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 May 2026.
Today
May 17, 2026 . Current time: 11:19:26 pm
First light at 7:26:25 am
Sunrise time: 7:56:48 am
Sunset time: 5:26:41 pm
Last light at 5:57:04 pm
Day length: 9 hours, 29 minutes
Sunset in Queenstown was 5 hours, 52 minutes ago
Moon set on May 17 at 04:05 PM
Moon will rise on May 18 at 08:48 AMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (1%)Tomorrow
May 18, 2026
First light at 7:27:25 am
Sunrise time: 7:57:53 am
Sunset time: 5:25:40 pm
Last light at 5:56:08 pm
Day length: 9 hours, 27 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Queenstown
Moon will rise on May 18 at 08:48 AM Moon will set on May 18 at 04:57 PMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (4%)
- Queenstown, Otago
- Latitude: -45.030231
- Longitude: 168.662704
- Time zone: UTC+12 NZST
Shortest day in Queenstown, Otago
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 8 hours and 49 minutes.Longest day in Queenstown, Otago
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 40 minutes.
May 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 May in Queenstown.
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 3 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Queenstown, Otago - from 10 hours, 8 minutes on the first day to 9 hours, 4 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 | 7:09:03 am | 7:38:12 am | 5:46:48 pm | 6:15:57 pm | 10h 8m 36s | 10h 8m 36s | 12:42:30 pm | -30° | 6:34:17 am | 6:50:43 pm | 6:00:06 am | 7:24:55 pm | 13h 52m 37s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sat, May 2 | 7:10:11 am | 7:39:25 am | 5:45:21 pm | 6:14:35 pm | 10h 5m 56s | -2m -40s | 12:42:23 pm | -29.7° | 6:35:22 am | 6:49:25 pm | 6:01:08 am | 7:23:38 pm | 13h 55m 16s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sun, May 3 | 7:11:19 am | 7:40:37 am | 5:43:56 pm | 6:13:14 pm | 10h 3m 19s | -2m -37s | 12:42:17 pm | -29.4° | 6:36:26 am | 6:48:07 pm | 6:02:11 am | 7:22:22 pm | 13h 57m 53s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Mon, May 4 | 7:12:27 am | 7:41:49 am | 5:42:32 pm | 6:11:54 pm | 10h 0m 43s | -2m -36s | 12:42:11 pm | -29.1° | 6:37:30 am | 6:46:51 pm | 6:03:13 am | 7:21:08 pm | 14h 0m 29s | 🌖 (97%) |
| Tue, May 5 | 7:13:34 am | 7:43:01 am | 5:41:10 pm | 6:10:36 pm | 9h 58m 9s | -2m -34s | 12:42:05 pm | -28.8° | 6:38:33 am | 6:45:37 pm | 6:04:14 am | 7:19:56 pm | 14h 3m 2s | 🌖 (93%) |
| Wed, May 6 | 7:14:41 am | 7:44:12 am | 5:39:49 pm | 6:09:20 pm | 9h 55m 37s | -2m -32s | 12:42:00 pm | -28.5° | 6:39:36 am | 6:44:24 pm | 6:05:15 am | 7:18:45 pm | 14h 5m 34s | 🌖 (87%) |
| Thu, May 7 | 7:15:47 am | 7:45:23 am | 5:38:29 pm | 6:08:05 pm | 9h 53m 6s | -2m -31s | 12:41:56 pm | -28.3° | 6:40:39 am | 6:43:13 pm | 6:06:16 am | 7:17:36 pm | 14h 8m 5s | 🌖 (81%) |
| Fri, May 8 | 7:16:53 am | 7:46:34 am | 5:37:11 pm | 6:06:51 pm | 9h 50m 37s | -2m -29s | 12:41:52 pm | -28° | 6:41:41 am | 6:42:04 pm | 6:07:16 am | 7:16:29 pm | 14h 10m 33s | 🌖 (72%) |
| Sat, May 9 | 7:17:59 am | 7:47:44 am | 5:35:54 pm | 6:05:40 pm | 9h 48m 10s | -2m -27s | 12:41:49 pm | -27.7° | 6:42:43 am | 6:40:56 pm | 6:08:15 am | 7:15:23 pm | 14h 13m 0s | 🌖 (63%) |
| Sun, May 10 | 7:19:04 am | 7:48:54 am | 5:34:39 pm | 6:04:29 pm | 9h 45m 45s | -2m -25s | 12:41:47 pm | -27.5° | 6:43:44 am | 6:39:49 pm | 6:09:14 am | 7:14:19 pm | 14h 15m 24s | 🌗 (54%) |
| Mon, May 11 | 7:20:08 am | 7:50:03 am | 5:33:26 pm | 6:03:21 pm | 9h 43m 23s | -2m -22s | 12:41:45 pm | -27.2° | 6:44:45 am | 6:38:45 pm | 6:10:12 am | 7:13:17 pm | 14h 17m 46s | 🌗 (44%) |
| Tue, May 12 | 7:21:13 am | 7:51:12 am | 5:32:14 pm | 6:02:14 pm | 9h 41m 2s | -2m -21s | 12:41:43 pm | -26.9° | 6:45:45 am | 6:37:42 pm | 6:11:10 am | 7:12:16 pm | 14h 20m 6s | 🌘 (34%) |
| Wed, May 13 | 7:22:16 am | 7:52:20 am | 5:31:04 pm | 6:01:08 pm | 9h 38m 44s | -2m -18s | 12:41:42 pm | -26.7° | 6:46:44 am | 6:36:40 pm | 6:12:07 am | 7:11:18 pm | 14h 22m 24s | 🌘 (24%) |
| Thu, May 14 | 7:23:19 am | 7:53:28 am | 5:29:56 pm | 6:00:05 pm | 9h 36m 28s | -2m -16s | 12:41:42 pm | -26.4° | 6:47:43 am | 6:35:41 pm | 6:13:03 am | 7:10:21 pm | 14h 24m 39s | 🌘 (15%) |
| Fri, May 15 | 7:24:22 am | 7:54:35 am | 5:28:49 pm | 5:59:03 pm | 9h 34m 14s | -2m -14s | 12:41:42 pm | -26.2° | 6:48:42 am | 6:34:43 pm | 6:13:59 am | 7:09:25 pm | 14h 26m 53s | 🌘 (8%) |
| Sat, May 16 | 7:25:23 am | 7:55:42 am | 5:27:44 pm | 5:58:03 pm | 9h 32m 2s | -2m -12s | 12:41:43 pm | -26° | 6:49:39 am | 6:33:47 pm | 6:14:54 am | 7:08:32 pm | 14h 29m 4s | 🌘 (3%) |
| Sun, May 17 | 7:26:25 am | 7:56:48 am | 5:26:41 pm | 5:57:04 pm | 9h 29m 53s | -2m -9s | 12:41:44 pm | -25.7° | 6:50:37 am | 6:32:52 pm | 6:15:49 am | 7:07:40 pm | 14h 31m 12s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Mon, May 18 | 7:27:25 am | 7:57:53 am | 5:25:40 pm | 5:56:08 pm | 9h 27m 47s | -2m -6s | 12:41:46 pm | -25.5° | 6:51:33 am | 6:32:00 pm | 6:16:43 am | 7:06:50 pm | 14h 33m 17s | 🌒 (1%) |
| Tue, May 19 | 7:28:25 am | 7:58:57 am | 5:24:40 pm | 5:55:13 pm | 9h 25m 43s | -2m -4s | 12:41:49 pm | -25.3° | 6:52:29 am | 6:31:09 pm | 6:17:36 am | 7:06:02 pm | 14h 35m 21s | 🌒 (4%) |
| Wed, May 20 | 7:29:24 am | 8:00:01 am | 5:23:43 pm | 5:54:20 pm | 9h 23m 42s | -2m -1s | 12:41:52 pm | -25.1° | 6:53:24 am | 6:30:20 pm | 6:18:28 am | 7:05:16 pm | 14h 37m 21s | 🌒 (11%) |
| Thu, May 21 | 7:30:22 am | 8:01:04 am | 5:22:47 pm | 5:53:29 pm | 9h 21m 43s | -1m -59s | 12:41:56 pm | -24.9° | 6:54:18 am | 6:29:33 pm | 6:19:20 am | 7:04:31 pm | 14h 39m 19s | 🌒 (19%) |
| Fri, May 22 | 7:31:19 am | 8:02:06 am | 5:21:54 pm | 5:52:40 pm | 9h 19m 48s | -1m -55s | 12:42:00 pm | -24.7° | 6:55:11 am | 6:28:48 pm | 6:20:11 am | 7:03:49 pm | 14h 41m 13s | 🌒 (29%) |
| Sat, May 23 | 7:32:16 am | 8:03:07 am | 5:21:02 pm | 5:51:53 pm | 9h 17m 55s | -1m -53s | 12:42:04 pm | -24.5° | 6:56:04 am | 6:28:05 pm | 6:21:01 am | 7:03:08 pm | 14h 43m 5s | 🌒 (39%) |
| Sun, May 24 | 7:33:11 am | 8:04:07 am | 5:20:12 pm | 5:51:08 pm | 9h 16m 5s | -1m -50s | 12:42:10 pm | -24.3° | 6:56:56 am | 6:27:23 pm | 6:21:50 am | 7:02:29 pm | 14h 44m 54s | 🌓 (50%) |
| Mon, May 25 | 7:34:06 am | 8:05:06 am | 5:19:25 pm | 5:50:24 pm | 9h 14m 19s | -1m -46s | 12:42:15 pm | -24.1° | 6:57:47 am | 6:26:44 pm | 6:22:39 am | 7:01:52 pm | 14h 46m 39s | 🌔 (61%) |
| Tue, May 26 | 7:35:00 am | 8:06:04 am | 5:18:39 pm | 5:49:43 pm | 9h 12m 35s | -1m -44s | 12:42:21 pm | -23.9° | 6:58:37 am | 6:26:06 pm | 6:23:26 am | 7:01:17 pm | 14h 48m 22s | 🌔 (71%) |
| Wed, May 27 | 7:35:52 am | 8:07:01 am | 5:17:55 pm | 5:49:04 pm | 9h 10m 54s | -1m -41s | 12:42:28 pm | -23.8° | 6:59:26 am | 6:25:30 pm | 6:24:13 am | 7:00:43 pm | 14h 50m 1s | 🌔 (79%) |
| Thu, May 28 | 7:36:44 am | 8:07:56 am | 5:17:14 pm | 5:48:26 pm | 9h 9m 18s | -1m -36s | 12:42:35 pm | -23.6° | 7:00:14 am | 6:24:56 pm | 6:24:58 am | 7:00:12 pm | 14h 51m 37s | 🌔 (87%) |
| Fri, May 29 | 7:37:34 am | 8:08:51 am | 5:16:35 pm | 5:47:51 pm | 9h 7m 44s | -1m -34s | 12:42:43 pm | -23.4° | 7:01:01 am | 6:24:25 pm | 6:25:43 am | 6:59:42 pm | 14h 53m 9s | 🌔 (93%) |
| Sat, May 30 | 7:38:24 am | 8:09:44 am | 5:15:58 pm | 5:47:18 pm | 9h 6m 14s | -1m -30s | 12:42:51 pm | -23.3° | 7:01:47 am | 6:23:55 pm | 6:26:27 am | 6:59:15 pm | 14h 54m 38s | 🌔 (97%) |
| Sun, May 31 | 7:39:12 am | 8:10:36 am | 5:15:22 pm | 5:46:47 pm | 9h 4m 46s | -1m -28s | 12:42:59 pm | -23.1° | 7:02:32 am | 6:23:27 pm | 6:27:10 am | 6:58:49 pm | 14h 56m 5s | 🌔 (99%) |
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