About Newfoundland Time
- Standard offset
- UTC−3:30
- Daylight offset
- UTC−2:30
- Abbreviations
- NST, NDT
- Observes DST
- Yes
Used in: Canada.
Newfoundland keeps a clock unlike anywhere else on the continent: thirty minutes ahead of Atlantic Time, an hour and a half ahead of New York. The half-hour offset is a quirk of geography and history that the island has held onto since the era of locally-set time, long after its neighbors rounded to whole hours.
Daylight saving time
Newfoundland Time observes daylight saving time. The next transition is on Sunday, November 1, 2026, when clocks fall back from NDT to NST.
See the daylight saving time page for transition dates across every time zone.
Daylight today
Sun times at the representative location for Newfoundland Time.
- Sunrise
- 5:06 AM
- Sunset
- 8:54 PM
- Day length
- 15h 48m
Convert Newfoundland Time to
Frequently asked questions
- What is Newfoundland Time (NST)?
- Newfoundland Time (NST) is UTC−3:30, shifting to UTC−2:30 in summer — North America's only half-hour offset zone.
- What is NST in UTC?
- NST is UTC−3:30 in standard time and UTC−2:30 during daylight saving time.
- Does Newfoundland Time observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. The next change is on November 1, 2026, when clocks fall back from NDT to NST.