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

4:22:48 am NZDT

Thursday, January 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

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°F

Weather

67 °F

Rain. Overcast.
71 / 59 °F

Fri 23.75 / 57 °F
Sat 24.59 / 47 °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

6:15 am
116° Southeast

Sunset

8:36 pm
244° Southwest

Day length

14 hours, 20 minutes
-1m 41s shorter

Moon 8.1%

Rise – 9:18 am
Set – 10:27 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 1:26 pm
Altitude: 71.6°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:28 am – 5:09 am
9:42 pm – 10:23 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:09 am – 5:46 am
9:06 pm – 9:42 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:46 am – 6:15 am
8:36 pm – 9:06 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 19, 2026
8:51 am

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 26, 2026
5:47 pm
Rotorua
New Zealand
4:2248am
Thursday, January 22, 2026