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 September 2026.
Today
September 10, 2026 . Current time: 8:45:57 pm
First light at 6:08:09 am
Sunrise time: 6:34:46 am
Sunset time: 6:10:03 pm
Last light at 6:36:40 pm
Day length: 11 hours, 35 minutes
Sunset in Kaikoura was 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
Moon set on Sep 10 at 5:03 PM
Moon will rise on Sep 11 at 6:23 AMMoon phase: 🌒 Waning Crescent (1%)🌑 New moon: Sep 11 at 3:27 PM · 🌕 Full moon: Sep 27 at 5:50 AMTomorrow
September 11, 2026
First light at 6:06:25 am
Sunrise time: 6:33:01 am
Sunset time: 6:11:06 pm
Last light at 6:37:42 pm
Day length: 11 hours, 38 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 3 minutes longer than today in Kaikoura
Moon will rise on Sep 11 at 6:23 AM Moon will set on Sep 11 at 6:15 PMMoon phase: 🌑 New Moon (0%)
- Kaikoura, Canterbury
- Latitude: -42.407490 (South)
- Longitude: 173.681320 (East)
- Time zone: New Zealand Standard Time (NZST, UTC+12)
Shortest day in Kaikoura, Canterbury
The shortest day of the year was 2 months and 19 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 3 months, during the summer solstice on December 22, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours and 20 minutes.
September 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 September in Kaikoura.
The day length increases by 1 hour, 21 minutes over the course of September 2026 in Kaikoura, Canterbury - from 11 hours, 10 minutes on the first day to 12 hours, 31 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First Light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last Light | 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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Moon phase |
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| Tue, Sep 1 | 6:23:19 am | 6:50:09 am | 6:00:42 pm | 6:27:32 pm | 11h 10m 33s | 2m 42s | 12:25:25 pm | 39.3° | 5:50:45 am | 7:00:06 pm | 5:18:13 am | 7:32:38 pm | 12h 47m 46s | 🌔 (88%) |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 6:21:40 am | 6:48:28 am | 6:01:44 pm | 6:28:32 pm | 11h 13m 16s | 2m 43s | 12:25:06 pm | 39.6° | 5:49:07 am | 7:01:05 pm | 5:16:34 am | 7:33:39 pm | 12h 45m 3s | 🌔 (80%) |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 6:20:01 am | 6:46:47 am | 6:02:47 pm | 6:29:33 pm | 11h 16m 0s | 2m 44s | 12:24:47 pm | 40° | 5:47:29 am | 7:02:05 pm | 5:14:54 am | 7:34:40 pm | 12h 42m 19s | 🌔 (70%) |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 6:18:21 am | 6:45:06 am | 6:03:49 pm | 6:30:33 pm | 11h 18m 43s | 2m 43s | 12:24:27 pm | 40.3° | 5:45:50 am | 7:03:05 pm | 5:13:14 am | 7:35:41 pm | 12h 39m 35s | 🌔 (59%) |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 6:16:41 am | 6:43:24 am | 6:04:51 pm | 6:31:34 pm | 11h 21m 27s | 2m 44s | 12:24:07 pm | 40.7° | 5:44:09 am | 7:04:05 pm | 5:11:32 am | 7:36:42 pm | 12h 36m 50s | 🌓 (48%) |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 6:14:59 am | 6:41:41 am | 6:05:54 pm | 6:32:35 pm | 11h 24m 13s | 2m 46s | 12:23:47 pm | 41.1° | 5:42:28 am | 7:05:06 pm | 5:09:50 am | 7:37:44 pm | 12h 34m 4s | 🌒 (37%) |
| Mon, Sep 7 | 6:13:18 am | 6:39:58 am | 6:06:56 pm | 6:33:36 pm | 11h 26m 58s | 2m 45s | 12:23:27 pm | 41.5° | 5:40:47 am | 7:06:07 pm | 5:08:07 am | 7:38:47 pm | 12h 31m 18s | 🌒 (26%) |
| Tue, Sep 8 | 6:11:35 am | 6:38:14 am | 6:07:58 pm | 6:34:37 pm | 11h 29m 44s | 2m 46s | 12:23:06 pm | 41.8° | 5:39:04 am | 7:07:08 pm | 5:06:23 am | 7:39:50 pm | 12h 28m 32s | 🌒 (17%) |
| Wed, Sep 9 | 6:09:53 am | 6:36:30 am | 6:09:01 pm | 6:35:39 pm | 11h 32m 31s | 2m 47s | 12:22:46 pm | 42.2° | 5:37:21 am | 7:08:10 pm | 5:04:38 am | 7:40:54 pm | 12h 25m 45s | 🌒 (9%) |
| Thu, Sep 10 | 6:08:09 am | 6:34:46 am | 6:10:03 pm | 6:36:40 pm | 11h 35m 17s | 2m 46s | 12:22:25 pm | 42.6° | 5:35:38 am | 7:09:12 pm | 5:02:52 am | 7:41:58 pm | 12h 22m 58s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Fri, Sep 11 | 6:06:25 am | 6:33:01 am | 6:11:06 pm | 6:37:42 pm | 11h 38m 5s | 2m 48s | 12:22:04 pm | 43° | 5:33:53 am | 7:10:14 pm | 5:01:05 am | 7:43:02 pm | 12h 20m 10s | 🌒 (1%) |
| Sat, Sep 12 | 6:04:41 am | 6:31:16 am | 6:12:09 pm | 6:38:44 pm | 11h 40m 53s | 2m 48s | 12:21:43 pm | 43.4° | 5:32:08 am | 7:11:17 pm | 4:59:17 am | 7:44:08 pm | 12h 17m 22s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 6:02:56 am | 6:29:31 am | 6:13:12 pm | 6:39:46 pm | 11h 43m 41s | 2m 48s | 12:21:21 pm | 43.7° | 5:30:23 am | 7:12:20 pm | 4:57:29 am | 7:45:14 pm | 12h 14m 34s | 🌘 (2%) |
| Mon, Sep 14 | 6:01:11 am | 6:27:46 am | 6:14:14 pm | 6:40:49 pm | 11h 46m 28s | 2m 47s | 12:21:00 pm | 44.1° | 5:28:37 am | 7:13:23 pm | 4:55:40 am | 7:46:20 pm | 12h 11m 46s | 🌘 (6%) |
| Tue, Sep 15 | 5:59:26 am | 6:26:00 am | 6:15:17 pm | 6:41:51 pm | 11h 49m 17s | 2m 49s | 12:20:39 pm | 44.5° | 5:26:50 am | 7:14:27 pm | 4:53:50 am | 7:47:27 pm | 12h 8m 57s | 🌘 (12%) |
| Wed, Sep 16 | 5:57:40 am | 6:24:14 am | 6:16:20 pm | 6:42:54 pm | 11h 52m 6s | 2m 49s | 12:20:17 pm | 44.9° | 5:25:03 am | 7:15:31 pm | 4:52:00 am | 7:48:35 pm | 12h 6m 8s | 🌘 (20%) |
| Thu, Sep 17 | 5:55:54 am | 6:22:28 am | 6:17:24 pm | 6:43:57 pm | 11h 54m 56s | 2m 50s | 12:19:56 pm | 45.3° | 5:23:15 am | 7:16:36 pm | 4:50:09 am | 7:49:43 pm | 12h 3m 18s | 🌘 (28%) |
| Fri, Sep 18 | 5:54:08 am | 6:20:42 am | 6:18:27 pm | 6:45:01 pm | 11h 57m 45s | 2m 49s | 12:19:34 pm | 45.7° | 5:21:27 am | 7:17:41 pm | 4:48:17 am | 7:50:52 pm | 12h 0m 28s | 🌘 (37%) |
| Sat, Sep 19 | 5:52:21 am | 6:18:55 am | 6:19:30 pm | 6:46:04 pm | 12h 0m 35s | 2m 50s | 12:19:13 pm | 46° | 5:19:39 am | 7:18:47 pm | 4:46:24 am | 7:52:01 pm | 11h 57m 39s | 🌗 (47%) |
| Sun, Sep 20 | 5:50:35 am | 6:17:09 am | 6:20:34 pm | 6:47:08 pm | 12h 3m 25s | 2m 50s | 12:18:51 pm | 46.4° | 5:17:50 am | 7:19:53 pm | 4:44:31 am | 7:53:12 pm | 11h 54m 48s | 🌗 (56%) |
| Mon, Sep 21 | 5:48:48 am | 6:15:22 am | 6:21:38 pm | 6:48:13 pm | 12h 6m 16s | 2m 51s | 12:18:30 pm | 46.8° | 5:16:01 am | 7:20:59 pm | 4:42:38 am | 7:54:23 pm | 11h 51m 58s | 🌖 (65%) |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 5:47:01 am | 6:13:36 am | 6:22:42 pm | 6:49:17 pm | 12h 9m 6s | 2m 50s | 12:18:09 pm | 47.2° | 5:14:11 am | 7:22:06 pm | 4:40:43 am | 7:55:34 pm | 11h 49m 7s | 🌖 (74%) |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 5:45:13 am | 6:11:49 am | 6:23:46 pm | 6:50:22 pm | 12h 11m 57s | 2m 51s | 12:17:48 pm | 47.6° | 5:12:21 am | 7:23:14 pm | 4:38:49 am | 7:56:47 pm | 11h 46m 17s | 🌖 (82%) |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 5:43:26 am | 6:10:03 am | 6:24:50 pm | 6:51:27 pm | 12h 14m 47s | 2m 50s | 12:17:27 pm | 48° | 5:10:31 am | 7:24:22 pm | 4:36:53 am | 7:58:00 pm | 11h 43m 27s | 🌖 (89%) |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 5:41:39 am | 6:08:17 am | 6:25:55 pm | 6:52:33 pm | 12h 17m 38s | 2m 51s | 12:17:06 pm | 48.4° | 5:08:41 am | 7:25:31 pm | 4:34:58 am | 7:59:14 pm | 11h 40m 35s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 5:39:51 am | 6:06:30 am | 6:27:00 pm | 6:53:39 pm | 12h 20m 30s | 2m 52s | 12:16:45 pm | 48.8° | 5:06:50 am | 7:26:40 pm | 4:33:01 am | 8:00:29 pm | 11h 37m 44s | 🌖 (98%) |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 6:38:04 am | 7:04:44 am | 7:28:05 pm | 7:54:45 pm | 12h 23m 21s | 2m 51s | 1:16:24 pm | 49.2° | 6:04:59 am | 8:27:50 pm | 5:31:05 am | 9:01:44 pm | 11h 34m 53s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 6:36:16 am | 7:02:58 am | 7:29:10 pm | 7:55:52 pm | 12h 26m 12s | 2m 51s | 1:16:04 pm | 49.5° | 6:03:08 am | 8:29:00 pm | 5:29:07 am | 9:03:01 pm | 11h 32m 2s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 6:34:29 am | 7:01:12 am | 7:30:16 pm | 7:56:59 pm | 12h 29m 4s | 2m 52s | 1:15:44 pm | 49.9° | 6:01:17 am | 8:30:11 pm | 5:27:10 am | 9:04:18 pm | 11h 29m 11s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 6:32:42 am | 6:59:27 am | 7:31:21 pm | 7:58:06 pm | 12h 31m 54s | 2m 50s | 1:15:24 pm | 50.3° | 5:59:26 am | 8:31:22 pm | 5:25:12 am | 9:05:36 pm | 11h 26m 21s | 🌔 (91%) |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Kaikoura, Canterbury
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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.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
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.
Kaikoura Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Kaikoura. 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 Kaikoura.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 23.9° above the horizon (around Jun 23) and 70.4° (around Dec 20) in Kaikoura. The smaller loop hangs at the bottom, the signature of a Southern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Kaikoura the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:08 and 12:39 depending on the time of year, but never at 12:00.
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.
Places near Kaikoura, Canterbury
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