Time Zone in Lord Howe Island, Lord Howe Island, Australia in 1904

The graph above illustrates clock changes in Lord Howe Island during 1904.

Note that Lord Howe Island uses a special half-hour time zone.

Lord Howe Island's Time

Lord Howe Island observes Lord Howe Standard Time (LHST) which is 10 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) during standard time. During the Daylight Saving Time (DST) period, they use Lord Howe Daylight Time (LHDT) with a UTC offset of +11.

The island is part of the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) and is located about 781 kilometers (486 miles) northeast of Sydney.

Time Changes in Lord Howe Island Over the Years

Daylight Saving Time (DST) changes do not necessarily occur on the same date every year.

Time zone changes for: Recent/upcoming years2020 — 20292010 — 20192000 — 20091990 — 19991980 — 19891970 — 19791960 — 19691950 — 19591925 — 19491900 — 19241850 — 18991800 — 1849

Time Zone History - Lord Howe Island

Lord Howe Island's time was officially set to UTC+10:30 in the Standard Time Act of 1971 in NSW legislature. Sources indicate, however, that the island’s practice of maintaining a 30-minute difference with mainland New South Wales started as early as in 1904.

DST was introduced in 1971. Since the island is a part of NSW, its DST history is the same as the mainland state. Today, it is the NSW Standard Time Act 1987 that controls the time in NSW and Lord Howe Island.

30-minute offsets from UTC are not that common, but there are several in Australia.

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