Sunrise and sunset times in Rock and Pillar
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Rock and Pillar, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 2, 2026. Current time: 7:26:51 pm
First light at 6:39:57 am
Sunrise time: 7:08:11 am
Sunset time: 7:49:18 pm
Last light at 8:17:32 pm
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 2.9° · Azimuth: 268° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 12 hours, 41 minutes
22 minutes left for today's sunset in Rock and Pillar
Moon rose on Oct 2 at 1:41 AM
Moon set on Oct 2 at 9:46 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 6:38:00 am
Sunrise time: 7:06:17 am
Sunset time: 7:50:34 pm
Last light at 8:18:51 pm
Day length: 12 hours, 44 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 3 minutes longer than today in Rock and Pillar
Moon will rise on Oct 3 at 2:49 AM Moon will set on Oct 3 at 10:47 AMMoon phase: 🌔 Waning Gibbous (51%)
- Rock and Pillar, Otago
- Latitude: -45.400002 (South)
- Longitude: 170.183334 (East)
- Time zone: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13)
Shortest day in Rock and Pillar, Otago
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 46 minutes.Longest day in Rock and Pillar, Otago
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 44 minutes.
October 2026 - Rock and Pillar, Otago - 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 Rock and Pillar.
The day length increases by 1 hour, 33 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Rock and Pillar, Otago - from 12 hours, 37 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 11 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 | 6:41:53 am | 7:10:06 am | 7:48:02 pm | 8:16:14 pm | 12h 37m 56s | 3m 11s | 1:29:04 pm | 47.7° | 6:06:40 am | 8:51:28 pm | 5:30:07 am | 9:28:01 pm | 11h 20m 9s | 🌔 (73%) |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:39:57 am | 7:08:11 am | 7:49:18 pm | 8:17:32 pm | 12h 41m 7s | 3m 11s | 1:28:44 pm | 48.1° | 6:04:38 am | 8:52:51 pm | 5:27:55 am | 9:29:34 pm | 11h 16m 59s | 🌔 (63%) |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:38:00 am | 7:06:17 am | 7:50:34 pm | 8:18:51 pm | 12h 44m 17s | 3m 10s | 1:28:25 pm | 48.5° | 6:02:35 am | 8:54:16 pm | 5:25:43 am | 9:31:07 pm | 11h 13m 49s | 🌔 (51%) |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:36:03 am | 7:04:23 am | 7:51:50 pm | 8:20:10 pm | 12h 47m 27s | 3m 10s | 1:28:07 pm | 48.9° | 6:00:33 am | 8:55:41 pm | 5:23:31 am | 9:32:42 pm | 11h 10m 40s | 🌓 (40%) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:34:07 am | 7:02:30 am | 7:53:07 pm | 8:21:30 pm | 12h 50m 37s | 3m 10s | 1:27:48 pm | 49.3° | 5:58:30 am | 8:57:06 pm | 5:21:19 am | 9:34:18 pm | 11h 7m 30s | 🌒 (29%) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:32:11 am | 7:00:37 am | 7:54:24 pm | 8:22:50 pm | 12h 53m 47s | 3m 10s | 1:27:30 pm | 49.6° | 5:56:28 am | 8:58:33 pm | 5:19:06 am | 9:35:55 pm | 11h 4m 20s | 🌒 (20%) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:30:15 am | 6:58:44 am | 7:55:41 pm | 8:24:11 pm | 12h 56m 57s | 3m 10s | 1:27:13 pm | 50° | 5:54:25 am | 9:00:00 pm | 5:16:52 am | 9:37:33 pm | 11h 1m 11s | 🌒 (12%) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:28:19 am | 6:56:52 am | 7:56:59 pm | 8:25:32 pm | 13h 0m 7s | 3m 10s | 1:26:56 pm | 50.4° | 5:52:23 am | 9:01:28 pm | 5:14:39 am | 9:39:13 pm | 10h 58m 1s | 🌒 (5%) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:26:24 am | 6:55:00 am | 7:58:17 pm | 8:26:54 pm | 13h 3m 17s | 3m 10s | 1:26:39 pm | 50.8° | 5:50:20 am | 9:02:57 pm | 5:12:25 am | 9:40:53 pm | 10h 54m 52s | 🌒 (2%) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:24:29 am | 6:53:09 am | 7:59:36 pm | 8:28:16 pm | 13h 6m 27s | 3m 10s | 1:26:22 pm | 51.2° | 5:48:18 am | 9:04:27 pm | 5:10:10 am | 9:42:35 pm | 10h 51m 43s | 🌒 (0.0%) |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:22:35 am | 6:51:19 am | 8:00:54 pm | 8:29:38 pm | 13h 9m 35s | 3m 8s | 1:26:07 pm | 51.6° | 5:46:16 am | 9:05:57 pm | 5:07:56 am | 9:44:17 pm | 10h 48m 35s | 🌑 (1%) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:20:41 am | 6:49:29 am | 8:02:14 pm | 8:31:02 pm | 13h 12m 45s | 3m 10s | 1:25:51 pm | 51.9° | 5:44:14 am | 9:07:28 pm | 5:05:41 am | 9:46:02 pm | 10h 45m 26s | 🌘 (3%) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:18:47 am | 6:47:40 am | 8:03:33 pm | 8:32:25 pm | 13h 15m 53s | 3m 8s | 1:25:36 pm | 52.3° | 5:42:12 am | 9:09:00 pm | 5:03:26 am | 9:47:47 pm | 10h 42m 18s | 🌘 (8%) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:16:54 am | 6:45:51 am | 8:04:53 pm | 8:33:50 pm | 13h 19m 2s | 3m 9s | 1:25:22 pm | 52.7° | 5:40:11 am | 9:10:33 pm | 5:01:11 am | 9:49:33 pm | 10h 39m 10s | 🌘 (14%) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:15:02 am | 6:44:03 am | 8:06:13 pm | 8:35:15 pm | 13h 22m 10s | 3m 8s | 1:25:08 pm | 53° | 5:38:09 am | 9:12:07 pm | 4:58:55 am | 9:51:21 pm | 10h 36m 3s | 🌘 (21%) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:13:10 am | 6:42:16 am | 8:07:34 pm | 8:36:40 pm | 13h 25m 18s | 3m 8s | 1:24:55 pm | 53.4° | 5:36:09 am | 9:13:41 pm | 4:56:40 am | 9:53:10 pm | 10h 32m 55s | 🌘 (30%) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:11:18 am | 6:40:29 am | 8:08:55 pm | 8:38:06 pm | 13h 28m 26s | 3m 8s | 1:24:42 pm | 53.8° | 5:34:08 am | 9:15:16 pm | 4:54:24 am | 9:55:00 pm | 10h 29m 49s | 🌘 (39%) |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:09:28 am | 6:38:44 am | 8:10:16 pm | 8:39:32 pm | 13h 31m 32s | 3m 6s | 1:24:30 pm | 54.1° | 5:32:08 am | 9:16:52 pm | 4:52:08 am | 9:56:52 pm | 10h 26m 43s | 🌘 (48%) |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:07:38 am | 6:36:59 am | 8:11:38 pm | 8:40:59 pm | 13h 34m 39s | 3m 7s | 1:24:18 pm | 54.5° | 5:30:08 am | 9:18:29 pm | 4:49:52 am | 9:58:45 pm | 10h 23m 37s | 🌗 (57%) |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:05:49 am | 6:35:15 am | 8:13:00 pm | 8:42:27 pm | 13h 37m 45s | 3m 6s | 1:24:08 pm | 54.9° | 5:28:09 am | 9:20:07 pm | 4:47:36 am | 10:00:39 pm | 10h 20m 32s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:04:00 am | 6:33:32 am | 8:14:22 pm | 8:43:55 pm | 13h 40m 50s | 3m 5s | 1:23:57 pm | 55.2° | 5:26:10 am | 9:21:45 pm | 4:45:20 am | 10:02:34 pm | 10h 17m 28s | 🌖 (76%) |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:02:12 am | 6:31:50 am | 8:15:45 pm | 8:45:23 pm | 13h 43m 55s | 3m 5s | 1:23:48 pm | 55.6° | 5:24:11 am | 9:23:24 pm | 4:43:05 am | 10:04:31 pm | 10h 14m 25s | 🌖 (84%) |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:00:26 am | 6:30:10 am | 8:17:08 pm | 8:46:52 pm | 13h 46m 58s | 3m 3s | 1:23:39 pm | 55.9° | 5:22:14 am | 9:25:04 pm | 4:40:49 am | 10:06:29 pm | 10h 11m 22s | 🌖 (91%) |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 5:58:40 am | 6:28:30 am | 8:18:32 pm | 8:48:21 pm | 13h 50m 2s | 3m 4s | 1:23:31 pm | 56.3° | 5:20:16 am | 9:26:45 pm | 4:38:33 am | 10:08:28 pm | 10h 8m 19s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 5:56:55 am | 6:26:51 am | 8:19:55 pm | 8:49:51 pm | 13h 53m 4s | 3m 2s | 1:23:23 pm | 56.6° | 5:18:20 am | 9:28:26 pm | 4:36:17 am | 10:10:29 pm | 10h 5m 18s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:55:11 am | 6:25:13 am | 8:21:19 pm | 8:51:22 pm | 13h 56m 6s | 3m 2s | 1:23:16 pm | 57° | 5:16:24 am | 9:30:08 pm | 4:34:02 am | 10:12:31 pm | 10h 2m 18s | 🌕 (99.8%) |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:53:28 am | 6:23:37 am | 8:22:44 pm | 8:52:53 pm | 13h 59m 7s | 3m 1s | 1:23:10 pm | 57.3° | 5:14:29 am | 9:31:51 pm | 4:31:47 am | 10:14:34 pm | 9h 59m 17s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:51:46 am | 6:22:01 am | 8:24:08 pm | 8:54:24 pm | 14h 2m 7s | 3m 0s | 1:23:05 pm | 57.7° | 5:12:35 am | 9:33:35 pm | 4:29:32 am | 10:16:38 pm | 9h 56m 19s | 🌔 (93%) |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:50:05 am | 6:20:27 am | 8:25:33 pm | 8:55:55 pm | 14h 5m 6s | 2m 59s | 1:23:00 pm | 58° | 5:10:42 am | 9:35:19 pm | 4:27:17 am | 10:18:44 pm | 9h 53m 22s | 🌔 (86%) |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:48:25 am | 6:18:55 am | 8:26:58 pm | 8:57:27 pm | 14h 8m 3s | 2m 57s | 1:22:56 pm | 58.3° | 5:08:49 am | 9:37:04 pm | 4:25:02 am | 10:20:50 pm | 9h 50m 25s | 🌔 (76%) |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:46:47 am | 6:17:23 am | 8:28:24 pm | 8:59:00 pm | 14h 11m 1s | 2m 58s | 1:22:53 pm | 58.6° | 5:06:57 am | 9:38:49 pm | 4:22:48 am | 10:22:59 pm | 9h 47m 29s | 🌔 (66%) |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Rock and Pillar, Otago
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Rock and Pillar, Otago - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Rock and Pillar, Otago for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Rock and Pillar, Otago.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Rock and Pillar
In Rock and Pillar, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on December 11 at 5:42 am, while the latest sunrise is on June 27 at 8:18 am. The earliest sunset is on June 15 at 5:03 pm, and the latest sunset is on January 2 at 9:32 pm.
Rock and Pillar gets 6h 57m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 44m versus 8h 46m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 10m.
Rock and Pillar Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Rock and Pillar. 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 Rock and Pillar.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 20.5° above the horizon (around Jun 23) and 66.8° (around Dec 17) in Rock and Pillar. The smaller loop hangs at the bottom, the signature of a Southern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Rock and Pillar the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:22 and 12:53 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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