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 May 2026.
Today
May 17, 2026 . Current time: 11:17:53 pm
First light at 7:00:02 am
Sunrise time: 7:28:20 am
Sunset time: 5:18:11 pm
Last light at 5:46:29 pm
Day length: 9 hours, 49 minutes
Sunset in Nelson was 5 hours, 59 minutes ago
Moon set on May 17 at 04:02 PM
Moon will rise on May 18 at 08:11 AMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (1%)Tomorrow
May 18, 2026
First light at 7:00:55 am
Sunrise time: 7:29:16 am
Sunset time: 5:17:18 pm
Last light at 5:45:40 pm
Day length: 9 hours, 48 minutes
Tomorrow will be 1 minute shorter than today in Nelson
Moon will rise on May 18 at 08:11 AM Moon will set on May 18 at 04:56 PMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (4%)
- Nelson
- Latitude: -41.270779
- Longitude: 173.284042
- Time zone: UTC+12 NZST
Shortest day in Nelson
The shortest day of the year will be in 1 month and 3 days, 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 7 months, during the summer solstice on December 22, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours and 12 minutes.
May 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 May in Nelson.
The day length shortens by 55 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Nelson - from 10 hours, 23 minutes on the first day to 9 hours, 28 minutes on the last day.
| Day | Twilight Start | Sunrise | Sunset | Twilight End | 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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| Fri, May 1 | 6:45:02 am | 7:12:18 am | 5:35:44 pm | 6:03:01 pm | 10h 23m 26s | 10h 23m 26s | 12:24:01 pm | -26.2° | 6:12:21 am | 6:35:41 pm | 5:40:10 am | 7:07:52 pm | 13h 37m 36s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sat, May 2 | 6:46:00 am | 7:13:20 am | 5:34:28 pm | 6:01:48 pm | 10h 21m 8s | -2m -18s | 12:23:54 pm | -25.9° | 6:13:17 am | 6:34:31 pm | 5:41:04 am | 7:06:44 pm | 13h 39m 54s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sun, May 3 | 6:46:58 am | 7:14:22 am | 5:33:13 pm | 6:00:37 pm | 10h 18m 51s | -2m -17s | 12:23:48 pm | -25.6° | 6:14:12 am | 6:33:23 pm | 5:41:57 am | 7:05:38 pm | 13h 42m 11s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Mon, May 4 | 6:47:56 am | 7:15:24 am | 5:31:59 pm | 5:59:27 pm | 10h 16m 35s | -2m -16s | 12:23:42 pm | -25.4° | 6:15:07 am | 6:32:16 pm | 5:42:50 am | 7:04:33 pm | 13h 44m 27s | 🌖 (97%) |
| Tue, May 5 | 6:48:54 am | 7:16:26 am | 5:30:46 pm | 5:58:18 pm | 10h 14m 20s | -2m -15s | 12:23:36 pm | -25.1° | 6:16:01 am | 6:31:11 pm | 5:43:43 am | 7:03:29 pm | 13h 46m 41s | 🌖 (93%) |
| Wed, May 6 | 6:49:52 am | 7:17:27 am | 5:29:35 pm | 5:57:11 pm | 10h 12m 8s | -2m -12s | 12:23:31 pm | -24.8° | 6:16:56 am | 6:30:07 pm | 5:44:36 am | 7:02:27 pm | 13h 48m 53s | 🌖 (87%) |
| Thu, May 7 | 6:50:49 am | 7:18:28 am | 5:28:26 pm | 5:56:05 pm | 10h 9m 58s | -2m -10s | 12:23:27 pm | -24.5° | 6:17:50 am | 6:29:04 pm | 5:45:27 am | 7:01:26 pm | 13h 51m 3s | 🌖 (81%) |
| Fri, May 8 | 6:51:46 am | 7:19:29 am | 5:27:17 pm | 5:55:00 pm | 10h 7m 48s | -2m -10s | 12:23:23 pm | -24.2° | 6:18:43 am | 6:28:03 pm | 5:46:19 am | 7:00:27 pm | 13h 53m 12s | 🌖 (72%) |
| Sat, May 9 | 6:52:43 am | 7:20:29 am | 5:26:11 pm | 5:53:57 pm | 10h 5m 42s | -2m -6s | 12:23:20 pm | -24° | 6:19:37 am | 6:27:03 pm | 5:47:10 am | 6:59:30 pm | 13h 55m 19s | 🌖 (63%) |
| Sun, May 10 | 6:53:39 am | 7:21:30 am | 5:25:05 pm | 5:52:56 pm | 10h 3m 35s | -2m -7s | 12:23:17 pm | -23.7° | 6:20:30 am | 6:26:05 pm | 5:48:01 am | 6:58:34 pm | 13h 57m 24s | 🌗 (54%) |
| Mon, May 11 | 6:54:35 am | 7:22:29 am | 5:24:01 pm | 5:51:56 pm | 10h 1m 32s | -2m -3s | 12:23:15 pm | -23.4° | 6:21:22 am | 6:25:09 pm | 5:48:51 am | 6:57:40 pm | 13h 59m 28s | 🌗 (44%) |
| Tue, May 12 | 6:55:31 am | 7:23:29 am | 5:22:59 pm | 5:50:57 pm | 9h 59m 30s | -2m -2s | 12:23:14 pm | -23.2° | 6:22:14 am | 6:24:14 pm | 5:49:41 am | 6:56:47 pm | 14h 1m 29s | 🌘 (34%) |
| Wed, May 13 | 6:56:26 am | 7:24:28 am | 5:21:58 pm | 5:50:00 pm | 9h 57m 30s | -2m 0s | 12:23:13 pm | -22.9° | 6:23:06 am | 6:23:20 pm | 5:50:31 am | 6:55:56 pm | 14h 3m 29s | 🌘 (24%) |
| Thu, May 14 | 6:57:20 am | 7:25:27 am | 5:20:59 pm | 5:49:05 pm | 9h 55m 32s | -1m -58s | 12:23:13 pm | -22.7° | 6:23:57 am | 6:22:28 pm | 5:51:20 am | 6:55:06 pm | 14h 5m 26s | 🌘 (15%) |
| Fri, May 15 | 6:58:15 am | 7:26:25 am | 5:20:01 pm | 5:48:11 pm | 9h 53m 36s | -1m -56s | 12:23:13 pm | -22.4° | 6:24:48 am | 6:21:38 pm | 5:52:08 am | 6:54:18 pm | 14h 7m 21s | 🌘 (8%) |
| Sat, May 16 | 6:59:09 am | 7:27:22 am | 5:19:05 pm | 5:47:19 pm | 9h 51m 43s | -1m -53s | 12:23:14 pm | -22.2° | 6:25:39 am | 6:20:49 pm | 5:52:56 am | 6:53:32 pm | 14h 9m 15s | 🌘 (3%) |
| Sun, May 17 | 7:00:02 am | 7:28:20 am | 5:18:11 pm | 5:46:29 pm | 9h 49m 51s | -1m -52s | 12:23:15 pm | -22° | 6:26:28 am | 6:20:02 pm | 5:53:44 am | 6:52:47 pm | 14h 11m 5s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Mon, May 18 | 7:00:55 am | 7:29:16 am | 5:17:18 pm | 5:45:40 pm | 9h 48m 2s | -1m -49s | 12:23:17 pm | -21.8° | 6:27:18 am | 6:19:17 pm | 5:54:31 am | 6:52:04 pm | 14h 12m 54s | 🌒 (1%) |
| Tue, May 19 | 7:01:47 am | 7:30:12 am | 5:16:27 pm | 5:44:53 pm | 9h 46m 15s | -1m -47s | 12:23:20 pm | -21.5° | 6:28:07 am | 6:18:33 pm | 5:55:17 am | 6:51:22 pm | 14h 14m 41s | 🌒 (4%) |
| Wed, May 20 | 7:02:38 am | 7:31:08 am | 5:15:38 pm | 5:44:07 pm | 9h 44m 30s | -1m -45s | 12:23:23 pm | -21.3° | 6:28:55 am | 6:17:51 pm | 5:56:03 am | 6:50:43 pm | 14h 16m 24s | 🌒 (11%) |
| Thu, May 21 | 7:03:29 am | 7:32:02 am | 5:14:50 pm | 5:43:24 pm | 9h 42m 48s | -1m -42s | 12:23:26 pm | -21.1° | 6:29:42 am | 6:17:10 pm | 5:56:48 am | 6:50:04 pm | 14h 18m 6s | 🌒 (19%) |
| Fri, May 22 | 7:04:20 am | 7:32:56 am | 5:14:05 pm | 5:42:41 pm | 9h 41m 9s | -1m -39s | 12:23:30 pm | -20.9° | 6:30:29 am | 6:16:32 pm | 5:57:33 am | 6:49:28 pm | 14h 19m 44s | 🌒 (29%) |
| Sat, May 23 | 7:05:09 am | 7:33:49 am | 5:13:21 pm | 5:42:01 pm | 9h 39m 32s | -1m -37s | 12:23:35 pm | -20.7° | 6:31:16 am | 6:15:55 pm | 5:58:17 am | 6:48:53 pm | 14h 21m 21s | 🌒 (39%) |
| Sun, May 24 | 7:05:58 am | 7:34:42 am | 5:12:39 pm | 5:41:23 pm | 9h 37m 57s | -1m -35s | 12:23:40 pm | -20.5° | 6:32:01 am | 6:15:19 pm | 5:59:00 am | 6:48:20 pm | 14h 22m 55s | 🌓 (50%) |
| Mon, May 25 | 7:06:46 am | 7:35:34 am | 5:11:58 pm | 5:40:46 pm | 9h 36m 24s | -1m -33s | 12:23:46 pm | -20.4° | 6:32:46 am | 6:14:46 pm | 5:59:43 am | 6:47:49 pm | 14h 24m 26s | 🌔 (61%) |
| Tue, May 26 | 7:07:33 am | 7:36:24 am | 5:11:20 pm | 5:40:11 pm | 9h 34m 56s | -1m -28s | 12:23:52 pm | -20.2° | 6:33:30 am | 6:14:14 pm | 6:00:25 am | 6:47:19 pm | 14h 25m 54s | 🌔 (71%) |
| Wed, May 27 | 7:08:20 am | 7:37:14 am | 5:10:43 pm | 5:39:38 pm | 9h 33m 29s | -1m -27s | 12:23:59 pm | -20° | 6:34:14 am | 6:13:44 pm | 6:01:06 am | 6:46:51 pm | 14h 27m 20s | 🌔 (79%) |
| Thu, May 28 | 7:09:06 am | 7:38:03 am | 5:10:09 pm | 5:39:06 pm | 9h 32m 6s | -1m -23s | 12:24:06 pm | -19.8° | 6:34:57 am | 6:13:15 pm | 6:01:47 am | 6:46:25 pm | 14h 28m 42s | 🌔 (87%) |
| Fri, May 29 | 7:09:50 am | 7:38:51 am | 5:09:36 pm | 5:38:37 pm | 9h 30m 45s | -1m -21s | 12:24:14 pm | -19.7° | 6:35:38 am | 6:12:49 pm | 6:02:27 am | 6:46:00 pm | 14h 30m 2s | 🌔 (93%) |
| Sat, May 30 | 7:10:34 am | 7:39:38 am | 5:09:05 pm | 5:38:09 pm | 9h 29m 27s | -1m -18s | 12:24:22 pm | -19.5° | 6:36:19 am | 6:12:24 pm | 6:03:06 am | 6:45:37 pm | 14h 31m 19s | 🌔 (97%) |
| Sun, May 31 | 7:11:17 am | 7:40:24 am | 5:08:36 pm | 5:37:43 pm | 9h 28m 12s | -1m -15s | 12:24:30 pm | -19.4° | 6:36:59 am | 6:12:01 pm | 6:03:44 am | 6:45:16 pm | 14h 32m 33s | 🌔 (99%) |
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