Right now, local time in Wellington is 14:05 (MDT, UTC-06:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Wellington ranks #88420 worldwide by population and #1734 in Canada.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- America/Edmonton MDT
- UTC offset
- UTC-06:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 79m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Day length
- 9h 24m
- Solar noon
- 13:19
- Daylight range
- 7h 27m (winter) – 17h 03m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Wellington — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Wellington through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 53.60° S, 66.45° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, 539 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Wellington today ISNA
- Fajr
- 06:57
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Dhuhr
- 13:19
- Asr
- 15:31
- Maghrib
- 17:59
- Isha
- 19:38
- Qibla direction
- 25.2° from north (NNE (25°))
Full prayer timetable for Wellington — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Wellington sits in the America/Edmonton time zone, UTC-06:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 9h 24m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2865 cities we cover in Canada.
Wellington's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Los Angeles, 2,204 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,296 km off. Its position on the globe is 53.60° N, 113.55° W, 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 | 12:05 | −2h |
| Chicago | 14:05 | same time |
| São Paulo | 17:05 | +3h |
| London | 20:05 | +6h |
| Paris | 21:05 | +7h |
| Moscow | 23:05 | +9h |
| Dubai | 00:05 | +10h |
| Mumbai | 01:35 | +11h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:05 | +14h |
| Hong Kong | 04:05 | +14h |
| Tokyo | 05:05 | +15h |
| Sydney | 07:05 | +17h |
Best time to call Wellington
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Wellington local time:
Cities sharing Wellington's time zone
Distances from Wellington
| Los Angeles | 2,204 km | SSW (192°) |
| Chicago | 2,315 km | ESE (114°) |
| London | 6,795 km | NE (41°) |
| Paris | 7,136 km | NE (41°) |
| Moscow | 7,574 km | NNE (17°) |
| Tokyo | 7,861 km | NW (305°) |
| Hong Kong | 10,413 km | NW (317°) |
| São Paulo | 10,699 km | ESE (122°) |
| Dubai | 11,181 km | N (10°) |
| Mumbai | 11,917 km | N (354°) |
| Singapore | 13,000 km | NW (317°) |
| Sydney | 13,296 km | WSW (252°) |
Cities near Wellington
- Athlone1 km · 14:05
- Hudson1 km · 14:05
- Cumberland2 km · 14:05
- Sherbrooke2 km · 14:05
- Baranow2 km · 14:05
- Dovercourt2 km · 14:05
- Calder2 km · 14:05
- Kensington2 km · 14:05
FAQ
What time is it in Wellington right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Wellington (Canada), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Wellington in?
Wellington runs on the America/Edmonton IANA time zone (UTC-06:00), currently abbreviated MDT.
Does Wellington observe daylight saving time?
Wellington does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Wellington today?
Wellington sees sunrise at 08:36 and sunset at 18:01 today, giving 9h 24m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Wellington tonight?
The moon phase over Wellington tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 46.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Wellington?
The antipode of Wellington — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 53.60° S, 66.45° E. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, roughly 539 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Wellington?
Wellington lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Wellington?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Wellington, clocks run about 79 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.