Masterton in numbers
- Coordinates
- -40.9597, 175.6580
- Population
- 28 900
- Region
- Wellington Region
- Country
- New Zealand, Oceania
- Capital
- Wellington — 82 km away
What time is it in Masterton, Wellington Region, New Zealand
The time now in Masterton, Wellington Region, New Zealand is shown here, following the Pacific/Auckland time zone (+12).
Masterton, New Zealand
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC+12 · Pacific/Auckland
Local time in Masterton
UTC+12 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Masterton, Wellington Region.
The sun today
Sunrise 06:40 Solar noon 12:18 Sunset 17:57 Daylight 11 h 17 min Night 12 h 43 min Civil twilight 06:12 – 18:24
Weather in Masterton right now
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Masterton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 5810
- 5840
- 5842
- 5885
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Wellington Region
- Wellington 381 900
- Lower Hutt 114 200
- Porirua 61 500
- Upper Hutt 47 400
- Paraparaumu 29 900
- Wainuiomata 20 450
Same time zone — Pacific/Auckland
- Auckland New Zealand
Nearby places
- Masterton District — 1.3 km
- Solway — 4.0 km
- Clareville — 11.1 km
- Tauweru — 11.9 km
- Carterton — 12.6 km
- Carterton District — 13.4 km
Local time details for Masterton
The full list of postal codes for Masterton runs to 4.
Masterton is placed in Pacific/Auckland, and its offset from UTC is +12. Daylight saving observed here: No.
The horizon brightens over Masterton at 06:40, and the sun sets at 17:57. Daylight runs 11 h 17 min.
Look nearby and you will see Masterton District and Solway on the same clock as Masterton.
Questions and answers
- What time zone value is associated with Masterton?
- The value associated with Masterton is Pacific/Auckland, with an offset of +12.
- Do daylight saving time rules cover Masterton?
- Daylight saving time in Masterton: No.
- How early in the evening does the sun set in Masterton?
- It sets at 17:57.