Sunrise and sunset times in Richmond
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Richmond, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 22, 2026. Current time: 4:52:53 pm
Night ends at 4:48 am4:47:48 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 5:59 am5:59:23 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: 6:28:16 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: 7:56:00 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 8:25 pm8:24:59 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 9:37 pm9:36:56 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: 33.11° · Azimuth: 285.6° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 13 hours, 27 minutes
3 hours, 3 minutes left for today's sunset in Richmond
Moon set on Oct 22 at 4:18 am
Moon rose on Oct 22 at 3:32 pmMoon phase: 🌖 Waxing Gibbous (82%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 5:11 pm · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 8:02 pmTomorrow
October 23, 2026
Night ends at 4:46 am4:45:55 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 5:58 am5:57:50 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: 6:26:48 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: 7:57:10 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 8:26 pm8:26:14 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 9:39 pm9:38:32 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: 13 hours, 30 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 3 minutes longer than today in Richmond
Moon will set on Oct 23 at 4:40 am Moon will rise on Oct 23 at 4:39 pmMoon phase: 🌖 Waxing Gibbous (91%)
- Richmond, Nelson
- Latitude: -41.341179 (South)
- Longitude: 173.186371 (East)
- Time zone: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13)
Shortest day in Richmond, Nelson
The shortest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the winter solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours, 11 minutes.Longest day in Richmond, Nelson
The longest day of the year will be in 2 months and 0 days, during the summer solstice on December 22, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours, 10 minutes.
October 2026 - Richmond, Nelson - 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 Richmond.
All times are in Richmond's time: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13).
The day length increases by 1 hour, 21 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Richmond, Nelson - from 12 hours, 30 minutes on the first day to 13 hours, 51 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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| Thu, Oct 1 | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.6:34:23 am | 7:02:06 am | -1m 42s | 7:32:47 pm | +1m 3s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.8:00:34 pm | 12h 30m 41s | 2m 45s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:17:25 pm | 51.77° | 6:01:43 am | 8:33:21 pm | 5:28:08 am | 9:07:04 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.11h 27m 37s | 🌔 (73%)Waning Gibbous: 73% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:35 am | 3.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:32:40 am | 7:00:24 am | -1m 42s | 7:33:50 pm | +1m 3s | 8:01:39 pm | 12h 33m 26s | 2m 45s | 1:17:05 pm | 52.16° | 5:59:55 am | 8:34:30 pm | 5:26:14 am | 9:08:20 pm | 11h 24m 53s | 🌔 (63%)Waning Gibbous: 63% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:15 am | 3.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:30:56 am | 6:58:43 am | -1m 41s | 7:34:54 pm | +1m 4s | 8:02:45 pm | 12h 36m 11s | 2m 45s | 1:16:46 pm | 52.55° | 5:58:07 am | 8:35:40 pm | 5:24:19 am | 9:09:37 pm | 11h 22m 8s | 🌔 (51%)Waning Gibbous: 51% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:56 am | 3.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:29:13 am | 6:57:02 am | -1m 41s | 7:35:57 pm | +1m 3s | 8:03:51 pm | 12h 38m 55s | 2m 45s | 1:16:26 pm | 52.93° | 5:56:20 am | 8:36:50 pm | 5:22:25 am | 9:10:54 pm | 11h 19m 24s | 🌓 (40%) Last quarter at 2:25 amLast quarter at 2:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 40% illuminated |
1:16:35 am | 4.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:27:29 am | 6:55:21 am | -1m 41s | 7:37:01 pm | +1m 4s | 8:04:57 pm | 12h 41m 40s | 2m 45s | 1:16:08 pm | 53.32° | 5:54:32 am | 8:38:01 pm | 5:20:30 am | 9:12:13 pm | 11h 16m 39s | 🌒 (29%)Waning Crescent: 29% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:18 am | 4.7° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:25:46 am | 6:53:40 am | -1m 41s | 7:38:05 pm | +1m 4s | 8:06:04 pm | 12h 44m 25s | 2m 45s | 1:15:49 pm | 53.70° | 5:52:44 am | 8:39:13 pm | 5:18:34 am | 9:13:33 pm | 11h 13m 55s | 🌒 (20%)Waning Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:15:58 am | 5.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:24:04 am | 6:52:00 am | -1m 40s | 7:39:10 pm | +1m 5s | 8:07:11 pm | 12h 47m 10s | 2m 45s | 1:15:31 pm | 54.09° | 5:50:56 am | 8:40:26 pm | 5:16:39 am | 9:14:53 pm | 11h 11m 11s | 🌒 (12%)Waning Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:15:40 am | 5.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:22:22 am | 6:50:21 am | -1m 39s | 7:40:15 pm | +1m 5s | 8:08:19 pm | 12h 49m 54s | 2m 44s | 1:15:13 pm | 54.47° | 5:49:09 am | 8:41:39 pm | 5:14:43 am | 9:16:15 pm | 11h 8m 27s | 🌒 (5%)Waning Crescent: 5% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:15:22 am | 5.8° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:20:40 am | 6:48:42 am | -1m 39s | 7:41:20 pm | +1m 5s | 8:09:27 pm | 12h 52m 38s | 2m 44s | 1:14:56 pm | 54.85° | 5:47:22 am | 8:42:53 pm | 5:12:48 am | 9:17:37 pm | 11h 5m 43s | 🌒 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:15:05 am | 6.2° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:18:58 am | 6:47:03 am | -1m 39s | 7:42:26 pm | +1m 6s | 8:10:36 pm | 12h 55m 23s | 2m 44s | 1:14:39 pm | 55.23° | 5:45:35 am | 8:44:07 pm | 5:10:52 am | 9:19:00 pm | 11h 3m 0s | 🌒 (0.1%)Waning Crescent: 0.1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:14:48 am | 6.6° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:17:17 am | 6:45:26 am | -1m 37s | 7:43:31 pm | +1m 5s | 8:11:45 pm | 12h 58m 5s | 2m 44s | 1:14:22 pm | 55.61° | 5:43:48 am | 8:45:22 pm | 5:08:56 am | 9:20:24 pm | 11h 0m 17s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 4:50 amNew moon at 4:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
1:14:30 am | 6.9° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:15:36 am | 6:43:48 am | -1m 38s | 7:44:38 pm | +1m 7s | 8:12:55 pm | 13h 0m 50s | 2m 44s | 1:14:06 pm | 55.98° | 5:42:01 am | 8:46:38 pm | 5:07:00 am | 9:21:50 pm | 10h 57m 34s | 🌘 (4%)Waxing Crescent: 4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:14:14 am | 7.3° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:13:56 am | 6:42:12 am | -1m 36s | 7:45:44 pm | +1m 6s | 8:14:05 pm | 13h 3m 32s | 2m 43s | 1:13:51 pm | 56.36° | 5:40:15 am | 8:47:54 pm | 5:05:04 am | 9:23:16 pm | 10h 54m 52s | 🌘 (8%)Waxing Crescent: 8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:13:59 am | 7.7° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:12:17 am | 6:40:36 am | -1m 36s | 7:46:51 pm | +1m 7s | 8:15:16 pm | 13h 6m 15s | 2m 43s | 1:13:36 pm | 56.73° | 5:38:29 am | 8:49:12 pm | 5:03:09 am | 9:24:43 pm | 10h 52m 9s | 🌘 (14%)Waxing Crescent: 14% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:13:44 am | 8.1° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:10:38 am | 6:39:00 am | -1m 36s | 7:47:59 pm | +1m 8s | 8:16:27 pm | 13h 8m 59s | 2m 43s | 1:13:21 pm | 57.10° | 5:36:43 am | 8:50:30 pm | 5:01:13 am | 9:26:11 pm | 10h 49m 27s | 🌘 (22%)Waxing Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:13:28 am | 8.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:08:59 am | 6:37:26 am | -1m 34s | 7:49:06 pm | +1m 7s | 8:17:39 pm | 13h 11m 40s | 2m 42s | 1:13:07 pm | 57.47° | 5:34:58 am | 8:51:48 pm | 4:59:17 am | 9:27:40 pm | 10h 46m 46s | 🌘 (30%)Waxing Crescent: 30% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:13:14 am | 8.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:07:21 am | 6:35:52 am | -1m 34s | 7:50:14 pm | +1m 8s | 8:18:51 pm | 13h 14m 22s | 2m 42s | 1:12:54 pm | 57.84° | 5:33:13 am | 8:53:07 pm | 4:57:22 am | 9:29:11 pm | 10h 44m 5s | 🌘 (39%)Waxing Crescent: 39% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:13:01 am | 9.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:05:44 am | 6:34:19 am | -1m 33s | 7:51:23 pm | +1m 9s | 8:20:03 pm | 13h 17m 4s | 2m 41s | 1:12:41 pm | 58.20° | 5:31:29 am | 8:54:27 pm | 4:55:27 am | 9:30:42 pm | 10h 41m 24s | 🌘 (48%)Waxing Crescent: 48% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:12:47 am | 9.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:04:08 am | 6:32:47 am | -1m 32s | 7:52:31 pm | +1m 8s | 8:21:17 pm | 13h 19m 44s | 2m 41s | 1:12:29 pm | 58.57° | 5:29:45 am | 8:55:48 pm | 4:53:32 am | 9:32:14 pm | 10h 38m 45s | 🌗 (58%) First quarter at 5:12 amFirst quarter at 5:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 58% illuminated |
1:12:35 am | 9.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:02:32 am | 6:31:16 am | -1m 31s | 7:53:41 pm | +1m 10s | 8:22:30 pm | 13h 22m 25s | 2m 40s | 1:12:17 pm | 58.93° | 5:28:02 am | 8:57:09 pm | 4:51:37 am | 9:33:47 pm | 10h 36m 4s | 🌖 (67%)Waxing Gibbous: 67% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:12:23 am | 10.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:00:57 am | 6:29:45 am | -1m 31s | 7:54:50 pm | +1m 9s | 8:23:44 pm | 13h 25m 5s | 2m 40s | 1:12:06 pm | 59.28° | 5:26:19 am | 8:58:31 pm | 4:49:43 am | 9:35:21 pm | 10h 33m 26s | 🌖 (76%)Waxing Gibbous: 76% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:12:12 am | 10.6° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 5:59:23 am | 6:28:16 am | -1m 29s | 7:56:00 pm | +1m 10s | 8:24:59 pm | 13h 27m 44s | 2m 39s | 1:11:55 pm | 59.64° | 5:24:37 am | 8:59:54 pm | 4:47:48 am | 9:36:56 pm | 10h 30m 48s | 🌖 (84%)Waxing Gibbous: 84% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:12:00 am | 11.0° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 5:57:50 am | 6:26:48 am | -1m 28s | 7:57:10 pm | +1m 10s | 8:26:14 pm | 13h 30m 22s | 2m 39s | 1:11:46 pm | 59.99° | 5:22:56 am | 9:01:18 pm | 4:45:55 am | 9:38:32 pm | 10h 28m 10s | 🌖 (91%)Waxing Gibbous: 91% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:11:51 am | 11.3° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 5:56:18 am | 6:25:20 am | -1m 28s | 7:58:21 pm | +1m 11s | 8:27:30 pm | 13h 33m 1s | 2m 38s | 1:11:37 pm | 60.34° | 5:21:15 am | 9:02:42 pm | 4:44:01 am | 9:40:09 pm | 10h 25m 33s | 🌖 (96%)Waxing Gibbous: 96% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:11:42 am | 11.7° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 5:54:46 am | 6:23:54 am | -1m 26s | 7:59:32 pm | +1m 11s | 8:28:46 pm | 13h 35m 38s | 2m 37s | 1:11:28 pm | 60.69° | 5:19:35 am | 9:04:06 pm | 4:42:08 am | 9:41:47 pm | 10h 22m 57s | 🌖 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:11:32 am | 12.0° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:53:16 am | 6:22:29 am | -1m 25s | 8:00:43 pm | +1m 11s | 8:30:02 pm | 13h 38m 14s | 2m 36s | 1:11:21 pm | 61.03° | 5:17:56 am | 9:05:32 pm | 4:40:16 am | 9:43:26 pm | 10h 20m 22s | 🌕 (99.7%) Full moon at 5:11 pmFull moon at 5:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.7% illuminated |
1:11:25 am | 12.4° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:51:46 am | 6:21:05 am | -1m 24s | 8:01:55 pm | +1m 12s | 8:31:19 pm | 13h 40m 50s | 2m 36s | 1:11:14 pm | 61.37° | 5:16:18 am | 9:06:57 pm | 4:38:24 am | 9:45:06 pm | 10h 17m 47s | 🌔 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:11:18 am | 12.7° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:50:18 am | 6:19:42 am | -1m 23s | 8:03:06 pm | +1m 11s | 8:32:36 pm | 13h 43m 24s | 2m 35s | 1:11:07 pm | 61.71° | 5:14:41 am | 9:08:24 pm | 4:36:33 am | 9:46:47 pm | 10h 15m 14s | 🌔 (93%)Waning Gibbous: 93% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:11:10 am | 13.1° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:48:51 am | 6:18:20 am | -1m 22s | 8:04:19 pm | +1m 13s | 8:33:54 pm | 13h 45m 59s | 2m 34s | 1:11:02 pm | 62.04° | 5:13:04 am | 9:09:51 pm | 4:34:42 am | 9:48:29 pm | 10h 12m 41s | 🌔 (85%)Waning Gibbous: 85% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:11:05 am | 13.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:47:25 am | 6:17:00 am | -1m 20s | 8:05:31 pm | +1m 12s | 8:35:12 pm | 13h 48m 31s | 2m 33s | 1:10:57 pm | 62.37° | 5:11:29 am | 9:11:19 pm | 4:32:52 am | 9:50:11 pm | 10h 10m 9s | 🌔 (76%)Waning Gibbous: 76% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:10:59 am | 13.7° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:46:00 am | 6:15:40 am | -1m 20s | 8:06:44 pm | +1m 13s | 8:36:31 pm | 13h 51m 4s | 2m 32s | 1:10:53 pm | 62.70° | 5:09:55 am | 9:12:47 pm | 4:31:03 am | 9:51:55 pm | 10h 7m 39s | 🌔 (66%)Waning Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:10:55 am | 14.0° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Richmond, Nelson - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Richmond, Nelson for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Richmond, Nelson.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Richmond, Nelson
In Richmond, Nelson, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on December 9 at 5:47 am, while the latest sunrise is on June 28 at 7:54 am. The earliest sunset is on June 14 at 5:03 pm, and the latest sunset is on January 3 at 9:03 pm.
Richmond, Nelson gets 5h 59m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 10m versus 9h 11m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 06m.
Richmond Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Richmond. 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 Richmond.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 24.9° above the horizon (around Jun 23) and 71.4° (around Dec 17) in Richmond. The smaller loop hangs at the bottom, the signature of a Southern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Richmond the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:10 and 12:41 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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