New Zealand · Canterbury
Current local time in Ashburton
Ashburton keeps time on the Pacific/Auckland zone, currently UTC+12. The offset shifts twice a year with daylight saving, and the clock below always reflects the rule in force today. The clock runs live in your browser; nothing about your location is sent anywhere.
Current local time
Ashburton, Canterbury
Ashburton time zone at a glance
- IANA time zone
- Pacific/Auckland
- Current UTC offset
- UTC+12
- Daylight saving
- Observed
- Next clock change
- Sun, Sep 27, 2026 → UTC+13
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Canterbury
- Coordinates
- -43.90°, 171.73°
- Population
- 21,600
- Local date
- Sun, Jul 26, 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Ashburton today
Computed from Ashburton's latitude and longitude for the current local date. Times shift by a minute or two either side depending on elevation and the horizon you actually see.
- Sunrise
- 7:59 AM
- Sunset
- 5:20 PM
- Solar noon
- 12:40 PM
- Day length
- 9h 21m
- Civil dawn
- 7:22 AM
- Civil dusk
- 5:56 PM
- Golden hour ends
- 8:38 AM
- Golden hour begins
- 4:41 PM
Ashburton time difference from major cities
| City | Local time now | Ashburton is |
|---|---|---|
| Los AngelesUnited States | 08:08 PM | 19h ahead |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | 04:08 AM | 11h ahead |
| DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | 07:08 AM | 8h ahead |
| TokyoJapan | 12:08 PM | 3h ahead |
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Working with Ashburton time
Scheduling across Pacific/Auckland is where most calendar mistakes start — a meeting agreed in one zone drifts by an hour the moment either side changes its clocks. These tools each handle a piece of that problem.
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Ashburtontime — questions & answers
- What time is it in Ashburton right now?
- Ashburton is on Pacific/Auckland, currently UTC+12. The clock at the top of this page shows the live local time and updates every second in your browser.
- What time zone is Ashburton in?
- Ashburton uses the IANA time zone Pacific/Auckland, which is UTC+12 at the moment. The offset shifts across the year because the zone observes daylight saving time.
- Does Ashburton observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. The next change is on Sun, Sep 27, 2026, when clocks go forward to UTC+13.
- What time do the sun rise and set in Ashburton today?
- Today the sun rises at about 7:59 AM and sets at about 5:20 PM local time in Ashburton, giving roughly 9h 21m of daylight. Solar noon falls at 12:40 PM.