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Time in Nelson, New Zealand now

03:47:41AM

Sunday, September 27, 2026

World Tourism Day / Google's birthday

Nelson switched to daylight saving time at 02:00AM on Sunday, September 27. The time was set one hour forward.
Sun: ↑ 07:08AM ↓ 07:28PM (12h 20m) - More info - Make Nelson time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for Nelson

UTC +13

New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT)
now 17 hours ahead of New York

From 4 April 2027: UTC +12 / New Zealand Standard Time (NZST)
The time in Nelson can be either 16, 17 or 18 hours ahead of the time in New York, depending on the time of the year.
The IANA time zone identifier for Nelson is Pacific/Auckland.

Sunday September 27 2026

Latest change: Summer time started

Switched to UTC +13 / New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT).
The time was set forward one hour from 02:00AM to 03:00AM local time.

Sunday April 4 2027

Next change: Winter time starts

Switching to UTC +12 / New Zealand Standard Time (NZST).
The time will be set back one hour from 03:00AM to 02:00AM local time.

Time difference
from Nelson

Los Angeles	−20 hours	−20 hours
Chicago	−18 hours	−18 hours
New York	−17 hours	−17 hours
Toronto	−17 hours	−17 hours
São Paulo	−16 hours	−16 hours
UTC	−13 hours	−13 hours
Lagos	−12 hours	−12 hours
London	−12 hours	−12 hours
Johannesburg	−11 hours	−11 hours
Paris	−11 hours	−11 hours
Zurich	−11 hours	−11 hours
Cairo	−10 hours	−10 hours
Istanbul	−10 hours	−10 hours
Moscow	−10 hours	−10 hours
Dubai	−9 hours	−9 hours
Mumbai	−7.5 hours	−7.5 hours
Hong Kong	−5 hours	−5 hours
Shanghai	−5 hours	−5 hours
Singapore	−5 hours	−5 hours
Tokyo	−4 hours	−4 hours
Sydney	−3 hours	−3 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Nelson

Sunrise: 07:08AM
Sunset: 07:28PM
Day length: 12h 20m
Solar noon: 01:18PM
The current local time in Nelson is 78 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Nelson on the map

Location: New Zealand
Latitude: -41.271. Longitude: 173.284
Population: 54,000

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Best restaurants in Nelson

#1 Hopgoods Restaurant - New Zealand and vegetarian options food
#2 Marty's Meats Smash Burgers - Fast food
#3 The Suter Art Gallery - Vegetarian options food

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Restaurants in Nelson