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: 2:09:15 am
First light at 6:56:48 am
Sunrise time: 7:24:48 am
Sunset time: 5:36:55 pm
Last light at 6:04:55 pm
Day length: 10 hours, 12 minutes
15 hours, 27 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 11:59 AMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (23%)🌑 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: 7:23:30 am
Sunset time: 5:37:57 pm
Last light at 6:05:53 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: -42.407490
- Longitude: 173.681320
- 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 | 7:34:26 am | 5:28:53 pm | 5:57:25 pm | 9h 54m 27s | 9h 54m 27s | 12:31:40 pm | -24.4° | 6:32:01 am | 6:31:18 pm | 5:58:54 am | 7:04:25 pm | 14h 4m 26s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 7:04:51 am | 7:33:19 am | 5:29:53 pm | 5:58:21 pm | 9h 56m 34s | 2m 7s | 12:31:36 pm | -24.6° | 6:31:02 am | 6:32:10 pm | 5:57:57 am | 7:05:15 pm | 14h 2m 17s | 🌖 (92%) |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 7:03:46 am | 7:32:10 am | 5:30:52 pm | 5:59:16 pm | 9h 58m 42s | 2m 8s | 12:31:31 pm | -24.9° | 6:30:01 am | 6:33:02 pm | 5:56:58 am | 7:06:04 pm | 14h 0m 8s | 🌖 (85%) |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 7:02:40 am | 7:31:00 am | 5:31:52 pm | 6:00:12 pm | 10h 0m 52s | 2m 10s | 12:31:26 pm | -25.1° | 6:28:58 am | 6:33:54 pm | 5:55:58 am | 7:06:55 pm | 13h 57m 57s | 🌖 (77%) |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 7:01:33 am | 7:29:49 am | 5:32:52 pm | 6:01:08 pm | 10h 3m 3s | 2m 11s | 12:31:21 pm | -25.4° | 6:27:54 am | 6:34:47 pm | 5:54:56 am | 7:07:45 pm | 13h 55m 44s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 7:00:24 am | 7:28:36 am | 5:33:53 pm | 6:02:05 pm | 10h 5m 17s | 2m 14s | 12:31:14 pm | -25.7° | 6:26:49 am | 6:35:40 pm | 5:53:52 am | 7:08:36 pm | 13h 53m 28s | 🌖 (57%) |
| Fri, Aug 7 | 6:59:13 am | 7:27:21 am | 5:34:53 pm | 6:03:01 pm | 10h 7m 32s | 2m 15s | 12:31:07 pm | -25.9° | 6:25:42 am | 6:36:33 pm | 5:52:47 am | 7:09:27 pm | 13h 51m 13s | 🌗 (45%) |
| Sat, Aug 8 | 6:58:02 am | 7:26:06 am | 5:35:54 pm | 6:03:58 pm | 10h 9m 48s | 2m 16s | 12:31:00 pm | -26.2° | 6:24:33 am | 6:37:27 pm | 5:51:41 am | 7:10:19 pm | 13h 48m 54s | 🌘 (34%) |
| Sun, Aug 9 | 6:56:48 am | 7:24:48 am | 5:36:55 pm | 6:04:55 pm | 10h 12m 7s | 2m 19s | 12:30:52 pm | -26.5° | 6:23:23 am | 6:38:21 pm | 5:50:33 am | 7:11:11 pm | 13h 46m 35s | 🌘 (24%) |
| Mon, Aug 10 | 6:55:34 am | 7:23:30 am | 5:37:57 pm | 6:05:53 pm | 10h 14m 27s | 2m 20s | 12:30:43 pm | -26.8° | 6:22:12 am | 6:39:15 pm | 5:49:23 am | 7:12:03 pm | 13h 44m 13s | 🌘 (14%) |
| Tue, Aug 11 | 6:54:18 am | 7:22:10 am | 5:38:58 pm | 6:06:51 pm | 10h 16m 48s | 2m 21s | 12:30:34 pm | -27.1° | 6:20:59 am | 6:40:09 pm | 5:48:12 am | 7:12:56 pm | 13h 41m 51s | 🌘 (7%) |
| Wed, Aug 12 | 6:53:00 am | 7:20:49 am | 5:40:00 pm | 6:07:48 pm | 10h 19m 11s | 2m 23s | 12:30:24 pm | -27.4° | 6:19:44 am | 6:41:04 pm | 5:47:00 am | 7:13:49 pm | 13h 39m 27s | 🌘 (2%) |
| Thu, Aug 13 | 6:51:42 am | 7:19:27 am | 5:41:01 pm | 6:08:46 pm | 10h 21m 34s | 2m 23s | 12:30:14 pm | -27.7° | 6:18:29 am | 6:41:59 pm | 5:45:46 am | 7:14:42 pm | 13h 37m 2s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 6:50:22 am | 7:18:03 am | 5:42:03 pm | 6:09:44 pm | 10h 24m 0s | 2m 26s | 12:30:03 pm | -28° | 6:17:12 am | 6:42:54 pm | 5:44:30 am | 7:15:36 pm | 13h 34m 35s | 🌒 (1%) |
| Sat, Aug 15 | 6:49:01 am | 7:16:38 am | 5:43:05 pm | 6:10:43 pm | 10h 26m 27s | 2m 27s | 12:29:52 pm | -28.3° | 6:15:54 am | 6:43:50 pm | 5:43:13 am | 7:16:30 pm | 13h 32m 8s | 🌒 (4%) |
| Sun, Aug 16 | 6:47:38 am | 7:15:13 am | 5:44:07 pm | 6:11:41 pm | 10h 28m 54s | 2m 27s | 12:29:40 pm | -28.6° | 6:14:34 am | 6:44:45 pm | 5:41:55 am | 7:17:24 pm | 13h 29m 39s | 🌒 (10%) |
| Mon, Aug 17 | 6:46:15 am | 7:13:46 am | 5:45:09 pm | 6:12:40 pm | 10h 31m 23s | 2m 29s | 12:29:27 pm | -28.9° | 6:13:13 am | 6:45:41 pm | 5:40:36 am | 7:18:19 pm | 13h 27m 9s | 🌒 (17%) |
| Tue, Aug 18 | 6:44:50 am | 7:12:18 am | 5:46:11 pm | 6:13:39 pm | 10h 33m 53s | 2m 30s | 12:29:14 pm | -29.3° | 6:11:51 am | 6:46:37 pm | 5:39:15 am | 7:19:14 pm | 13h 24m 37s | 🌒 (25%) |
| Wed, Aug 19 | 6:43:24 am | 7:10:48 am | 5:47:13 pm | 6:14:37 pm | 10h 36m 25s | 2m 32s | 12:29:01 pm | -29.6° | 6:10:28 am | 6:47:34 pm | 5:37:52 am | 7:20:09 pm | 13h 22m 5s | 🌒 (35%) |
| Thu, Aug 20 | 6:41:57 am | 7:09:18 am | 5:48:15 pm | 6:15:36 pm | 10h 38m 57s | 2m 32s | 12:28:47 pm | -29.9° | 6:09:03 am | 6:48:30 pm | 5:36:29 am | 7:21:05 pm | 13h 19m 32s | 🌓 (44%) |
| Fri, Aug 21 | 6:40:29 am | 7:07:47 am | 5:49:17 pm | 6:16:35 pm | 10h 41m 30s | 2m 33s | 12:28:32 pm | -30.2° | 6:07:38 am | 6:49:27 pm | 5:35:04 am | 7:22:00 pm | 13h 16m 58s | 🌓 (54%) |
| Sat, Aug 22 | 6:39:00 am | 7:06:15 am | 5:50:20 pm | 6:17:34 pm | 10h 44m 5s | 2m 35s | 12:28:17 pm | -30.6° | 6:06:11 am | 6:50:24 pm | 5:33:38 am | 7:22:57 pm | 13h 14m 22s | 🌔 (63%) |
| Sun, Aug 23 | 6:37:30 am | 7:04:42 am | 5:51:22 pm | 6:18:34 pm | 10h 46m 40s | 2m 35s | 12:28:02 pm | -30.9° | 6:04:43 am | 6:51:21 pm | 5:32:11 am | 7:23:53 pm | 13h 11m 46s | 🌔 (72%) |
| Mon, Aug 24 | 6:35:59 am | 7:03:08 am | 5:52:24 pm | 6:19:33 pm | 10h 49m 16s | 2m 36s | 12:27:46 pm | -31.3° | 6:03:14 am | 6:52:19 pm | 5:30:42 am | 7:24:50 pm | 13h 9m 10s | 🌔 (80%) |
| Tue, Aug 25 | 6:34:27 am | 7:01:34 am | 5:53:26 pm | 6:20:33 pm | 10h 51m 52s | 2m 36s | 12:27:30 pm | -31.6° | 6:01:44 am | 6:53:16 pm | 5:29:12 am | 7:25:47 pm | 13h 6m 32s | 🌔 (87%) |
| Wed, Aug 26 | 6:32:54 am | 6:59:58 am | 5:54:29 pm | 6:21:32 pm | 10h 54m 31s | 2m 39s | 12:27:13 pm | -31.9° | 6:00:13 am | 6:54:14 pm | 5:27:41 am | 7:26:45 pm | 13h 3m 53s | 🌔 (93%) |
| Thu, Aug 27 | 6:31:21 am | 6:58:22 am | 5:55:31 pm | 6:22:32 pm | 10h 57m 9s | 2m 38s | 12:26:56 pm | -32.3° | 5:58:40 am | 6:55:12 pm | 5:26:09 am | 7:27:43 pm | 13h 1m 13s | 🌔 (97%) |
| Fri, Aug 28 | 6:29:46 am | 6:56:44 am | 5:56:33 pm | 6:23:32 pm | 10h 59m 49s | 2m 40s | 12:26:39 pm | -32.6° | 5:57:07 am | 6:56:10 pm | 5:24:36 am | 7:28:41 pm | 12h 58m 34s | 🌔 (100%) |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 6:28:10 am | 6:55:07 am | 5:57:35 pm | 6:24:32 pm | 11h 2m 28s | 2m 39s | 12:26:21 pm | -33° | 5:55:33 am | 6:57:09 pm | 5:23:02 am | 7:29:40 pm | 12h 55m 53s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 6:26:34 am | 6:53:28 am | 5:58:38 pm | 6:25:32 pm | 11h 5m 10s | 2m 42s | 12:26:03 pm | -33.3° | 5:53:58 am | 6:58:08 pm | 5:21:26 am | 7:30:39 pm | 12h 53m 11s | 🌖 (98%) |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 6:24:57 am | 6:51:49 am | 5:59:40 pm | 6:26:32 pm | 11h 7m 51s | 2m 41s | 12:25:44 pm | -33.7° | 5:52:22 am | 6:59:07 pm | 5:19:50 am | 7:31:39 pm | 12h 50m 29s | 🌖 (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 9 at 5:40 am, while the latest sunrise is on June 27 at 7:54 am. The earliest sunset is on June 14 at 5:00 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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