Whanganui
Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Thursday, 13th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+12
- Time zone
- Pacific/AucklandNZST
- Sunrise
- 7:11 pm
- Sunset
- 5:38 am
- Daylight
- 10 hours 27 minutes131 seconds longer than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OffNext change in 44 days
Daylight saving in Whanganui
Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 27th September 2026, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).
Right now Whanganui is on NZST, UTC+12 — standard time. That is 44 days away.
Whanganui time to your time
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Call times with London
There is no hour when both places are inside normal working hours. The least bad slot is usually early morning at the western end.
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Time difference between Whanganui and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 5:26 pm Wed | 17:26 | 19 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 6:26 pm Wed | 18:26 | 18 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 7:26 pm Wed | 19:26 | 17 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 8:26 pm Wed | 20:26 | 16 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 8:26 pm Wed | 20:26 | 16 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 9:26 pm Wed | 21:26 | 15 hours behind |
| London BST | 1:26 am | 01:26 | 11 hours behind |
| Paris CEST | 2:26 am | 02:26 | 10 hours behind |
| Berlin CEST | 2:26 am | 02:26 | 10 hours behind |
| Johannesburg SAST | 2:26 am | 02:26 | 10 hours behind |
| Moscow MSK | 3:26 am | 03:26 | 9 hours behind |
| Cairo EEST | 3:26 am | 03:26 | 9 hours behind |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 4:26 am | 04:26 | 8 hours behind |
| Delhi IST | 5:56 am | 05:56 | 6 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Shanghai CST | 8:26 am | 08:26 | 4 hours behind |
| Tokyo JST | 9:26 am | 09:26 | 3 hours behind |
| Sydney AEST | 10:26 am | 10:26 | 2 hours behind |
About Whanganui
- Population
- 49200
- Coordinates
- -39.933, 175.050
- Region
- Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
- IANA zone
- Pacific/Auckland
- Solar noon
- 12:24 am
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations — not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Whanganui right now?
It is 12:26 pm (12:26 on a 24-hour clock) on Thursday, 13th August 2026 in Whanganui. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Whanganui in?
Whanganui uses the Pacific/Auckland time zone, currently NZST (UTC+12). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column — abbreviations like NZST are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Whanganui on daylight saving time right now?
No. Whanganui is on standard time (NZST). Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 27th September 2026, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change).
When do the clocks change in Whanganui?
The next change is on Sunday, 27th September 2026. Clocks go forward 1 hour on Sunday, 27th September 2026, at 1:59 am local time (3:00 am after the change). After that the offset becomes UTC+13.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Whanganui today?
The sun rises at 7:11 am and sets at 5:38 pm today, giving 10 hours 27 minutes of daylight. That is 131 seconds longer than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Whanganui of Los Angeles?
Whanganui is 19 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 12:26 pm in Whanganui, it is 5:26 pm in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Whanganui?
Whanganui is in Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand, at 39.93° S, 175.05° E, with a population of about 49,200. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.