Current Local Time in Palmerston North, New Zealand

9:48:33 am NZDT

Monday, December 15, 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

67 °F

Mild.
79 / 53 °F

Tue 16.		69 / 52 °F
Wed 17.		66 / 47 °F

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Time Zone

NZDT (New Zealand Daylight Time)
UTC/GMT +13 hours

DST ended

Apr 6, 2025
Back 1 hour

DST started

Sep 28, 2025
Forward 1 hour

Difference

18 hours ahead of
New York

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Sunrise

5:41 am
↑ 122° Southeast

Sunset

8:43 pm
↑ 238° Southwest

Day length

15 hours, 2 minutes
+29s longer

Moon 22.6%

Rise – 2:22 am
Set – 4:18 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 1:12 pm
Altitude: 72.9°

Astronomical
Twilight

3:37 am – 4:26 am
9:58 pm – 10:48 pm

Nautical
Twilight

4:26 am – 5:08 am
9:16 pm – 9:58 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:08 am – 5:41 am
8:43 pm – 9:16 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
December 12, 2025
9:51 am

Next
Moon Phase

New Moon
December 20, 2025
2:43 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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Monday, December 15, 2025