Sunrise and sunset times in Mataura Island
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Mataura Island, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 2, 2026. Current time: 8:11:37 pm
First light at 6:44:22 am
Sunrise time: 7:13:09 am
Sunset time: 7:55:32 pm
Last light at 8:24:19 pm
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -3.8° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 261° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 12 hours, 42 minutes
Sunset in Mataura Island was 16 minutes ago
Moon rose on Oct 2 at 1:53 AM
Moon set on Oct 2 at 9:46 AMMoon phase: 🌔 Waning Gibbous (64%)🌑 New moon: Oct 11 at 4:50 AM · 🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 5:13 PMTomorrow
October 3, 2026
First light at 6:42:21 am
Sunrise time: 7:11:11 am
Sunset time: 7:56:52 pm
Last light at 8:25:41 pm
Day length: 12 hours, 45 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 3 minutes longer than today in Mataura Island
Moon will rise on Oct 3 at 3:01 AM Moon will set on Oct 3 at 10:47 AMMoon phase: 🌔 Waning Gibbous (51%)
- Mataura Island, Southland
- Latitude: -46.416672 (South)
- Longitude: 168.783325 (East)
- Time zone: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13)
Shortest day in Mataura Island, Southland
The shortest day of the year was around 3 months ago, during the winter solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 8 hours and 38 minutes.Longest day in Mataura Island, Southland
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 15 hours and 52 minutes.
October 2026 - Mataura Island, Southland - 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 Mataura Island.
The day length increases by 1 hour, 36 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Mataura Island, Southland - from 12 hours, 39 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 15 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 | 6:46:22 am | 7:15:07 am | 7:54:13 pm | 8:22:57 pm | 12h 39m 6s | 3m 17s | 1:34:40 pm | 46.7° | 6:10:25 am | 8:58:54 pm | 5:33:01 am | 9:36:19 pm | 11h 18m 56s | 🌔 (73%) |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:44:22 am | 7:13:09 am | 7:55:32 pm | 8:24:19 pm | 12h 42m 23s | 3m 17s | 1:34:20 pm | 47.1° | 6:08:19 am | 9:00:22 pm | 5:30:45 am | 9:37:56 pm | 11h 15m 39s | 🌔 (63%) |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:42:21 am | 7:11:11 am | 7:56:52 pm | 8:25:41 pm | 12h 45m 41s | 3m 18s | 1:34:01 pm | 47.5° | 6:06:13 am | 9:01:50 pm | 5:28:28 am | 9:39:35 pm | 11h 12m 22s | 🌔 (51%) |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:40:21 am | 7:09:14 am | 7:58:11 pm | 8:27:04 pm | 12h 48m 57s | 3m 16s | 1:33:43 pm | 47.9° | 6:04:06 am | 9:03:19 pm | 5:26:11 am | 9:41:14 pm | 11h 9m 6s | 🌓 (40%) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:38:21 am | 7:07:17 am | 7:59:32 pm | 8:28:28 pm | 12h 52m 15s | 3m 18s | 1:33:24 pm | 48.2° | 6:01:59 am | 9:04:49 pm | 5:23:53 am | 9:42:55 pm | 11h 5m 48s | 🌒 (29%) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:36:21 am | 7:05:20 am | 8:00:52 pm | 8:29:51 pm | 12h 55m 32s | 3m 17s | 1:33:06 pm | 48.6° | 5:59:53 am | 9:06:20 pm | 5:21:35 am | 9:44:37 pm | 11h 2m 32s | 🌒 (20%) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:34:22 am | 7:03:24 am | 8:02:13 pm | 8:31:16 pm | 12h 58m 49s | 3m 17s | 1:32:49 pm | 49° | 5:57:46 am | 9:07:51 pm | 5:19:17 am | 9:46:21 pm | 10h 59m 16s | 🌒 (12%) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:32:22 am | 7:01:29 am | 8:03:34 pm | 8:32:41 pm | 13h 2m 5s | 3m 16s | 1:32:32 pm | 49.4° | 5:55:39 am | 9:09:24 pm | 5:16:58 am | 9:48:05 pm | 10h 56m 0s | 🌒 (5%) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:30:23 am | 6:59:34 am | 8:04:56 pm | 8:34:06 pm | 13h 5m 22s | 3m 17s | 1:32:15 pm | 49.8° | 5:53:33 am | 9:10:57 pm | 5:14:38 am | 9:49:51 pm | 10h 52m 43s | 🌒 (2%) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:28:25 am | 6:57:39 am | 8:06:18 pm | 8:35:32 pm | 13h 8m 39s | 3m 17s | 1:31:58 pm | 50.2° | 5:51:26 am | 9:12:31 pm | 5:12:19 am | 9:51:38 pm | 10h 49m 27s | 🌒 (0.0%) |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:26:27 am | 6:55:45 am | 8:07:40 pm | 8:36:58 pm | 13h 11m 55s | 3m 16s | 1:31:43 pm | 50.5° | 5:49:20 am | 9:14:05 pm | 5:09:59 am | 9:53:27 pm | 10h 46m 12s | 🌑 (1%) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:24:29 am | 6:53:52 am | 8:09:03 pm | 8:38:25 pm | 13h 15m 11s | 3m 16s | 1:31:27 pm | 50.9° | 5:47:13 am | 9:15:41 pm | 5:07:38 am | 9:55:16 pm | 10h 42m 56s | 🌘 (3%) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:22:31 am | 6:51:59 am | 8:10:26 pm | 8:39:53 pm | 13h 18m 27s | 3m 16s | 1:31:12 pm | 51.3° | 5:45:07 am | 9:17:17 pm | 5:05:17 am | 9:57:07 pm | 10h 39m 41s | 🌘 (8%) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:20:35 am | 6:50:07 am | 8:11:49 pm | 8:41:21 pm | 13h 21m 42s | 3m 15s | 1:30:58 pm | 51.7° | 5:43:01 am | 9:18:55 pm | 5:02:56 am | 9:58:59 pm | 10h 36m 26s | 🌘 (14%) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:18:38 am | 6:48:15 am | 8:13:13 pm | 8:42:50 pm | 13h 24m 58s | 3m 16s | 1:30:44 pm | 52° | 5:40:55 am | 9:20:33 pm | 5:00:35 am | 10:00:53 pm | 10h 33m 12s | 🌘 (21%) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:16:43 am | 6:46:25 am | 8:14:37 pm | 8:44:19 pm | 13h 28m 12s | 3m 14s | 1:30:31 pm | 52.4° | 5:38:50 am | 9:22:12 pm | 4:58:13 am | 10:02:48 pm | 10h 29m 58s | 🌘 (30%) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:14:47 am | 6:44:35 am | 8:16:01 pm | 8:45:49 pm | 13h 31m 26s | 3m 14s | 1:30:18 pm | 52.8° | 5:36:45 am | 9:23:51 pm | 4:55:52 am | 10:04:44 pm | 10h 26m 45s | 🌘 (39%) |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:12:53 am | 6:42:46 am | 8:17:26 pm | 8:47:19 pm | 13h 34m 40s | 3m 14s | 1:30:06 pm | 53.1° | 5:34:40 am | 9:25:32 pm | 4:53:30 am | 10:06:42 pm | 10h 23m 31s | 🌘 (48%) |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:10:59 am | 6:40:57 am | 8:18:51 pm | 8:48:50 pm | 13h 37m 54s | 3m 14s | 1:29:54 pm | 53.5° | 5:32:35 am | 9:27:13 pm | 4:51:08 am | 10:08:41 pm | 10h 20m 19s | 🌗 (57%) |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:09:06 am | 6:39:10 am | 8:20:17 pm | 8:50:21 pm | 13h 41m 7s | 3m 13s | 1:29:44 pm | 53.9° | 5:30:31 am | 9:28:56 pm | 4:48:45 am | 10:10:42 pm | 10h 17m 7s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:07:14 am | 6:37:24 am | 8:21:43 pm | 8:51:53 pm | 13h 44m 19s | 3m 12s | 1:29:33 pm | 54.2° | 5:28:28 am | 9:30:39 pm | 4:46:23 am | 10:12:44 pm | 10h 13m 55s | 🌖 (76%) |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:05:22 am | 6:35:38 am | 8:23:09 pm | 8:53:25 pm | 13h 47m 31s | 3m 12s | 1:29:24 pm | 54.6° | 5:26:25 am | 9:32:23 pm | 4:44:00 am | 10:14:47 pm | 10h 10m 45s | 🌖 (84%) |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:03:31 am | 6:33:54 am | 8:24:36 pm | 8:54:58 pm | 13h 50m 42s | 3m 11s | 1:29:15 pm | 54.9° | 5:24:22 am | 9:34:07 pm | 4:41:38 am | 10:16:52 pm | 10h 7m 34s | 🌖 (91%) |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:01:42 am | 6:32:10 am | 8:26:03 pm | 8:56:31 pm | 13h 53m 53s | 3m 11s | 1:29:07 pm | 55.3° | 5:22:20 am | 9:35:53 pm | 4:39:15 am | 10:18:58 pm | 10h 4m 25s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 5:59:53 am | 6:30:28 am | 8:27:30 pm | 8:58:05 pm | 13h 57m 2s | 3m 9s | 1:28:59 pm | 55.6° | 5:20:19 am | 9:37:39 pm | 4:36:52 am | 10:21:06 pm | 10h 1m 17s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:58:05 am | 6:28:47 am | 8:28:57 pm | 8:59:40 pm | 14h 0m 10s | 3m 8s | 1:28:52 pm | 56° | 5:18:18 am | 9:39:26 pm | 4:34:30 am | 10:23:15 pm | 9h 58m 10s | 🌕 (99.8%) |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:56:18 am | 6:27:07 am | 8:30:25 pm | 9:01:14 pm | 14h 3m 18s | 3m 8s | 1:28:46 pm | 56.3° | 5:16:18 am | 9:41:14 pm | 4:32:07 am | 10:25:25 pm | 9h 55m 3s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:54:32 am | 6:25:28 am | 8:31:53 pm | 9:02:50 pm | 14h 6m 25s | 3m 7s | 1:28:41 pm | 56.6° | 5:14:19 am | 9:43:03 pm | 4:29:45 am | 10:27:37 pm | 9h 51m 58s | 🌔 (93%) |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:52:47 am | 6:23:51 am | 8:33:22 pm | 9:04:25 pm | 14h 9m 31s | 3m 6s | 1:28:36 pm | 57° | 5:12:20 am | 9:44:52 pm | 4:27:22 am | 10:29:50 pm | 9h 48m 52s | 🌔 (86%) |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:51:04 am | 6:22:14 am | 8:34:50 pm | 9:06:01 pm | 14h 12m 36s | 3m 5s | 1:28:32 pm | 57.3° | 5:10:23 am | 9:46:42 pm | 4:25:00 am | 10:32:05 pm | 9h 45m 50s | 🌔 (76%) |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:49:21 am | 6:20:40 am | 8:36:19 pm | 9:07:37 pm | 14h 15m 39s | 3m 3s | 1:28:29 pm | 57.6° | 5:08:26 am | 9:48:33 pm | 4:22:38 am | 10:34:21 pm | 9h 42m 47s | 🌔 (66%) |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Mataura Island, Southland
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Mataura Island, Southland - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Mataura Island, Southland for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Mataura Island, Southland.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Mataura Island
In Mataura Island, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on December 11 at 5:44 am, while the latest sunrise is on June 27 at 8:27 am. The earliest sunset is on June 15 at 5:05 pm, and the latest sunset is on January 1 at 9:42 pm.
Mataura Island gets 7h 13m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 52m versus 8h 38m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 10m.
Mataura Island Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Mataura Island. 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 Mataura Island.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 19.3° above the horizon (around Jun 23) and 65.5° (around Dec 17) in Mataura Island. The smaller loop hangs at the bottom, the signature of a Southern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Mataura Island the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:28 and 12:59 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 Mataura Island, Southland
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Mataura Island, Southland — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:
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