Time in New Zealand

Time in Tauranga now

1:00:00 AM

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

NZDT · UTC+13 New Zealand Daylight Time

Sunrise: 6:06 AM
Sunset: 7:51 PM
Day length: 13 h 46 min
Daylight saving: Changes Apr 4, 2027

Tauranga time zone

Time zone

New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT), UTC+13. IANA zone Pacific/Auckland.

Clock changes

Sunday, April 4, 2027: clocks go back 1 hour at 3:00 AM local time (UTC+13 → UTC+12).

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Location

Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. Coordinates 37.69° S, 176.17° E; population about 161,000.

Sunrise and sunset in Tauranga today

Dawn (civil): 5:37 AM
Sunrise: 6:06 AM
Solar noon: 12:58 PM
Sunset: 7:51 PM
Dusk (civil): 8:19 PM
Day length: 13 h 46 min
Night length: 10 h 14 min
Golden hour, morning: 5:48 AM – 6:42 AM
Golden hour, evening: 7:15 PM – 8:08 PM
Blue hour, morning: 5:37 AM – 5:48 AM
Blue hour, evening: 8:08 PM – 8:19 PM

Calculated for the city centre at sea level; accurate to about a minute. Golden hour is when the sun is between 4° below and 6° above the horizon; blue hour between 6° and 4° below. See the whole month or another date.

Tauranga time compared with other cities

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City	Local time	Difference from Tauranga
New York City, New York	7:00 AM	18 hours behind Tauranga
Los Angeles, California	4:00 AM	21 hours behind Tauranga
Chicago, Illinois	6:00 AM	19 hours behind Tauranga
Denver, Colorado	5:00 AM	20 hours behind Tauranga
Phoenix, Arizona	5:00 AM	20 hours behind Tauranga
Honolulu, Hawaii	2:00 AM	23 hours behind Tauranga
Anchorage, Alaska	3:00 AM	22 hours behind Tauranga
Toronto, Canada	7:00 AM	18 hours behind Tauranga
Vancouver, Canada	5:00 AM	20 hours behind Tauranga
Mexico City, Mexico	6:00 AM	19 hours behind Tauranga
São Paulo, Brazil	9:00 AM	16 hours behind Tauranga
Buenos Aires, Argentina	9:00 AM	16 hours behind Tauranga
London, United Kingdom	12:00 PM	13 hours behind Tauranga
Dublin, Ireland	12:00 PM	13 hours behind Tauranga

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Questions about time in Tauranga

What time zone is Tauranga in?

Tauranga uses New Zealand Standard Time (NZST, UTC+12) as standard time and New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13) during daylight saving time. Its IANA time-zone identifier is Pacific/Auckland, which is what phones and computers use to set the local time.

Does Tauranga observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Sunday, April 4, 2027: clocks go back 1 hour at 3:00 AM local time (UTC+13 → UTC+12). The previous change was on Sunday, September 27, 2026.

How far is Tauranga from UTC?

Tauranga is 12 hours ahead of UTC on standard time and 13 hours ahead of UTC during daylight saving time.

What time is sunrise and sunset in Tauranga today?

The table above shows today’s sunrise, sunset and day length for the city centre. As an example, on Wednesday, November 4, 2026 the sun rose at 6:06 AM and set at 7:51 PM, giving 13 h 46 min of daylight.

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