Current Time in New Plymouth, New Zealand 🇳🇿
Lat/Long: 39.07° S, 174.08° E
Region: Taranaki Region
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand
IANA Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
Timezone: NZST
Daylight Saving Time: No ❌
Standard Timezone Abbreviations used in New Zealand: NZST
Daylight Saving Timezone Abbreviations used in New Zealand: NZDT
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Sunrise & Sunset Times for New Plymouth
Sunrise
in New Plymouth
↑
7:43 AM
Sunset
in New Plymouth
↓
5:11 PM
Day Length
9h 27m
Dawn
in New Plymouth
7:13 AM
Dusk
in New Plymouth
5:41 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for New Plymouth
Current Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
98.7%
Next Moonrise
↑
Today, 18:04
Next Moonset
↓
Tomorrow, 09:14
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FAQ — Time in New Plymouth
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 15:56:30 in New Plymouth, New Zealand. The clock at the top of this page updates live, second by second, synchronized with our server time. You can also check sunrise and sunset times for the same city.
New Plymouth uses Pacific/Auckland (NZST) — UTC+12:00. The IANA time zone identifier is Pacific/Auckland, the standard reference used by operating systems and time databases worldwide.
Yes, New Plymouth observes Daylight Saving Time. Clocks move forward by one hour in spring and back by one hour in autumn. During DST, the local abbreviation becomes NZDT (UTC+13:00). Check the New Zealand public holiday calendar for the exact transition dates each year.
New Plymouth is currently +12:00 relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is the global time standard from which all other time zones are offset. To see the matching Unix timestamp or run add/subtract calculations against New Plymouth's local time, use our time calculator.
In New Zealand, daylight saving time changes typically happen twice a year. Clocks shift forward by one hour in spring (entering daylight saving time) and shift back by one hour in autumn (returning to standard time). Exact dates vary; see the New Zealand calendar for this year's transition.