Time zone
- Currently New Zealand Standard Time (NZST), UTC +12
- Daylight saving time (New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT), UTC +13) starts September 29, 2019
The IANA time zone identifier for Nelson is Pacific/Auckland.
Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Nelson
- Sunrise: 07:35AM
- Sunset: 05:12PM
- Day length: 9h 37m
- Solar noon: 12:24PM
- The current local time in Nelson is 24 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.