Sunrise and sunset times in Rapuwai
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Rapuwai, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 2, 2026. Current time: 6:03:58 pm
First light at 6:37:50 am
Sunrise time: 7:05:28 am
Sunset time: 7:45:05 pm
Last light at 8:12:43 pm
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 17.0° · Azimuth: 282° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 12 hours, 39 minutes
1 hour, 41 minutes left for today's sunset in Rapuwai
Moon rose on Oct 2 at 1:32 AM
Moon set on Oct 2 at 9:48 AMMoon phase: 🌔 Waning Gibbous (65%)🌑 New moon: Oct 11 at 4:50 AM · 🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 5:13 PMTomorrow
October 3, 2026
First light at 6:35:57 am
Sunrise time: 7:03:38 am
Sunset time: 7:46:17 pm
Last light at 8:13:58 pm
Day length: 12 hours, 42 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 3 minutes longer than today in Rapuwai
Moon will rise on Oct 3 at 2:39 AM Moon will set on Oct 3 at 10:50 AMMoon phase: 🌔 Waning Gibbous (51%)
- Rapuwai, Canterbury
- Latitude: -44.166672 (South)
- Longitude: 171.050003 (East)
- Time zone: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13)
Shortest day in Rapuwai, Canterbury
The shortest day of the year was around 3 months ago, during the winter solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 8 hours and 55 minutes.Longest day in Rapuwai, Canterbury
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 15 hours and 34 minutes.
October 2026 - Rapuwai, 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 October in Rapuwai.
The day length increases by 1 hour, 29 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Rapuwai, Canterbury - from 12 hours, 36 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 5 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 | 6:39:43 am | 7:07:18 am | 7:43:53 pm | 8:11:29 pm | 12h 36m 35s | 3m 2s | 1:25:36 pm | 49° | 6:05:18 am | 8:45:53 pm | 5:29:43 am | 9:21:29 pm | 11h 21m 35s | 🌔 (73%) |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:37:50 am | 7:05:28 am | 7:45:05 pm | 8:12:43 pm | 12h 39m 37s | 3m 2s | 1:25:17 pm | 49.3° | 6:03:21 am | 8:47:12 pm | 5:27:37 am | 9:22:56 pm | 11h 18m 33s | 🌔 (63%) |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:35:57 am | 7:03:38 am | 7:46:17 pm | 8:13:58 pm | 12h 42m 39s | 3m 2s | 1:24:57 pm | 49.7° | 6:01:23 am | 8:48:32 pm | 5:25:31 am | 9:24:24 pm | 11h 15m 31s | 🌔 (51%) |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:34:05 am | 7:01:48 am | 7:47:30 pm | 8:15:12 pm | 12h 45m 42s | 3m 3s | 1:24:39 pm | 50.1° | 5:59:25 am | 8:49:52 pm | 5:23:24 am | 9:25:54 pm | 11h 12m 28s | 🌓 (40%) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:32:13 am | 6:59:58 am | 7:48:42 pm | 8:16:28 pm | 12h 48m 44s | 3m 2s | 1:24:20 pm | 50.5° | 5:57:27 am | 8:51:13 pm | 5:21:17 am | 9:27:24 pm | 11h 9m 27s | 🌒 (29%) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:30:21 am | 6:58:09 am | 7:49:55 pm | 8:17:44 pm | 12h 51m 46s | 3m 2s | 1:24:02 pm | 50.9° | 5:55:30 am | 8:52:35 pm | 5:19:10 am | 9:28:55 pm | 11h 6m 26s | 🌒 (20%) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:28:30 am | 6:56:21 am | 7:51:09 pm | 8:19:00 pm | 12h 54m 48s | 3m 2s | 1:23:45 pm | 51.3° | 5:53:32 am | 8:53:58 pm | 5:17:02 am | 9:30:27 pm | 11h 3m 24s | 🌒 (12%) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:26:38 am | 6:54:33 am | 7:52:23 pm | 8:20:17 pm | 12h 57m 50s | 3m 2s | 1:23:28 pm | 51.6° | 5:51:34 am | 8:55:21 pm | 5:14:55 am | 9:32:01 pm | 11h 0m 22s | 🌒 (5%) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:24:47 am | 6:52:45 am | 7:53:37 pm | 8:21:34 pm | 13h 0m 52s | 3m 2s | 1:23:11 pm | 52° | 5:49:37 am | 8:56:45 pm | 5:12:47 am | 9:33:35 pm | 10h 57m 21s | 🌒 (2%) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:22:57 am | 6:50:58 am | 7:54:51 pm | 8:22:52 pm | 13h 3m 53s | 3m 1s | 1:22:54 pm | 52.4° | 5:47:40 am | 8:58:09 pm | 5:10:38 am | 9:35:11 pm | 10h 54m 21s | 🌒 (0.0%) |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:21:07 am | 6:49:12 am | 7:56:06 pm | 8:24:11 pm | 13h 6m 54s | 3m 1s | 1:22:39 pm | 52.8° | 5:45:42 am | 8:59:35 pm | 5:08:30 am | 9:36:47 pm | 10h 51m 20s | 🌑 (1%) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:19:17 am | 6:47:26 am | 7:57:21 pm | 8:25:29 pm | 13h 9m 55s | 3m 1s | 1:22:23 pm | 53.2° | 5:43:46 am | 9:01:01 pm | 5:06:21 am | 9:38:25 pm | 10h 48m 19s | 🌘 (3%) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:17:28 am | 6:45:40 am | 7:58:36 pm | 8:26:49 pm | 13h 12m 56s | 3m 1s | 1:22:08 pm | 53.5° | 5:41:49 am | 9:02:28 pm | 5:04:13 am | 9:40:04 pm | 10h 45m 20s | 🌘 (8%) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:15:39 am | 6:43:56 am | 7:59:52 pm | 8:28:09 pm | 13h 15m 56s | 3m 0s | 1:21:54 pm | 53.9° | 5:39:52 am | 9:03:56 pm | 5:02:04 am | 9:41:44 pm | 10h 42m 20s | 🌘 (14%) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:13:51 am | 6:42:12 am | 8:01:08 pm | 8:29:29 pm | 13h 18m 56s | 3m 0s | 1:21:40 pm | 54.3° | 5:37:56 am | 9:05:24 pm | 4:59:55 am | 9:43:25 pm | 10h 39m 21s | 🌘 (21%) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:12:04 am | 6:40:29 am | 8:02:25 pm | 8:30:50 pm | 13h 21m 56s | 3m 0s | 1:21:27 pm | 54.6° | 5:36:01 am | 9:06:53 pm | 4:57:46 am | 9:45:07 pm | 10h 36m 22s | 🌘 (30%) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:10:17 am | 6:38:47 am | 8:03:42 pm | 8:32:12 pm | 13h 24m 55s | 2m 59s | 1:21:14 pm | 55° | 5:34:05 am | 9:08:23 pm | 4:55:37 am | 9:46:51 pm | 10h 33m 23s | 🌘 (39%) |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:08:30 am | 6:37:05 am | 8:04:59 pm | 8:33:34 pm | 13h 27m 54s | 2m 59s | 1:21:02 pm | 55.4° | 5:32:10 am | 9:09:54 pm | 4:53:28 am | 9:48:36 pm | 10h 30m 25s | 🌘 (48%) |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:06:45 am | 6:35:24 am | 8:06:17 pm | 8:34:56 pm | 13h 30m 53s | 2m 59s | 1:20:50 pm | 55.7° | 5:30:16 am | 9:11:25 pm | 4:51:20 am | 9:50:21 pm | 10h 27m 28s | 🌗 (57%) |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:05:00 am | 6:33:45 am | 8:07:35 pm | 8:36:19 pm | 13h 33m 50s | 2m 57s | 1:20:40 pm | 56.1° | 5:28:22 am | 9:12:58 pm | 4:49:11 am | 9:52:08 pm | 10h 24m 31s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:03:16 am | 6:32:06 am | 8:08:53 pm | 8:37:42 pm | 13h 36m 47s | 2m 57s | 1:20:29 pm | 56.5° | 5:26:28 am | 9:14:31 pm | 4:47:02 am | 9:53:57 pm | 10h 21m 35s | 🌖 (76%) |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:01:33 am | 6:30:28 am | 8:10:12 pm | 8:39:06 pm | 13h 39m 44s | 2m 57s | 1:20:20 pm | 56.8° | 5:24:35 am | 9:16:04 pm | 4:44:54 am | 9:55:46 pm | 10h 18m 39s | 🌖 (84%) |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 5:59:51 am | 6:28:51 am | 8:11:31 pm | 8:40:31 pm | 13h 42m 40s | 2m 56s | 1:20:11 pm | 57.2° | 5:22:43 am | 9:17:39 pm | 4:42:45 am | 9:57:36 pm | 10h 15m 44s | 🌖 (91%) |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 5:58:09 am | 6:27:15 am | 8:12:50 pm | 8:41:56 pm | 13h 45m 35s | 2m 55s | 1:20:03 pm | 57.5° | 5:20:51 am | 9:19:14 pm | 4:40:37 am | 9:59:28 pm | 10h 12m 51s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 5:56:29 am | 6:25:41 am | 8:14:10 pm | 8:43:21 pm | 13h 48m 29s | 2m 54s | 1:19:55 pm | 57.9° | 5:19:00 am | 9:20:50 pm | 4:38:29 am | 10:01:21 pm | 10h 9m 57s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:54:49 am | 6:24:07 am | 8:15:30 pm | 8:44:47 pm | 13h 51m 23s | 2m 54s | 1:19:48 pm | 58.2° | 5:17:10 am | 9:22:26 pm | 4:36:22 am | 10:03:15 pm | 10h 7m 4s | 🌕 (99.8%) |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:53:11 am | 6:22:34 am | 8:16:50 pm | 8:46:13 pm | 13h 54m 16s | 2m 53s | 1:19:42 pm | 58.5° | 5:15:21 am | 9:24:03 pm | 4:34:14 am | 10:05:10 pm | 10h 4m 13s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:51:34 am | 6:21:03 am | 8:18:11 pm | 8:47:40 pm | 13h 57m 8s | 2m 52s | 1:19:37 pm | 58.9° | 5:13:32 am | 9:25:41 pm | 4:32:08 am | 10:07:06 pm | 10h 1m 22s | 🌔 (93%) |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:49:57 am | 6:19:33 am | 8:19:31 pm | 8:49:07 pm | 13h 59m 58s | 2m 50s | 1:19:32 pm | 59.2° | 5:11:45 am | 9:27:20 pm | 4:30:01 am | 10:09:03 pm | 9h 58m 33s | 🌔 (86%) |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:48:22 am | 6:18:04 am | 8:20:53 pm | 8:50:35 pm | 14h 2m 49s | 2m 51s | 1:19:28 pm | 59.5° | 5:09:58 am | 9:28:59 pm | 4:27:55 am | 10:11:02 pm | 9h 55m 44s | 🌔 (76%) |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:46:48 am | 6:16:37 am | 8:22:14 pm | 8:52:02 pm | 14h 5m 37s | 2m 48s | 1:19:25 pm | 59.9° | 5:08:12 am | 9:30:39 pm | 4:25:50 am | 10:13:01 pm | 9h 52m 57s | 🌔 (66%) |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Rapuwai, Canterbury
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Rapuwai, Canterbury - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Rapuwai, 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 Rapuwai, Canterbury.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Rapuwai
In Rapuwai, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on December 10 at 5:44 am, while the latest sunrise is on June 27 at 8:10 am. The earliest sunset is on June 15 at 5:04 pm, and the latest sunset is on January 2 at 9:24 pm.
Rapuwai gets 6h 38m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 34m versus 8h 55m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 10m.
Rapuwai Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Rapuwai. 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 Rapuwai.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 21.8° above the horizon (around Jun 23) and 68.2° (around Dec 17) in Rapuwai. The smaller loop hangs at the bottom, the signature of a Southern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Rapuwai the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:19 and 12:49 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 Rapuwai, Canterbury
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