Current Time in Wellington, New Zealand 🇳🇿
Lat/Long: 41.29° S, 174.78° E
Region: Wellington 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 Wellington
Sunrise
in Wellington
↑
7:47 AM
Sunset
in Wellington
↓
5:01 PM
Day Length
9h 13m
Dawn
in Wellington
7:16 AM
Dusk
in Wellington
5:32 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Wellington
Current Phase
Full Moon
Illumination
99.9%
Next Moonrise
↑
Today, 16:52
Next Moonset
↓
Tomorrow, 08:44
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FAQ — Time in Wellington
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 16:27:50 in Wellington, 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.
Wellington 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, Wellington 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.
Wellington 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 Wellington'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.