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Time in Palmerston North, New Zealand now

05:00:53AM

Friday, September 25, 2026

Palmerston North switches to daylight saving time at 02:00AM on Sunday, September 27. The time is set one hour forward.
Sun: ↑ 06:02AM ↓ 06:17PM (12h 14m) - More info - Make Palmerston North time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for Palmerston North

UTC +12

New Zealand Standard Time (NZST)
now 16 hours ahead of New York

From 27 September 2026: UTC +13 / New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT)
The time in Palmerston North 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 Palmerston North is Pacific/Auckland.

Sunday April 5 2026

Latest change: Winter time started

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

Sunday September 27 2026

Next change: Summer time starts

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

Time difference
from Palmerston North

Los Angeles	−19 hours	−19 hours
Chicago	−17 hours	−17 hours
New York	−16 hours	−16 hours
Toronto	−16 hours	−16 hours
São Paulo	−15 hours	−15 hours
UTC	−12 hours	−12 hours
Lagos	−11 hours	−11 hours
London	−11 hours	−11 hours
Johannesburg	−10 hours	−10 hours
Paris	−10 hours	−10 hours
Zurich	−10 hours	−10 hours
Cairo	−9 hours	−9 hours
Istanbul	−9 hours	−9 hours
Moscow	−9 hours	−9 hours
Dubai	−8 hours	−8 hours
Mumbai	−6.5 hours	−6.5 hours
Hong Kong	−4 hours	−4 hours
Shanghai	−4 hours	−4 hours
Singapore	−4 hours	−4 hours
Tokyo	−3 hours	−3 hours
Sydney	−2 hours	−2 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Palmerston North

Sunrise: 06:02AM
Sunset: 06:17PM
Day length: 12h 14m
Solar noon: 12:09PM
The current local time in Palmerston North is 9 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.

Palmerston North on the map

Location: New Zealand
Latitude: -40.356. Longitude: 175.611
Population: 91,000

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