New Zealand
Time now in Wellington City
Sunrise 07:04Sunset 05:44Time zone UTC +12
Time zone
Pacific/Auckland
UTC offset
UTC +12
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
209,900
Sunrise
07:04
Sunset
05:44
Day length
10h 41m
Coordinates
-41.25, 174.75
Time difference from Wellington City
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Wellington City right now.
Wellington City on the map
About the time in Wellington City
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 07:04 and sunset at 05:44 local time, giving 10h 41m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (-41.25, 174.75) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Wellington City.
Wellington City 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 Wellington City
- When do the sun rise and set in Wellington City today?
- Sunrise is at 07:04 and sunset at 05:44, giving 10h 41m of daylight.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Wellington City?
- Wellington City is UTC +12 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What are normal business hours in Wellington City in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Wellington City runs from 21:00–05:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Wellington City right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Wellington City, updating every second from Pacific/Auckland (UTC +12).
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