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Reading no. 2026/095

GeographyDerived dataAnnual fixture: End of daylight saving time in Australia and New Zealand

Sydney's time lag behind Nouméa after the end of daylight saving time

1h

Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia

AustraliaNew ZealandNew Caledonia

Difference between the legal time of Sydney and that of Nouméa after the return to standard time on 5 April 2026.

  1. 4 avr., 13 h 59 UTCAuckland 2:59 (UTC+13), Sydney 0:59 (UTC+11), Nouméa 0:59 (UTC+11); difference with Nouméa: Auckland 2 h, Sydney 0 h
  2. 4 avr., 14 h 00 UTCAuckland returns to UTC+12 (3:00 NZDT becomes 2:00 NZST); difference with Nouméa: 1 h
  3. 4 avr., 16 h 00 UTCSydney returns to UTC+10 (3:00 AEDT becomes 2:00 AEST); difference with Nouméa: 1 h behind
  4. 5 avr. 2026Differences with Nouméa: Auckland 1 h ahead, Sydney 1 h behind

Sydney's difference with Nouméa goes from 0 h to 1 h, Auckland's from 2 h to 1 h.

Observation
Auckland before, after
UTC+13 (NZDT), UTC+12 (NZST)
Sydney before, after
UTC+11 (AEDT), UTC+10 (AEST)
Nouméa
UTC+11 (NCT)

Method

Offsets read with the system time zone database for Pacific/Auckland, Australia/Sydney and Pacific/Noumea, just before and just after each change. Nouméa stays at UTC+11 all year.

Source

No public source. Internal index.

Nature

Derived data

Value derived from a source or from an exact calculation, using the method described.

Recurring annual series. This reading is published every year on this date.

Confidence

High

See also

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