Current Local Time in Palmerston North, New Zealand

3:51:32 pm NZST

Saturday, May 9, 2026

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

DST ended

Apr 5, 2026
Back 1 hour

DST starts

Sep 27, 2026
Forward 1 hour

Difference

16 hours ahead of
Columbus

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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

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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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3:51 32 pm

Saturday, May 9, 2026