Sunrise and sunset times in Palmerston North
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Palmerston North, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 2, 2026. Current time: 7:26:53 pm
First light at 6:23:21 am
Sunrise time: 6:49:19 am
Sunset time: 7:24:45 pm
Last light at 7:50:43 pm
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -1.4° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 264° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 12 hours, 35 minutes
Sunset in Palmerston North was 2 minutes ago
Moon rose on Oct 2 at 12:55 AM
Moon set on Oct 2 at 9:47 AMMoon phase: 🌔 Waning Gibbous (65%)🌑 New moon: Oct 11 at 4:50 AM · 🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 5:13 PMTomorrow
October 3, 2026
First light at 6:21:41 am
Sunrise time: 6:47:40 am
Sunset time: 7:25:46 pm
Last light at 7:51:45 pm
Day length: 12 hours, 38 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 3 minutes longer than today in Palmerston North
Moon will rise on Oct 3 at 2:02 AM Moon will set on Oct 3 at 10:48 AMMoon phase: 🌔 Waning Gibbous (51%)
- Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui
- Latitude: -40.356361 (South)
- Longitude: 175.611130 (East)
- Time zone: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13)
Shortest day in Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui
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 20 minutes.Longest day in Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui
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 6 minutes.
October 2026 - Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui - 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 Palmerston North.
The day length increases by 1 hour, 17 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui - from 12 hours, 32 minutes on the first day to 13 hours, 50 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 | 6:25:02 am | 6:50:58 am | 7:23:45 pm | 7:49:41 pm | 12h 32m 47s | 2m 39s | 1:07:21 pm | 52.8° | 5:52:50 am | 8:21:53 pm | 5:19:47 am | 8:54:56 pm | 11h 25m 34s | 🌔 (73%) |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:23:21 am | 6:49:19 am | 7:24:45 pm | 7:50:43 pm | 12h 35m 26s | 2m 39s | 1:07:02 pm | 53.1° | 5:51:05 am | 8:22:59 pm | 5:17:56 am | 8:56:08 pm | 11h 22m 55s | 🌔 (63%) |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:21:41 am | 6:47:40 am | 7:25:46 pm | 7:51:45 pm | 12h 38m 6s | 2m 40s | 1:06:43 pm | 53.5° | 5:49:20 am | 8:24:06 pm | 5:16:05 am | 8:57:21 pm | 11h 20m 16s | 🌔 (51%) |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:20:00 am | 6:46:02 am | 7:26:47 pm | 7:52:48 pm | 12h 40m 45s | 2m 39s | 1:06:24 pm | 53.9° | 5:47:36 am | 8:25:13 pm | 5:14:13 am | 8:58:35 pm | 11h 17m 37s | 🌓 (40%) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:18:20 am | 6:44:24 am | 7:27:48 pm | 7:53:52 pm | 12h 43m 24s | 2m 39s | 1:06:06 pm | 54.3° | 5:45:51 am | 8:26:21 pm | 5:12:22 am | 8:59:50 pm | 11h 14m 58s | 🌒 (29%) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:16:40 am | 6:42:46 am | 7:28:50 pm | 7:54:56 pm | 12h 46m 4s | 2m 40s | 1:05:48 pm | 54.7° | 5:44:07 am | 8:27:29 pm | 5:10:30 am | 9:01:06 pm | 11h 12m 19s | 🌒 (20%) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:15:01 am | 6:41:09 am | 7:29:52 pm | 7:56:00 pm | 12h 48m 43s | 2m 39s | 1:05:30 pm | 55.1° | 5:42:23 am | 8:28:38 pm | 5:08:39 am | 9:02:22 pm | 11h 9m 41s | 🌒 (12%) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:13:22 am | 6:39:33 am | 7:30:54 pm | 7:57:05 pm | 12h 51m 21s | 2m 38s | 1:05:13 pm | 55.5° | 5:40:38 am | 8:29:48 pm | 5:06:47 am | 9:03:39 pm | 11h 7m 2s | 🌒 (5%) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:11:43 am | 6:37:56 am | 7:31:56 pm | 7:58:10 pm | 12h 54m 0s | 2m 39s | 1:04:56 pm | 55.8° | 5:38:55 am | 8:30:58 pm | 5:04:55 am | 9:04:58 pm | 11h 4m 25s | 🌒 (2%) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:10:04 am | 6:36:21 am | 7:32:59 pm | 7:59:16 pm | 12h 56m 38s | 2m 38s | 1:04:40 pm | 56.2° | 5:37:11 am | 8:32:09 pm | 5:03:03 am | 9:06:17 pm | 11h 1m 47s | 🌒 (0.0%) |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:08:27 am | 6:34:46 am | 7:34:02 pm | 8:00:22 pm | 12h 59m 16s | 2m 38s | 1:04:24 pm | 56.6° | 5:35:27 am | 8:33:21 pm | 5:01:11 am | 9:07:37 pm | 10h 59m 10s | 🌑 (1%) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:06:49 am | 6:33:12 am | 7:35:06 pm | 8:01:28 pm | 13h 1m 54s | 2m 38s | 1:04:09 pm | 57° | 5:33:44 am | 8:34:33 pm | 4:59:20 am | 9:08:58 pm | 10h 56m 32s | 🌘 (3%) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:05:12 am | 6:31:38 am | 7:36:10 pm | 8:02:36 pm | 13h 4m 32s | 2m 38s | 1:03:54 pm | 57.3° | 5:32:02 am | 8:35:46 pm | 4:57:28 am | 9:10:20 pm | 10h 53m 55s | 🌘 (8%) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:03:36 am | 6:30:05 am | 7:37:14 pm | 8:03:43 pm | 13h 7m 9s | 2m 37s | 1:03:39 pm | 57.7° | 5:30:19 am | 8:37:00 pm | 4:55:36 am | 9:11:43 pm | 10h 51m 18s | 🌘 (14%) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:02:00 am | 6:28:32 am | 7:38:19 pm | 8:04:51 pm | 13h 9m 47s | 2m 38s | 1:03:26 pm | 58.1° | 5:28:37 am | 8:38:14 pm | 4:53:45 am | 9:13:06 pm | 10h 48m 42s | 🌘 (21%) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:00:25 am | 6:27:01 am | 7:39:24 pm | 8:06:00 pm | 13h 12m 23s | 2m 36s | 1:03:12 pm | 58.5° | 5:26:55 am | 8:39:29 pm | 4:51:54 am | 9:14:31 pm | 10h 46m 6s | 🌘 (30%) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 5:58:50 am | 6:25:30 am | 7:40:29 pm | 8:07:09 pm | 13h 14m 59s | 2m 36s | 1:03:00 pm | 58.8° | 5:25:14 am | 8:40:45 pm | 4:50:02 am | 9:15:57 pm | 10h 43m 31s | 🌘 (39%) |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 5:57:16 am | 6:24:00 am | 7:41:35 pm | 8:08:19 pm | 13h 17m 35s | 2m 36s | 1:02:47 pm | 59.2° | 5:23:34 am | 8:42:01 pm | 4:48:12 am | 9:17:23 pm | 10h 40m 56s | 🌘 (48%) |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 5:55:43 am | 6:22:31 am | 7:42:41 pm | 8:09:29 pm | 13h 20m 10s | 2m 35s | 1:02:36 pm | 59.5° | 5:21:54 am | 8:43:18 pm | 4:46:21 am | 9:18:51 pm | 10h 38m 21s | 🌗 (57%) |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 5:54:11 am | 6:21:02 am | 7:43:48 pm | 8:10:39 pm | 13h 22m 46s | 2m 36s | 1:02:25 pm | 59.9° | 5:20:14 am | 8:44:36 pm | 4:44:31 am | 9:20:19 pm | 10h 35m 47s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 5:52:39 am | 6:19:35 am | 7:44:55 pm | 8:11:50 pm | 13h 25m 20s | 2m 34s | 1:02:15 pm | 60.3° | 5:18:35 am | 8:45:54 pm | 4:42:41 am | 9:21:49 pm | 10h 33m 13s | 🌖 (76%) |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 5:51:09 am | 6:18:08 am | 7:46:02 pm | 8:13:02 pm | 13h 27m 54s | 2m 34s | 1:02:05 pm | 60.6° | 5:16:57 am | 8:47:13 pm | 4:40:51 am | 9:23:19 pm | 10h 30m 41s | 🌖 (84%) |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 5:49:39 am | 6:16:43 am | 7:47:10 pm | 8:14:14 pm | 13h 30m 27s | 2m 33s | 1:01:56 pm | 61° | 5:15:20 am | 8:48:33 pm | 4:39:02 am | 9:24:50 pm | 10h 28m 8s | 🌖 (91%) |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 5:48:10 am | 6:15:18 am | 7:48:18 pm | 8:15:26 pm | 13h 33m 0s | 2m 33s | 1:01:48 pm | 61.3° | 5:13:43 am | 8:49:53 pm | 4:37:13 am | 9:26:23 pm | 10h 25m 37s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 5:46:42 am | 6:13:55 am | 7:49:26 pm | 8:16:39 pm | 13h 35m 31s | 2m 31s | 1:01:40 pm | 61.7° | 5:12:07 am | 8:51:14 pm | 4:35:25 am | 9:27:56 pm | 10h 23m 7s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:45:15 am | 6:12:33 am | 7:50:35 pm | 8:17:52 pm | 13h 38m 2s | 2m 31s | 1:01:34 pm | 62° | 5:10:32 am | 8:52:36 pm | 4:33:38 am | 9:29:30 pm | 10h 20m 36s | 🌕 (99.8%) |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:43:49 am | 6:11:11 am | 7:51:44 pm | 8:19:06 pm | 13h 40m 33s | 2m 31s | 1:01:28 pm | 62.4° | 5:08:57 am | 8:53:58 pm | 4:31:51 am | 9:31:05 pm | 10h 18m 7s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:42:24 am | 6:09:51 am | 7:52:53 pm | 8:20:20 pm | 13h 43m 2s | 2m 29s | 1:01:22 pm | 62.7° | 5:07:24 am | 8:55:21 pm | 4:30:04 am | 9:32:40 pm | 10h 15m 40s | 🌔 (93%) |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:41:00 am | 6:08:33 am | 7:54:03 pm | 8:21:35 pm | 13h 45m 30s | 2m 28s | 1:01:18 pm | 63° | 5:05:51 am | 8:56:44 pm | 4:28:18 am | 9:34:17 pm | 10h 13m 12s | 🌔 (86%) |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:39:38 am | 6:07:15 am | 7:55:13 pm | 8:22:50 pm | 13h 47m 58s | 2m 28s | 1:01:14 pm | 63.4° | 5:04:20 am | 8:58:08 pm | 4:26:33 am | 9:35:54 pm | 10h 10m 46s | 🌔 (76%) |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:38:16 am | 6:05:59 am | 7:56:23 pm | 8:24:05 pm | 13h 50m 24s | 2m 26s | 1:01:11 pm | 63.7° | 5:02:49 am | 8:59:32 pm | 4:24:49 am | 9:37:32 pm | 10h 8m 21s | 🌔 (66%) |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Palmerston North
In Palmerston North, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on December 9 at 5:39 am, while the latest sunrise is on June 28 at 7:39 am. The earliest sunset is on June 14 at 4:58 pm, and the latest sunset is on January 4 at 8:52 pm.
Palmerston North gets 5h 46m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 06m versus 9h 20m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 09m.
Palmerston North Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Palmerston North. 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 Palmerston North.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 26.1° above the horizon (around Jun 23) and 72.8° (around Dec 20) in Palmerston North. 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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