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Current Local Time in Palmerston North, New Zealand (Te Papa-i-oea)

1:07:40 pm NZDT

Thursday, January 22, 2026

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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
Location of Palmerston NorthLocation

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°F

Weather

71 °F

Mild.
75 / 58 °F

Fri 23.75 / 58 °F
Sat 24.65 / 52 °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

18 hours ahead of
Columbus

Sunrise

6:12 am
117° Southeast

Sunset

8:44 pm
243° Southwest

Day length

14 hours, 32 minutes
-1m 50s shorter

Moon 10.3%

Rise – 9:18 am
Set – 10:31 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 1:28 pm
Altitude: 69.4°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:19 am – 5:02 am
9:54 pm – 10:37 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:02 am – 5:41 am
9:15 pm – 9:54 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:41 am – 6:12 am
8:44 pm – 9:15 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 19, 2026
8:51 am

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 26, 2026
5:47 pm
Palmerston North
New Zealand
1:0740pm
Thursday, January 22, 2026