Current Local Time in Palmerston North, New Zealand

2:31:57 am NZST

Thursday, September 11, 2025

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

49 °F

Cool.
56 / 40 °F

Fri 12.		51 / 39 °F
Sat 13.		56 / 35 °F

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Time Zone

NZST (New Zealand Standard Time)
UTC/GMT +12 hours

DST ended

Apr 6, 2025
Back 1 hour

DST starts

Sep 28, 2025
Forward 1 hour

Difference

16 hours ahead of
New York

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Sunrise

6:25 am
↑ 85° East

Sunset

6:03 pm
↑ 275° West

Day length

11 hours, 38 minutes
+2m 35s longer

Moon 89.1%

Set – 7:50 am
Rise – 10:20 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 12:14 pm
Altitude: 45.1°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:55 am – 5:27 am
7:02 pm – 7:33 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:27 am – 5:58 am
6:30 pm – 7:02 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:58 am – 6:25 am
6:03 pm – 6:30 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Full Moon
September 8, 2025
6:08 am

Next
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
September 14, 2025
10:32 pm

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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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2:31 57 am

Thursday, September 11, 2025