Sunrise and sunset times in Rakaia Gorge
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Rakaia Gorge, as well as the whole calendar for November 2026.
Today
November 1, 2026. Current time: 2:56:56 pm
Night ends at 4:25 am4:25:21 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 5:45 am5:45:06 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: 6:16:09 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: 8:18:32 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 8:50 pm8:49:42 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 10:10 pm10:10:00 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: 53.88° · Azimuth: 316.05° (NW)
Daylight Golden Hour Blue Hour Twilight Night
Day length: 14 hours, 2 minutes
5 hours, 21 minutes left for today's sunset in Rakaia Gorge
Moon rose on Nov 1 at 2:12 am
Moon set on Nov 1 at 11:10 amMoon phase: 🌔 Waning Gibbous (59%)🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 8:02 pm · 🌕 Full moon: Nov 25 at 3:53 amTomorrow
November 2, 2026
Night ends at 4:23 am4:23:21 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 5:44 am5:43:37 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: 6:14:46 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: 8:19:51 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 8:51 pm8:51:09 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 10:12 pm10:11:58 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, 5 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 3 minutes longer than today in Rakaia Gorge
Moon will rise on Nov 2 at 2:48 am Moon will set on Nov 2 at 12:28 pmMoon phase: 🌓 Last Quarter (43%)
- Rakaia Gorge, Canterbury
- Latitude: -43.51667 (South)
- Longitude: 171.649994 (East)
- Time zone: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13)
Shortest day in Rakaia Gorge, Canterbury
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, 56 minutes.Longest day in Rakaia Gorge, Canterbury
The longest day of the year will be in 1 month and 21 days, during the summer solstice on December 22, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours, 25 minutes.
November 2026 - Rakaia Gorge, Canterbury - 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 Rakaia Gorge.
All times are in Rakaia Gorge's time: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13).
The day length increases by 1 hour, 5 minutes over the course of November 2026 in Rakaia Gorge, Canterbury - from 14 hours, 2 minutes on the first day to 15 hours, 7 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. |
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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.5:45:06 am | 6:16:09 am | -1m 24s | 8:18:32 pm | +1m 19s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.8:49:42 pm | 14h 2m 23s | 2m 44s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:16:57 pm | 60.85° | 5:07:01 am | 9:28:00 pm | 4:25:21 am | 10:10:00 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.9h 56m 14s | 🌔 (55%)Waning Gibbous: 55% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:58 am | 14.4° S |
| Mon, Nov 2 | 5:43:37 am | 6:14:46 am | -1m 23s | 8:19:51 pm | +1m 19s | 8:51:09 pm | 14h 5m 5s | 2m 42s | 1:16:55 pm | 61.17° | 5:05:20 am | 9:29:38 pm | 4:23:21 am | 10:11:58 pm | 9h 53m 34s | 🌓 (43%) Last quarter at 9:28 amLast quarter at 9:28 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
1:16:55 am | 14.7° S |
| Tue, Nov 3 | 5:42:09 am | 6:13:25 am | -1m 21s | 8:21:11 pm | +1m 20s | 8:52:35 pm | 14h 7m 46s | 2m 41s | 1:16:55 pm | 61.48° | 5:03:40 am | 9:31:17 pm | 4:21:22 am | 10:13:56 pm | 9h 50m 54s | 🌒 (33%)Waning Crescent: 33% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:55 am | 15.0° S |
| Wed, Nov 4 | 5:40:42 am | 6:12:05 am | -1m 20s | 8:22:31 pm | +1m 20s | 8:54:02 pm | 14h 10m 26s | 2m 40s | 1:16:55 pm | 61.79° | 5:02:02 am | 9:32:56 pm | 4:19:23 am | 10:15:55 pm | 9h 48m 16s | 🌒 (23%)Waning Crescent: 23% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:55 am | 15.3° S |
| Thu, Nov 5 | 5:39:17 am | 6:10:47 am | -1m 18s | 8:23:51 pm | +1m 20s | 8:55:29 pm | 14h 13m 4s | 2m 38s | 1:16:56 pm | 62.10° | 5:00:24 am | 9:34:35 pm | 4:17:25 am | 10:17:56 pm | 9h 45m 39s | 🌒 (15%)Waning Crescent: 15% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:56 am | 15.6° S |
| Fri, Nov 6 | 5:37:53 am | 6:09:30 am | -1m 17s | 8:25:11 pm | +1m 20s | 8:56:56 pm | 14h 15m 41s | 2m 37s | 1:16:57 pm | 62.40° | 4:58:48 am | 9:36:15 pm | 4:15:28 am | 10:19:57 pm | 9h 43m 4s | 🌒 (8%)Waning Crescent: 8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:56 am | 15.9° S |
| Sat, Nov 7 | 5:36:30 am | 6:08:15 am | -1m 15s | 8:26:31 pm | +1m 20s | 8:58:24 pm | 14h 18m 16s | 2m 35s | 1:17:00 pm | 62.70° | 4:57:13 am | 9:37:55 pm | 4:13:31 am | 10:21:59 pm | 9h 40m 30s | 🌒 (4%)Waning Crescent: 4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:58 am | 16.2° S |
| Sun, Nov 8 | 5:35:10 am | 6:07:01 am | -1m 14s | 8:27:52 pm | +1m 21s | 8:59:51 pm | 14h 20m 51s | 2m 34s | 1:17:04 pm | 62.99° | 4:55:39 am | 9:39:35 pm | 4:11:36 am | 10:24:01 pm | 9h 37m 57s | 🌒 (1%)Waning Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:02 am | 16.5° S |
| Mon, Nov 9 | 5:33:50 am | 6:05:49 am | -1m 12s | 8:29:12 pm | +1m 20s | 9:01:19 pm | 14h 23m 23s | 2m 32s | 1:17:08 pm | 63.28° | 4:54:07 am | 9:41:16 pm | 4:09:42 am | 10:26:04 pm | 9h 35m 27s | 🌑 (0.2%) New moon at 8:02 pmNew moon at 8:02 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.2% illuminated |
1:17:06 am | 16.8° S |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 5:32:33 am | 6:04:39 am | -1m 10s | 8:30:32 pm | +1m 20s | 9:02:47 pm | 14h 25m 53s | 2m 30s | 1:17:13 pm | 63.57° | 4:52:37 am | 9:42:56 pm | 4:07:49 am | 10:28:08 pm | 9h 32m 59s | 🌘 (2%)Waxing Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:10 am | 17.1° S |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 5:31:17 am | 6:03:31 am | -1m 8s | 8:31:52 pm | +1m 20s | 9:04:14 pm | 14h 28m 21s | 2m 29s | 1:17:19 pm | 63.85° | 4:51:08 am | 9:44:37 pm | 4:05:57 am | 10:30:12 pm | 9h 30m 32s | 🌘 (5%)Waxing Crescent: 5% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:16 am | 17.4° S |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 5:30:03 am | 6:02:24 am | -1m 7s | 8:33:12 pm | +1m 20s | 9:05:42 pm | 14h 30m 48s | 2m 27s | 1:17:26 pm | 64.12° | 4:49:41 am | 9:46:18 pm | 4:04:06 am | 10:32:16 pm | 9h 28m 7s | 🌘 (9%)Waxing Crescent: 9% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:22 am | 17.6° S |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 5:28:51 am | 6:01:19 am | -1m 5s | 8:34:32 pm | +1m 20s | 9:07:09 pm | 14h 33m 13s | 2m 25s | 1:17:34 pm | 64.39° | 4:48:15 am | 9:47:59 pm | 4:02:17 am | 10:34:21 pm | 9h 25m 45s | 🌘 (15%)Waxing Crescent: 15% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:30 am | 17.9° S |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 5:27:40 am | 6:00:17 am | -1m 2s | 8:35:52 pm | +1m 20s | 9:08:36 pm | 14h 35m 35s | 2m 23s | 1:17:43 pm | 64.65° | 4:46:51 am | 9:49:39 pm | 4:00:29 am | 10:36:26 pm | 9h 23m 24s | 🌘 (23%)Waxing Crescent: 23% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:39 am | 18.2° S |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 5:26:32 am | 5:59:16 am | -1m 1s | 8:37:11 pm | +1m 19s | 9:10:04 pm | 14h 37m 55s | 2m 20s | 1:17:52 pm | 64.91° | 4:45:29 am | 9:51:20 pm | 3:58:43 am | 10:38:31 pm | 9h 21m 6s | 🌘 (31%)Waxing Crescent: 31% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:47 am | 18.4° S |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 5:25:25 am | 5:58:17 am | -59s | 8:38:30 pm | +1m 19s | 9:11:30 pm | 14h 40m 13s | 2m 18s | 1:18:03 pm | 65.17° | 4:44:09 am | 9:53:00 pm | 3:56:58 am | 10:40:37 pm | 9h 18m 50s | 🌘 (40%)Waxing Crescent: 40% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:58 am | 18.7° S |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 5:24:20 am | 5:57:20 am | -57s | 8:39:49 pm | +1m 19s | 9:12:57 pm | 14h 42m 29s | 2m 16s | 1:18:14 pm | 65.41° | 4:42:51 am | 9:54:40 pm | 3:55:15 am | 10:42:42 pm | 9h 16m 36s | 🌘 (50%)Waxing Crescent: 50% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:18:08 am | 18.9° S |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 5:23:18 am | 5:56:25 am | -55s | 8:41:08 pm | +1m 19s | 9:14:23 pm | 14h 44m 43s | 2m 13s | 1:18:26 pm | 65.66° | 4:41:35 am | 9:56:20 pm | 3:53:33 am | 10:44:47 pm | 9h 14m 24s | 🌗 (60%) First quarter at 12:47 amFirst quarter at 12:47 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 60% illuminated |
1:18:20 am | 19.2° S |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 5:22:17 am | 5:55:32 am | -53s | 8:42:26 pm | +1m 18s | 9:15:48 pm | 14h 46m 54s | 2m 11s | 1:18:39 pm | 65.89° | 4:40:20 am | 9:57:59 pm | 3:51:54 am | 10:46:52 pm | 9h 12m 15s | 🌖 (69%)Waxing Gibbous: 69% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:18:32 am | 19.4° S |
| Fri, Nov 20 | 5:21:19 am | 5:54:41 am | -51s | 8:43:43 pm | +1m 17s | 9:17:13 pm | 14h 49m 2s | 2m 8s | 1:18:53 pm | 66.12° | 4:39:09 am | 9:59:38 pm | 3:50:16 am | 10:48:57 pm | 9h 10m 9s | 🌖 (79%)Waxing Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:18:46 am | 19.6° S |
| Sat, Nov 21 | 5:20:23 am | 5:53:52 am | -49s | 8:45:00 pm | +1m 17s | 9:18:37 pm | 14h 51m 8s | 2m 6s | 1:19:07 pm | 66.35° | 4:37:59 am | 10:01:15 pm | 3:48:40 am | 10:51:01 pm | 9h 8m 6s | 🌖 (87%)Waxing Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:19:00 am | 19.9° S |
| Sun, Nov 22 | 5:19:29 am | 5:53:06 am | -46s | 8:46:16 pm | +1m 16s | 9:20:01 pm | 14h 53m 10s | 2m 3s | 1:19:22 pm | 66.57° | 4:36:51 am | 10:02:53 pm | 3:47:06 am | 10:53:04 pm | 9h 6m 6s | 🌖 (93%)Waxing Gibbous: 93% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:19:14 am | 20.1° S |
| Mon, Nov 23 | 5:18:37 am | 5:52:22 am | -44s | 8:47:32 pm | +1m 16s | 9:21:24 pm | 14h 55m 10s | 2m 0s | 1:19:39 pm | 66.78° | 4:35:46 am | 10:04:29 pm | 3:45:35 am | 10:55:07 pm | 9h 4m 8s | 🌖 (98%)Waxing Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:19:31 am | 20.3° S |
| Tue, Nov 24 | 5:17:48 am | 5:51:40 am | -42s | 8:48:47 pm | +1m 15s | 9:22:46 pm | 14h 57m 7s | 1m 57s | 1:19:56 pm | 66.99° | 4:34:44 am | 10:06:04 pm | 3:44:06 am | 10:57:09 pm | 9h 2m 13s | 🌖 (99.7%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:19:48 am | 20.5° S |
| Wed, Nov 25 | 5:17:01 am | 5:51:00 am | -40s | 8:50:01 pm | +1m 14s | 9:24:08 pm | 14h 59m 1s | 1m 54s | 1:20:13 pm | 67.19° | 4:33:44 am | 10:07:39 pm | 3:42:39 am | 10:59:09 pm | 9h 0m 22s | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 3:53 amFull moon at 3:53 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99% illuminated |
1:20:04 am | 20.7° S |
| Thu, Nov 26 | 5:16:17 am | 5:50:23 am | -37s | 8:51:15 pm | +1m 14s | 9:25:28 pm | 15h 0m 52s | 1m 51s | 1:20:32 pm | 67.38° | 4:32:46 am | 10:09:12 pm | 3:41:15 am | 11:01:09 pm | 8h 58m 33s | 🌔 (95%)Waning Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:20:23 am | 20.9° S |
| Fri, Nov 27 | 5:15:35 am | 5:49:48 am | -35s | 8:52:27 pm | +1m 12s | 9:26:47 pm | 15h 2m 39s | 1m 47s | 1:20:51 pm | 67.57° | 4:31:51 am | 10:10:44 pm | 3:39:54 am | 11:03:07 pm | 8h 56m 48s | 🌔 (88%)Waning Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:20:41 am | 21.1° S |
| Sat, Nov 28 | 5:14:55 am | 5:49:15 am | -33s | 8:53:38 pm | +1m 11s | 9:28:05 pm | 15h 4m 23s | 1m 44s | 1:21:11 pm | 67.75° | 4:30:59 am | 10:12:15 pm | 3:38:36 am | 11:05:04 pm | 8h 55m 7s | 🌔 (80%)Waning Gibbous: 80% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:21:01 am | 21.3° S |
| Sun, Nov 29 | 5:14:18 am | 5:48:45 am | -30s | 8:54:49 pm | +1m 11s | 9:29:22 pm | 15h 6m 4s | 1m 41s | 1:21:31 pm | 67.92° | 4:30:09 am | 10:13:44 pm | 3:37:20 am | 11:06:59 pm | 8h 53m 28s | 🌔 (70%)Waning Gibbous: 70% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:21:20 am | 21.4° S |
| Mon, Nov 30 | 5:13:44 am | 5:48:17 am | -28s | 8:55:58 pm | +1m 9s | 9:30:38 pm | 15h 7m 41s | 1m 37s | 1:21:53 pm | 68.09° | 4:29:23 am | 10:15:12 pm | 3:36:08 am | 11:08:52 pm | 8h 51m 54s | 🌔 (59%)Waning Gibbous: 59% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:21:42 am | 21.6° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Rakaia Gorge, Canterbury - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Rakaia Gorge, Canterbury for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Rakaia Gorge, Canterbury.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Rakaia Gorge
In Rakaia Gorge, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on December 10 at 5:45 am, while the latest sunrise is on June 27 at 8:07 am. The earliest sunset is on June 15 at 5:02 pm, and the latest sunset is on January 2 at 9:17 pm.
Rakaia Gorge gets 6h 29m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 25m versus 8h 56m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 06m.
Rakaia Gorge Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Rakaia Gorge. 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 Rakaia Gorge.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 22.6° above the horizon (around Jun 23) and 68.9° (around Dec 17) in Rakaia Gorge. The smaller loop hangs at the bottom, the signature of a Southern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Rakaia Gorge the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:16 and 12:47 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.
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