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Time in Gisborne, New Zealand now

07:48:47

Friday, September 25, 2026, week 39

Gisborne switches to daylight saving time at 02:00 on Sunday, September 27. The time is set one hour forward.
Sun: ↑ 05:53 ↓ 18:07 (12h 14m) - More info - Make Gisborne time default - Add to favorite locations

Time zone info for Gisborne

UTC +12

New Zealand Standard Time (NZST)
now 16 hours ahead of New York

From 27 September 2026: UTC +13 / New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT)
The time in Gisborne can be either 16, 17 or 18 hours ahead of the time in New York, depending on the time of the year.
The IANA time zone identifier for Gisborne is Pacific/Auckland.

Sunday April 5 2026

Latest change: Winter time started

Switched to UTC +12 / New Zealand Standard Time (NZST).
The time was set back one hour from 03:00 to 02:00 local time.

Sunday September 27 2026

Next change: Summer time starts

Switching to UTC +13 / New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT).
The time will be set forward one hour from 02:00 to 03:00 local time.

Time difference
from Gisborne

Los Angeles	−19 hours	−19 hours
Chicago	−17 hours	−17 hours
New York	−16 hours	−16 hours
Toronto	−16 hours	−16 hours
São Paulo	−15 hours	−15 hours
UTC	−12 hours	−12 hours
Lagos	−11 hours	−11 hours
London	−11 hours	−11 hours
Johannesburg	−10 hours	−10 hours
Paris	−10 hours	−10 hours
Zurich	−10 hours	−10 hours
Cairo	−9 hours	−9 hours
Istanbul	−9 hours	−9 hours
Moscow	−9 hours	−9 hours
Dubai	−8 hours	−8 hours
Mumbai	−6.5 hours	−6.5 hours
Hong Kong	−4 hours	−4 hours
Shanghai	−4 hours	−4 hours
Singapore	−4 hours	−4 hours
Tokyo	−3 hours	−3 hours
Sydney	−2 hours	−2 hours

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Gisborne

Sunrise: 05:53
Sunset: 18:07
Day length: 12h 14m
The local time in Gisborne is currently the same as the solar time.

Gisborne on the map

Location: New Zealand
Latitude: -38.653. Longitude: 178.004
Population: 38,000

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Best restaurants in Gisborne

#1 Portofino GISBORNE - Italian and vegetarian options food
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