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Current Local Time in Palmerston North, New Zealand (Te Papa-i-oea)

3:51:32 pm NZST

Saturday, May 9, 2026

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Country: New Zealand
Region: Manawatu-Whanganui (MWT)
Lat/Long: 40°21'S / 175°37'E
Elevation: 39 m
Currency: NZ Dollar (NZD)
Languages: English, Māori, New Zealand Sign Language
Country Code: +64
°F

Weather

62 °F

Cool.
64 / 50 °F

Sun 10. 64 / 50 °F
Mon 11. 57 / 36 °F

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Time Zone

NZST (New Zealand Standard Time)
UTC/GMT +12 hours
Daylight Saving Time ended on Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 3:00 am

DST ended

Apr 5, 2026
Back 1 hour
Daylight Saving Time starts on Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 2:00 am

DST starts

Sep 27, 2026
Forward 1 hour

Difference

16 hours ahead of
Columbus

Sunrise

7:10 am
68° East

Sunset

5:17 pm
292° Northwest

Day length

10 hours, 7 minutes
-2m 3s shorter

Moon 57.3%

Set – 1:10 pm
Rise – 11:11 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 12:14 pm
Altitude: 32.4°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:36 am – 6:08 am
6:18 pm – 6:50 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:08 am – 6:41 am
5:45 pm – 6:18 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:41 am – 7:10 am
5:17 pm – 5:45 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Full Moon
May 2, 2026
5:23 am

Next
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
May 10, 2026
9:10 am

Airports

  • Palmerston North International Airport, PMR
    About 2 mi N of Palmerston North
  • Wellington International Airport, WLG
    About 79 mi SSW of Palmerston North
  • Hawke's Bay Airport, NPE
    About 91 mi NE of Palmerston North

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Palmerston North
New Zealand
3:51 32 pm
Saturday, May 9, 2026