Sunrise and sunset times in Carterton
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Carterton, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 22, 2026. Current time: 4:51:11 pm
Night ends at 4:40 am4:39:34 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 5:51 am5:50:39 am
Dawn, the start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 6:19:22 amWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 7:46:08 pmWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 8:15 pm8:14:58 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 9:26 pm9:26:25 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 31.79° · Azimuth: 283.9° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 13 hours, 26 minutes
2 hours, 54 minutes left for today's sunset in Carterton
Moonset: 4:08 am
Moonrise: 3:23 pmMoon phase: 🌖 Waxing Gibbous (82%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 5:11 pm · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 8:02 pmTomorrow
October 23, 2026
Night ends at 4:38 am4:37:42 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 5:49 am5:49:07 am
Dawn, the start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 6:17:55 amWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 7:47:18 pmWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 8:16 pm8:16:12 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 9:28 pm9:27:59 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Day length: 13 hours, 29 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 3 minutes longer than today in Carterton
Moonset: 4:30 am Moonrise: 4:29 pmMoon phase: 🌖 Waxing Gibbous (91%)
- Carterton, Wellington
- Latitude: -41.018269 (South)
- Longitude: 175.530197 (East)
- Time zone: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13)
Shortest day in Carterton, Wellington
The shortest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the winter solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours, 13 minutes.Longest day in Carterton, Wellington
The longest day of the year will be in 2 months and 0 days, during the summer solstice on December 22, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours, 7 minutes.
October 2026 - Carterton, Wellington - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of October in Carterton.
All times are in Carterton's time: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13).
The day length increases by 1 hour, 19 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Carterton, Wellington - from 12 hours, 30 minutes on the first day to 13 hours, 49 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First LightStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | SunriseWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley). | Sunrise Variation |
SunsetWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley). | Sunset Variation |
Last LightEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar NoonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night LengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun DeclinationThe latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.6:25:18 am | 6:52:53 am | -1m 41s | 7:23:15 pm | +1m 2s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:50:54 pm | 12h 30m 22s | 2m 43s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:08:02 pm | 52.09° | 5:52:49 am | 8:23:30 pm | 5:19:26 am | 8:57:00 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.11h 27m 57s | 🌔 (73%)Waning Gibbous: 73% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:08:12 am | 3.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:23:36 am | 6:51:12 am | -1m 41s | 7:24:17 pm | +1m 2s | 7:51:58 pm | 12h 33m 5s | 2m 43s | 1:07:43 pm | 52.48° | 5:51:02 am | 8:24:38 pm | 5:17:33 am | 8:58:15 pm | 11h 25m 14s | 🌔 (63%)Waning Gibbous: 63% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:07:53 am | 3.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:21:53 am | 6:49:31 am | -1m 41s | 7:25:20 pm | +1m 3s | 7:53:02 pm | 12h 35m 49s | 2m 43s | 1:07:23 pm | 52.87° | 5:49:15 am | 8:25:47 pm | 5:15:39 am | 8:59:31 pm | 11h 22m 31s | 🌔 (51%)Waning Gibbous: 51% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:07:33 am | 3.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:20:10 am | 6:47:51 am | -1m 40s | 7:26:22 pm | +1m 2s | 7:54:07 pm | 12h 38m 31s | 2m 43s | 1:07:04 pm | 53.25° | 5:47:28 am | 8:26:56 pm | 5:13:46 am | 9:00:47 pm | 11h 19m 49s | 🌓 (40%) Last quarter at 2:25 amLast quarter at 2:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 40% illuminated |
1:07:14 am | 4.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:18:28 am | 6:46:11 am | -1m 40s | 7:27:25 pm | +1m 3s | 7:55:13 pm | 12h 41m 14s | 2m 43s | 1:06:45 pm | 53.64° | 5:45:42 am | 8:28:06 pm | 5:11:52 am | 9:02:05 pm | 11h 17m 7s | 🌒 (29%)Waning Crescent: 29% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:54 am | 4.7° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:16:46 am | 6:44:32 am | -1m 39s | 7:28:29 pm | +1m 4s | 7:56:19 pm | 12h 43m 57s | 2m 43s | 1:06:27 pm | 54.02° | 5:43:55 am | 8:29:17 pm | 5:09:58 am | 9:03:23 pm | 11h 14m 24s | 🌒 (20%)Waning Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:36 am | 5.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:15:05 am | 6:42:53 am | -1m 39s | 7:29:32 pm | +1m 3s | 7:57:25 pm | 12h 46m 39s | 2m 43s | 1:06:09 pm | 54.41° | 5:42:08 am | 8:30:28 pm | 5:08:04 am | 9:04:42 pm | 11h 11m 42s | 🌒 (12%)Waning Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:18 am | 5.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:13:23 am | 6:41:14 am | -1m 39s | 7:30:36 pm | +1m 4s | 7:58:32 pm | 12h 49m 22s | 2m 43s | 1:05:51 pm | 54.79° | 5:40:22 am | 8:31:40 pm | 5:06:09 am | 9:06:03 pm | 11h 9m 0s | 🌒 (5%)Waning Crescent: 5% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:00 am | 5.8° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:11:42 am | 6:39:36 am | -1m 38s | 7:31:41 pm | +1m 5s | 7:59:39 pm | 12h 52m 5s | 2m 42s | 1:05:34 pm | 55.17° | 5:38:36 am | 8:32:53 pm | 5:04:15 am | 9:07:24 pm | 11h 6m 18s | 🌒 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:43 am | 6.2° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:10:02 am | 6:37:59 am | -1m 37s | 7:32:45 pm | +1m 4s | 8:00:47 pm | 12h 54m 46s | 2m 42s | 1:05:17 pm | 55.55° | 5:36:50 am | 8:34:06 pm | 5:02:21 am | 9:08:46 pm | 11h 3m 37s | 🌒 (0.1%)Waning Crescent: 0.1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:26 am | 6.6° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:08:22 am | 6:36:22 am | -1m 37s | 7:33:50 pm | +1m 5s | 8:01:55 pm | 12h 57m 28s | 2m 42s | 1:05:00 pm | 55.93° | 5:35:04 am | 8:35:20 pm | 5:00:26 am | 9:10:09 pm | 11h 0m 55s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 4:50 amNew moon at 4:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
1:05:08 am | 6.9° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:06:42 am | 6:34:45 am | -1m 37s | 7:34:55 pm | +1m 5s | 8:03:04 pm | 13h 0m 10s | 2m 42s | 1:04:44 pm | 56.30° | 5:33:18 am | 8:36:35 pm | 4:58:32 am | 9:11:32 pm | 10h 58m 14s | 🌘 (4%)Waxing Crescent: 4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:04:52 am | 7.3° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:05:03 am | 6:33:09 am | -1m 36s | 7:36:01 pm | +1m 6s | 8:04:13 pm | 13h 2m 52s | 2m 41s | 1:04:28 pm | 56.68° | 5:31:33 am | 8:37:50 pm | 4:56:37 am | 9:12:57 pm | 10h 55m 33s | 🌘 (8%)Waxing Crescent: 8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:04:36 am | 7.7° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:03:24 am | 6:31:34 am | -1m 35s | 7:37:07 pm | +1m 6s | 8:05:22 pm | 13h 5m 33s | 2m 41s | 1:04:13 pm | 57.05° | 5:29:48 am | 8:39:06 pm | 4:54:43 am | 9:14:23 pm | 10h 52m 53s | 🌘 (14%)Waxing Crescent: 14% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:04:20 am | 8.1° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:01:46 am | 6:30:00 am | -1m 34s | 7:38:13 pm | +1m 6s | 8:06:33 pm | 13h 8m 13s | 2m 41s | 1:03:59 pm | 57.42° | 5:28:04 am | 8:40:23 pm | 4:52:48 am | 9:15:50 pm | 10h 50m 13s | 🌘 (22%)Waxing Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:04:06 am | 8.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:00:09 am | 6:28:26 am | -1m 34s | 7:39:20 pm | +1m 7s | 8:07:43 pm | 13h 10m 54s | 2m 40s | 1:03:45 pm | 57.79° | 5:26:20 am | 8:41:41 pm | 4:50:54 am | 9:17:18 pm | 10h 47m 34s | 🌘 (30%)Waxing Crescent: 30% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:03:52 am | 8.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 5:58:32 am | 6:26:54 am | -1m 32s | 7:40:27 pm | +1m 7s | 8:08:54 pm | 13h 13m 33s | 2m 40s | 1:03:31 pm | 58.16° | 5:24:36 am | 8:42:59 pm | 4:49:00 am | 9:18:46 pm | 10h 44m 54s | 🌘 (39%)Waxing Crescent: 39% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:03:38 am | 9.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 5:56:56 am | 6:25:21 am | -1m 33s | 7:41:35 pm | +1m 8s | 8:10:06 pm | 13h 16m 14s | 2m 40s | 1:03:18 pm | 58.52° | 5:22:53 am | 8:44:17 pm | 4:47:06 am | 9:20:16 pm | 10h 42m 15s | 🌘 (48%)Waxing Crescent: 48% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:03:24 am | 9.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 5:55:20 am | 6:23:50 am | -1m 31s | 7:42:43 pm | +1m 8s | 8:11:18 pm | 13h 18m 53s | 2m 39s | 1:03:06 pm | 58.89° | 5:21:10 am | 8:45:37 pm | 4:45:13 am | 9:21:47 pm | 10h 39m 37s | 🌗 (58%) First quarter at 5:12 amFirst quarter at 5:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 58% illuminated |
1:03:12 am | 9.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 5:53:46 am | 6:22:20 am | -1m 30s | 7:43:51 pm | +1m 8s | 8:12:31 pm | 13h 21m 31s | 2m 39s | 1:02:54 pm | 59.25° | 5:19:28 am | 8:46:57 pm | 4:43:20 am | 9:23:18 pm | 10h 37m 0s | 🌖 (67%)Waxing Gibbous: 67% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:03:00 am | 10.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 5:52:12 am | 6:20:51 am | -1m 29s | 7:44:59 pm | +1m 8s | 8:13:44 pm | 13h 24m 8s | 2m 38s | 1:02:43 pm | 59.60° | 5:17:47 am | 8:48:18 pm | 4:41:27 am | 9:24:51 pm | 10h 34m 23s | 🌖 (76%)Waxing Gibbous: 76% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:02:48 am | 10.6° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 5:50:39 am | 6:19:22 am | -1m 29s | 7:46:08 pm | +1m 9s | 8:14:58 pm | 13h 26m 46s | 2m 37s | 1:02:33 pm | 59.96° | 5:16:06 am | 8:49:40 pm | 4:39:34 am | 9:26:25 pm | 10h 31m 47s | 🌖 (84%)Waxing Gibbous: 84% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:02:38 am | 11.0° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 5:49:07 am | 6:17:55 am | -1m 27s | 7:47:18 pm | +1m 10s | 8:16:12 pm | 13h 29m 23s | 2m 37s | 1:02:23 pm | 60.31° | 5:14:26 am | 8:51:02 pm | 4:37:42 am | 9:27:59 pm | 10h 29m 10s | 🌖 (91%)Waxing Gibbous: 91% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:02:28 am | 11.3° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 5:47:35 am | 6:16:28 am | -1m 27s | 7:48:27 pm | +1m 9s | 8:17:26 pm | 13h 31m 59s | 2m 36s | 1:02:14 pm | 60.66° | 5:12:46 am | 8:52:25 pm | 4:35:50 am | 9:29:35 pm | 10h 26m 36s | 🌖 (96%)Waxing Gibbous: 96% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:02:18 am | 11.7° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 5:46:05 am | 6:15:03 am | -1m 25s | 7:49:37 pm | +1m 10s | 8:18:41 pm | 13h 34m 34s | 2m 35s | 1:02:06 pm | 61.01° | 5:11:08 am | 8:53:48 pm | 4:33:58 am | 9:31:11 pm | 10h 24m 1s | 🌖 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:02:10 am | 12.0° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:44:36 am | 6:13:38 am | -1m 25s | 7:50:48 pm | +1m 11s | 8:19:57 pm | 13h 37m 10s | 2m 35s | 1:01:58 pm | 61.35° | 5:09:30 am | 8:55:12 pm | 4:32:08 am | 9:32:49 pm | 10h 21m 27s | 🌕 (99.7%) Full moon at 5:11 pmFull moon at 5:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.7% illuminated |
1:02:02 am | 12.4° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:43:07 am | 6:12:15 am | -1m 23s | 7:51:58 pm | +1m 10s | 8:21:13 pm | 13h 39m 43s | 2m 34s | 1:01:51 pm | 61.69° | 5:07:53 am | 8:56:37 pm | 4:30:17 am | 9:34:27 pm | 10h 18m 55s | 🌔 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:54 am | 12.7° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:41:40 am | 6:10:53 am | -1m 22s | 7:53:09 pm | +1m 11s | 8:22:29 pm | 13h 42m 16s | 2m 33s | 1:01:45 pm | 62.03° | 5:06:17 am | 8:58:02 pm | 4:28:27 am | 9:36:06 pm | 10h 16m 23s | 🌔 (93%)Waning Gibbous: 93% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:48 am | 13.0° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:40:14 am | 6:09:32 am | -1m 21s | 7:54:21 pm | +1m 12s | 8:23:46 pm | 13h 44m 49s | 2m 32s | 1:01:40 pm | 62.36° | 5:04:42 am | 8:59:28 pm | 4:26:38 am | 9:37:46 pm | 10h 13m 52s | 🌔 (85%)Waning Gibbous: 85% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:43 am | 13.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:38:49 am | 6:08:13 am | -1m 19s | 7:55:32 pm | +1m 11s | 8:25:03 pm | 13h 47m 19s | 2m 31s | 1:01:35 pm | 62.69° | 5:03:07 am | 9:00:54 pm | 4:24:50 am | 9:39:27 pm | 10h 11m 23s | 🌔 (76%)Waning Gibbous: 76% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:37 am | 13.7° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:37:25 am | 6:06:55 am | -1m 18s | 7:56:44 pm | +1m 12s | 8:26:20 pm | 13h 49m 49s | 2m 30s | 1:01:31 pm | 63.02° | 5:01:34 am | 9:02:21 pm | 4:23:02 am | 9:41:09 pm | 10h 8m 54s | 🌔 (66%)Waning Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:33 am | 14.0° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Carterton, Wellington - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Carterton, Wellington for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Carterton, Wellington.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Carterton
In Carterton, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on December 9 at 5:39 am, while the latest sunrise is on June 28 at 7:43 am. The earliest sunset is on June 14 at 4:55 pm, and the latest sunset is on January 3 at 8:53 pm.
Carterton gets 5h 54m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 07m versus 9h 13m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 06m.
Carterton Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Carterton. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Carterton.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 25.4° above the horizon (around Jun 23) and 72.1° (around Dec 20) in Carterton. The smaller loop hangs at the bottom, the signature of a Southern Hemisphere analemma.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.
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