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Current Local Time in Rotorua, New Zealand (Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe)

10:38:50 am NZST

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

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Country: New Zealand
Region: Bay of Plenty (BOP)
Lat/Long: 38°08'S / 176°15'E
Elevation: 292 m
Currency: NZ Dollar (NZD)
Languages: English, Māori, New Zealand Sign Language
Country Code: +64
Location of RotoruaLocation
°F

Weather

58 °F

Light rain. Cloudy.
61 / 46 °F

Thu 16.61 / 50 °F
Fri 17.64 / 48 °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
New York

Sunrise

6:41 am
78° East

Sunset

5:48 pm
282° West

Day length

11 hours, 7 minutes
-2m 19s shorter

Moon 8.6%

Rise – 3:42 am
Set – 4:20 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 12:15 pm
Altitude: 42.2°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:13 am – 5:44 am
6:45 pm – 7:16 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:44 am – 6:14 am
6:14 pm – 6:45 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:14 am – 6:41 am
5:48 pm – 6:14 pm

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Moon Phase

Third Quarter
April 10, 2026
4:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

New Moon
April 17, 2026
11:51 pm
Rotorua
New Zealand
10:3850am
Wednesday, April 15, 2026