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Time in Christchurch, New Zealand now

08:06:57

Wednesday, 2 de April de 2025, week 14

World Autism Awareness Day

Christchurch switches to standard time at 03:00 on Sunday, 6 de April de. The time is set one hour back.
Sun: ↑ 07:46 ↓ 19:20 (11h 34m) - 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 6 April 2025: UTC +12 / New Zealand Standard Time (NZST)
The time in Christchurch can be either 16, 17 or 18 hours ahead of the time in New York, depending on the time of the year.
The IANA time zone identifier for Christchurch is Pacific/Auckland.

Sunday September 29 2024

Latest change: Summer time started

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

Sunday April 6 2025

Next change: Winter time starts

Switching to UTC +12 / New Zealand Standard Time (NZST).
The time will be set back one hour from 03:00 to 02:00 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: 07:46
Sunset: 19:20
Day length: 11h 34m
Solar noon: 13:33
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: 364,000

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Best restaurants in Christchurch

#1 The Little Fiddle - Irish and vegetarian options food
#2 Twenty Seven Steps - European and vegetarian options food
#3 Addington Coffee Co-op - New Zealand and healthy food
#4 Manu Restaurant and Bar - Asian and polynesian food

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Restaurants in Christchurch