Right now, local time in Wairoa is 23:09 (GMT+13, UTC+13:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Wairoa ranks #69682 worldwide by population and #241 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 55m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Day length
- 13h 39m
- Solar noon
- 12:55
- Daylight range
- 9h 25m (winter) – 14h 55m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 81% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Wairoa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 39.0382° S, 177.4202° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Hawke's Bay Region
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Population
- 4,940 · #69682 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Wairoa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 39.04° N, 2.58° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is El Bonillo, Spain, about 10 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 11:09 GMT+1 (Europe/Madrid)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Wairoa today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:25
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Dhuhr
- 12:55
- Asr
- 16:42
- Maghrib
- 19:44
- Isha
- 21:18
- Qibla direction
- 256.6° from north (WSW (257°))
Full prayer timetable for Wairoa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Wairoa sits in the Pacific/Auckland time zone, UTC+13:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 13h 39m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 647 cities we cover in New Zealand.
Wairoa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Sydney, 2,404 km away; even Paris lies some 18,854 km off. Its position on the globe is 39.04° S, 177.42° 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 | 03:09 | −20h |
| Chicago | 05:09 | −18h |
| São Paulo | 07:09 | −16h |
| London | 10:09 | −13h |
| Paris | 11:09 | −12h |
| Moscow | 13:09 | −10h |
| Dubai | 14:09 | −9h |
| Mumbai | 15:39 | −7h 30m |
| Singapore | 18:09 | −5h |
| Hong Kong | 18:09 | −5h |
| Tokyo | 19:09 | −4h |
| Sydney | 21:09 | −2h |
Best time to call Wairoa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Wairoa local time:
Cities sharing Wairoa's time zone
Other cities in New Zealand
- Auckland23:09
- Christchurch23:09
- Wellington23:09
- Manukau City23:09
- North Shore23:09
- Hamilton23:09
- Tauranga23:09
- Dunedin23:09
- Lower Hutt23:09
- Palmerston North23:09
- New Plymouth23:09
- Hastings23:09
Distances from Wairoa
| Sydney | 2,404 km | W (276°) |
| Singapore | 8,696 km | WNW (282°) |
| Tokyo | 9,167 km | NNW (330°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,470 km | NW (304°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,479 km | NE (48°) |
| São Paulo | 11,684 km | SE (139°) |
| Mumbai | 12,559 km | W (276°) |
| Chicago | 13,127 km | ENE (57°) |
| Dubai | 14,451 km | W (272°) |
| Moscow | 16,535 km | NW (316°) |
| London | 18,615 km | N (353°) |
| Paris | 18,854 km | NNW (342°) |
Cities near Wairoa
FAQ
What time is it in Wairoa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Wairoa (New Zealand), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Wairoa in?
Wairoa runs on the Pacific/Auckland IANA time zone (UTC+13:00), currently abbreviated GMT+13.
Does Wairoa 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 Wairoa today?
Wairoa sees sunrise at 06:05 and sunset at 19:44 today, giving 13h 39m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Wairoa tonight?
The moon phase over Wairoa tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 80.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Wairoa?
The antipode of Wairoa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 39.04° N, 2.58° W. It falls on land, near El Bonillo, Spain, about 10 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Wairoa?
Wairoa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Wairoa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Wairoa, clocks run about 55 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.