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Time in Christchurch, New Zealand now

01:38:16AM

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Christchurch switched to standard time at 03:00AM on Sunday, April 5. The time was set one hour back.
Sun: ↑ 06:53AM ↓ 06:10PM (11h 18m) - More info - Make Christchurch time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for Christchurch

UTC +12

New Zealand Standard Time (NZST)
now 16 hours ahead of New York

From 27 September 2026: UTC +13 / New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT)
The IANA time zone identifier for Christchurch is Pacific/Auckland.

Sunday April 5 2026

Latest change: Winter time started

Switched to UTC +12 / New Zealand Standard Time (NZST).
The time was set back one hour from 03:00AM to 02:00AM local time.

Sunday September 27 2026

Next change: Summer time starts

Switching to UTC +13 / New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT).
The time will be set forward one hour from 02:00AM to 03:00AM local time.

Time difference
from Christchurch

Los Angeles	−19 hours	−19 hours
Chicago	−17 hours	−17 hours
New York	−16 hours	−16 hours
Toronto	−16 hours	−16 hours
São Paulo	−15 hours	−15 hours
UTC	−12 hours	−12 hours
Lagos	−11 hours	−11 hours
London	−11 hours	−11 hours
Cairo	−10 hours	−10 hours
Johannesburg	−10 hours	−10 hours
Paris	−10 hours	−10 hours
Zurich	−10 hours	−10 hours
Istanbul	−9 hours	−9 hours
Moscow	−9 hours	−9 hours
Dubai	−8 hours	−8 hours
Mumbai	−6.5 hours	−6.5 hours
Hong Kong	−4 hours	−4 hours
Shanghai	−4 hours	−4 hours
Singapore	−4 hours	−4 hours
Tokyo	−3 hours	−3 hours
Sydney	−2 hours	−2 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Christchurch

Sunrise: 06:53AM
Sunset: 06:10PM
Day length: 11h 18m
Solar noon: 12:31PM
The current local time in Christchurch is 31 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Christchurch on the map

Location: New Zealand
Latitude: -43.53. Longitude: 172.63
Population: 412,000

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Best restaurants in Christchurch

#1 El Quincho - Argentine BBQ - Argentine and barbecue food
#2 Cobb & Co. Papanui - European and new zealand food
#3 Bee Pizzeria - Pizza and vegetarian options food

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Restaurants in Christchurch