Sunrise and sunset times in Matawai
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Matawai, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 2, 2026. Current time: 8:09:17 pm
First light at 6:19:00 am
Sunrise time: 6:44:11 am
Sunset time: 7:15:10 pm
Last light at 7:40:20 pm
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -11.3° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 256° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 12 hours, 30 minutes
Sunset in Matawai was 54 minutes ago
Moon rose on Oct 2 at 12:39 AM
Moon set on Oct 2 at 9:47 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 6:17:25 am
Sunrise time: 6:42:37 am
Sunset time: 7:16:04 pm
Last light at 7:41:17 pm
Day length: 12 hours, 33 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in Matawai
Moon will rise on Oct 3 at 1:46 AM Moon will set on Oct 3 at 10:49 AMMoon phase: 🌔 Waning Gibbous (51%)
- Matawai, Gisborne
- Latitude: -38.349998 (South)
- Longitude: 177.533325 (East)
- Time zone: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13)
Shortest day in Matawai, Gisborne
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 32 minutes.Longest day in Matawai, Gisborne
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 53 minutes.
October 2026 - Matawai, Gisborne - 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 Matawai.
The day length increases by 1 hour, 9 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Matawai, Gisborne - from 12 hours, 30 minutes on the first day to 13 hours, 40 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 | 6:19:00 am | 6:44:11 am | 7:15:10 pm | 7:40:20 pm | 12h 30m 59s | 2m 29s | 12:59:40 pm | 55.1° | 5:47:47 am | 8:11:33 pm | 5:15:51 am | 8:43:29 pm | -12h 30m 59s | 🌔 (73%) |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:19:00 am | 6:44:11 am | 7:15:10 pm | 7:40:20 pm | 12h 30m 59s | 0m 0s | 12:59:40 pm | 55.1° | 5:47:47 am | 8:11:33 pm | 5:15:51 am | 8:43:29 pm | 11h 27m 27s | 🌔 (63%) |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:17:25 am | 6:42:37 am | 7:16:04 pm | 7:41:17 pm | 12h 33m 27s | 2m 28s | 12:59:21 pm | 55.5° | 5:46:09 am | 8:12:33 pm | 5:14:07 am | 8:44:34 pm | 11h 25m 0s | 🌔 (51%) |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:15:50 am | 6:41:04 am | 7:17:00 pm | 7:42:13 pm | 12h 35m 56s | 2m 29s | 12:59:02 pm | 55.9° | 5:44:30 am | 8:13:33 pm | 5:12:23 am | 8:45:40 pm | 11h 22m 31s | 🌓 (40%) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:14:16 am | 6:39:31 am | 7:17:55 pm | 7:43:11 pm | 12h 38m 24s | 2m 28s | 12:58:43 pm | 56.3° | 5:42:52 am | 8:14:34 pm | 5:10:39 am | 8:46:47 pm | 11h 20m 4s | 🌒 (29%) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:12:41 am | 6:37:59 am | 7:18:51 pm | 7:44:08 pm | 12h 40m 52s | 2m 28s | 12:58:25 pm | 56.7° | 5:41:13 am | 8:15:36 pm | 5:08:55 am | 8:47:55 pm | 11h 17m 36s | 🌒 (20%) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:11:07 am | 6:36:27 am | 7:19:47 pm | 7:45:06 pm | 12h 43m 20s | 2m 28s | 12:58:07 pm | 57.1° | 5:39:35 am | 8:16:38 pm | 5:07:10 am | 8:49:03 pm | 11h 15m 8s | 🌒 (12%) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:09:33 am | 6:34:55 am | 7:20:43 pm | 7:46:05 pm | 12h 45m 48s | 2m 28s | 12:57:49 pm | 57.5° | 5:37:57 am | 8:17:41 pm | 5:05:26 am | 8:50:12 pm | 11h 12m 41s | 🌒 (5%) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:08:00 am | 6:33:24 am | 7:21:40 pm | 7:47:04 pm | 12h 48m 16s | 2m 28s | 12:57:32 pm | 57.8° | 5:36:19 am | 8:18:44 pm | 5:03:41 am | 8:51:22 pm | 11h 10m 14s | 🌒 (2%) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:06:27 am | 6:31:54 am | 7:22:37 pm | 7:48:03 pm | 12h 50m 43s | 2m 27s | 12:57:15 pm | 58.2° | 5:34:42 am | 8:19:48 pm | 5:01:57 am | 8:52:33 pm | 11h 7m 46s | 🌒 (0.0%) |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:04:54 am | 6:30:23 am | 7:23:34 pm | 7:49:03 pm | 12h 53m 11s | 2m 28s | 12:56:59 pm | 58.6° | 5:33:05 am | 8:20:53 pm | 5:00:13 am | 8:53:45 pm | 11h 5m 20s | 🌑 (1%) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:03:22 am | 6:28:54 am | 7:24:32 pm | 7:50:04 pm | 12h 55m 38s | 2m 27s | 12:56:43 pm | 59° | 5:31:28 am | 8:21:58 pm | 4:58:28 am | 8:54:58 pm | 11h 2m 53s | 🌘 (3%) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:01:50 am | 6:27:25 am | 7:25:30 pm | 7:51:05 pm | 12h 58m 5s | 2m 27s | 12:56:27 pm | 59.3° | 5:29:51 am | 8:23:04 pm | 4:56:44 am | 8:56:11 pm | 11h 0m 27s | 🌘 (8%) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:00:19 am | 6:25:57 am | 7:26:28 pm | 7:52:06 pm | 13h 0m 31s | 2m 26s | 12:56:13 pm | 59.7° | 5:28:15 am | 8:24:11 pm | 4:55:00 am | 8:57:25 pm | 10h 58m 1s | 🌘 (14%) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 5:58:49 am | 6:24:29 am | 7:27:27 pm | 7:53:08 pm | 13h 2m 58s | 2m 27s | 12:55:58 pm | 60.1° | 5:26:39 am | 8:25:18 pm | 4:53:16 am | 8:58:40 pm | 10h 55m 35s | 🌘 (21%) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 5:57:19 am | 6:23:02 am | 7:28:26 pm | 7:54:10 pm | 13h 5m 24s | 2m 26s | 12:55:44 pm | 60.5° | 5:25:03 am | 8:26:26 pm | 4:51:32 am | 8:59:56 pm | 10h 53m 10s | 🌘 (30%) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 5:55:49 am | 6:21:36 am | 7:29:26 pm | 7:55:13 pm | 13h 7m 50s | 2m 26s | 12:55:31 pm | 60.8° | 5:23:28 am | 8:27:34 pm | 4:49:49 am | 9:01:13 pm | 10h 50m 45s | 🌘 (39%) |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 5:54:21 am | 6:20:11 am | 7:30:26 pm | 7:56:16 pm | 13h 10m 15s | 2m 25s | 12:55:18 pm | 61.2° | 5:21:54 am | 8:28:43 pm | 4:48:06 am | 9:02:31 pm | 10h 48m 20s | 🌘 (48%) |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 5:52:53 am | 6:18:46 am | 7:31:26 pm | 7:57:20 pm | 13h 12m 40s | 2m 25s | 12:55:06 pm | 61.6° | 5:20:20 am | 8:29:53 pm | 4:46:23 am | 9:03:50 pm | 10h 45m 57s | 🌗 (57%) |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 5:51:26 am | 6:17:23 am | 7:32:27 pm | 7:58:24 pm | 13h 15m 4s | 2m 24s | 12:54:55 pm | 61.9° | 5:18:46 am | 8:31:03 pm | 4:44:40 am | 9:05:09 pm | 10h 43m 33s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 5:49:59 am | 6:16:00 am | 7:33:28 pm | 7:59:29 pm | 13h 17m 28s | 2m 24s | 12:54:44 pm | 62.3° | 5:17:13 am | 8:32:14 pm | 4:42:58 am | 9:06:29 pm | 10h 41m 10s | 🌖 (76%) |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 5:48:33 am | 6:14:38 am | 7:34:29 pm | 8:00:34 pm | 13h 19m 51s | 2m 23s | 12:54:34 pm | 62.6° | 5:15:41 am | 8:33:26 pm | 4:41:17 am | 9:07:51 pm | 10h 38m 48s | 🌖 (84%) |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 5:47:08 am | 6:13:17 am | 7:35:31 pm | 8:01:39 pm | 13h 22m 14s | 2m 23s | 12:54:24 pm | 63° | 5:14:10 am | 8:34:38 pm | 4:39:35 am | 9:09:13 pm | 10h 36m 26s | 🌖 (91%) |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 5:45:45 am | 6:11:57 am | 7:36:33 pm | 8:02:45 pm | 13h 24m 36s | 2m 22s | 12:54:15 pm | 63.3° | 5:12:39 am | 8:35:51 pm | 4:37:55 am | 9:10:35 pm | 10h 34m 5s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 5:44:21 am | 6:10:38 am | 7:37:36 pm | 8:03:52 pm | 13h 26m 58s | 2m 22s | 12:54:07 pm | 63.7° | 5:11:09 am | 8:37:05 pm | 4:36:14 am | 9:11:59 pm | 10h 31m 44s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:42:59 am | 6:09:20 am | 7:38:39 pm | 8:04:59 pm | 13h 29m 19s | 2m 21s | 12:53:59 pm | 64° | 5:09:40 am | 8:38:19 pm | 4:34:35 am | 9:13:24 pm | 10h 29m 24s | 🌕 (99.8%) |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:41:38 am | 6:08:03 am | 7:39:42 pm | 8:06:07 pm | 13h 31m 39s | 2m 20s | 12:53:52 pm | 64.4° | 5:08:11 am | 8:39:33 pm | 4:32:56 am | 9:14:49 pm | 10h 27m 5s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:40:18 am | 6:06:47 am | 7:40:46 pm | 8:07:15 pm | 13h 33m 59s | 2m 20s | 12:53:46 pm | 64.7° | 5:06:44 am | 8:40:49 pm | 4:31:17 am | 9:16:15 pm | 10h 24m 46s | 🌔 (93%) |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:38:59 am | 6:05:32 am | 7:41:50 pm | 8:08:23 pm | 13h 36m 18s | 2m 19s | 12:53:41 pm | 65° | 5:05:17 am | 8:42:04 pm | 4:29:40 am | 9:17:42 pm | 10h 22m 29s | 🌔 (86%) |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:37:41 am | 6:04:19 am | 7:42:54 pm | 8:09:32 pm | 13h 38m 35s | 2m 17s | 12:53:36 pm | 65.4° | 5:03:52 am | 8:43:21 pm | 4:28:03 am | 9:19:10 pm | 10h 20m 12s | 🌔 (76%) |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:36:24 am | 6:03:06 am | 7:43:59 pm | 8:10:41 pm | 13h 40m 53s | 2m 18s | 12:53:32 pm | 65.7° | 5:02:27 am | 8:44:38 pm | 4:26:27 am | 9:20:38 pm | 10h 17m 56s | 🌔 (66%) |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Matawai, Gisborne
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Matawai, Gisborne - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Matawai, Gisborne for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Matawai, Gisborne.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Matawai
In Matawai, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on December 8 at 5:37 am, while the latest sunrise is on June 29 at 7:26 am. The earliest sunset is on June 13 at 4:57 pm, and the latest sunset is on January 5 at 8:38 pm.
Matawai gets 5h 21m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 53m versus 9h 32m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 09m.
Matawai Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Matawai. 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 Matawai.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 28.2° above the horizon (around Jun 23) and 75° (around Dec 20) in Matawai. The smaller loop hangs at the bottom, the signature of a Southern Hemisphere analemma.
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.
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