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Time in Christchurch, New Zealand now

10:53:03AM

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

April Fools' Day

Christchurch switches to standard time at 03:00AM on Sunday, April 5. The time is set one hour back.
Sun: ↑ 07:46AM ↓ 07:21PM (11h 35m) - More info - Make Christchurch time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for Christchurch

UTC +13

New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT)
now 17 hours ahead of New York

From 5 April 2026: UTC +12 / New Zealand Standard Time (NZST)
The IANA time zone identifier for Christchurch is Pacific/Auckland.

Sunday September 28 2025

Latest change: Summer time started

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

Sunday April 5 2026

Next change: Winter time starts

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

Time difference
from Christchurch

Los Angeles	−20 hours	−20 hours
Chicago	−18 hours	−18 hours
New York	−17 hours	−17 hours
Toronto	−17 hours	−17 hours
São Paulo	−16 hours	−16 hours
UTC	−13 hours	−13 hours
Lagos	−12 hours	−12 hours
London	−12 hours	−12 hours
Cairo	−11 hours	−11 hours
Johannesburg	−11 hours	−11 hours
Paris	−11 hours	−11 hours
Zurich	−11 hours	−11 hours
Istanbul	−10 hours	−10 hours
Moscow	−10 hours	−10 hours
Dubai	−9 hours	−9 hours
Mumbai	−7.5 hours	−7.5 hours
Hong Kong	−5 hours	−5 hours
Shanghai	−5 hours	−5 hours
Singapore	−5 hours	−5 hours
Tokyo	−4 hours	−4 hours
Sydney	−2 hours	−2 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Christchurch

Sunrise: 07:46AM
Sunset: 07:21PM
Day length: 11h 35m
Solar noon: 01:33PM
The current local time in Christchurch is 93 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