NZDT: New Zealand Daylight Time
NZDT is New Zealand Daylight Time, +13:00, used in Oceania. In code, use Pacific/Auckland rather than the abbreviation.
New Zealand Daylight Time · Oceania
05:15:14
Tuesday, 29 September 2026
- abbreviation denotes
- +13:00
- in force right now
- NZDT (UTC+13:00) · DST
- use in code
- Pacific/Auckland
- next clock change
- 4 Apr 2027 02:00 → NZST
Use the IANA name, not the abbreviation
Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
# right: an IANA zone carries the full history of rule changes
now = datetime.now(ZoneInfo("Pacific/Auckland"))
print(now.isoformat(), now.tzname())
# wrong: an abbreviation is not resolvable, and a hard-coded offset
# silently rots the next time the rules change
# now = datetime.now(timezone(timedelta(hours=...))) # don'tNZDT questions
What does NZDT stand for?
NZDT is New Zealand Daylight Time, +13:00, used in Oceania. The IANA zone to use in code is Pacific/Auckland.
What time is it in NZDT right now?
New Zealand Daylight Time: 05:15 on Tuesday (NZDT).
Which IANA timezone should I use instead of NZDT?
Pacific/Auckland for New Zealand Daylight Time. Date libraries cannot resolve bare abbreviations, and an abbreviation carries no daylight-saving history, so a stored offset silently rots when a government changes the rules.