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Current Local Time in Timaru, New Zealand (Te Tihi-o-Maru)

3:11:06 am NZDT

Monday, March 23, 2026

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Country: New Zealand
Region: Canterbury (CAN)
Lat/Long: 44°24'S / 171°15'E
Elevation: 95 m
Currency: NZ Dollar (NZD)
Languages: English, Māori, New Zealand Sign Language
Country Code: +64
°F

Weather

57 °F

Cool.
67 / 54 °F

Tue 24. 68 / 53 °F
Wed 25. 62 / 51 °F

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Time Zone

NZDT (New Zealand Daylight Time)
UTC/GMT +13 hours
Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 3:00 am

DST ends

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

17 hours ahead of
Columbus

Sunrise

7:40 am
90° East

Sunset

7:42 pm
271° West

Day length

12 hours, 2 minutes
-3m 5s shorter

Moon 16.2%

Rise – 12:41 pm
Set – 9:27 pm

High Tide

High – 7:22 am
High – 7:56 pm

Low Tide

Low – 1:12 am
Low – 1:33 pm

More Sun & Moon in Timaru
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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 1:41 pm
Altitude: 44.7°

Astronomical
Twilight

6:02 am – 6:37 am
8:44 pm – 9:19 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:37 am – 7:11 am
8:11 pm – 8:44 pm

Civil
Twilight

7:11 am – 7:40 am
7:42 pm – 8:11 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
March 19, 2026
2:23 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
March 26, 2026
8:17 am

Airports

  • Richard Pearse Airport, TIU
    About 7 mi NNW of Timaru
  • Christchurch International Airport, CHC
    About 89 mi NE of Timaru
  • Queenstown Airport, ZQN
    About 131 mi WSW of Timaru

Other cities near Timaru

Timaru
New Zealand
3:11 06 am
Monday, March 23, 2026