Sunrise and sunset times in Riverside
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Riverside, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 2, 2026. Current time: 4:55:11 pm
First light at 6:34:52 am
Sunrise time: 7:02:25 am
Sunset time: 7:41:52 pm
Last light at 8:09:25 pm
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 28.2° · Azimuth: 295° (NW)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 12 hours, 39 minutes
2 hours, 46 minutes left for today's sunset in Riverside
Moon rose on Oct 2 at 1:28 AM
Moon set on Oct 2 at 9:46 AMMoon phase: 🌔 Waning Gibbous (66%)🌑 New moon: Oct 11 at 4:50 AM · 🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 5:13 PMTomorrow
October 3, 2026
First light at 6:33:00 am
Sunrise time: 7:00:36 am
Sunset time: 7:43:03 pm
Last light at 8:10:39 pm
Day length: 12 hours, 42 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 3 minutes longer than today in Riverside
Moon will rise on Oct 3 at 2:35 AM Moon will set on Oct 3 at 10:47 AMMoon phase: 🌔 Waning Gibbous (51%)
- Riverside, Canterbury
- Latitude: -44.016670 (South)
- Longitude: 171.833328 (East)
- Time zone: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13)
Shortest day in Riverside, 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 56 minutes.Longest day in Riverside, 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 32 minutes.
October 2026 - Riverside, 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 Riverside.
The day length increases by 1 hour, 28 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Riverside, Canterbury - from 12 hours, 36 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 4 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 | 6:36:44 am | 7:04:15 am | 7:40:41 pm | 8:08:12 pm | 12h 36m 26s | 3m 1s | 1:22:28 pm | 49.1° | 6:02:25 am | 8:42:30 pm | 5:26:56 am | 9:17:59 pm | 11h 21m 44s | 🌔 (73%) |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:34:52 am | 7:02:25 am | 7:41:52 pm | 8:09:25 pm | 12h 39m 27s | 3m 1s | 1:22:09 pm | 49.5° | 6:00:28 am | 8:43:49 pm | 5:24:51 am | 9:19:26 pm | 11h 18m 44s | 🌔 (63%) |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:33:00 am | 7:00:36 am | 7:43:03 pm | 8:10:39 pm | 12h 42m 27s | 3m 0s | 1:21:50 pm | 49.9° | 5:58:31 am | 8:45:08 pm | 5:22:46 am | 9:20:53 pm | 11h 15m 43s | 🌔 (51%) |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:31:08 am | 6:58:46 am | 7:44:15 pm | 8:11:54 pm | 12h 45m 29s | 3m 2s | 1:21:31 pm | 50.3° | 5:56:34 am | 8:46:28 pm | 5:20:40 am | 9:22:22 pm | 11h 12m 42s | 🌓 (40%) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:29:16 am | 6:56:57 am | 7:45:28 pm | 8:13:09 pm | 12h 48m 31s | 3m 2s | 1:21:12 pm | 50.6° | 5:54:37 am | 8:47:48 pm | 5:18:34 am | 9:23:51 pm | 11h 9m 41s | 🌒 (29%) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:27:25 am | 6:55:09 am | 7:46:40 pm | 8:14:24 pm | 12h 51m 31s | 3m 0s | 1:20:54 pm | 51° | 5:52:40 am | 8:49:09 pm | 5:16:27 am | 9:25:22 pm | 11h 6m 41s | 🌒 (20%) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:25:34 am | 6:53:21 am | 7:47:53 pm | 8:15:40 pm | 12h 54m 32s | 3m 1s | 1:20:37 pm | 51.4° | 5:50:42 am | 8:50:31 pm | 5:14:20 am | 9:26:54 pm | 11h 3m 40s | 🌒 (12%) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:23:43 am | 6:51:33 am | 7:49:06 pm | 8:16:56 pm | 12h 57m 33s | 3m 1s | 1:20:20 pm | 51.8° | 5:48:45 am | 8:51:54 pm | 5:12:13 am | 9:28:26 pm | 11h 0m 40s | 🌒 (5%) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:21:53 am | 6:49:46 am | 7:50:20 pm | 8:18:13 pm | 13h 0m 34s | 3m 1s | 1:20:03 pm | 52.2° | 5:46:49 am | 8:53:17 pm | 5:10:06 am | 9:30:00 pm | 10h 57m 39s | 🌒 (2%) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:20:03 am | 6:47:59 am | 7:51:34 pm | 8:19:30 pm | 13h 3m 35s | 3m 1s | 1:19:47 pm | 52.6° | 5:44:52 am | 8:54:41 pm | 5:07:58 am | 9:31:35 pm | 10h 54m 39s | 🌒 (0.0%) |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:18:13 am | 6:46:13 am | 7:52:48 pm | 8:20:48 pm | 13h 6m 35s | 3m 0s | 1:19:31 pm | 52.9° | 5:42:55 am | 8:56:06 pm | 5:05:51 am | 9:33:11 pm | 10h 51m 40s | 🌑 (1%) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:16:24 am | 6:44:28 am | 7:54:03 pm | 8:22:07 pm | 13h 9m 35s | 3m 0s | 1:19:15 pm | 53.3° | 5:40:59 am | 8:57:32 pm | 5:03:43 am | 9:34:48 pm | 10h 48m 40s | 🌘 (3%) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:14:35 am | 6:42:43 am | 7:55:18 pm | 8:23:25 pm | 13h 12m 35s | 3m 0s | 1:19:00 pm | 53.7° | 5:39:03 am | 8:58:58 pm | 5:01:35 am | 9:36:26 pm | 10h 45m 41s | 🌘 (8%) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:12:47 am | 6:40:59 am | 7:56:33 pm | 8:24:45 pm | 13h 15m 34s | 2m 59s | 1:18:46 pm | 54.1° | 5:37:07 am | 9:00:25 pm | 4:59:27 am | 9:38:05 pm | 10h 42m 43s | 🌘 (14%) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:11:00 am | 6:39:16 am | 7:57:49 pm | 8:26:05 pm | 13h 18m 33s | 2m 59s | 1:18:32 pm | 54.4° | 5:35:11 am | 9:01:53 pm | 4:57:19 am | 9:39:46 pm | 10h 39m 44s | 🌘 (21%) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:09:13 am | 6:37:33 am | 7:59:05 pm | 8:27:25 pm | 13h 21m 32s | 2m 59s | 1:18:19 pm | 54.8° | 5:33:16 am | 9:03:21 pm | 4:55:11 am | 9:41:27 pm | 10h 36m 46s | 🌘 (30%) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:07:26 am | 6:35:51 am | 8:00:21 pm | 8:28:46 pm | 13h 24m 30s | 2m 58s | 1:18:06 pm | 55.2° | 5:31:21 am | 9:04:51 pm | 4:53:03 am | 9:43:10 pm | 10h 33m 49s | 🌘 (39%) |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:05:40 am | 6:34:10 am | 8:01:38 pm | 8:30:08 pm | 13h 27m 28s | 2m 58s | 1:17:54 pm | 55.5° | 5:29:27 am | 9:06:21 pm | 4:50:54 am | 9:44:54 pm | 10h 30m 52s | 🌘 (48%) |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:03:56 am | 6:32:30 am | 8:02:55 pm | 8:31:30 pm | 13h 30m 25s | 2m 57s | 1:17:43 pm | 55.9° | 5:27:33 am | 9:07:52 pm | 4:48:46 am | 9:46:39 pm | 10h 27m 56s | 🌗 (57%) |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:02:11 am | 6:30:51 am | 8:04:12 pm | 8:32:52 pm | 13h 33m 21s | 2m 56s | 1:17:32 pm | 56.3° | 5:25:40 am | 9:09:23 pm | 4:46:38 am | 9:48:25 pm | 10h 25m 0s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:00:28 am | 6:29:12 am | 8:05:30 pm | 8:34:15 pm | 13h 36m 18s | 2m 57s | 1:17:21 pm | 56.6° | 5:23:47 am | 9:10:56 pm | 4:44:31 am | 9:50:12 pm | 10h 22m 5s | 🌖 (76%) |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 5:58:45 am | 6:27:35 am | 8:06:49 pm | 8:35:38 pm | 13h 39m 14s | 2m 56s | 1:17:12 pm | 57° | 5:21:55 am | 9:12:29 pm | 4:42:23 am | 9:52:01 pm | 10h 19m 10s | 🌖 (84%) |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 5:57:03 am | 6:25:59 am | 8:08:07 pm | 8:37:02 pm | 13h 42m 8s | 2m 54s | 1:17:03 pm | 57.3° | 5:20:03 am | 9:14:03 pm | 4:40:15 am | 9:53:50 pm | 10h 16m 16s | 🌖 (91%) |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 5:55:23 am | 6:24:23 am | 8:09:26 pm | 8:38:27 pm | 13h 45m 3s | 2m 55s | 1:16:55 pm | 57.7° | 5:18:12 am | 9:15:37 pm | 4:38:08 am | 9:55:41 pm | 10h 13m 23s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 5:53:43 am | 6:22:49 am | 8:10:45 pm | 8:39:52 pm | 13h 47m 56s | 2m 53s | 1:16:47 pm | 58° | 5:16:22 am | 9:17:12 pm | 4:36:01 am | 9:57:33 pm | 10h 10m 31s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:52:04 am | 6:21:16 am | 8:12:05 pm | 8:41:17 pm | 13h 50m 49s | 2m 53s | 1:16:40 pm | 58.4° | 5:14:32 am | 9:18:48 pm | 4:33:55 am | 9:59:26 pm | 10h 7m 39s | 🌕 (99.8%) |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:50:26 am | 6:19:44 am | 8:13:25 pm | 8:42:43 pm | 13h 53m 41s | 2m 52s | 1:16:34 pm | 58.7° | 5:12:44 am | 9:20:25 pm | 4:31:48 am | 10:01:20 pm | 10h 4m 48s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:48:49 am | 6:18:13 am | 8:14:45 pm | 8:44:09 pm | 13h 56m 32s | 2m 51s | 1:16:29 pm | 59° | 5:10:56 am | 9:22:02 pm | 4:29:42 am | 10:03:15 pm | 10h 1m 58s | 🌔 (93%) |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:47:13 am | 6:16:43 am | 8:16:05 pm | 8:45:35 pm | 13h 59m 22s | 2m 50s | 1:16:24 pm | 59.4° | 5:09:09 am | 9:23:40 pm | 4:27:37 am | 10:05:12 pm | 9h 59m 10s | 🌔 (86%) |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:45:38 am | 6:15:15 am | 8:17:26 pm | 8:47:02 pm | 14h 2m 11s | 2m 49s | 1:16:20 pm | 59.7° | 5:07:23 am | 9:25:18 pm | 4:25:32 am | 10:07:09 pm | 9h 56m 22s | 🌔 (76%) |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:44:05 am | 6:13:48 am | 8:18:47 pm | 8:48:30 pm | 14h 4m 59s | 2m 48s | 1:16:17 pm | 60° | 5:05:37 am | 9:26:57 pm | 4:23:27 am | 10:09:08 pm | 9h 53m 35s | 🌔 (66%) |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Riverside, Canterbury
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Riverside, Canterbury - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Riverside, 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 Riverside, Canterbury.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Riverside
In Riverside, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on December 10 at 5:41 am, while the latest sunrise is on June 27 at 8:06 am. The earliest sunset is on June 15 at 5:01 pm, and the latest sunset is on January 2 at 9:20 pm.
Riverside gets 6h 36m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 32m versus 8h 56m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 10m.
Riverside Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Riverside. 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 Riverside.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 22.1° above the horizon (around Jun 23) and 68.5° (around Dec 17) in Riverside. The smaller loop hangs at the bottom, the signature of a Southern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Riverside the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:16 and 12:46 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 Riverside, Canterbury
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Riverside, Canterbury — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:
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