Time zone
- Currently New Zealand Standard Time (NZST), UTC +12
- Daylight saving time (New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT), UTC +13) starts September 24, 2017
The IANA time zone identifier for Nelson is Pacific/Auckland.
Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Nelson
- Sunrise: 07:49AM
- Sunset: 05:16PM
- Day length: 9h 27m
- Solar noon: 12:33PM
- The current local time in Nelson is 33 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.