Time zone in Christchurch
Christchurch is located in New Zealand and uses the Pacific/Auckland time zone (New Zealand Daylight Time). Its current offset from Coordinated Universal Time is UTC+13 (NZDT).
Christchurch observes daylight saving time, which is currently in effect. The next change is on Sunday, April 4, 2027: at 03:00 clocks go back 1 h to 02:00 (UTC+12).
Today in Christchurch the sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 20:22 (local time), giving 14 h 18 min of daylight. Approximate coordinates: 43.53° S, 172.64° E.
Compared with London, the time difference with Christchurch is currently +13 h.
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