Waikanai in numbers
- Coordinates
- -43.8167, -176.7000
- Region
- Chatham Islands
- Country
- New Zealand, Oceania
- Capital
- Wellington — 752 km away
What time is it in Waikanai, Chatham Islands, New Zealand
Learn the current time in Waikanai, Chatham Islands, New Zealand, a place in the Pacific/Chatham time zone (+13:45).
Waikanai, New Zealand
Friday, 16 October 2026
UTC+13:45 · Pacific/Chatham
Local time in Waikanai
UTC+13:45 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Waikanai.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:39 AM Solar noon 1:18 PM Sunset 7:58 PM Daylight 13 h 19 min Night 10 h 41 min Civil twilight 6:09 AM – 8:28 PM
Weather in Waikanai right now
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Waikanai and its neighbours
Largest cities in Chatham Islands
- Waitangi 140
Nearby places
- Tahatika — 7.9 km
- Rakautahi — 9.4 km
- Waitangi West — 10.1 km
- Tupuangi — 10.9 km
- Whakekauri — 15.1 km
- Karewa — 18.8 km
About the time in Waikanai
Neighbouring Tahatika and Rakautahi keep the same hours as Waikanai.
Waikanai is on Pacific/Chatham time, which corresponds to UTC+13:45. Whether the area observes daylight saving: Yes.
Today's schedule for Waikanai: sunrise 6:39 AM, sunset 7:58 PM. That gives 13 h 19 min of daylight.
Questions and answers
- Does Waikanai use the Pacific/Chatham time zone?
- Yes, Waikanai uses Pacific/Chatham, with an offset of +13:45.
- Does the time in Waikanai shift by an hour at any point in the year?
- Yes.
- When does the sun go down in Waikanai?
- Sunset in Waikanai is at 7:58 PM.