Sunrise and sunset times in Kaikoura
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand, as well as the whole calendar for July 2026.
Today
July 18, 2026 . Current time: 8:10:46 pm
First light at 7:17:38 am
Sunrise time: 7:47:05 am
Sunset time: 5:15:55 pm
Last light at 5:45:23 pm
Day length: 9 hours, 28 minutes
Sunset in Kaikoura was 2 hours, 54 minutes ago
Moon rose on Jul 18 at 8:59 AM
Moon will set on Jul 18 at 8:48 PMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (20%)🌕 Full moon: Jul 30 at 2:37 AM · 🌑 New moon: Aug 13 at 5:37 AMTomorrow
July 19, 2026
First light at 7:16:59 am
Sunrise time: 7:46:23 am
Sunset time: 5:16:46 pm
Last light at 5:46:10 pm
Day length: 9 hours, 30 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in Kaikoura
Moon will rise on Jul 19 at 9:20 AM Moon will set on Jul 19 at 9:57 PMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (31%)
- Kaikoura, Canterbury
- Latitude: -42.416672
- Longitude: 173.683334
- Time zone: New Zealand Standard Time (NZST, UTC+12)
Shortest day in Kaikoura, Canterbury
The shortest day of the year was 27 days ago, during the winter solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 7 minutes.Longest day in Kaikoura, Canterbury
The longest day of the year will be in around 5 months, during the summer solstice on December 22, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours and 20 minutes.
July 2026 - Kaikoura, Canterbury - 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 July in Kaikoura.
The day length increases by 42 minutes over the course of July 2026 in Kaikoura, Canterbury - from 9 hours, 10 minutes on the first day to 9 hours, 52 minutes on the last day.
| Day | Twilight Start | Sunrise | Sunset | Twilight End | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar Noon
Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.
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Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night Length
Calculated form this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.
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| Wed, Jul 1 | 7:23:41 am | 7:53:56 am | 5:04:13 pm | 5:34:28 pm | 9h 10m 17s | 9h 10m 17s | 12:29:05 pm | -19.3° | 6:48:18 am | 6:09:51 pm | 6:14:08 am | 6:44:01 pm | 14h 49m 35s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Thu, Jul 2 | 7:23:35 am | 7:53:48 am | 5:04:44 pm | 5:34:57 pm | 9h 10m 56s | 0m 39s | 12:29:16 pm | -19.4° | 6:48:14 am | 6:10:18 pm | 6:14:05 am | 6:44:27 pm | 14h 48m 54s | 🌖 (98%) |
| Fri, Jul 3 | 7:23:28 am | 7:53:38 am | 5:05:16 pm | 5:35:27 pm | 9h 11m 38s | 0m 42s | 12:29:27 pm | -19.4° | 6:48:07 am | 6:10:47 pm | 6:14:00 am | 6:44:54 pm | 14h 48m 11s | 🌖 (94%) |
| Sat, Jul 4 | 7:23:18 am | 7:53:27 am | 5:05:50 pm | 5:35:59 pm | 9h 12m 23s | 0m 45s | 12:29:38 pm | -19.5° | 6:48:00 am | 6:11:17 pm | 6:13:53 am | 6:45:23 pm | 14h 47m 23s | 🌖 (89%) |
| Sun, Jul 5 | 7:23:06 am | 7:53:13 am | 5:06:25 pm | 5:36:32 pm | 9h 13m 12s | 0m 49s | 12:29:49 pm | -19.6° | 6:47:50 am | 6:11:48 pm | 6:13:45 am | 6:45:53 pm | 14h 46m 32s | 🌖 (82%) |
| Mon, Jul 6 | 7:22:53 am | 7:52:57 am | 5:07:02 pm | 5:37:06 pm | 9h 14m 5s | 0m 53s | 12:29:59 pm | -19.7° | 6:47:38 am | 6:12:20 pm | 6:13:35 am | 6:46:23 pm | 14h 45m 37s | 🌖 (73%) |
| Tue, Jul 7 | 7:22:37 am | 7:52:39 am | 5:07:39 pm | 5:37:41 pm | 9h 15m 0s | 0m 55s | 12:30:09 pm | -19.8° | 6:47:25 am | 6:12:54 pm | 6:13:23 am | 6:46:55 pm | 14h 44m 40s | 🌖 (64%) |
| Wed, Jul 8 | 7:22:19 am | 7:52:19 am | 5:08:19 pm | 5:38:18 pm | 9h 16m 0s | 1m 0s | 12:30:19 pm | -19.9° | 6:47:09 am | 6:13:28 pm | 6:13:09 am | 6:47:28 pm | 14h 43m 38s | 🌗 (53%) |
| Thu, Jul 9 | 7:22:00 am | 7:51:57 am | 5:08:59 pm | 5:38:56 pm | 9h 17m 2s | 1m 2s | 12:30:28 pm | -20° | 6:46:52 am | 6:14:03 pm | 6:12:54 am | 6:48:02 pm | 14h 42m 33s | 🌘 (42%) |
| Fri, Jul 10 | 7:21:39 am | 7:51:32 am | 5:09:41 pm | 5:39:35 pm | 9h 18m 9s | 1m 7s | 12:30:37 pm | -20.2° | 6:46:33 am | 6:14:40 pm | 6:12:37 am | 6:48:36 pm | 14h 41m 25s | 🌘 (31%) |
| Sat, Jul 11 | 7:21:15 am | 7:51:06 am | 5:10:24 pm | 5:40:15 pm | 9h 19m 18s | 1m 9s | 12:30:45 pm | -20.3° | 6:46:13 am | 6:15:17 pm | 6:12:18 am | 6:49:12 pm | 14h 40m 14s | 🌘 (21%) |
| Sun, Jul 12 | 7:20:50 am | 7:50:38 am | 5:11:08 pm | 5:40:56 pm | 9h 20m 30s | 1m 12s | 12:30:53 pm | -20.4° | 6:45:50 am | 6:15:56 pm | 6:11:57 am | 6:49:49 pm | 14h 38m 59s | 🌘 (12%) |
| Mon, Jul 13 | 7:20:23 am | 7:50:07 am | 5:11:53 pm | 5:41:38 pm | 9h 21m 46s | 1m 16s | 12:31:00 pm | -20.6° | 6:45:26 am | 6:16:35 pm | 6:11:35 am | 6:50:26 pm | 14h 37m 42s | 🌘 (6%) |
| Tue, Jul 14 | 7:19:53 am | 7:49:35 am | 5:12:40 pm | 5:42:21 pm | 9h 23m 5s | 1m 19s | 12:31:07 pm | -20.7° | 6:44:59 am | 6:17:15 pm | 6:11:11 am | 6:51:04 pm | 14h 36m 21s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Wed, Jul 15 | 7:19:22 am | 7:49:01 am | 5:13:27 pm | 5:43:05 pm | 9h 24m 26s | 1m 21s | 12:31:14 pm | -20.9° | 6:44:31 am | 6:17:56 pm | 6:10:44 am | 6:51:43 pm | 14h 34m 57s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Thu, Jul 16 | 7:18:49 am | 7:48:24 am | 5:14:15 pm | 5:43:50 pm | 9h 25m 51s | 1m 25s | 12:31:20 pm | -21° | 6:44:01 am | 6:18:38 pm | 6:10:17 am | 6:52:23 pm | 14h 33m 31s | 🌒 (2%) |
| Fri, Jul 17 | 7:18:14 am | 7:47:46 am | 5:15:05 pm | 5:44:36 pm | 9h 27m 19s | 1m 28s | 12:31:25 pm | -21.2° | 6:43:30 am | 6:19:21 pm | 6:09:47 am | 6:53:03 pm | 14h 32m 0s | 🌒 (6%) |
| Sat, Jul 18 | 7:17:38 am | 7:47:05 am | 5:15:55 pm | 5:45:23 pm | 9h 28m 50s | 1m 31s | 12:31:30 pm | -21.4° | 6:42:56 am | 6:20:04 pm | 6:09:16 am | 6:53:44 pm | 14h 30m 28s | 🌒 (13%) |
| Sun, Jul 19 | 7:16:59 am | 7:46:23 am | 5:16:46 pm | 5:46:10 pm | 9h 30m 23s | 1m 33s | 12:31:34 pm | -21.5° | 6:42:21 am | 6:20:48 pm | 6:08:43 am | 6:54:26 pm | 14h 28m 53s | 🌒 (21%) |
| Mon, Jul 20 | 7:16:18 am | 7:45:39 am | 5:17:38 pm | 5:46:58 pm | 9h 31m 59s | 1m 36s | 12:31:38 pm | -21.7° | 6:41:43 am | 6:21:33 pm | 6:08:08 am | 6:55:09 pm | 14h 27m 15s | 🌒 (31%) |
| Tue, Jul 21 | 7:15:36 am | 7:44:53 am | 5:18:31 pm | 5:47:47 pm | 9h 33m 38s | 1m 39s | 12:31:42 pm | -21.9° | 6:41:04 am | 6:22:19 pm | 6:07:31 am | 6:55:52 pm | 14h 25m 34s | 🌒 (40%) |
| Wed, Jul 22 | 7:14:52 am | 7:44:05 am | 5:19:24 pm | 5:48:37 pm | 9h 35m 19s | 1m 41s | 12:31:44 pm | -22.1° | 6:40:24 am | 6:23:05 pm | 6:06:53 am | 6:56:36 pm | 14h 23m 51s | 🌓 (50%) |
| Thu, Jul 23 | 7:14:06 am | 7:43:15 am | 5:20:18 pm | 5:49:27 pm | 9h 37m 3s | 1m 44s | 12:31:46 pm | -22.3° | 6:39:41 am | 6:23:52 pm | 6:06:12 am | 6:57:20 pm | 14h 22m 5s | 🌔 (60%) |
| Fri, Jul 24 | 7:13:18 am | 7:42:23 am | 5:21:13 pm | 5:50:18 pm | 9h 38m 50s | 1m 47s | 12:31:48 pm | -22.5° | 6:38:57 am | 6:24:39 pm | 6:05:31 am | 6:58:06 pm | 14h 20m 17s | 🌔 (69%) |
| Sat, Jul 25 | 7:12:29 am | 7:41:30 am | 5:22:09 pm | 5:51:09 pm | 9h 40m 39s | 1m 49s | 12:31:49 pm | -22.7° | 6:38:11 am | 6:25:27 pm | 6:04:47 am | 6:58:51 pm | 14h 18m 25s | 🌔 (78%) |
| Sun, Jul 26 | 7:11:37 am | 7:40:34 am | 5:23:05 pm | 5:52:01 pm | 9h 42m 31s | 1m 52s | 12:31:49 pm | -23° | 6:37:23 am | 6:26:16 pm | 6:04:02 am | 6:59:37 pm | 14h 16m 32s | 🌔 (85%) |
| Mon, Jul 27 | 7:10:44 am | 7:39:37 am | 5:24:01 pm | 5:52:54 pm | 9h 44m 24s | 1m 53s | 12:31:49 pm | -23.2° | 6:36:34 am | 6:27:05 pm | 6:03:14 am | 7:00:24 pm | 14h 14m 37s | 🌔 (91%) |
| Tue, Jul 28 | 7:09:50 am | 7:38:38 am | 5:24:58 pm | 5:53:47 pm | 9h 46m 20s | 1m 56s | 12:31:48 pm | -23.4° | 6:35:42 am | 6:27:54 pm | 6:02:26 am | 7:01:11 pm | 14h 12m 40s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Wed, Jul 29 | 7:08:53 am | 7:37:38 am | 5:25:56 pm | 5:54:41 pm | 9h 48m 18s | 1m 58s | 12:31:47 pm | -23.6° | 6:34:50 am | 6:28:44 pm | 6:01:35 am | 7:01:59 pm | 14h 10m 40s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Thu, Jul 30 | 7:07:55 am | 7:36:36 am | 5:26:54 pm | 5:55:35 pm | 9h 50m 18s | 2m 0s | 12:31:45 pm | -23.9° | 6:33:55 am | 6:29:35 pm | 6:00:43 am | 7:02:47 pm | 14h 8m 38s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Fri, Jul 31 | 7:06:56 am | 7:35:32 am | 5:27:53 pm | 5:56:29 pm | 9h 52m 21s | 2m 3s | 12:31:42 pm | -24.1° | 6:32:59 am | 6:30:26 pm | 5:59:49 am | 7:03:35 pm | 14h 6m 34s | 🌖 (99%) |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Kaikoura, Canterbury - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Kaikoura, Canterbury for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Kaikoura, Canterbury.
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Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Kaikoura, Canterbury
In Kaikoura, Canterbury, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on December 10 at 5:39 am, while the latest sunrise is on June 28 at 7:54 am. The earliest sunset is on June 15 at 4:59 pm, and the latest sunset is on January 3 at 9:07 pm.
Kaikoura, Canterbury gets 6h 13m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 20m versus 9h 07m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 09m.
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