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

10:05:01 pm NZDT

Saturday, December 6, 2025

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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

73 °F

Mild.
88 / 49 °F

Mon 8.86 / 48 °F
Tue 9.86 / 52 °F

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Time Zone

NZDT (New Zealand Daylight Time)
UTC/GMT +13 hours
Daylight Saving Time ended on Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 3:00 am

DST ended

Apr 6, 2025
Back 1 hour
Daylight Saving Time started on Sunday, September 28, 2025 at 2:00 am

DST started

Sep 28, 2025
Forward 1 hour

Difference

18 hours ahead of
Columbus

Sunrise

5:45 am
120° Southeast

Sunset

8:26 pm
240° Southwest

Day length

14 hours, 42 minutes
+58s longer

Moon 96.8%

Set – 6:10 am
Rise – 10:13 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 1:05 pm
Altitude: 74.4°

Astronomical
Twilight

3:51 am – 4:35 am
9:36 pm – 10:20 pm

Nautical
Twilight

4:35 am – 5:14 am
8:58 pm – 9:36 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:14 am – 5:45 am
8:26 pm – 8:58 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Full Moon
December 5, 2025
12:14 pm

Next
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
December 12, 2025
9:51 am
Rotorua
New Zealand
10:0501pm
Saturday, December 6, 2025