Sunrise and sunset times in Milford Sound
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Milford Sound, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 2, 2026. Current time: 5:36:41 pm
First light at 6:49:48 am
Sunrise time: 7:17:40 am
Sunset time: 7:57:55 pm
Last light at 8:25:47 pm
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 23.7° · Azimuth: 290° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 12 hours, 40 minutes
2 hours, 21 minutes left for today's sunset in Milford Sound
Moon rose on Oct 2 at 1:47 AM
Moon set on Oct 2 at 9:59 AMMoon phase: 🌔 Waning Gibbous (66%)🌑 New moon: Oct 11 at 4:50 AM · 🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 5:13 PMTomorrow
October 3, 2026
First light at 6:47:53 am
Sunrise time: 7:15:49 am
Sunset time: 7:59:09 pm
Last light at 8:27:04 pm
Day length: 12 hours, 43 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 3 minutes longer than today in Milford Sound
Moon will rise on Oct 3 at 2:55 AM Moon will set on Oct 3 at 11:01 AMMoon phase: 🌔 Waning Gibbous (51%)
- Milford Sound, Southland
- Latitude: -44.668362 (South)
- Longitude: 167.920044 (East)
- Time zone: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13)
Shortest day in Milford Sound, 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 51 minutes.Longest day in Milford Sound, 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 38 minutes.
October 2026 - Milford Sound, 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 Milford Sound.
The day length increases by 1 hour, 30 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Milford Sound, Southland - from 12 hours, 37 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 7 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 | 6:51:42 am | 7:19:32 am | 7:56:41 pm | 8:24:32 pm | 12h 37m 9s | 3m 6s | 1:38:07 pm | 48.5° | 6:16:58 am | 8:59:16 pm | 5:40:59 am | 9:35:14 pm | 11h 20m 59s | 🌔 (73%) |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:49:48 am | 7:17:40 am | 7:57:55 pm | 8:25:47 pm | 12h 40m 15s | 3m 6s | 1:37:48 pm | 48.8° | 6:14:59 am | 9:00:36 pm | 5:38:51 am | 9:36:44 pm | 11h 17m 54s | 🌔 (63%) |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:47:53 am | 7:15:49 am | 7:59:09 pm | 8:27:04 pm | 12h 43m 20s | 3m 5s | 1:37:29 pm | 49.2° | 6:12:59 am | 9:01:58 pm | 5:36:43 am | 9:38:14 pm | 11h 14m 48s | 🌔 (51%) |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:45:59 am | 7:13:57 am | 8:00:23 pm | 8:28:20 pm | 12h 46m 26s | 3m 6s | 1:37:10 pm | 49.6° | 6:10:59 am | 9:03:20 pm | 5:34:34 am | 9:39:45 pm | 11h 11m 43s | 🌓 (40%) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:44:06 am | 7:12:06 am | 8:01:37 pm | 8:29:37 pm | 12h 49m 31s | 3m 5s | 1:36:51 pm | 50° | 6:09:00 am | 9:04:43 pm | 5:32:25 am | 9:41:18 pm | 11h 8m 38s | 🌒 (29%) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:42:12 am | 7:10:15 am | 8:02:52 pm | 8:30:55 pm | 12h 52m 37s | 3m 6s | 1:36:33 pm | 50.4° | 6:07:00 am | 9:06:07 pm | 5:30:15 am | 9:42:51 pm | 11h 5m 33s | 🌒 (20%) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:40:19 am | 7:08:25 am | 8:04:06 pm | 8:32:13 pm | 12h 55m 41s | 3m 4s | 1:36:16 pm | 50.8° | 6:05:00 am | 9:07:31 pm | 5:28:06 am | 9:44:26 pm | 11h 2m 29s | 🌒 (12%) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:38:26 am | 7:06:35 am | 8:05:22 pm | 8:33:32 pm | 12h 58m 47s | 3m 6s | 1:35:59 pm | 51.1° | 6:03:01 am | 9:08:56 pm | 5:25:56 am | 9:46:02 pm | 10h 59m 24s | 🌒 (5%) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:36:33 am | 7:04:46 am | 8:06:37 pm | 8:34:51 pm | 13h 1m 51s | 3m 4s | 1:35:42 pm | 51.5° | 6:01:01 am | 9:10:22 pm | 5:23:45 am | 9:47:39 pm | 10h 56m 21s | 🌒 (2%) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:34:41 am | 7:02:58 am | 8:07:53 pm | 8:36:10 pm | 13h 4m 55s | 3m 4s | 1:35:26 pm | 51.9° | 5:59:02 am | 9:11:49 pm | 5:21:34 am | 9:49:17 pm | 10h 53m 16s | 🌒 (0.0%) |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:32:49 am | 7:01:09 am | 8:09:10 pm | 8:37:30 pm | 13h 8m 1s | 3m 6s | 1:35:10 pm | 52.3° | 5:57:03 am | 9:13:16 pm | 5:19:24 am | 9:50:56 pm | 10h 50m 12s | 🌑 (1%) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:30:58 am | 6:59:22 am | 8:10:27 pm | 8:38:51 pm | 13h 11m 5s | 3m 4s | 1:34:54 pm | 52.7° | 5:55:04 am | 9:14:44 pm | 5:17:13 am | 9:52:36 pm | 10h 47m 8s | 🌘 (3%) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:29:07 am | 6:57:35 am | 8:11:44 pm | 8:40:12 pm | 13h 14m 9s | 3m 4s | 1:34:39 pm | 53° | 5:53:05 am | 9:16:13 pm | 5:15:01 am | 9:54:17 pm | 10h 44m 5s | 🌘 (8%) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:27:16 am | 6:55:49 am | 8:13:01 pm | 8:41:34 pm | 13h 17m 12s | 3m 3s | 1:34:25 pm | 53.4° | 5:51:07 am | 9:17:43 pm | 5:12:50 am | 9:56:00 pm | 10h 41m 2s | 🌘 (14%) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:25:26 am | 6:54:03 am | 8:14:19 pm | 8:42:56 pm | 13h 20m 16s | 3m 4s | 1:34:11 pm | 53.8° | 5:49:09 am | 9:19:14 pm | 5:10:39 am | 9:57:44 pm | 10h 38m 0s | 🌘 (21%) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:23:37 am | 6:52:19 am | 8:15:37 pm | 8:44:19 pm | 13h 23m 18s | 3m 2s | 1:33:58 pm | 54.2° | 5:47:11 am | 9:20:45 pm | 5:08:27 am | 9:59:29 pm | 10h 34m 58s | 🌘 (30%) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:21:48 am | 6:50:35 am | 8:16:56 pm | 8:45:42 pm | 13h 26m 21s | 3m 3s | 1:33:45 pm | 54.5° | 5:45:13 am | 9:22:17 pm | 5:06:15 am | 10:01:15 pm | 10h 31m 56s | 🌘 (39%) |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:20:00 am | 6:48:52 am | 8:18:15 pm | 8:47:06 pm | 13h 29m 23s | 3m 2s | 1:33:33 pm | 54.9° | 5:43:16 am | 9:23:50 pm | 5:04:04 am | 10:03:02 pm | 10h 28m 54s | 🌘 (48%) |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:18:13 am | 6:47:09 am | 8:19:34 pm | 8:48:30 pm | 13h 32m 25s | 3m 2s | 1:33:22 pm | 55.2° | 5:41:20 am | 9:25:23 pm | 5:01:52 am | 10:04:51 pm | 10h 25m 54s | 🌗 (57%) |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:16:27 am | 6:45:28 am | 8:20:53 pm | 8:49:55 pm | 13h 35m 25s | 3m 0s | 1:33:11 pm | 55.6° | 5:39:24 am | 9:26:58 pm | 4:59:41 am | 10:06:41 pm | 10h 22m 55s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:14:41 am | 6:43:48 am | 8:22:13 pm | 8:51:20 pm | 13h 38m 25s | 3m 0s | 1:33:00 pm | 56° | 5:37:28 am | 9:28:33 pm | 4:57:29 am | 10:08:32 pm | 10h 19m 55s | 🌖 (76%) |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:12:56 am | 6:42:08 am | 8:23:34 pm | 8:52:46 pm | 13h 41m 26s | 3m 1s | 1:32:51 pm | 56.3° | 5:35:33 am | 9:30:09 pm | 4:55:18 am | 10:10:24 pm | 10h 16m 56s | 🌖 (84%) |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:11:12 am | 6:40:30 am | 8:24:54 pm | 8:54:12 pm | 13h 44m 24s | 2m 58s | 1:32:42 pm | 56.7° | 5:33:39 am | 9:31:45 pm | 4:53:06 am | 10:12:18 pm | 10h 13m 58s | 🌖 (91%) |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:09:29 am | 6:38:52 am | 8:26:15 pm | 8:55:39 pm | 13h 47m 23s | 2m 59s | 1:32:34 pm | 57° | 5:31:45 am | 9:33:23 pm | 4:50:55 am | 10:14:12 pm | 10h 11m 1s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:07:46 am | 6:37:16 am | 8:27:37 pm | 8:57:06 pm | 13h 50m 21s | 2m 58s | 1:32:26 pm | 57.4° | 5:29:52 am | 9:35:01 pm | 4:48:44 am | 10:16:08 pm | 10h 8m 4s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:06:05 am | 6:35:41 am | 8:28:58 pm | 8:58:34 pm | 13h 53m 17s | 2m 56s | 1:32:19 pm | 57.7° | 5:27:59 am | 9:36:40 pm | 4:46:34 am | 10:18:05 pm | 10h 5m 8s | 🌕 (99.8%) |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:04:25 am | 6:34:06 am | 8:30:20 pm | 9:00:02 pm | 13h 56m 14s | 2m 57s | 1:32:13 pm | 58° | 5:26:08 am | 9:38:19 pm | 4:44:23 am | 10:20:03 pm | 10h 2m 14s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:02:46 am | 6:32:34 am | 8:31:42 pm | 9:01:30 pm | 13h 59m 8s | 2m 54s | 1:32:08 pm | 58.4° | 5:24:17 am | 9:39:59 pm | 4:42:13 am | 10:22:03 pm | 9h 59m 20s | 🌔 (93%) |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:01:08 am | 6:31:02 am | 8:33:05 pm | 9:02:59 pm | 14h 2m 3s | 2m 55s | 1:32:03 pm | 58.7° | 5:22:27 am | 9:41:40 pm | 4:40:03 am | 10:24:03 pm | 9h 56m 27s | 🌔 (86%) |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:59:31 am | 6:29:32 am | 8:34:28 pm | 9:04:28 pm | 14h 4m 56s | 2m 53s | 1:32:00 pm | 59.1° | 5:20:38 am | 9:43:21 pm | 4:37:54 am | 10:26:05 pm | 9h 53m 34s | 🌔 (76%) |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:57:55 am | 6:28:02 am | 8:35:51 pm | 9:05:58 pm | 14h 7m 49s | 2m 53s | 1:31:57 pm | 59.4° | 5:18:50 am | 9:45:03 pm | 4:35:45 am | 10:28:08 pm | 9h 50m 44s | 🌔 (66%) |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Milford Sound, Southland
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Milford Sound, Southland - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Milford Sound, 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 Milford Sound, Southland.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Milford Sound
In Milford Sound, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on December 11 at 5:54 am, while the latest sunrise is on June 27 at 8:24 am. The earliest sunset is on June 15 at 5:15 pm, and the latest sunset is on January 2 at 9:38 pm.
Milford Sound gets 6h 46m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 38m versus 8h 51m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 10m.
Milford Sound Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Milford Sound. 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 Milford Sound.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 20.9° above the horizon (around Jun 23) and 66.8° (around Dec 17) in Milford Sound. The smaller loop hangs at the bottom, the signature of a Southern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Milford Sound the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:31 and 13:02 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 Milford Sound, Southland
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Milford Sound, Southland — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:
Jamestown 32 kmArcadia 36 kmParadise 36 kmKinloch 38 kmGlenorchy 42 kmCreighton 55 kmSkippers 63 kmCloseburn 63 km