Lord Howe — Australia/Lord_Howe
The current local time in the Australia/Lord_Howe IANA time zone is shown below. It is the tz database identifier used in Australia in the area around Lord Howe. The zone is currently at UTC +11:00 · LHDT and observes daylight saving time.
Australia/Lord_Howe
Monday, 12 October 2026 LHDT
Zone information
Offset & DST
Current UTC offset: +11:00
Daylight saving: Observed
January offset +11:00 · July offset +10:30
Countries using Australia/Lord_Howe
Lord Howe vs. major cities
How far Lord Howe is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Lord Howe, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Lord Howe | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −15 h | 18:00 (prev. day) | None |
| Los Angeles · United States | −18 h | 15:00 (prev. day) | 09:00–11:00 |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −14 h | 19:00 (prev. day) | None |
| London · United Kingdom | −10 h | 23:00 (prev. day) | None |
| Paris · France | −9 h | 00:00 | None |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | −9 h | 00:00 | None |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | −7 h | 02:00 | 16:00–17:00 |
| Delhi · India | −5:30 h | 03:30 | 14:30–17:00 |
| Singapore · Singapore | −3 h | 06:00 | 12:00–17:00 |
| Beijing · China | −3 h | 06:00 | 12:00–17:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in Lord Howe time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Lord Howe
Since 1970, Lord Howe has gone through 5 distinct time-keeping periods, observing daylight saving time in 44 of 57 years. The current pattern, in place since 1986, is UTC +10:30 with UTC +11:00 in daylight saving time. Clocks currently go forward on the first Sunday in October and back on the first Sunday in April, a rule in place since 2008.
| Date | Change | Local clock | New offset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 5 April 2026 | Back 30 minutes | 02:00 → 01:30 | UTC +10:30 |
| Sunday, 4 October 2026 | Forward 30 minutes | 02:00 → 02:30 | UTC +11:00 |
| Sunday, 4 April 2027 | Back 30 minutes | 02:00 → 01:30 | UTC +10:30 |
| Sunday, 3 October 2027 | Forward 30 minutes | 02:00 → 02:30 | UTC +11:00 |
When clocks go forward, sunrise and sunset both happen an hour later by the clock — darker mornings, lighter evenings — and the night of the change is an hour shorter. When they go back, the reverse applies.
Time zone history since 1970
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1980 | UTC +10:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1981 | UTC +11:30 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1982–1984 | UTC +10:30, DST UTC +11:30 | Forward on the last Sunday in October, back on the first Sunday in March |
| 1985 | UTC +11:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1986–2026 | UTC +10:30, DST UTC +11:00 | Forward on the first Sunday in October, back on the first Sunday in April (since 2008) |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
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