panama, San Miguelito.
French: HNE - Heure Normale de l'Est
Spanish: ET - Tiempo del Este, ET - Zona Sureste

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
End: Eastern Standard Time (EST) ended on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.
Start: Eastern Standard Time (EST) starts on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.
EST representations, usage and related time zones
- -05 - basic short
- -0500 - basic
- -05:00 - extended
- -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Romeo - Military abbreviation for EST
- R - short form of 'Romeo'
- America/Atikokan
- America/Cancun
- America/Cayman
- America/Coral_Harbour
- America/Detroit
- America/Fort_Wayne
- America/Grand_Turk
- America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- America/Indiana/Marengo
- America/Indiana/Petersburg
- America/Indiana/Vevay
- America/Indiana/Vincennes
- America/Indiana/Winamac
- America/Indianapolis
- America/Iqaluit
- America/Jamaica
- America/Kentucky/Louisville
- America/Kentucky/Monticello
- America/Louisville
- America/Montreal
- America/Nassau
- America/New_York
- America/Nipigon
- America/Panama
- America/Pangnirtung
- America/Port-au-Prince
- America/Thunder_Bay
- America/Toronto
- Canada/Eastern
- EST
- EST5EDT
- Jamaica
- US/East-Indiana
- US/Eastern
- US/Michigan
- CDT - Central Daylight Time
- EST - Eastern Standard Time
- ET - Eastern Time
- COT - Colombia Time
- CST - Cuba Standard Time
- EASST - Easter Island Summer Time
- ECT - Ecuador Time
- PET - Peru Time
- R - Romeo Time Zone
London Information
Time Zone
GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
+0:00 hours during Greenwich Mean Time.
Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 1:00 am local time. DST starts annually on the last Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 am local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST ends annually on the last Sunday of October. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 1:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.London Facts
Sydney Information
Time Zone
AEDT - Australian Eastern Daylight Time
+11:00 hours during Australian Eastern Daylight Time.
Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 2:00 am local time. DST starts annually on the 1st Sunday of October. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 3:00 am local time. DST ends annually on the 1st Sunday of April. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 2:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.