Sunrise and sunset times in Riccarton
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Riccarton, Canterbury, New Zealand, as well as the whole calendar for May 2026.
Today
May 18, 2026 . Current time: 1:10:36 am
First light at 7:08:23 am
Sunrise time: 7:37:57 am
Sunset time: 5:14:10 pm
Last light at 5:43:44 pm
Day length: 9 hours, 36 minutes
16 hours, 3 minutes left for today's sunset in Riccarton
Moon will rise on May 18 at 08:24 AM
Moon will set on May 18 at 04:48 PMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (1%)Tomorrow
May 19, 2026
First light at 7:09:20 am
Sunrise time: 7:38:58 am
Sunset time: 5:13:14 pm
Last light at 5:42:53 pm
Day length: 9 hours, 34 minutes
Tomorrow will be 1 minute shorter than today in Riccarton
Moon will rise on May 19 at 09:37 AM Moon will set on May 19 at 05:55 PMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (11%)
- Riccarton, Canterbury
- Latitude: -43.528332
- Longitude: 172.590134
- Time zone: UTC+12 NZST
Shortest day in Riccarton, Canterbury
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 59 minutes.Longest day in Riccarton, Canterbury
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 29 minutes.
May 2026 - Riccarton, 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 May in Riccarton.
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 0 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Riccarton, Canterbury - from 10 hours, 14 minutes on the first day to 9 hours, 14 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 | 6:51:03 am | 7:19:25 am | 5:34:10 pm | 6:02:32 pm | 10h 14m 45s | 10h 14m 45s | 12:26:48 pm | -28.5° | 6:17:10 am | 6:36:25 pm | 5:43:50 am | 7:09:45 pm | 13h 46m 23s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sat, May 2 | 6:52:08 am | 7:20:33 am | 5:32:48 pm | 6:01:13 pm | 10h 12m 15s | -2m -30s | 12:26:41 pm | -28.2° | 6:18:11 am | 6:35:10 pm | 5:44:49 am | 7:08:32 pm | 13h 48m 53s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sun, May 3 | 6:53:11 am | 7:21:41 am | 5:31:27 pm | 5:59:57 pm | 10h 9m 46s | -2m -29s | 12:26:34 pm | -27.9° | 6:19:12 am | 6:33:56 pm | 5:45:48 am | 7:07:20 pm | 13h 51m 22s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Mon, May 4 | 6:54:15 am | 7:22:49 am | 5:30:08 pm | 5:58:41 pm | 10h 7m 19s | -2m -27s | 12:26:28 pm | -27.6° | 6:20:12 am | 6:32:44 pm | 5:46:46 am | 7:06:10 pm | 13h 53m 48s | 🌖 (97%) |
| Tue, May 5 | 6:55:18 am | 7:23:56 am | 5:28:49 pm | 5:57:27 pm | 10h 4m 53s | -2m -26s | 12:26:23 pm | -27.3° | 6:21:12 am | 6:31:33 pm | 5:47:44 am | 7:05:01 pm | 13h 56m 14s | 🌖 (93%) |
| Wed, May 6 | 6:56:21 am | 7:25:03 am | 5:27:32 pm | 5:56:14 pm | 10h 2m 29s | -2m -24s | 12:26:18 pm | -27° | 6:22:11 am | 6:30:24 pm | 5:48:41 am | 7:03:54 pm | 13h 58m 38s | 🌖 (87%) |
| Thu, May 7 | 6:57:24 am | 7:26:10 am | 5:26:17 pm | 5:55:03 pm | 10h 0m 7s | -2m -22s | 12:26:13 pm | -26.8° | 6:23:10 am | 6:29:17 pm | 5:49:38 am | 7:02:49 pm | 14h 1m 0s | 🌖 (81%) |
| Fri, May 8 | 6:58:26 am | 7:27:17 am | 5:25:03 pm | 5:53:53 pm | 9h 57m 46s | -2m -21s | 12:26:10 pm | -26.5° | 6:24:09 am | 6:28:11 pm | 5:50:35 am | 7:01:45 pm | 14h 3m 20s | 🌖 (72%) |
| Sat, May 9 | 6:59:28 am | 7:28:23 am | 5:23:50 pm | 5:52:45 pm | 9h 55m 27s | -2m -19s | 12:26:07 pm | -26.2° | 6:25:07 am | 6:27:06 pm | 5:51:31 am | 7:00:42 pm | 14h 5m 39s | 🌖 (63%) |
| Sun, May 10 | 7:00:29 am | 7:29:29 am | 5:22:39 pm | 5:51:39 pm | 9h 53m 10s | -2m -17s | 12:26:04 pm | -26° | 6:26:05 am | 6:26:03 pm | 5:52:26 am | 6:59:42 pm | 14h 7m 55s | 🌗 (54%) |
| Mon, May 11 | 7:01:30 am | 7:30:34 am | 5:21:30 pm | 5:50:33 pm | 9h 50m 56s | -2m -14s | 12:26:02 pm | -25.7° | 6:27:02 am | 6:25:02 pm | 5:53:21 am | 6:58:43 pm | 14h 10m 9s | 🌗 (44%) |
| Tue, May 12 | 7:02:31 am | 7:31:39 am | 5:20:22 pm | 5:49:30 pm | 9h 48m 43s | -2m -13s | 12:26:01 pm | -25.4° | 6:27:59 am | 6:24:02 pm | 5:54:16 am | 6:57:45 pm | 14h 12m 21s | 🌘 (34%) |
| Wed, May 13 | 7:03:31 am | 7:32:43 am | 5:19:16 pm | 5:48:28 pm | 9h 46m 33s | -2m -10s | 12:26:00 pm | -25.2° | 6:28:55 am | 6:23:04 pm | 5:55:10 am | 6:56:50 pm | 14h 14m 31s | 🌘 (24%) |
| Thu, May 14 | 7:04:31 am | 7:33:47 am | 5:18:11 pm | 5:47:28 pm | 9h 44m 24s | -2m -9s | 12:25:59 pm | -24.9° | 6:29:51 am | 6:22:07 pm | 5:56:03 am | 6:55:56 pm | 14h 16m 40s | 🌘 (15%) |
| Fri, May 15 | 7:05:30 am | 7:34:51 am | 5:17:08 pm | 5:46:29 pm | 9h 42m 17s | -2m -7s | 12:26:00 pm | -24.7° | 6:30:46 am | 6:21:13 pm | 5:56:56 am | 6:55:03 pm | 14h 18m 46s | 🌘 (8%) |
| Sat, May 16 | 7:06:28 am | 7:35:54 am | 5:16:07 pm | 5:45:33 pm | 9h 40m 13s | -2m -4s | 12:26:00 pm | -24.5° | 6:31:41 am | 6:20:20 pm | 5:57:48 am | 6:54:13 pm | 14h 20m 49s | 🌘 (3%) |
| Sun, May 17 | 7:07:26 am | 7:36:56 am | 5:15:08 pm | 5:44:38 pm | 9h 38m 12s | -2m -1s | 12:26:02 pm | -24.2° | 6:32:35 am | 6:19:28 pm | 5:58:40 am | 6:53:24 pm | 14h 22m 49s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Mon, May 18 | 7:08:23 am | 7:37:57 am | 5:14:10 pm | 5:43:44 pm | 9h 36m 13s | -1m -59s | 12:26:04 pm | -24° | 6:33:29 am | 6:18:39 pm | 5:59:31 am | 6:52:37 pm | 14h 24m 48s | 🌒 (1%) |
| Tue, May 19 | 7:09:20 am | 7:38:58 am | 5:13:14 pm | 5:42:53 pm | 9h 34m 16s | -1m -57s | 12:26:06 pm | -23.8° | 6:34:22 am | 6:17:51 pm | 6:00:21 am | 6:51:51 pm | 14h 26m 44s | 🌒 (4%) |
| Wed, May 20 | 7:10:16 am | 7:39:58 am | 5:12:20 pm | 5:42:03 pm | 9h 32m 22s | -1m -54s | 12:26:09 pm | -23.6° | 6:35:14 am | 6:17:05 pm | 6:01:11 am | 6:51:08 pm | 14h 28m 38s | 🌒 (11%) |
| Thu, May 21 | 7:11:11 am | 7:40:58 am | 5:11:28 pm | 5:41:15 pm | 9h 30m 30s | -1m -52s | 12:26:13 pm | -23.4° | 6:36:05 am | 6:16:20 pm | 6:02:00 am | 6:50:26 pm | 14h 30m 28s | 🌒 (19%) |
| Fri, May 22 | 7:12:05 am | 7:41:56 am | 5:10:38 pm | 5:40:29 pm | 9h 28m 42s | -1m -48s | 12:26:17 pm | -23.2° | 6:36:56 am | 6:15:38 pm | 6:02:48 am | 6:49:46 pm | 14h 32m 16s | 🌒 (29%) |
| Sat, May 23 | 7:12:59 am | 7:42:54 am | 5:09:49 pm | 5:39:44 pm | 9h 26m 55s | -1m -47s | 12:26:22 pm | -23° | 6:37:46 am | 6:14:57 pm | 6:03:36 am | 6:49:08 pm | 14h 34m 2s | 🌒 (39%) |
| Sun, May 24 | 7:13:52 am | 7:43:51 am | 5:09:03 pm | 5:39:02 pm | 9h 25m 12s | -1m -43s | 12:26:27 pm | -22.8° | 6:38:35 am | 6:14:18 pm | 6:04:23 am | 6:48:31 pm | 14h 35m 44s | 🌓 (50%) |
| Mon, May 25 | 7:14:44 am | 7:44:47 am | 5:08:18 pm | 5:38:21 pm | 9h 23m 31s | -1m -41s | 12:26:33 pm | -22.6° | 6:39:24 am | 6:13:41 pm | 6:05:09 am | 6:47:56 pm | 14h 37m 24s | 🌔 (61%) |
| Tue, May 26 | 7:15:35 am | 7:45:42 am | 5:07:36 pm | 5:37:43 pm | 9h 21m 54s | -1m -37s | 12:26:39 pm | -22.4° | 6:40:11 am | 6:13:06 pm | 6:05:54 am | 6:47:23 pm | 14h 39m 0s | 🌔 (71%) |
| Wed, May 27 | 7:16:25 am | 7:46:36 am | 5:06:55 pm | 5:37:06 pm | 9h 20m 19s | -1m -35s | 12:26:45 pm | -22.3° | 6:40:58 am | 6:12:33 pm | 6:06:38 am | 6:46:52 pm | 14h 40m 34s | 🌔 (79%) |
| Thu, May 28 | 7:17:14 am | 7:47:29 am | 5:06:16 pm | 5:36:31 pm | 9h 18m 47s | -1m -32s | 12:26:52 pm | -22.1° | 6:41:44 am | 6:12:01 pm | 6:07:22 am | 6:46:23 pm | 14h 42m 4s | 🌔 (87%) |
| Fri, May 29 | 7:18:02 am | 7:48:20 am | 5:05:40 pm | 5:35:58 pm | 9h 17m 20s | -1m -27s | 12:27:00 pm | -21.9° | 6:42:29 am | 6:11:31 pm | 6:08:05 am | 6:45:56 pm | 14h 43m 31s | 🌔 (93%) |
| Sat, May 30 | 7:18:49 am | 7:49:11 am | 5:05:05 pm | 5:35:27 pm | 9h 15m 54s | -1m -26s | 12:27:08 pm | -21.8° | 6:43:13 am | 6:11:03 pm | 6:08:46 am | 6:45:30 pm | 14h 44m 55s | 🌔 (97%) |
| Sun, May 31 | 7:19:35 am | 7:50:00 am | 5:04:33 pm | 5:34:58 pm | 9h 14m 33s | -1m -21s | 12:27:17 pm | -21.6° | 6:43:56 am | 6:10:37 pm | 6:09:27 am | 6:45:06 pm | 14h 46m 16s | 🌔 (99%) |
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