Sunrise and sunset times in Queenstown
EditSunrise in Queenstown today is at 6:06 am and sunset is at 8:53 pm. Today has 14 hours, 46 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes, 28 seconds more than yesterday. Read moreShow less
When it gets light and dark in Queenstown
Dawn (first light) is at 5:33 am, 33 minutes before sunrise, when civil twilight begins. The first faint glow in the sky (astronomical twilight) starts at 4:00 am.
It gets dark in Queenstown at 9:28 pm (dusk), 35 minutes after sunset, when civil twilight ends. Astronomical night starts at 11:01 pm.
Golden hour and blue hour in Queenstown
Golden hour is 5:46–6:49 am and 8:11–9:14 pm.
Blue hour is 5:33–5:46 am, before sunrise, and 9:14–9:28 pm, after sunset.
Solar noon is at 1:30 pm, when the Sun is highest, 63° above the horizon.
Sunrise and sunset in Queenstown tomorrow
Tomorrow in Queenstown, sunrise is at 6:05 am and sunset is at 8:54 pm.
Clock change in Queenstown
Daylight saving time ends on April 4, 2027: clocks go back one hour, and sunrise and sunset come about an hour earlier by the clock.
Today
November 15, 2026. Current time: 8:21:17 pm
Sunrise time: 6:06:54 amWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.5:33First light5:32:59 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.5:33–5:46Blue hour5:32:59 am – 5:46:22 am
Blue hour: the Sun is between 6° and 4° below the horizon. The sky turns deep blue and lit buildings stand out against it.5:46–6:49Golden hour5:46:22 am – 6:49:08 am
Golden hour: the Sun is between 4° below and 6° above the horizon. The light is warm and soft and the shadows are long.
Sunset time: 8:53:30 pmWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Golden hour: the Sun is between 4° below and 6° above the horizon. The light is warm and soft and the shadows are long.9:14–9:28Blue hour9:14:07 pm – 9:27:34 pm
Blue hour: the Sun is between 6° and 4° below the horizon. The sky turns deep blue and lit buildings stand out against it.9:28Dark9:27:34 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.11:01Night11:01:11 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 4.34° · Azimuth: 248.01° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Blue Hour Twilight Night
Day length: 14 hours, 46 minutes
32 minutes left for today's sunset in Queenstown
Tomorrow
November 16, 2026
Night ends at 3:58 am3:58:11 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 5:32 am5:31:47 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 6:05:51 amWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 8:54:54 pmWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 9:29 pm9:29:06 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 11:03 pm11:03:29 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Day length: 14 hours, 49 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in Queenstown
- Queenstown, Otago
- Latitude: -45.030231 (South)
- Longitude: 168.662704 (East)
- Time zone: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13)
Shortest day in Queenstown, Otago
The shortest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the winter solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 8 hours, 45 minutes.Longest day in Queenstown, Otago
The longest day of the year will be in 1 month and 7 days, during the summer solstice on December 22, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours, 37 minutes.Earliest sunset in Queenstown, Otago
The earliest sunset of the year was around 5 months ago, on June 15, 2026, at 5:09 pm.Latest sunset in Queenstown, Otago
The latest sunset of the year was around 10 months ago, on January 1, 2026, at 9:35 pm.Earliest sunrise in Queenstown, Otago
The earliest sunrise of the year will be in 26 days, on December 11, 2026, at 5:52 am.Latest sunrise in Queenstown, Otago
The latest sunrise of the year was around 4 months ago, on June 27, 2026, at 8:25 am.November 2026 - Queenstown, Otago - 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 November in Queenstown.
All times are in Queenstown's time: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13).
The day length increases by 1 hour, 10 minutes over the course of November 2026 in Queenstown, Otago - from 14 hours, 8 minutes on the first day to 15 hours, 18 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First LightStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | SunriseWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley). | Sunrise Variation |
SunsetWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley). | Sunset Variation |
Last LightEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar NoonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night LengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun DeclinationThe latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. | Moonrise | Moonset |
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| Sun, Nov 1 | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.5:52:48 am | 6:24:51 am | -1m 29s | 8:33:47 pm | +1m 24s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.9:05:58 pm | 14h 8m 56s | 2m 53s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:28:54 pm | 59.34° | 5:13:16 am | 9:45:45 pm | 4:29:29 am | 10:29:55 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.9h 49m 36s | 🌔 (55%)Waning Gibbous: 55% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:28:55 am | 14.4° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 2 | 5:51:13 am | 6:23:23 am | -1m 28s | 8:35:12 pm | +1m 25s | 9:07:30 pm | 14h 11m 49s | 2m 52s | 1:28:52 pm | 59.66° | 5:11:28 am | 9:47:30 pm | 4:27:19 am | 10:32:03 pm | 9h 46m 45s | 🌓 (43%) Last quarter at 9:28 amLast quarter at 9:28 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
1:28:53 am | 14.7° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 3 | 5:49:40 am | 6:21:57 am | -1m 26s | 8:36:36 pm | +1m 24s | 9:09:02 pm | 14h 14m 39s | 2m 50s | 1:28:51 pm | 59.97° | 5:09:41 am | 9:49:16 pm | 4:25:09 am | 10:34:12 pm | 9h 43m 57s | 🌒 (33%)Waning Crescent: 33% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:28:51 am | 15.0° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 4 | 5:48:08 am | 6:20:33 am | -1m 24s | 8:38:01 pm | +1m 25s | 9:10:34 pm | 14h 17m 28s | 2m 49s | 1:28:52 pm | 60.28° | 5:07:55 am | 9:51:02 pm | 4:22:59 am | 10:36:22 pm | 9h 41m 9s | 🌒 (23%)Waning Crescent: 23% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:28:52 am | 15.3° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 5 | 5:46:37 am | 6:19:10 am | -1m 23s | 8:39:25 pm | +1m 24s | 9:12:07 pm | 14h 20m 15s | 2m 48s | 1:28:53 pm | 60.59° | 5:06:10 am | 9:52:48 pm | 4:20:51 am | 10:38:34 pm | 9h 38m 23s | 🌒 (15%)Waning Crescent: 15% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:28:53 am | 15.6° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 6 | 5:45:07 am | 6:17:48 am | -1m 22s | 8:40:50 pm | +1m 25s | 9:13:40 pm | 14h 23m 2s | 2m 46s | 1:28:54 pm | 60.89° | 5:04:27 am | 9:54:35 pm | 4:18:42 am | 10:40:46 pm | 9h 35m 38s | 🌒 (8%)Waning Crescent: 8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:28:53 am | 15.9° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 7 | 5:43:40 am | 6:16:28 am | -1m 20s | 8:42:15 pm | +1m 25s | 9:15:13 pm | 14h 25m 47s | 2m 45s | 1:28:57 pm | 61.19° | 5:02:45 am | 9:56:22 pm | 4:16:35 am | 10:42:59 pm | 9h 32m 55s | 🌒 (4%)Waning Crescent: 4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:28:55 am | 16.2° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 8 | 5:42:14 am | 6:15:10 am | -1m 18s | 8:43:40 pm | +1m 25s | 9:16:45 pm | 14h 28m 30s | 2m 43s | 1:29:01 pm | 61.48° | 5:01:05 am | 9:58:10 pm | 4:14:28 am | 10:45:13 pm | 9h 30m 14s | 🌒 (1%)Waning Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:28:59 am | 16.5° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 9 | 5:40:49 am | 6:13:54 am | -1m 16s | 8:45:05 pm | +1m 25s | 9:18:18 pm | 14h 31m 11s | 2m 41s | 1:29:05 pm | 61.77° | 4:59:25 am | 9:59:58 pm | 4:12:23 am | 10:47:28 pm | 9h 27m 34s | 🌑 (0.2%) New moon at 8:02 pmNew moon at 8:02 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.2% illuminated |
1:29:03 am | 16.8° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 10 | 5:39:26 am | 6:12:39 am | -1m 15s | 8:46:29 pm | +1m 24s | 9:19:51 pm | 14h 33m 50s | 2m 39s | 1:29:10 pm | 62.06° | 4:57:48 am | 10:01:45 pm | 4:10:18 am | 10:49:44 pm | 9h 24m 57s | 🌘 (2%)Waxing Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:29:07 am | 17.1° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 11 | 5:38:05 am | 6:11:26 am | -1m 13s | 8:47:54 pm | +1m 25s | 9:21:24 pm | 14h 36m 28s | 2m 37s | 1:29:16 pm | 62.34° | 4:56:12 am | 10:03:34 pm | 4:08:14 am | 10:52:00 pm | 9h 22m 21s | 🌘 (5%)Waxing Crescent: 5% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:29:13 am | 17.4° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 12 | 5:36:46 am | 6:10:15 am | -1m 11s | 8:49:18 pm | +1m 24s | 9:22:57 pm | 14h 39m 3s | 2m 35s | 1:29:23 pm | 62.61° | 4:54:37 am | 10:05:22 pm | 4:06:11 am | 10:54:17 pm | 9h 19m 48s | 🌘 (9%)Waxing Crescent: 9% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:29:19 am | 17.6° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 13 | 5:35:28 am | 6:09:06 am | -1m 9s | 8:50:43 pm | +1m 25s | 9:24:30 pm | 14h 41m 37s | 2m 33s | 1:29:31 pm | 62.88° | 4:53:04 am | 10:07:10 pm | 4:04:09 am | 10:56:35 pm | 9h 17m 16s | 🌘 (15%)Waxing Crescent: 15% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:29:27 am | 17.9° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 14 | 5:34:12 am | 6:07:59 am | -1m 7s | 8:52:07 pm | +1m 24s | 9:26:02 pm | 14h 44m 8s | 2m 31s | 1:29:40 pm | 63.14° | 4:51:33 am | 10:08:58 pm | 4:02:09 am | 10:58:53 pm | 9h 14m 47s | 🌘 (23%)Waxing Crescent: 23% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:29:36 am | 18.2° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 15 | 5:32:59 am | 6:06:54 am | -1m 5s | 8:53:30 pm | +1m 23s | 9:27:34 pm | 14h 46m 36s | 2m 29s | 1:29:49 pm | 63.40° | 4:50:04 am | 10:10:45 pm | 4:00:09 am | 11:01:11 pm | 9h 12m 21s | 🌘 (31%)Waxing Crescent: 31% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:29:44 am | 18.4° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 16 | 5:31:47 am | 6:05:51 am | -1m 3s | 8:54:54 pm | +1m 24s | 9:29:06 pm | 14h 49m 3s | 2m 27s | 1:30:00 pm | 63.66° | 4:48:37 am | 10:12:33 pm | 3:58:11 am | 11:03:29 pm | 9h 9m 55s | 🌘 (40%)Waxing Crescent: 40% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:29:55 am | 18.7° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 17 | 5:30:37 am | 6:04:49 am | -1m 2s | 8:56:17 pm | +1m 23s | 9:30:38 pm | 14h 51m 28s | 2m 24s | 1:30:11 pm | 63.90° | 4:47:11 am | 10:14:20 pm | 3:56:15 am | 11:05:48 pm | 9h 7m 33s | 🌘 (50%)Waxing Crescent: 50% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:30:05 am | 18.9° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 18 | 5:29:30 am | 6:03:50 am | -59s | 8:57:39 pm | +1m 22s | 9:32:09 pm | 14h 53m 49s | 2m 22s | 1:30:23 pm | 64.15° | 4:45:48 am | 10:16:07 pm | 3:54:20 am | 11:08:07 pm | 9h 5m 14s | 🌗 (60%) First quarter at 12:47 amFirst quarter at 12:47 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 60% illuminated |
1:30:17 am | 19.2° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 19 | 5:28:24 am | 6:02:53 am | -57s | 8:59:01 pm | +1m 22s | 9:33:39 pm | 14h 56m 8s | 2m 19s | 1:30:36 pm | 64.38° | 4:44:27 am | 10:17:53 pm | 3:52:27 am | 11:10:26 pm | 9h 2m 58s | 🌖 (69%)Waxing Gibbous: 69% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:30:29 am | 19.4° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 20 | 5:27:21 am | 6:01:59 am | -54s | 9:00:23 pm | +1m 22s | 9:35:09 pm | 14h 58m 24s | 2m 16s | 1:30:50 pm | 64.61° | 4:43:08 am | 10:19:39 pm | 3:50:35 am | 11:12:44 pm | 9h 0m 43s | 🌖 (79%)Waxing Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:30:43 am | 19.6° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 21 | 5:26:20 am | 6:01:06 am | -53s | 9:01:44 pm | +1m 21s | 9:36:38 pm | 15h 0m 38s | 2m 13s | 1:31:04 pm | 64.84° | 4:41:51 am | 10:21:24 pm | 3:48:46 am | 11:15:02 pm | 8h 58m 32s | 🌖 (87%)Waxing Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:30:56 am | 19.9° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 22 | 5:25:21 am | 6:00:16 am | -50s | 9:03:04 pm | +1m 20s | 9:38:07 pm | 15h 2m 48s | 2m 10s | 1:31:20 pm | 65.06° | 4:40:36 am | 10:23:08 pm | 3:46:58 am | 11:17:20 pm | 8h 56m 24s | 🌖 (93%)Waxing Gibbous: 93% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:31:12 am | 20.1° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 23 | 5:24:25 am | 5:59:28 am | -48s | 9:04:23 pm | +1m 19s | 9:39:34 pm | 15h 4m 55s | 2m 7s | 1:31:36 pm | 65.27° | 4:39:24 am | 10:24:51 pm | 3:45:12 am | 11:19:37 pm | 8h 54m 19s | 🌖 (98%)Waxing Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:31:28 am | 20.3° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 24 | 5:23:31 am | 5:58:42 am | -46s | 9:05:42 pm | +1m 19s | 9:41:01 pm | 15h 7m 0s | 2m 4s | 1:31:53 pm | 65.48° | 4:38:15 am | 10:26:33 pm | 3:43:29 am | 11:21:54 pm | 8h 52m 17s | 🌖 (99.7%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:31:45 am | 20.5° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 25 | 5:22:40 am | 5:57:59 am | -43s | 9:07:00 pm | +1m 18s | 9:42:27 pm | 15h 9m 1s | 2m 1s | 1:32:10 pm | 65.68° | 4:37:08 am | 10:28:14 pm | 3:41:48 am | 11:24:09 pm | 8h 50m 18s | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 3:53 amFull moon at 3:53 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99% illuminated |
1:32:01 am | 20.7° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 26 | 5:21:51 am | 5:57:18 am | -41s | 9:08:16 pm | +1m 16s | 9:43:52 pm | 15h 10m 58s | 1m 58s | 1:32:29 pm | 65.87° | 4:36:04 am | 10:29:54 pm | 3:40:09 am | 11:26:23 pm | 8h 48m 23s | 🌔 (95%)Waning Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:32:20 am | 20.9° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 27 | 5:21:05 am | 5:56:39 am | -39s | 9:09:32 pm | +1m 16s | 9:45:15 pm | 15h 12m 53s | 1m 54s | 1:32:48 pm | 66.06° | 4:35:02 am | 10:31:33 pm | 3:38:33 am | 11:28:36 pm | 8h 46m 31s | 🌔 (88%)Waning Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:32:38 am | 21.1° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 28 | 5:20:21 am | 5:56:03 am | -36s | 9:10:47 pm | +1m 15s | 9:46:37 pm | 15h 14m 44s | 1m 51s | 1:33:08 pm | 66.24° | 4:34:03 am | 10:33:10 pm | 3:37:00 am | 11:30:48 pm | 8h 44m 43s | 🌔 (80%)Waning Gibbous: 80% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:32:58 am | 21.3° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 29 | 5:19:40 am | 5:55:30 am | -33s | 9:12:01 pm | +1m 14s | 9:47:58 pm | 15h 16m 31s | 1m 47s | 1:33:29 pm | 66.41° | 4:33:07 am | 10:34:46 pm | 3:35:30 am | 11:32:58 pm | 8h 42m 58s | 🌔 (70%)Waning Gibbous: 70% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:33:19 am | 21.4° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 30 | 5:19:02 am | 5:54:59 am | -31s | 9:13:13 pm | +1m 12s | 9:49:18 pm | 15h 18m 14s | 1m 43s | 1:33:50 pm | 66.58° | 4:32:15 am | 10:36:20 pm | 3:34:03 am | 11:35:06 pm | 8h 41m 18s | 🌔 (59%)Waning Gibbous: 59% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:33:39 am | 21.6° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Queenstown, Otago - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Queenstown, Otago for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Queenstown, Otago.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Queenstown
In Queenstown, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on December 11 at 5:52 am, while the latest sunrise is on June 27 at 8:25 am. The earliest sunset is on June 15 at 5:09 pm, and the latest sunset is on January 1 at 9:35 pm.
Queenstown gets 6h 51m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 37m versus 8h 45m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 06m.
Queenstown Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Queenstown. 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 Queenstown.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 20.7° above the horizon (around Jun 23) and 66.7° (around Dec 17) in Queenstown. The smaller loop hangs at the bottom, the signature of a Southern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Queenstown the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:28 and 12:59 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 Queenstown, Otago
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Queenstown, Otago — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:
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