Current Time in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
12:44:37 PM
12:44:37
NZDT (New Zealand Daylight Time) · UTC+13:00
Pacific/Auckland
Time zone details
Tauranga is observing daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Tauranga
Location facts
Place
- Country
- New Zealand
- Administrative area
- Bay of Plenty
- District
- Tauranga City
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
Practical
- Country languages
- English, Māori
- Dialing code
- +64
- Population
- 161,000
- Elevation
- Approximately 18 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 37° 41' S / 176° 10' E
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Tauranga follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Auckland
Popular conversions (current offsets)
All times shown relative to Tauranga local time
Clock changes in Tauranga
3:00 AM NZDT2:00 AM NZST
Clocks move back 1 hour
2026
past
Daylight saving time ends
3:00 AM NZDT2:00 AM NZST
Clocks move back 1 hour
past
Daylight saving time starts
2:00 AM NZST3:00 AM NZDT
Clocks move forward 1 hour
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 13 hr 03 min2 min 22 sec longer than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Friday, October 16, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 13 hr 03 min2 min 22 sec longer than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (61.1° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent (26% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- New Moon — Sunday, October 11, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- First Quarter — Monday, October 19, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 hr 03 min | 2 min 22 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 13 hr 06 min | 2 min 22 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 13 hr 08 min | 2 min 21 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 13 hr 11 min | 2 min 21 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 13 hr 13 min | 2 min 20 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 13 hr 15 min | 2 min 20 sec longer than the previous day | |||
| 13 hr 18 min | 2 min 20 sec longer than the previous day |
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Upcoming public holidays in Bay of Plenty
- Labour Day
- Christmas Day
- Boxing Day
Nearby scheduled airports for Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Tauranga AirportTRGMedium airport3.0 km east-northeast
Source: OurAirports record · TRG / NZTG
About 3.0 km (1.9 mi) east-northeast of Tauranga
Scheduled airline service in source data
Rotorua Regional AirportROTMedium airport · Serves Rotorua48.9 km south-southeast
Source: OurAirports record · ROT / NZRO
About 48.9 km (30.4 mi) south-southeast of Tauranga
Scheduled airline service in source data
Whakatāne AirportWHKMedium airport · Serves Whakatāne71.0 km east-southeast
Source: OurAirports record · WHK / NZWK
About 71.0 km (44.1 mi) east-southeast of Tauranga
Scheduled airline service in source data
Nearby places
Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Tauranga in?
- Tauranga currently uses New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT). Its IANA time zone is Pacific/Auckland.
- When is the next clock change in Tauranga?
- Clocks in Tauranga move backward 1 hour on Sunday, April 4, 2027 at 3:00 AM, changing from NZDT (UTC+13:00) to NZST (UTC+12:00)
- Is Tauranga currently on daylight saving time?
- Tauranga is observing daylight saving time in 2026
- What is the UTC offset in Tauranga right now?
- Tauranga is currently UTC+13:00