New Zealand
Time now in Hawke's Bay
Sunrise 06:54Sunset 05:40Time zone UTC +12
Time zone
Pacific/Auckland
UTC offset
UTC +12
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
179,700
Sunrise
06:54
Sunset
05:40
Day length
10h 45m
Coordinates
-39.67, 176.50
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About the time in Hawke's Bay
Around 179,700 people live in Hawke's Bay, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Sunrise today lands at 06:54 and sunset at 05:40 local time, giving 10h 45m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (-39.67, 176.50) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Hawke's Bay.
Hawke's Bay runs on Pacific/Auckland, which puts the city UTC +12 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Frequently asked questions about time in Hawke's Bay
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Hawke's Bay?
- Hawke's Bay is UTC +12 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Hawke's Bay change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, but it is not active today. The next change is on 27 September 2026.
- What time is it in Hawke's Bay right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Hawke's Bay, updating every second from Pacific/Auckland (UTC +12).
- Which time zone is Hawke's Bay in?
- Hawke's Bay uses Pacific/Auckland, currently UTC +12.
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