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Current Local Time in Wellington, New Zealand (Pōneke)

11:05:34 pm NZDT

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

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Country: New Zealand
Region: Wellington (WGN)
Lat/Long: 41°17'S / 174°47'E
Elevation: 13 m
Currency: NZ Dollar (NZD)
Languages: English, Māori, New Zealand Sign Language
Country Code: +64
Location of WellingtonLocation
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Weather

64 °F

Passing clouds.
70 / 61 °F

Fri 23.70 / 61 °F
Sat 24.62 / 54 °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
118° Southeast

Sunset

8:51 pm
242° Southwest

Day length

14 hours, 39 minutes
-1m 52s shorter

Moon 6.9%

Rise – 8:12 am
Set – 10:13 pm

High Tide

High – 7:30 am
High – 8:05 pm

Low Tide

Low – 1:18 am
Low – 2:16 pm

More Sun & Moon in Wellington
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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 1:32 pm
Altitude: 68.7°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:14 am – 5:00 am
10:02 pm – 10:48 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:00 am – 5:40 am
9:23 pm – 10:02 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:40 am – 6:12 am
8:51 pm – 9:23 pm

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Moon Phase

New Moon
January 19, 2026
8:51 am

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 26, 2026
5:47 pm
Wellington
New Zealand
11:0534pm
Wednesday, January 21, 2026