Right now, local time in Waitoa is 05:24 (GMT+13, UTC+13:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Waitoa ranks #138490 worldwide by population and #614 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 62m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Day length
- 13h 43m
- Solar noon
- 13:02
- Daylight range
- 9h 34m (winter) – 14h 46m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 48% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Waitoa — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 37.6167° S, 175.6333° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Waikato Region
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Population
- 1,170 · #138490 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Waitoa through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 37.62° N, 4.37° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Baena, Spain, about 4 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 17:24 GMT+1 (Europe/Madrid)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Waitoa today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:31
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Dhuhr
- 13:02
- Asr
- 16:48
- Maghrib
- 19:53
- Isha
- 21:26
- Qibla direction
- 259.7° from north (W (260°))
Full prayer timetable for Waitoa — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Waitoa sits in the Pacific/Auckland time zone, UTC+13:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 13h 43m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 647 cities we cover in New Zealand.
Waitoa's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Sydney, 2,237 km away; even Paris lies some 18,653 km off. Its position on the globe is 37.62° S, 175.63° 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 | 08:24 | −21h |
| Chicago | 10:24 | −19h |
| São Paulo | 13:24 | −16h |
| London | 16:24 | −13h |
| Paris | 17:24 | −12h |
| Moscow | 19:24 | −10h |
| Dubai | 20:24 | −9h |
| Mumbai | 21:54 | −7h 30m |
| Singapore | 00:24 | −5h |
| Hong Kong | 00:24 | −5h |
| Tokyo | 01:24 | −4h |
| Sydney | 03:24 | −2h |
Best time to call Waitoa
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Waitoa local time:
Cities sharing Waitoa's time zone
Other cities in New Zealand
- Auckland05:24
- Christchurch05:24
- Wellington05:24
- Manukau City05:24
- North Shore05:24
- Hamilton05:24
- Tauranga05:24
- Dunedin05:24
- Lower Hutt05:24
- Palmerston North05:24
- New Plymouth05:24
- Hastings05:24
Distances from Waitoa
| Sydney | 2,237 km | W (273°) |
| Singapore | 8,511 km | WNW (282°) |
| Tokyo | 8,953 km | NNW (331°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,252 km | NW (305°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,493 km | NE (49°) |
| São Paulo | 11,905 km | SE (140°) |
| Mumbai | 12,384 km | W (278°) |
| Chicago | 13,173 km | ENE (57°) |
| Dubai | 14,286 km | W (274°) |
| Moscow | 16,313 km | NW (317°) |
| London | 18,435 km | N (349°) |
| Paris | 18,653 km | NNW (339°) |
Cities near Waitoa
FAQ
What time is it in Waitoa right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Waitoa (New Zealand), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Waitoa in?
Waitoa runs on the Pacific/Auckland IANA time zone (UTC+13:00), currently abbreviated GMT+13.
Does Waitoa 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 Waitoa today?
Waitoa sees sunrise at 06:10 and sunset at 19:53 today, giving 13h 43m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Waitoa tonight?
The moon phase over Waitoa tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Waitoa?
The antipode of Waitoa — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 37.62° N, 4.37° W. It falls on land, near Baena, Spain, about 4 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Waitoa?
Waitoa lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Waitoa?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Waitoa, clocks run about 62 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.