Right now, local time in Papanui is 13:23 (GMT+13, UTC+13:00), and today is Sunday, November 1, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Papanui ranks #52423 worldwide by population and #157 in New Zealand.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Pacific/Auckland GMT+13
- UTC offset
- UTC+13:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go back by 1 hour on April 4, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 74m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 20:14
- Day length
- 14h 01m
- Solar noon
- 13:14
- Daylight range
- 8h 57m (winter) – 15h 25m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 66% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Papanui — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 43.5000° S, 172.6167° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Canterbury
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Population
- 7,900 · #52423 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Papanui through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 43.50° N, 7.38° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Mondoñedo, Spain, about 8 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 01:23 GMT+1 (Europe/Madrid)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Papanui today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:22
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Dhuhr
- 13:14
- Asr
- 17:06
- Maghrib
- 20:15
- Isha
- 21:59
- Qibla direction
- 256.0° from north (WSW (256°))
Full prayer timetable for Papanui — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Papanui sits in the Pacific/Auckland time zone, UTC+13:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 14h 01m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 647 cities we cover in New Zealand.
Papanui's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Sydney, 2,135 km away; even Paris lies some 19,059 km off. Its position on the globe is 43.50° S, 172.62° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 17:23 | −20h |
| Chicago | 19:23 | −18h |
| São Paulo | 21:23 | −16h |
| London | 00:23 | −13h |
| Paris | 01:23 | −12h |
| Moscow | 03:23 | −10h |
| Dubai | 04:23 | −9h |
| Mumbai | 05:53 | −7h 30m |
| Singapore | 08:23 | −5h |
| Hong Kong | 08:23 | −5h |
| Tokyo | 09:23 | −4h |
| Sydney | 11:23 | −2h |
Best time to call Papanui
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Papanui local time:
Cities sharing Papanui's time zone
Other cities in New Zealand
- Auckland13:23
- Christchurch13:23
- Wellington13:23
- Manukau City13:23
- North Shore13:23
- Hamilton13:23
- Tauranga13:23
- Dunedin13:23
- Lower Hutt13:23
- Palmerston North13:23
- New Plymouth13:23
- Hastings13:23
Distances from Papanui
| Sydney | 2,135 km | WNW (293°) |
| Singapore | 8,424 km | WNW (286°) |
| Tokyo | 9,415 km | NNW (334°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,435 km | NW (308°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,105 km | NE (52°) |
| São Paulo | 11,551 km | SE (143°) |
| Mumbai | 12,221 km | W (278°) |
| Chicago | 13,726 km | ENE (62°) |
| Dubai | 14,066 km | W (272°) |
| Moscow | 16,574 km | NW (309°) |
| London | 18,972 km | NNW (331°) |
| Paris | 19,059 km | NW (312°) |
Cities near Papanui
FAQ
What time is it in Papanui right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Papanui (New Zealand), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Papanui in?
Papanui runs on the Pacific/Auckland IANA time zone (UTC+13:00), currently abbreviated GMT+13.
Does Papanui observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go back by 1 hour on April 4, 2027.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Papanui today?
Papanui sees sunrise at 06:13 and sunset at 20:14 today, giving 14h 01m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Papanui tonight?
The moon phase over Papanui tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 65.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Papanui?
The antipode of Papanui — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 43.50° N, 7.38° W. It falls on land, near Mondoñedo, Spain, about 8 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Papanui?
Papanui lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Papanui?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Papanui, clocks run about 74 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.