Sunrise and sunset times in Rotorua
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, as well as the whole calendar for May 2026.
Today
May 25, 2026 . Current time: 8:39:52 pm
First light at 6:48:14 am
Sunrise time: 7:15:32 am
Sunset time: 5:08:18 pm
Last light at 5:35:36 pm
Day length: 9 hours, 52 minutes
Sunset in Rotorua was 3 hours, 31 minutes ago
Moon rose on May 25 at 12:41 PM
Moon will set on May 26 at 01:03 AMMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (69%)Tomorrow
May 26, 2026
First light at 6:48:57 am
Sunrise time: 7:16:18 am
Sunset time: 5:07:45 pm
Last light at 5:35:06 pm
Day length: 9 hours, 51 minutes
Tomorrow will be 1 minute shorter than today in Rotorua
Moon will set on May 26 at 01:03 AM Moon will rise on May 26 at 01:04 PMMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (79%)
- Rotorua, Bay of Plenty
- Latitude: -38.138741
- Longitude: 176.245163
- Time zone: UTC+12 NZST
Shortest day in Rotorua, Bay of Plenty
The shortest day of the year will be in 26 days, during the winter solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 33 minutes.Longest day in Rotorua, Bay of Plenty
The longest day of the year will be in around 6 months, during the summer solstice on December 22, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours and 52 minutes.
May 2026 - Rotorua, Bay of Plenty - 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 Rotorua.
The day length shortens by 48 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Rotorua, Bay of Plenty - from 10 hours, 34 minutes on the first day to 9 hours, 45 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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| Fri, May 1 | 6:28:56 am | 6:54:56 am | 5:29:25 pm | 5:55:24 pm | 10h 34m 29s | 10h 34m 29s | 12:12:10 pm | -23.1° | 5:57:44 am | 6:26:37 pm | 5:26:56 am | 6:57:25 pm | 13h 26m 25s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sat, May 2 | 6:29:48 am | 6:55:50 am | 5:28:17 pm | 5:54:19 pm | 10h 32m 27s | -2m -2s | 12:12:03 pm | -22.8° | 5:58:32 am | 6:25:35 pm | 5:27:43 am | 6:56:24 pm | 13h 28m 28s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sun, May 3 | 6:30:39 am | 6:56:45 am | 5:27:09 pm | 5:53:15 pm | 10h 30m 24s | -2m -3s | 12:11:57 pm | -22.5° | 5:59:21 am | 6:24:33 pm | 5:28:30 am | 6:55:24 pm | 13h 30m 30s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Mon, May 4 | 6:31:30 am | 6:57:39 am | 5:26:03 pm | 5:52:12 pm | 10h 28m 24s | -2m 0s | 12:11:51 pm | -22.2° | 6:00:09 am | 6:23:33 pm | 5:29:16 am | 6:54:25 pm | 13h 32m 30s | 🌖 (97%) |
| Tue, May 5 | 6:32:21 am | 6:58:33 am | 5:24:58 pm | 5:51:10 pm | 10h 26m 25s | -1m -59s | 12:11:45 pm | -21.9° | 6:00:57 am | 6:22:34 pm | 5:30:02 am | 6:53:28 pm | 13h 34m 29s | 🌖 (93%) |
| Wed, May 6 | 6:33:12 am | 6:59:27 am | 5:23:54 pm | 5:50:10 pm | 10h 24m 27s | -1m -58s | 12:11:41 pm | -21.7° | 6:01:45 am | 6:21:37 pm | 5:30:48 am | 6:52:33 pm | 13h 36m 27s | 🌖 (87%) |
| Thu, May 7 | 6:34:02 am | 7:00:21 am | 5:22:52 pm | 5:49:11 pm | 10h 22m 31s | -1m -56s | 12:11:36 pm | -21.4° | 6:02:32 am | 6:20:41 pm | 5:31:34 am | 6:51:39 pm | 13h 38m 22s | 🌖 (81%) |
| Fri, May 8 | 6:34:52 am | 7:01:14 am | 5:21:51 pm | 5:48:13 pm | 10h 20m 37s | -1m -54s | 12:11:33 pm | -21.1° | 6:03:19 am | 6:19:46 pm | 5:32:19 am | 6:50:46 pm | 13h 40m 17s | 🌖 (72%) |
| Sat, May 9 | 6:35:42 am | 7:02:08 am | 5:20:51 pm | 5:47:16 pm | 10h 18m 43s | -1m -54s | 12:11:29 pm | -20.8° | 6:04:06 am | 6:18:52 pm | 5:33:04 am | 6:49:55 pm | 13h 42m 10s | 🌖 (63%) |
| Sun, May 10 | 6:36:32 am | 7:03:01 am | 5:19:53 pm | 5:46:21 pm | 10h 16m 52s | -1m -51s | 12:11:27 pm | -20.6° | 6:04:53 am | 6:18:00 pm | 5:33:49 am | 6:49:05 pm | 13h 44m 1s | 🌗 (54%) |
| Mon, May 11 | 6:37:22 am | 7:03:54 am | 5:18:56 pm | 5:45:28 pm | 10h 15m 2s | -1m -50s | 12:11:25 pm | -20.3° | 6:05:40 am | 6:17:10 pm | 5:34:33 am | 6:48:16 pm | 13h 45m 50s | 🌗 (44%) |
| Tue, May 12 | 6:38:11 am | 7:04:46 am | 5:18:00 pm | 5:44:36 pm | 10h 13m 14s | -1m -48s | 12:11:23 pm | -20.1° | 6:06:26 am | 6:16:21 pm | 5:35:17 am | 6:47:29 pm | 13h 47m 39s | 🌘 (34%) |
| Wed, May 13 | 6:39:00 am | 7:05:39 am | 5:17:06 pm | 5:43:45 pm | 10h 11m 27s | -1m -47s | 12:11:22 pm | -19.8° | 6:07:12 am | 6:15:33 pm | 5:36:01 am | 6:46:44 pm | 13h 49m 25s | 🌘 (24%) |
| Thu, May 14 | 6:39:48 am | 7:06:31 am | 5:16:14 pm | 5:42:56 pm | 10h 9m 43s | -1m -44s | 12:11:22 pm | -19.6° | 6:07:57 am | 6:14:47 pm | 5:36:44 am | 6:46:00 pm | 13h 51m 8s | 🌘 (15%) |
| Fri, May 15 | 6:40:37 am | 7:07:22 am | 5:15:22 pm | 5:42:08 pm | 10h 8m 0s | -1m -43s | 12:11:22 pm | -19.3° | 6:08:42 am | 6:14:02 pm | 5:37:27 am | 6:45:17 pm | 13h 52m 52s | 🌘 (8%) |
| Sat, May 16 | 6:41:25 am | 7:08:14 am | 5:14:33 pm | 5:41:22 pm | 10h 6m 19s | -1m -41s | 12:11:23 pm | -19.1° | 6:09:27 am | 6:13:19 pm | 5:38:10 am | 6:44:36 pm | 13h 54m 31s | 🌘 (3%) |
| Sun, May 17 | 6:42:12 am | 7:09:04 am | 5:13:45 pm | 5:40:37 pm | 10h 4m 41s | -1m -38s | 12:11:25 pm | -18.9° | 6:10:12 am | 6:12:38 pm | 5:38:52 am | 6:43:57 pm | 13h 56m 10s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Mon, May 18 | 6:42:59 am | 7:09:55 am | 5:12:58 pm | 5:39:54 pm | 10h 3m 3s | -1m -38s | 12:11:27 pm | -18.6° | 6:10:56 am | 6:11:58 pm | 5:39:34 am | 6:43:19 pm | 13h 57m 47s | 🌒 (1%) |
| Tue, May 19 | 6:43:46 am | 7:10:45 am | 5:12:13 pm | 5:39:12 pm | 10h 1m 28s | -1m -35s | 12:11:29 pm | -18.4° | 6:11:39 am | 6:11:19 pm | 5:40:15 am | 6:42:43 pm | 13h 59m 21s | 🌒 (4%) |
| Wed, May 20 | 6:44:32 am | 7:11:34 am | 5:11:30 pm | 5:38:32 pm | 9h 59m 56s | -1m -32s | 12:11:32 pm | -18.2° | 6:12:22 am | 6:10:42 pm | 5:40:56 am | 6:42:08 pm | 14h 0m 53s | 🌒 (11%) |
| Thu, May 21 | 6:45:17 am | 7:12:23 am | 5:10:48 pm | 5:37:54 pm | 9h 58m 25s | -1m -31s | 12:11:36 pm | -18° | 6:13:05 am | 6:10:06 pm | 5:41:37 am | 6:41:34 pm | 14h 2m 23s | 🌒 (19%) |
| Fri, May 22 | 6:46:02 am | 7:13:11 am | 5:10:08 pm | 5:37:17 pm | 9h 56m 57s | -1m -28s | 12:11:40 pm | -17.8° | 6:13:47 am | 6:09:33 pm | 5:42:17 am | 6:41:03 pm | 14h 3m 51s | 🌒 (29%) |
| Sat, May 23 | 6:46:47 am | 7:13:59 am | 5:09:30 pm | 5:36:42 pm | 9h 55m 31s | -1m -26s | 12:11:44 pm | -17.6° | 6:14:29 am | 6:09:00 pm | 5:42:56 am | 6:40:33 pm | 14h 5m 16s | 🌒 (39%) |
| Sun, May 24 | 6:47:31 am | 7:14:46 am | 5:08:53 pm | 5:36:08 pm | 9h 54m 7s | -1m -24s | 12:11:50 pm | -17.4° | 6:15:10 am | 6:08:30 pm | 5:43:35 am | 6:40:04 pm | 14h 6m 39s | 🌓 (50%) |
| Mon, May 25 | 6:48:14 am | 7:15:32 am | 5:08:18 pm | 5:35:36 pm | 9h 52m 46s | -1m -21s | 12:11:55 pm | -17.2° | 6:15:50 am | 6:08:00 pm | 5:44:14 am | 6:39:37 pm | 14h 8m 0s | 🌔 (61%) |
| Tue, May 26 | 6:48:57 am | 7:16:18 am | 5:07:45 pm | 5:35:06 pm | 9h 51m 27s | -1m -19s | 12:12:01 pm | -17° | 6:16:30 am | 6:07:33 pm | 5:44:52 am | 6:39:11 pm | 14h 9m 18s | 🌔 (71%) |
| Wed, May 27 | 6:49:39 am | 7:17:03 am | 5:07:14 pm | 5:34:37 pm | 9h 50m 11s | -1m -16s | 12:12:08 pm | -16.9° | 6:17:09 am | 6:07:07 pm | 5:45:29 am | 6:38:47 pm | 14h 10m 33s | 🌔 (79%) |
| Thu, May 28 | 6:50:20 am | 7:17:47 am | 5:06:44 pm | 5:34:10 pm | 9h 48m 57s | -1m -14s | 12:12:15 pm | -16.7° | 6:17:48 am | 6:06:43 pm | 5:46:06 am | 6:38:25 pm | 14h 11m 46s | 🌔 (87%) |
| Fri, May 29 | 6:51:01 am | 7:18:30 am | 5:06:16 pm | 5:33:45 pm | 9h 47m 46s | -1m -11s | 12:12:23 pm | -16.6° | 6:18:26 am | 6:06:20 pm | 5:46:42 am | 6:38:04 pm | 14h 12m 56s | 🌔 (93%) |
| Sat, May 30 | 6:51:40 am | 7:19:12 am | 5:05:49 pm | 5:33:21 pm | 9h 46m 37s | -1m -9s | 12:12:31 pm | -16.4° | 6:19:03 am | 6:05:59 pm | 5:47:17 am | 6:37:45 pm | 14h 14m 5s | 🌔 (97%) |
| Sun, May 31 | 6:52:19 am | 7:19:54 am | 5:05:25 pm | 5:32:59 pm | 9h 45m 31s | -1m -6s | 12:12:39 pm | -16.3° | 6:19:40 am | 6:05:39 pm | 5:47:52 am | 6:37:27 pm | 14h 15m 10s | 🌔 (99%) |
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