Sunrise and sunset times in Queenstown
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Queenstown, Otago, New Zealand, as well as the whole calendar for September 2026.
Today
September 10, 2026 . Current time: 11:31:30 am
First light at 6:28:30 am
Sunrise time: 6:56:19 am
Sunset time: 6:28:39 pm
Last light at 6:56:28 pm
Day length: 11 hours, 32 minutes
6 hours, 57 minutes left for today's sunset in Queenstown
Moon rose on Sep 10 at 6:25 AM
Moon will set on Sep 10 at 5:21 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 6:26:38 am
Sunrise time: 6:54:26 am
Sunset time: 6:29:50 pm
Last light at 6:57:37 pm
Day length: 11 hours, 35 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 3 minutes longer than today in Queenstown
Moon will rise on Sep 11 at 6:45 AM Moon will set on Sep 11 at 6:36 PMMoon phase: 🌑 New Moon (0%)
- Queenstown, Otago
- Latitude: -45.030231 (South)
- Longitude: 168.662704 (East)
- Time zone: New Zealand Standard Time (NZST, UTC+12)
Shortest day in Queenstown, Otago
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 8 hours and 49 minutes.Longest day in Queenstown, Otago
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 40 minutes.
September 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 September in Queenstown.
The day length increases by 1 hour, 29 minutes over the course of September 2026 in Queenstown, Otago - from 11 hours, 5 minutes on the first day to 12 hours, 34 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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| Tue, Sep 1 | 6:44:51 am | 7:12:54 am | 6:18:06 pm | 6:46:09 pm | 11h 5m 12s | 2m 57s | 12:45:30 pm | 36.6° | 6:10:50 am | 7:20:10 pm | 5:36:48 am | 7:54:11 pm | 12h 52m 59s | 🌔 (88%) |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 6:43:04 am | 7:11:05 am | 6:19:16 pm | 6:47:17 pm | 11h 8m 11s | 2m 59s | 12:45:11 pm | 37° | 6:09:04 am | 7:21:17 pm | 5:35:01 am | 7:55:20 pm | 12h 50m 0s | 🌔 (80%) |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 6:41:17 am | 7:09:16 am | 6:20:26 pm | 6:48:25 pm | 11h 11m 10s | 2m 59s | 12:44:51 pm | 37.4° | 6:07:18 am | 7:22:24 pm | 5:33:14 am | 7:56:29 pm | 12h 47m 0s | 🌔 (70%) |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 6:39:30 am | 7:07:26 am | 6:21:37 pm | 6:49:33 pm | 11h 14m 11s | 3m 1s | 12:44:31 pm | 37.7° | 6:05:31 am | 7:23:32 pm | 5:31:25 am | 7:57:38 pm | 12h 43m 59s | 🌔 (59%) |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 6:37:41 am | 7:05:36 am | 6:22:47 pm | 6:50:42 pm | 11h 17m 11s | 3m 0s | 12:44:12 pm | 38.1° | 6:03:43 am | 7:24:41 pm | 5:29:35 am | 7:58:48 pm | 12h 40m 59s | 🌓 (48%) |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 6:35:52 am | 7:03:46 am | 6:23:57 pm | 6:51:51 pm | 11h 20m 11s | 3m 0s | 12:43:51 pm | 38.5° | 6:01:54 am | 7:25:49 pm | 5:27:44 am | 7:59:59 pm | 12h 37m 57s | 🌒 (37%) |
| Mon, Sep 7 | 6:34:03 am | 7:01:54 am | 6:25:08 pm | 6:53:00 pm | 11h 23m 14s | 3m 3s | 12:43:31 pm | 38.8° | 6:00:04 am | 7:26:58 pm | 5:25:53 am | 8:01:10 pm | 12h 34m 55s | 🌒 (26%) |
| Tue, Sep 8 | 6:32:12 am | 7:00:03 am | 6:26:18 pm | 6:54:09 pm | 11h 26m 15s | 3m 1s | 12:43:11 pm | 39.2° | 5:58:14 am | 7:28:07 pm | 5:24:00 am | 8:02:21 pm | 12h 31m 53s | 🌒 (17%) |
| Wed, Sep 9 | 6:30:22 am | 6:58:11 am | 6:27:29 pm | 6:55:18 pm | 11h 29m 18s | 3m 3s | 12:42:50 pm | 39.6° | 5:56:22 am | 7:29:17 pm | 5:22:06 am | 8:03:34 pm | 12h 28m 50s | 🌒 (9%) |
| Thu, Sep 10 | 6:28:30 am | 6:56:19 am | 6:28:39 pm | 6:56:28 pm | 11h 32m 20s | 3m 2s | 12:42:29 pm | 40° | 5:54:31 am | 7:30:27 pm | 5:20:11 am | 8:04:46 pm | 12h 25m 47s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Fri, Sep 11 | 6:26:38 am | 6:54:26 am | 6:29:50 pm | 6:57:37 pm | 11h 35m 24s | 3m 4s | 12:42:08 pm | 40.4° | 5:52:38 am | 7:31:38 pm | 5:18:16 am | 8:06:00 pm | 12h 22m 43s | 🌒 (1%) |
| Sat, Sep 12 | 6:24:46 am | 6:52:33 am | 6:31:01 pm | 6:58:47 pm | 11h 38m 28s | 3m 4s | 12:41:47 pm | 40.7° | 5:50:45 am | 7:32:49 pm | 5:16:19 am | 8:07:14 pm | 12h 19m 38s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 6:22:53 am | 6:50:39 am | 6:32:12 pm | 6:59:58 pm | 11h 41m 33s | 3m 5s | 12:41:25 pm | 41.1° | 5:48:51 am | 7:34:00 pm | 5:14:22 am | 8:08:29 pm | 12h 16m 34s | 🌘 (2%) |
| Mon, Sep 14 | 6:21:00 am | 6:48:46 am | 6:33:23 pm | 7:01:08 pm | 11h 44m 37s | 3m 4s | 12:41:04 pm | 41.5° | 5:46:56 am | 7:35:12 pm | 5:12:24 am | 8:09:44 pm | 12h 13m 29s | 🌘 (6%) |
| Tue, Sep 15 | 6:19:07 am | 6:46:52 am | 6:34:34 pm | 7:02:19 pm | 11h 47m 42s | 3m 5s | 12:40:43 pm | 41.9° | 5:45:01 am | 7:36:24 pm | 5:10:25 am | 8:11:01 pm | 12h 10m 24s | 🌘 (12%) |
| Wed, Sep 16 | 6:17:13 am | 6:44:58 am | 6:35:45 pm | 7:03:30 pm | 11h 50m 47s | 3m 5s | 12:40:21 pm | 42.3° | 5:43:06 am | 7:37:37 pm | 5:08:25 am | 8:12:17 pm | 12h 7m 19s | 🌘 (20%) |
| Thu, Sep 17 | 6:15:19 am | 6:43:04 am | 6:36:56 pm | 7:04:41 pm | 11h 53m 52s | 3m 5s | 12:40:00 pm | 42.7° | 5:41:10 am | 7:38:50 pm | 5:06:25 am | 8:13:35 pm | 12h 4m 13s | 🌘 (28%) |
| Fri, Sep 18 | 6:13:24 am | 6:41:09 am | 6:38:08 pm | 7:05:53 pm | 11h 56m 59s | 3m 7s | 12:39:38 pm | 43° | 5:39:13 am | 7:40:04 pm | 5:04:23 am | 8:14:54 pm | 12h 1m 7s | 🌘 (37%) |
| Sat, Sep 19 | 6:11:29 am | 6:39:15 am | 6:39:19 pm | 7:07:05 pm | 12h 0m 4s | 3m 5s | 12:39:17 pm | 43.4° | 5:37:16 am | 7:41:18 pm | 5:02:21 am | 8:16:13 pm | 11h 58m 1s | 🌗 (47%) |
| Sun, Sep 20 | 6:09:34 am | 6:37:20 am | 6:40:31 pm | 7:08:17 pm | 12h 3m 11s | 3m 7s | 12:38:56 pm | 43.8° | 5:35:18 am | 7:42:33 pm | 5:00:19 am | 8:17:33 pm | 11h 54m 54s | 🌗 (56%) |
| Mon, Sep 21 | 6:07:39 am | 6:35:25 am | 6:41:43 pm | 7:09:30 pm | 12h 6m 18s | 3m 7s | 12:38:34 pm | 44.2° | 5:33:20 am | 7:43:48 pm | 4:58:15 am | 8:18:53 pm | 11h 51m 48s | 🌖 (65%) |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 6:05:44 am | 6:33:31 am | 6:42:55 pm | 7:10:42 pm | 12h 9m 24s | 3m 6s | 12:38:13 pm | 44.6° | 5:31:22 am | 7:45:04 pm | 4:56:11 am | 8:20:15 pm | 11h 48m 41s | 🌖 (74%) |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 6:03:48 am | 6:31:36 am | 6:44:08 pm | 7:11:56 pm | 12h 12m 32s | 3m 8s | 12:37:52 pm | 45° | 5:29:23 am | 7:46:21 pm | 4:54:06 am | 8:21:37 pm | 11h 45m 33s | 🌖 (82%) |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 6:01:52 am | 6:29:41 am | 6:45:20 pm | 7:13:09 pm | 12h 15m 39s | 3m 7s | 12:37:31 pm | 45.4° | 5:27:24 am | 7:47:38 pm | 4:52:01 am | 8:23:01 pm | 11h 42m 27s | 🌖 (89%) |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 5:59:56 am | 6:27:47 am | 6:46:33 pm | 7:14:23 pm | 12h 18m 46s | 3m 7s | 12:37:10 pm | 45.8° | 5:25:25 am | 7:48:55 pm | 4:49:55 am | 8:24:25 pm | 11h 39m 19s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 5:58:01 am | 6:25:52 am | 6:47:46 pm | 7:15:38 pm | 12h 21m 54s | 3m 8s | 12:36:49 pm | 46.1° | 5:23:25 am | 7:50:14 pm | 4:47:48 am | 8:25:50 pm | 11h 36m 12s | 🌖 (98%) |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 6:56:05 am | 7:23:58 am | 7:48:59 pm | 8:16:53 pm | 12h 25m 1s | 3m 7s | 1:36:29 pm | 46.5° | 6:21:25 am | 8:51:32 pm | 5:45:41 am | 9:27:16 pm | 11h 33m 5s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 6:54:09 am | 7:22:04 am | 7:50:13 pm | 8:18:08 pm | 12h 28m 9s | 3m 8s | 1:36:08 pm | 46.9° | 6:19:25 am | 8:52:52 pm | 5:43:33 am | 9:28:43 pm | 11h 29m 57s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 6:52:13 am | 7:20:10 am | 7:51:26 pm | 8:19:23 pm | 12h 31m 16s | 3m 7s | 1:35:48 pm | 47.3° | 6:17:24 am | 8:54:12 pm | 5:41:25 am | 9:30:11 pm | 11h 26m 50s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 6:50:17 am | 7:18:16 am | 7:52:41 pm | 8:20:39 pm | 12h 34m 25s | 3m 9s | 1:35:28 pm | 47.7° | 6:15:24 am | 8:55:33 pm | 5:39:17 am | 9:31:40 pm | 11h 23m 42s | 🌔 (91%) |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Queenstown, Otago
Enjoy this beautiful gallery of images of the sunset and sunrise at Queenstown, Otago. All images provided by our fantastic community of photographers!
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, Otago
In Queenstown, Otago, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on December 11 at 5:50 am, while the latest sunrise is on June 27 at 8:23 am. The earliest sunset is on June 15 at 5:11 pm, and the latest sunset is on January 2 at 9:36 pm.
Queenstown, Otago gets 6h 51m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 40m versus 8h 49m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 10m.
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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