Sunrise and sunset times in Rakauroa
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Rakauroa, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 2, 2026. Current time: 8:52:43 pm
First light at 6:18:53 am
Sunrise time: 6:44:05 am
Sunset time: 7:15:07 pm
Last light at 7:40:19 pm
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -19.4° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 249° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 12 hours, 31 minutes
Sunset in Rakauroa was 1 hour, 37 minutes ago
Moon rose on Oct 2 at 12:39 AM
Moon set on Oct 2 at 9:47 AMMoon phase: 🌔 Waning Gibbous (64%)🌑 New moon: Oct 11 at 4:50 AM · 🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 5:13 PMTomorrow
October 3, 2026
First light at 6:17:18 am
Sunrise time: 6:42:31 am
Sunset time: 7:16:02 pm
Last light at 7:41:16 pm
Day length: 12 hours, 33 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in Rakauroa
Moon will rise on Oct 3 at 1:46 AM Moon will set on Oct 3 at 10:48 AMMoon phase: 🌔 Waning Gibbous (51%)
- Rakauroa, Gisborne
- Latitude: -38.416672 (South)
- Longitude: 177.550003 (East)
- Time zone: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13)
Shortest day in Rakauroa, Gisborne
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 32 minutes.Longest day in Rakauroa, Gisborne
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 14 hours and 54 minutes.
October 2026 - Rakauroa, Gisborne - 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 Rakauroa.
The day length increases by 1 hour, 12 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Rakauroa, Gisborne - from 12 hours, 28 minutes on the first day to 13 hours, 41 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 | 6:20:29 am | 6:45:39 am | 7:14:13 pm | 7:39:23 pm | 12h 28m 34s | 0m 0s | 12:59:56 pm | 54.7° | 5:49:17 am | 8:10:35 pm | 5:17:24 am | 8:42:28 pm | 11h 29m 52s | 🌔 (73%) |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:18:53 am | 6:44:05 am | 7:15:07 pm | 7:40:19 pm | 12h 31m 2s | 2m 28s | 12:59:36 pm | 55.1° | 5:47:38 am | 8:11:34 pm | 5:15:40 am | 8:43:32 pm | 11h 27m 24s | 🌔 (63%) |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:17:18 am | 6:42:31 am | 7:16:02 pm | 7:41:16 pm | 12h 33m 31s | 2m 29s | 12:59:17 pm | 55.5° | 5:45:59 am | 8:12:34 pm | 5:13:56 am | 8:44:38 pm | 11h 24m 56s | 🌔 (51%) |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:15:43 am | 6:40:58 am | 7:16:58 pm | 7:42:13 pm | 12h 36m 0s | 2m 29s | 12:58:58 pm | 55.9° | 5:44:21 am | 8:13:35 pm | 5:12:12 am | 8:45:44 pm | 11h 22m 27s | 🌓 (40%) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:14:08 am | 6:39:25 am | 7:17:53 pm | 7:43:10 pm | 12h 38m 28s | 2m 28s | 12:58:39 pm | 56.2° | 5:42:42 am | 8:14:36 pm | 5:10:27 am | 8:46:51 pm | 11h 19m 59s | 🌒 (29%) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:12:33 am | 6:37:52 am | 7:18:49 pm | 7:44:08 pm | 12h 40m 57s | 2m 29s | 12:58:21 pm | 56.6° | 5:41:04 am | 8:15:38 pm | 5:08:43 am | 8:47:59 pm | 11h 17m 31s | 🌒 (20%) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:10:59 am | 6:36:20 am | 7:19:45 pm | 7:45:07 pm | 12h 43m 25s | 2m 28s | 12:58:03 pm | 57° | 5:39:25 am | 8:16:40 pm | 5:06:58 am | 8:49:07 pm | 11h 15m 3s | 🌒 (12%) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:09:25 am | 6:34:48 am | 7:20:42 pm | 7:46:05 pm | 12h 45m 54s | 2m 29s | 12:57:45 pm | 57.4° | 5:37:47 am | 8:17:43 pm | 5:05:13 am | 8:50:17 pm | 11h 12m 35s | 🌒 (5%) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:07:51 am | 6:33:17 am | 7:21:39 pm | 7:47:04 pm | 12h 48m 22s | 2m 28s | 12:57:28 pm | 57.8° | 5:36:09 am | 8:18:47 pm | 5:03:29 am | 8:51:27 pm | 11h 10m 7s | 🌒 (2%) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:06:18 am | 6:31:46 am | 7:22:36 pm | 7:48:04 pm | 12h 50m 50s | 2m 28s | 12:57:11 pm | 58.1° | 5:34:31 am | 8:19:51 pm | 5:01:44 am | 8:52:38 pm | 11h 7m 40s | 🌒 (0.0%) |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:04:45 am | 6:30:16 am | 7:23:33 pm | 7:49:04 pm | 12h 53m 17s | 2m 27s | 12:56:55 pm | 58.5° | 5:32:54 am | 8:20:56 pm | 4:59:59 am | 8:53:50 pm | 11h 5m 13s | 🌑 (1%) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:03:13 am | 6:28:46 am | 7:24:31 pm | 7:50:05 pm | 12h 55m 45s | 2m 28s | 12:56:39 pm | 58.9° | 5:31:17 am | 8:22:01 pm | 4:58:15 am | 8:55:03 pm | 11h 2m 46s | 🌘 (3%) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:01:41 am | 6:27:17 am | 7:25:30 pm | 7:51:06 pm | 12h 58m 13s | 2m 28s | 12:56:23 pm | 59.3° | 5:29:40 am | 8:23:07 pm | 4:56:30 am | 8:56:17 pm | 11h 0m 19s | 🌘 (8%) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:00:10 am | 6:25:49 am | 7:26:28 pm | 7:52:07 pm | 13h 0m 39s | 2m 26s | 12:56:09 pm | 59.7° | 5:28:03 am | 8:24:14 pm | 4:54:46 am | 8:57:31 pm | 10h 57m 53s | 🌘 (14%) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 5:58:39 am | 6:24:21 am | 7:27:27 pm | 7:53:09 pm | 13h 3m 6s | 2m 27s | 12:55:54 pm | 60° | 5:26:27 am | 8:25:21 pm | 4:53:02 am | 8:58:47 pm | 10h 55m 27s | 🌘 (21%) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 5:57:09 am | 6:22:54 am | 7:28:27 pm | 7:54:12 pm | 13h 5m 33s | 2m 27s | 12:55:40 pm | 60.4° | 5:24:51 am | 8:26:29 pm | 4:51:18 am | 9:00:03 pm | 10h 53m 1s | 🌘 (30%) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 5:55:40 am | 6:21:28 am | 7:29:26 pm | 7:55:15 pm | 13h 7m 58s | 2m 25s | 12:55:27 pm | 60.8° | 5:23:16 am | 8:27:38 pm | 4:49:34 am | 9:01:20 pm | 10h 50m 36s | 🌘 (39%) |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 5:54:11 am | 6:20:02 am | 7:30:26 pm | 7:56:18 pm | 13h 10m 24s | 2m 26s | 12:55:14 pm | 61.1° | 5:21:41 am | 8:28:47 pm | 4:47:51 am | 9:02:38 pm | 10h 48m 12s | 🌘 (48%) |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 5:52:42 am | 6:18:38 am | 7:31:27 pm | 7:57:22 pm | 13h 12m 49s | 2m 25s | 12:55:02 pm | 61.5° | 5:20:07 am | 8:29:57 pm | 4:46:08 am | 9:03:57 pm | 10h 45m 47s | 🌗 (57%) |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 5:51:15 am | 6:17:14 am | 7:32:28 pm | 7:58:26 pm | 13h 15m 14s | 2m 25s | 12:54:51 pm | 61.8° | 5:18:33 am | 8:31:08 pm | 4:44:25 am | 9:05:16 pm | 10h 43m 23s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 5:49:48 am | 6:15:51 am | 7:33:29 pm | 7:59:31 pm | 13h 17m 38s | 2m 24s | 12:54:40 pm | 62.2° | 5:17:00 am | 8:32:19 pm | 4:42:43 am | 9:06:37 pm | 10h 40m 59s | 🌖 (76%) |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 5:48:22 am | 6:14:28 am | 7:34:31 pm | 8:00:37 pm | 13h 20m 3s | 2m 25s | 12:54:30 pm | 62.6° | 5:15:28 am | 8:33:31 pm | 4:41:01 am | 9:07:58 pm | 10h 38m 36s | 🌖 (84%) |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 5:46:57 am | 6:13:07 am | 7:35:33 pm | 8:01:42 pm | 13h 22m 26s | 2m 23s | 12:54:20 pm | 62.9° | 5:13:56 am | 8:34:44 pm | 4:39:19 am | 9:09:21 pm | 10h 36m 14s | 🌖 (91%) |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 5:45:33 am | 6:11:47 am | 7:36:35 pm | 8:02:49 pm | 13h 24m 48s | 2m 22s | 12:54:11 pm | 63.3° | 5:12:25 am | 8:35:57 pm | 4:37:38 am | 9:10:44 pm | 10h 33m 53s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 5:44:10 am | 6:10:28 am | 7:37:38 pm | 8:03:56 pm | 13h 27m 10s | 2m 22s | 12:54:03 pm | 63.6° | 5:10:55 am | 8:37:10 pm | 4:35:58 am | 9:12:08 pm | 10h 31m 32s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:42:48 am | 6:09:10 am | 7:38:41 pm | 8:05:03 pm | 13h 29m 31s | 2m 21s | 12:53:55 pm | 64° | 5:09:26 am | 8:38:25 pm | 4:34:18 am | 9:13:33 pm | 10h 29m 11s | 🌕 (99.8%) |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:41:26 am | 6:07:52 am | 7:39:44 pm | 8:06:10 pm | 13h 31m 52s | 2m 21s | 12:53:48 pm | 64.3° | 5:07:57 am | 8:39:40 pm | 4:32:38 am | 9:14:58 pm | 10h 26m 52s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:40:06 am | 6:06:36 am | 7:40:48 pm | 8:07:19 pm | 13h 34m 12s | 2m 20s | 12:53:42 pm | 64.6° | 5:06:29 am | 8:40:55 pm | 4:31:00 am | 9:16:25 pm | 10h 24m 34s | 🌔 (93%) |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:38:47 am | 6:05:22 am | 7:41:52 pm | 8:08:27 pm | 13h 36m 30s | 2m 18s | 12:53:37 pm | 65° | 5:05:03 am | 8:42:11 pm | 4:29:22 am | 9:17:52 pm | 10h 22m 16s | 🌔 (86%) |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:37:29 am | 6:04:08 am | 7:42:57 pm | 8:09:36 pm | 13h 38m 49s | 2m 19s | 12:53:32 pm | 65.3° | 5:03:37 am | 8:43:28 pm | 4:27:45 am | 9:19:20 pm | 10h 19m 58s | 🌔 (76%) |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:36:12 am | 6:02:55 am | 7:44:01 pm | 8:10:45 pm | 13h 41m 6s | 2m 17s | 12:53:28 pm | 65.6° | 5:02:12 am | 8:44:45 pm | 4:26:08 am | 9:20:49 pm | 10h 17m 43s | 🌔 (66%) |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Rakauroa, Gisborne - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Rakauroa, Gisborne for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Rakauroa, Gisborne.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Rakauroa
In Rakauroa, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on December 8 at 5:37 am, while the latest sunrise is on June 28 at 7:26 am. The earliest sunset is on June 13 at 4:56 pm, and the latest sunset is on January 5 at 8:38 pm.
Rakauroa gets 5h 21m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 54m versus 9h 32m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 09m.
Rakauroa Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Rakauroa. 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 Rakauroa.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 28.1° above the horizon (around Jun 23) and 74.9° (around Dec 20) in Rakauroa. 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.
Places near Rakauroa, Gisborne
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