Sunrise and sunset times in Matau
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Matau, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 2, 2026. Current time: 5:57:56 pm
First light at 6:28:35 am
Sunrise time: 6:54:05 am
Sunset time: 7:28:21 pm
Last light at 7:53:51 pm
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 16.4° · Azimuth: 279° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 12 hours, 34 minutes
1 hour, 30 minutes left for today's sunset in Matau
Moon rose on Oct 2 at 12:55 AM
Moon set on Oct 2 at 9:56 AMMoon phase: 🌔 Waning Gibbous (65%)🌑 New moon: Oct 11 at 4:50 AM · 🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 5:13 PMTomorrow
October 3, 2026
First light at 6:26:58 am
Sunrise time: 6:52:29 am
Sunset time: 7:29:18 pm
Last light at 7:54:50 pm
Day length: 12 hours, 36 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 3 minutes longer than today in Matau
Moon will rise on Oct 3 at 2:02 AM Moon will set on Oct 3 at 10:58 AMMoon phase: 🌔 Waning Gibbous (51%)
- Matau, Taranaki
- Latitude: -39.166672 (South)
- Longitude: 174.566666 (East)
- Time zone: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13)
Shortest day in Matau, Taranaki
The shortest day of the year was around 3 months ago, during the winter solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 27 minutes.Longest day in Matau, Taranaki
The longest day of the year will be in 2 months and 20 days, during the summer solstice on December 22, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 58 minutes.
October 2026 - Matau, Taranaki - 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 Matau.
The day length increases by 1 hour, 14 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Matau, Taranaki - from 12 hours, 31 minutes on the first day to 13 hours, 46 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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| Thu, Oct 1 | 6:30:12 am | 6:55:41 am | 7:27:23 pm | 7:52:52 pm | 12h 31m 42s | 2m 32s | 1:11:32 pm | 53.9° | 5:58:36 am | 8:24:28 pm | 5:26:13 am | 8:56:51 pm | 11h 26m 42s | 🌔 (73%) |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:28:35 am | 6:54:05 am | 7:28:21 pm | 7:53:51 pm | 12h 34m 16s | 2m 34s | 1:11:13 pm | 54.3° | 5:56:55 am | 8:25:31 pm | 5:24:27 am | 8:57:59 pm | 11h 24m 8s | 🌔 (63%) |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:26:58 am | 6:52:29 am | 7:29:18 pm | 7:54:50 pm | 12h 36m 49s | 2m 33s | 1:10:54 pm | 54.7° | 5:55:14 am | 8:26:34 pm | 5:22:40 am | 8:59:08 pm | 11h 21m 36s | 🌔 (51%) |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:25:21 am | 6:50:54 am | 7:30:15 pm | 7:55:49 pm | 12h 39m 21s | 2m 32s | 1:10:35 pm | 55.1° | 5:53:33 am | 8:27:37 pm | 5:20:53 am | 9:00:17 pm | 11h 19m 5s | 🌓 (40%) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:23:44 am | 6:49:20 am | 7:31:13 pm | 7:56:49 pm | 12h 41m 53s | 2m 32s | 1:10:17 pm | 55.5° | 5:51:52 am | 8:28:41 pm | 5:19:06 am | 9:01:28 pm | 11h 16m 33s | 🌒 (29%) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:22:08 am | 6:47:46 am | 7:32:12 pm | 7:57:50 pm | 12h 44m 26s | 2m 33s | 1:09:59 pm | 55.9° | 5:50:11 am | 8:29:46 pm | 5:17:18 am | 9:02:39 pm | 11h 14m 0s | 🌒 (20%) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:20:31 am | 6:46:12 am | 7:33:10 pm | 7:58:51 pm | 12h 46m 58s | 2m 32s | 1:09:41 pm | 56.3° | 5:48:31 am | 8:30:51 pm | 5:15:31 am | 9:03:51 pm | 11h 11m 28s | 🌒 (12%) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:18:56 am | 6:44:38 am | 7:34:09 pm | 7:59:52 pm | 12h 49m 31s | 2m 33s | 1:09:24 pm | 56.6° | 5:46:51 am | 8:31:57 pm | 5:13:44 am | 9:05:04 pm | 11h 8m 57s | 🌒 (5%) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:17:20 am | 6:43:06 am | 7:35:08 pm | 8:00:54 pm | 12h 52m 2s | 2m 31s | 1:09:07 pm | 57° | 5:45:11 am | 8:33:03 pm | 5:11:56 am | 9:06:18 pm | 11h 6m 25s | 🌒 (2%) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:15:46 am | 6:41:33 am | 7:36:08 pm | 8:01:56 pm | 12h 54m 35s | 2m 33s | 1:08:51 pm | 57.4° | 5:43:31 am | 8:34:11 pm | 5:10:09 am | 9:07:32 pm | 11h 3m 54s | 🌒 (0.0%) |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:14:11 am | 6:40:02 am | 7:37:08 pm | 8:02:58 pm | 12h 57m 6s | 2m 31s | 1:08:35 pm | 57.8° | 5:41:51 am | 8:35:18 pm | 5:08:22 am | 9:08:48 pm | 11h 1m 23s | 🌑 (1%) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:12:37 am | 6:38:31 am | 7:38:08 pm | 8:04:02 pm | 12h 59m 37s | 2m 31s | 1:08:19 pm | 58.2° | 5:40:12 am | 8:36:27 pm | 5:06:34 am | 9:10:04 pm | 10h 58m 52s | 🌘 (3%) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:11:04 am | 6:37:00 am | 7:39:09 pm | 8:05:05 pm | 13h 2m 9s | 2m 32s | 1:08:04 pm | 58.5° | 5:38:33 am | 8:37:36 pm | 5:04:47 am | 9:11:22 pm | 10h 56m 21s | 🌘 (8%) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:09:31 am | 6:35:30 am | 7:40:10 pm | 8:06:09 pm | 13h 4m 40s | 2m 31s | 1:07:50 pm | 58.9° | 5:36:54 am | 8:38:46 pm | 5:03:00 am | 9:12:40 pm | 10h 53m 51s | 🌘 (14%) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:07:59 am | 6:34:01 am | 7:41:11 pm | 8:07:14 pm | 13h 7m 10s | 2m 30s | 1:07:36 pm | 59.3° | 5:35:16 am | 8:39:56 pm | 5:01:14 am | 9:13:59 pm | 10h 51m 22s | 🌘 (21%) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:06:27 am | 6:32:33 am | 7:42:13 pm | 8:08:19 pm | 13h 9m 40s | 2m 30s | 1:07:23 pm | 59.6° | 5:33:39 am | 8:41:07 pm | 4:59:27 am | 9:15:19 pm | 10h 48m 52s | 🌘 (30%) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:04:56 am | 6:31:05 am | 7:43:15 pm | 8:09:25 pm | 13h 12m 10s | 2m 30s | 1:07:10 pm | 60° | 5:32:02 am | 8:42:19 pm | 4:57:41 am | 9:16:40 pm | 10h 46m 24s | 🌘 (39%) |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:03:26 am | 6:29:39 am | 7:44:18 pm | 8:10:31 pm | 13h 14m 39s | 2m 29s | 1:06:58 pm | 60.4° | 5:30:25 am | 8:43:31 pm | 4:55:55 am | 9:18:01 pm | 10h 43m 55s | 🌘 (48%) |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:01:56 am | 6:28:13 am | 7:45:20 pm | 8:11:37 pm | 13h 17m 7s | 2m 28s | 1:06:47 pm | 60.7° | 5:28:49 am | 8:44:44 pm | 4:54:09 am | 9:19:24 pm | 10h 41m 28s | 🌗 (57%) |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:00:27 am | 6:26:48 am | 7:46:24 pm | 8:12:44 pm | 13h 19m 36s | 2m 29s | 1:06:36 pm | 61.1° | 5:27:13 am | 8:45:58 pm | 4:52:24 am | 9:20:48 pm | 10h 39m 0s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 5:58:59 am | 6:25:24 am | 7:47:27 pm | 8:13:52 pm | 13h 22m 3s | 2m 27s | 1:06:25 pm | 61.5° | 5:25:39 am | 8:47:12 pm | 4:50:39 am | 9:22:12 pm | 10h 36m 33s | 🌖 (76%) |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 5:57:32 am | 6:24:00 am | 7:48:31 pm | 8:15:00 pm | 13h 24m 31s | 2m 28s | 1:06:16 pm | 61.8° | 5:24:04 am | 8:48:27 pm | 4:48:54 am | 9:23:37 pm | 10h 34m 7s | 🌖 (84%) |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 5:56:06 am | 6:22:38 am | 7:49:36 pm | 8:16:08 pm | 13h 26m 58s | 2m 27s | 1:06:07 pm | 62.2° | 5:22:31 am | 8:49:43 pm | 4:47:10 am | 9:25:04 pm | 10h 31m 41s | 🌖 (91%) |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 5:54:40 am | 6:21:17 am | 7:50:40 pm | 8:17:17 pm | 13h 29m 23s | 2m 25s | 1:05:59 pm | 62.5° | 5:20:58 am | 8:50:59 pm | 4:45:27 am | 9:26:31 pm | 10h 29m 17s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 5:53:16 am | 6:19:57 am | 7:51:45 pm | 8:18:27 pm | 13h 31m 48s | 2m 25s | 1:05:51 pm | 62.9° | 5:19:26 am | 8:52:16 pm | 4:43:44 am | 9:27:58 pm | 10h 26m 53s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:51:52 am | 6:18:38 am | 7:52:51 pm | 8:19:36 pm | 13h 34m 13s | 2m 25s | 1:05:44 pm | 63.2° | 5:17:55 am | 8:53:33 pm | 4:42:01 am | 9:29:27 pm | 10h 24m 29s | 🌕 (99.8%) |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:50:30 am | 6:17:20 am | 7:53:57 pm | 8:20:47 pm | 13h 36m 37s | 2m 24s | 1:05:38 pm | 63.5° | 5:16:25 am | 8:54:51 pm | 4:40:20 am | 9:30:57 pm | 10h 22m 6s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:49:08 am | 6:16:03 am | 7:55:03 pm | 8:21:57 pm | 13h 39m 0s | 2m 23s | 1:05:33 pm | 63.9° | 5:14:56 am | 8:56:10 pm | 4:38:39 am | 9:32:27 pm | 10h 19m 44s | 🌔 (93%) |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:47:48 am | 6:14:47 am | 7:56:09 pm | 8:23:08 pm | 13h 41m 22s | 2m 22s | 1:05:28 pm | 64.2° | 5:13:28 am | 8:57:29 pm | 4:36:58 am | 9:33:58 pm | 10h 17m 24s | 🌔 (86%) |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:46:29 am | 6:13:33 am | 7:57:16 pm | 8:24:20 pm | 13h 43m 43s | 2m 21s | 1:05:24 pm | 64.5° | 5:12:00 am | 8:58:48 pm | 4:35:19 am | 9:35:30 pm | 10h 15m 4s | 🌔 (76%) |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:45:11 am | 6:12:20 am | 7:58:23 pm | 8:25:32 pm | 13h 46m 3s | 2m 20s | 1:05:21 pm | 64.9° | 5:10:34 am | 9:00:09 pm | 4:33:40 am | 9:37:03 pm | 10h 12m 45s | 🌔 (66%) |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Matau, Taranaki
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Matau, Taranaki - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Matau, Taranaki for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Matau, Taranaki.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Matau
In Matau, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on December 8 at 5:47 am, while the latest sunrise is on June 29 at 7:40 am. The earliest sunset is on June 14 at 5:06 pm, and the latest sunset is on January 4 at 8:52 pm.
Matau gets 5h 31m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 58m versus 9h 27m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 09m.
Matau Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Matau. 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 Matau.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 27.2° above the horizon (around Jun 23) and 73.7° (around Dec 20) in Matau. The smaller loop hangs at the bottom, the signature of a Southern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Matau the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:05 and 12:35 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 Matau, Taranaki
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