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

4:50:28 am NZDT

Sunday, March 22, 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

65 °F

Mild.
74 / 58 °F

Mon 23.72 / 56 °F
Tue 24.72 / 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

7:19 am
90° East

Sunset

7:24 pm
270° West

Day length

12 hours, 5 minutes
-2m 28s shorter

Moon 9.0%

Rise – 10:41 am
Set – 8:49 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 1:21 pm
Altitude: 51.3°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:51 am – 6:22 am
8:21 pm – 8:52 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:22 am – 6:52 am
7:50 pm – 8:21 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:52 am – 7:19 am
7:24 pm – 7:50 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
March 19, 2026
2:23 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
March 26, 2026
8:17 am
Rotorua
New Zealand
4:5028am
Sunday, March 22, 2026