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 August 2026.
Today
August 9, 2026 . Current time: 3:11:41 am
First light at 6:56:49 am
Sunrise time: 7:24:49 am
Sunset time: 5:36:54 pm
Last light at 6:04:54 pm
Day length: 10 hours, 12 minutes
14 hours, 25 minutes left for today's sunset in Kaikoura
Moon will rise on Aug 9 at 3:32 AM
Moon will set on Aug 9 at 11:58 AMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (22%)🌑 New moon: Aug 13 at 5:37 AM · 🌕 Full moon: Aug 28 at 4:19 PMTomorrow
August 10, 2026
First light at 6:55:34 am
Sunrise time: 7:23:31 am
Sunset time: 5:37:55 pm
Last light at 6:05:52 pm
Day length: 10 hours, 14 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in Kaikoura
Moon will rise on Aug 10 at 4:34 AM Moon will set on Aug 10 at 1:10 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (7%)
- 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 1 month and 17 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 4 months, during the summer solstice on December 22, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours and 20 minutes.
August 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 August in Kaikoura.
The day length increases by 1 hour, 13 minutes over the course of August 2026 in Kaikoura, Canterbury - from 9 hours, 54 minutes on the first day to 11 hours, 7 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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| Sat, Aug 1 | 7:05:54 am | 7:34:27 am | 5:28:51 pm | 5:57:24 pm | 9h 54m 24s | 9h 54m 24s | 12:31:39 pm | -24.4° | 6:32:01 am | 6:31:17 pm | 5:58:54 am | 7:04:24 pm | 14h 4m 29s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 7:04:51 am | 7:33:20 am | 5:29:51 pm | 5:58:19 pm | 9h 56m 31s | 2m 7s | 12:31:35 pm | -24.6° | 6:31:02 am | 6:32:09 pm | 5:57:57 am | 7:05:14 pm | 14h 2m 20s | 🌖 (92%) |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 7:03:47 am | 7:32:11 am | 5:30:50 pm | 5:59:15 pm | 9h 58m 39s | 2m 8s | 12:31:31 pm | -24.9° | 6:30:01 am | 6:33:01 pm | 5:56:58 am | 7:06:04 pm | 14h 0m 11s | 🌖 (85%) |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 7:02:41 am | 7:31:01 am | 5:31:50 pm | 6:00:11 pm | 10h 0m 49s | 2m 10s | 12:31:26 pm | -25.1° | 6:28:58 am | 6:33:53 pm | 5:55:58 am | 7:06:54 pm | 13h 58m 0s | 🌖 (77%) |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 7:01:33 am | 7:29:50 am | 5:32:51 pm | 6:01:07 pm | 10h 3m 1s | 2m 12s | 12:31:20 pm | -25.4° | 6:27:54 am | 6:34:46 pm | 5:54:56 am | 7:07:44 pm | 13h 55m 46s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 7:00:24 am | 7:28:37 am | 5:33:51 pm | 6:02:03 pm | 10h 5m 14s | 2m 13s | 12:31:14 pm | -25.7° | 6:26:49 am | 6:35:39 pm | 5:53:52 am | 7:08:35 pm | 13h 53m 31s | 🌖 (57%) |
| Fri, Aug 7 | 6:59:14 am | 7:27:22 am | 5:34:52 pm | 6:03:00 pm | 10h 7m 30s | 2m 16s | 12:31:07 pm | -26° | 6:25:42 am | 6:36:32 pm | 5:52:47 am | 7:09:27 pm | 13h 51m 14s | 🌗 (45%) |
| Sat, Aug 8 | 6:58:02 am | 7:26:06 am | 5:35:53 pm | 6:03:57 pm | 10h 9m 47s | 2m 17s | 12:30:59 pm | -26.2° | 6:24:33 am | 6:37:26 pm | 5:51:41 am | 7:10:18 pm | 13h 48m 56s | 🌘 (34%) |
| Sun, Aug 9 | 6:56:49 am | 7:24:49 am | 5:36:54 pm | 6:04:54 pm | 10h 12m 5s | 2m 18s | 12:30:51 pm | -26.5° | 6:23:23 am | 6:38:20 pm | 5:50:33 am | 7:11:10 pm | 13h 46m 37s | 🌘 (24%) |
| Mon, Aug 10 | 6:55:34 am | 7:23:31 am | 5:37:55 pm | 6:05:52 pm | 10h 14m 24s | 2m 19s | 12:30:43 pm | -26.8° | 6:22:12 am | 6:39:14 pm | 5:49:23 am | 7:12:03 pm | 13h 44m 16s | 🌘 (14%) |
| Tue, Aug 11 | 6:54:18 am | 7:22:11 am | 5:38:57 pm | 6:06:49 pm | 10h 16m 46s | 2m 22s | 12:30:34 pm | -27.1° | 6:20:59 am | 6:40:08 pm | 5:48:12 am | 7:12:55 pm | 13h 41m 53s | 🌘 (7%) |
| Wed, Aug 12 | 6:53:01 am | 7:20:50 am | 5:39:58 pm | 6:07:47 pm | 10h 19m 8s | 2m 22s | 12:30:24 pm | -27.4° | 6:19:44 am | 6:41:03 pm | 5:46:59 am | 7:13:48 pm | 13h 39m 29s | 🌘 (2%) |
| Thu, Aug 13 | 6:51:42 am | 7:19:27 am | 5:41:00 pm | 6:08:45 pm | 10h 21m 33s | 2m 25s | 12:30:14 pm | -27.7° | 6:18:29 am | 6:41:58 pm | 5:45:45 am | 7:14:42 pm | 13h 37m 4s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 6:50:22 am | 7:18:04 am | 5:42:02 pm | 6:09:43 pm | 10h 23m 58s | 2m 25s | 12:30:03 pm | -28° | 6:17:12 am | 6:42:53 pm | 5:44:30 am | 7:15:35 pm | 13h 34m 37s | 🌒 (1%) |
| Sat, Aug 15 | 6:49:01 am | 7:16:39 am | 5:43:04 pm | 6:10:42 pm | 10h 26m 25s | 2m 27s | 12:29:51 pm | -28.3° | 6:15:54 am | 6:43:49 pm | 5:43:13 am | 7:16:29 pm | 13h 32m 9s | 🌒 (4%) |
| Sun, Aug 16 | 6:47:38 am | 7:15:13 am | 5:44:05 pm | 6:11:40 pm | 10h 28m 52s | 2m 27s | 12:29:39 pm | -28.6° | 6:14:34 am | 6:44:45 pm | 5:41:55 am | 7:17:24 pm | 13h 29m 41s | 🌒 (10%) |
| Mon, Aug 17 | 6:46:15 am | 7:13:46 am | 5:45:08 pm | 6:12:39 pm | 10h 31m 22s | 2m 30s | 12:29:27 pm | -28.9° | 6:13:13 am | 6:45:40 pm | 5:40:35 am | 7:18:18 pm | 13h 27m 10s | 🌒 (17%) |
| Tue, Aug 18 | 6:44:50 am | 7:12:18 am | 5:46:10 pm | 6:13:37 pm | 10h 33m 52s | 2m 30s | 12:29:14 pm | -29.3° | 6:11:51 am | 6:46:37 pm | 5:39:14 am | 7:19:13 pm | 13h 24m 39s | 🌒 (25%) |
| Wed, Aug 19 | 6:43:24 am | 7:10:49 am | 5:47:12 pm | 6:14:36 pm | 10h 36m 23s | 2m 31s | 12:29:00 pm | -29.6° | 6:10:28 am | 6:47:33 pm | 5:37:52 am | 7:20:08 pm | 13h 22m 7s | 🌒 (35%) |
| Thu, Aug 20 | 6:41:57 am | 7:09:19 am | 5:48:14 pm | 6:15:35 pm | 10h 38m 55s | 2m 32s | 12:28:46 pm | -29.9° | 6:09:03 am | 6:48:29 pm | 5:36:28 am | 7:21:04 pm | 13h 19m 34s | 🌓 (44%) |
| Fri, Aug 21 | 6:40:29 am | 7:07:48 am | 5:49:16 pm | 6:16:34 pm | 10h 41m 28s | 2m 33s | 12:28:32 pm | -30.2° | 6:07:37 am | 6:49:26 pm | 5:35:04 am | 7:22:00 pm | 13h 16m 59s | 🌓 (54%) |
| Sat, Aug 22 | 6:39:00 am | 7:06:15 am | 5:50:18 pm | 6:17:33 pm | 10h 44m 3s | 2m 35s | 12:28:17 pm | -30.6° | 6:06:11 am | 6:50:23 pm | 5:33:38 am | 7:22:56 pm | 13h 14m 24s | 🌔 (63%) |
| Sun, Aug 23 | 6:37:30 am | 7:04:42 am | 5:51:21 pm | 6:18:33 pm | 10h 46m 39s | 2m 36s | 12:28:02 pm | -30.9° | 6:04:43 am | 6:51:20 pm | 5:32:10 am | 7:23:53 pm | 13h 11m 48s | 🌔 (72%) |
| Mon, Aug 24 | 6:35:59 am | 7:03:09 am | 5:52:23 pm | 6:19:32 pm | 10h 49m 14s | 2m 35s | 12:27:46 pm | -31.3° | 6:03:14 am | 6:52:18 pm | 5:30:42 am | 7:24:50 pm | 13h 9m 11s | 🌔 (80%) |
| Tue, Aug 25 | 6:34:27 am | 7:01:34 am | 5:53:25 pm | 6:20:32 pm | 10h 51m 51s | 2m 37s | 12:27:29 pm | -31.6° | 6:01:43 am | 6:53:15 pm | 5:29:12 am | 7:25:47 pm | 13h 6m 33s | 🌔 (87%) |
| Wed, Aug 26 | 6:32:54 am | 6:59:58 am | 5:54:27 pm | 6:21:31 pm | 10h 54m 29s | 2m 38s | 12:27:13 pm | -31.9° | 6:00:12 am | 6:54:13 pm | 5:27:41 am | 7:26:45 pm | 13h 3m 55s | 🌔 (93%) |
| Thu, Aug 27 | 6:31:20 am | 6:58:22 am | 5:55:30 pm | 6:22:31 pm | 10h 57m 8s | 2m 39s | 12:26:56 pm | -32.3° | 5:58:40 am | 6:55:11 pm | 5:26:09 am | 7:27:43 pm | 13h 1m 15s | 🌔 (97%) |
| Fri, Aug 28 | 6:29:46 am | 6:56:45 am | 5:56:32 pm | 6:23:31 pm | 10h 59m 47s | 2m 39s | 12:26:38 pm | -32.6° | 5:57:07 am | 6:56:10 pm | 5:24:36 am | 7:28:41 pm | 12h 58m 35s | 🌔 (100%) |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 6:28:10 am | 6:55:07 am | 5:57:34 pm | 6:24:31 pm | 11h 2m 27s | 2m 40s | 12:26:20 pm | -33° | 5:55:33 am | 6:57:08 pm | 5:23:01 am | 7:29:40 pm | 12h 55m 54s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 6:26:34 am | 6:53:28 am | 5:58:36 pm | 6:25:31 pm | 11h 5m 8s | 2m 41s | 12:26:02 pm | -33.4° | 5:53:58 am | 6:58:07 pm | 5:21:26 am | 7:30:39 pm | 12h 53m 13s | 🌖 (98%) |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 6:24:57 am | 6:51:49 am | 5:59:39 pm | 6:26:31 pm | 11h 7m 50s | 2m 42s | 12:25:44 pm | -33.7° | 5:52:22 am | 6:59:06 pm | 5:19:49 am | 7:31:38 pm | 12h 50m 30s | 🌖 (94%) |
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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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