Time Zone History

Lord Howe Island time zone history

Its standard time, UTC+10:30, is one of only 14 offsets among the 312 zones that are not a whole number of hours from UTC. Its seasonal clock changes since 1970 include moves of 30 minutes, not the usual hour. The record holds 5 different UTC offsets, tied for the most among the 12 zones in Australia.

UTC+10:30

Standard time is UTC+10:30; clocks go forward to UTC+11 on the first Sunday in October and back on the first Sunday in April.

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Summer time in 46 of 57 years since 1970

UTC+10: 30 minutes behind today’s standard timeUTC+10:30: today’s standard timeUTC+10:36:20, UTC+11: ahead of today’s standard timeUTC+11:30: 1 hour ahead of today’s standard timeUTC+10: 30 minutes behind today’sstandard timeUTC+10:30: today’s standard timeUTC+10:36:20, UTC+11: ahead oftoday’s standard timeUTC+11:30: 1 hour ahead of today’sstandard time

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Before 1970

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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1970198019902000201020202028JFMAMJJASOND1970198019902000201020202028

Standard time changes

DateChangeNew standard timeClock label
Before 1970
February 1, 1895Local mean time (UTC+10:36:20) replacedUTC+10AEST
Since 1970
March 1, 1981Standard time forward 30 minutesUTC+10:30numeric only

Daylight saving periods

YearsClocks go forwardClocks go backShift and labels
1981October 25not that year1 hour
1982–1984last Sunday in October, 02:00first Sunday in March, 02:001 hour
1985October 27March 31 hour
1986October 19March 1630 minutes
1987–1989last Sunday in October, 02:00third Sunday in March, 02:0030 minutes
1990–1995last Sunday in October, 02:00first Sunday in March, 02:0030 minutes
1996–1999last Sunday in October, 02:00last Sunday in March, 02:0030 minutes
2000August 27March 2630 minutes
2001–2005last Sunday in October, 02:00last Sunday in March, 02:0030 minutes
2006October 29April 230 minutes
2007October 28March 2530 minutes
2008–2037first Sunday in October, 02:00first Sunday in April, 02:0030 minutes

Clock changes in 2026, 2027 and 2028

The clocks go forward 30 minutes on October 4, 2026, October 3, 2027 and October 1, 2028 at 02:00 and back 30 minutes on April 5, 2026, April 4, 2027 and April 2, 2028 at 02:00, local time.

Clocks next door since 1970

  • Brisbane (741 km): usually 30 minutes behind; different on 11,340 days in 1970–2026.
  • Sydney (780 km): usually 30 minutes behind; different on 10,859 days in 1970–2026.
  • Norfolk Island (897 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 11,979 days in 1970–2026; 30 minutes ahead today.
  • New Caledonia (1,264 km): usually 30 minutes ahead; different on 11,340 days in 1970–2026.
  • Melbourne (1,465 km): usually 30 minutes behind; different on 10,873 days in 1970–2026.

How it compares

On standard time, clocks in Lord Howe Island run 6 minutes behind local mean solar time.