Sunrise and sunset times in Nelson
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Nelson, New Zealand, as well as the whole calendar for September 2026.
Today
September 10, 2026 . Current time: 11:30:43 am
First light at 6:09:36 am
Sunrise time: 6:35:44 am
Sunset time: 6:12:16 pm
Last light at 6:38:24 pm
Day length: 11 hours, 36 minutes
6 hours, 41 minutes left for today's sunset in Nelson
Moon rose on Sep 10 at 6:00 AM
Moon will set on Sep 10 at 5:06 PMMoon phase: 🌒 Waning Crescent (2%)🌑 New moon: Sep 11 at 3:27 PM · 🌕 Full moon: Sep 27 at 5:50 AMTomorrow
September 11, 2026
First light at 6:07:55 am
Sunrise time: 6:34:03 am
Sunset time: 6:13:15 pm
Last light at 6:39:23 pm
Day length: 11 hours, 39 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 3 minutes longer than today in Nelson
Moon will rise on Sep 11 at 6:24 AM Moon will set on Sep 11 at 6:17 PMMoon phase: 🌑 New Moon (0%)
- Nelson
- Latitude: -41.270779 (South)
- Longitude: 173.284042 (East)
- Time zone: New Zealand Standard Time (NZST, UTC+12)
Shortest day in Nelson
The shortest day of the year was 2 months and 18 days ago, during the winter solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 14 minutes.Longest day in Nelson
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 12 minutes.
September 2026 - Nelson, Nelson - 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 Nelson.
The day length increases by 1 hour, 18 minutes over the course of September 2026 in Nelson - from 11 hours, 12 minutes on the first day to 12 hours, 30 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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| Tue, Sep 1 | 6:24:17 am | 6:50:38 am | 6:03:24 pm | 6:29:45 pm | 11h 12m 46s | 2m 37s | 12:27:01 pm | 40.4° | 5:52:17 am | 7:01:44 pm | 5:20:19 am | 7:33:42 pm | 12h 45m 37s | 🌔 (88%) |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 6:22:41 am | 6:49:01 am | 6:04:23 pm | 6:30:42 pm | 11h 15m 22s | 2m 36s | 12:26:42 pm | 40.8° | 5:50:43 am | 7:02:41 pm | 5:18:44 am | 7:34:39 pm | 12h 43m 0s | 🌔 (80%) |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 6:21:05 am | 6:47:23 am | 6:05:22 pm | 6:31:39 pm | 11h 17m 59s | 2m 37s | 12:26:22 pm | 41.1° | 5:49:07 am | 7:03:37 pm | 5:17:08 am | 7:35:37 pm | 12h 40m 23s | 🌔 (70%) |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 6:19:29 am | 6:45:45 am | 6:06:21 pm | 6:32:37 pm | 11h 20m 36s | 2m 37s | 12:26:03 pm | 41.5° | 5:47:31 am | 7:04:34 pm | 5:15:31 am | 7:36:34 pm | 12h 37m 45s | 🌔 (59%) |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 6:17:51 am | 6:44:06 am | 6:07:20 pm | 6:33:34 pm | 11h 23m 14s | 2m 38s | 12:25:43 pm | 41.9° | 5:45:54 am | 7:05:31 pm | 5:13:53 am | 7:37:33 pm | 12h 35m 6s | 🌓 (48%) |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 6:16:13 am | 6:42:26 am | 6:08:19 pm | 6:34:32 pm | 11h 25m 53s | 2m 39s | 12:25:23 pm | 42.2° | 5:44:16 am | 7:06:29 pm | 5:12:14 am | 7:38:31 pm | 12h 32m 27s | 🌒 (37%) |
| Mon, Sep 7 | 6:14:35 am | 6:40:46 am | 6:09:18 pm | 6:35:30 pm | 11h 28m 32s | 2m 39s | 12:25:02 pm | 42.6° | 5:42:38 am | 7:07:26 pm | 5:10:34 am | 7:39:31 pm | 12h 29m 48s | 🌒 (26%) |
| Tue, Sep 8 | 6:12:56 am | 6:39:06 am | 6:10:17 pm | 6:36:28 pm | 11h 31m 11s | 2m 39s | 12:24:42 pm | 43° | 5:40:59 am | 7:08:24 pm | 5:08:53 am | 7:40:30 pm | 12h 27m 8s | 🌒 (17%) |
| Wed, Sep 9 | 6:11:16 am | 6:37:25 am | 6:11:16 pm | 6:37:26 pm | 11h 33m 51s | 2m 40s | 12:24:21 pm | 43.4° | 5:39:19 am | 7:09:23 pm | 5:07:12 am | 7:41:30 pm | 12h 24m 28s | 🌒 (9%) |
| Thu, Sep 10 | 6:09:36 am | 6:35:44 am | 6:12:16 pm | 6:38:24 pm | 11h 36m 32s | 2m 41s | 12:24:00 pm | 43.7° | 5:37:39 am | 7:10:21 pm | 5:05:29 am | 7:42:31 pm | 12h 21m 47s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Fri, Sep 11 | 6:07:55 am | 6:34:03 am | 6:13:15 pm | 6:39:23 pm | 11h 39m 12s | 2m 40s | 12:23:39 pm | 44.1° | 5:35:58 am | 7:11:20 pm | 5:03:46 am | 7:43:32 pm | 12h 19m 6s | 🌒 (1%) |
| Sat, Sep 12 | 6:06:14 am | 6:32:21 am | 6:14:14 pm | 6:40:22 pm | 11h 41m 53s | 2m 41s | 12:23:18 pm | 44.5° | 5:34:16 am | 7:12:20 pm | 5:02:02 am | 7:44:34 pm | 12h 16m 25s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 6:04:33 am | 6:30:39 am | 6:15:14 pm | 6:41:20 pm | 11h 44m 35s | 2m 42s | 12:22:57 pm | 44.9° | 5:32:34 am | 7:13:19 pm | 5:00:17 am | 7:45:36 pm | 12h 13m 43s | 🌘 (2%) |
| Mon, Sep 14 | 6:02:51 am | 6:28:57 am | 6:16:13 pm | 6:42:20 pm | 11h 47m 16s | 2m 41s | 12:22:35 pm | 45.3° | 5:30:51 am | 7:14:19 pm | 4:58:32 am | 7:46:38 pm | 12h 11m 2s | 🌘 (6%) |
| Tue, Sep 15 | 6:01:09 am | 6:27:15 am | 6:17:13 pm | 6:43:19 pm | 11h 49m 58s | 2m 42s | 12:22:14 pm | 45.6° | 5:29:08 am | 7:15:20 pm | 4:56:46 am | 7:47:42 pm | 12h 8m 19s | 🌘 (12%) |
| Wed, Sep 16 | 5:59:27 am | 6:25:32 am | 6:18:13 pm | 6:44:18 pm | 11h 52m 41s | 2m 43s | 12:21:52 pm | 46° | 5:27:24 am | 7:16:21 pm | 4:54:59 am | 7:48:46 pm | 12h 5m 36s | 🌘 (20%) |
| Thu, Sep 17 | 5:57:44 am | 6:23:49 am | 6:19:13 pm | 6:45:18 pm | 11h 55m 24s | 2m 43s | 12:21:31 pm | 46.4° | 5:25:40 am | 7:17:22 pm | 4:53:12 am | 7:49:50 pm | 12h 2m 53s | 🌘 (28%) |
| Fri, Sep 18 | 5:56:01 am | 6:22:06 am | 6:20:13 pm | 6:46:18 pm | 11h 58m 7s | 2m 43s | 12:21:10 pm | 46.8° | 5:23:56 am | 7:18:23 pm | 4:51:24 am | 7:50:55 pm | 12h 0m 10s | 🌘 (37%) |
| Sat, Sep 19 | 5:54:18 am | 6:20:23 am | 6:21:13 pm | 6:47:19 pm | 12h 0m 50s | 2m 43s | 12:20:48 pm | 47.2° | 5:22:11 am | 7:19:25 pm | 4:49:35 am | 7:52:01 pm | 11h 57m 27s | 🌗 (47%) |
| Sun, Sep 20 | 5:52:34 am | 6:18:40 am | 6:22:13 pm | 6:48:19 pm | 12h 3m 33s | 2m 43s | 12:20:27 pm | 47.6° | 5:20:26 am | 7:20:28 pm | 4:47:46 am | 7:53:07 pm | 11h 54m 44s | 🌗 (56%) |
| Mon, Sep 21 | 5:50:51 am | 6:16:57 am | 6:23:14 pm | 6:49:20 pm | 12h 6m 17s | 2m 44s | 12:20:05 pm | 48° | 5:18:40 am | 7:21:31 pm | 4:45:56 am | 7:54:14 pm | 11h 52m 0s | 🌖 (65%) |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 5:49:07 am | 6:15:14 am | 6:24:14 pm | 6:50:21 pm | 12h 9m 0s | 2m 43s | 12:19:44 pm | 48.3° | 5:16:54 am | 7:22:34 pm | 4:44:06 am | 7:55:22 pm | 11h 49m 17s | 🌖 (74%) |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 5:47:23 am | 6:13:31 am | 6:25:15 pm | 6:51:23 pm | 12h 11m 44s | 2m 44s | 12:19:23 pm | 48.7° | 5:15:08 am | 7:23:38 pm | 4:42:15 am | 7:56:31 pm | 11h 46m 33s | 🌖 (82%) |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 5:45:39 am | 6:11:48 am | 6:26:16 pm | 6:52:25 pm | 12h 14m 28s | 2m 44s | 12:19:02 pm | 49.1° | 5:13:21 am | 7:24:43 pm | 4:40:24 am | 7:57:40 pm | 11h 43m 49s | 🌖 (89%) |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 5:43:55 am | 6:10:05 am | 6:27:17 pm | 6:53:27 pm | 12h 17m 12s | 2m 44s | 12:18:41 pm | 49.5° | 5:11:34 am | 7:25:48 pm | 4:38:32 am | 7:58:50 pm | 11h 41m 5s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 5:42:11 am | 6:08:22 am | 6:28:19 pm | 6:54:29 pm | 12h 19m 57s | 2m 45s | 12:18:20 pm | 49.9° | 5:09:47 am | 7:26:53 pm | 4:36:40 am | 8:00:01 pm | 11h 38m 20s | 🌖 (98%) |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 6:40:27 am | 7:06:39 am | 7:29:20 pm | 7:55:32 pm | 12h 22m 41s | 2m 44s | 1:18:00 pm | 50.3° | 6:08:00 am | 8:27:59 pm | 5:34:48 am | 9:01:12 pm | 11h 35m 37s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 6:38:43 am | 7:04:57 am | 7:30:22 pm | 7:56:35 pm | 12h 25m 25s | 2m 44s | 1:17:39 pm | 50.7° | 6:06:13 am | 8:29:06 pm | 5:32:55 am | 9:02:24 pm | 11h 32m 52s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 6:36:59 am | 7:03:14 am | 7:31:25 pm | 7:57:39 pm | 12h 28m 11s | 2m 46s | 1:17:19 pm | 51.1° | 6:04:26 am | 8:30:13 pm | 5:31:01 am | 9:03:37 pm | 11h 30m 7s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 6:35:16 am | 7:01:32 am | 7:32:27 pm | 7:58:43 pm | 12h 30m 55s | 2m 44s | 1:16:59 pm | 51.5° | 6:02:38 am | 8:31:21 pm | 5:29:08 am | 9:04:51 pm | 11h 27m 23s | 🌔 (91%) |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Nelson
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Nelson - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Nelson for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Nelson.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Nelson
In Nelson, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on December 9 at 5:45 am, while the latest sunrise is on June 28 at 7:52 am. The earliest sunset is on June 14 at 5:05 pm, and the latest sunset is on January 3 at 9:04 pm.
Nelson gets 5h 58m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 12m versus 9h 14m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 09m.
Nelson Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Nelson. 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 Nelson.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 25° above the horizon (around Jun 23) and 71.5° (around Dec 17) in Nelson. The smaller loop hangs at the bottom, the signature of a Southern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Nelson the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:10 and 12:41 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 Nelson
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Nelson — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:
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