New Zealand
Time now in Waikato
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 06:55Sunset 05:48Time zone UTC +12
Time zone
Pacific/Auckland
UTC offset
UTC +12
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
532,100
Sunrise
06:55
Sunset
05:48
Day length
10h 54m
Coordinates
-37.50, 175.33
Time difference from Waikato
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About the time in Waikato
The zone identifier Pacific/Auckland is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Pacific/Auckland keeps pointing at Auckland time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Sunrise today lands at 06:55 and sunset at 05:48 local time, giving 10h 54m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (-37.50, 175.33) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Waikato.
Waikato 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 Waikato
- When do the sun rise and set in Waikato today?
- Sunrise is at 06:55 and sunset at 05:48, giving 10h 54m of daylight.
- What time is it in Waikato right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Waikato, updating every second from Pacific/Auckland (UTC +12).
- Which time zone is Waikato in?
- Waikato uses Pacific/Auckland, currently UTC +12.
- Does Waikato change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, but it is not active today. The next change is on 27 September 2026.
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