Sunrise and sunset times in Sandy Knolls
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Sandy Knolls, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 2, 2026. Current time: 4:21:36 pm
First light at 6:33:24 am
Sunrise time: 7:00:45 am
Sunset time: 7:39:40 pm
Last light at 8:07:01 pm
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 33.4° · Azimuth: 302° (NW)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 12 hours, 38 minutes
3 hours, 18 minutes left for today's sunset in Sandy Knolls
Moon rose on Oct 2 at 1:23 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 6:31:34 am
Sunrise time: 6:58:57 am
Sunset time: 7:40:50 pm
Last light at 8:08:13 pm
Day length: 12 hours, 41 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 3 minutes longer than today in Sandy Knolls
Moon will rise on Oct 3 at 2:31 AM Moon will set on Oct 3 at 10:48 AMMoon phase: 🌔 Waning Gibbous (51%)
- Sandy Knolls, Canterbury
- Latitude: -43.566669 (South)
- Longitude: 172.316666 (East)
- Time zone: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13)
Shortest day in Sandy Knolls, 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 59 minutes.Longest day in Sandy Knolls, 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 29 minutes.
October 2026 - Sandy Knolls, 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 Sandy Knolls.
The day length increases by 1 hour, 27 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Sandy Knolls, Canterbury - from 12 hours, 35 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 3 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 | 6:35:15 am | 7:02:33 am | 7:38:30 pm | 8:05:49 pm | 12h 35m 57s | 2m 58s | 1:20:32 pm | 49.5° | 6:01:13 am | 8:39:51 pm | 5:26:04 am | 9:15:00 pm | 11h 22m 15s | 🌔 (73%) |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:33:24 am | 7:00:45 am | 7:39:40 pm | 8:07:01 pm | 12h 38m 55s | 2m 58s | 1:20:13 pm | 49.9° | 5:59:18 am | 8:41:07 pm | 5:24:01 am | 9:16:24 pm | 11h 19m 17s | 🌔 (63%) |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:31:34 am | 6:58:57 am | 7:40:50 pm | 8:08:13 pm | 12h 41m 53s | 2m 58s | 1:19:54 pm | 50.3° | 5:57:22 am | 8:42:25 pm | 5:21:57 am | 9:17:50 pm | 11h 16m 19s | 🌔 (51%) |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:29:43 am | 6:57:09 am | 7:42:01 pm | 8:09:26 pm | 12h 44m 52s | 2m 59s | 1:19:35 pm | 50.7° | 5:55:27 am | 8:43:43 pm | 5:19:53 am | 9:19:17 pm | 11h 13m 20s | 🌓 (40%) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:27:53 am | 6:55:21 am | 7:43:12 pm | 8:10:40 pm | 12h 47m 51s | 2m 59s | 1:19:16 pm | 51.1° | 5:53:31 am | 8:45:02 pm | 5:17:49 am | 9:20:44 pm | 11h 10m 22s | 🌒 (29%) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:26:03 am | 6:53:34 am | 7:44:23 pm | 8:11:54 pm | 12h 50m 49s | 2m 58s | 1:18:58 pm | 51.5° | 5:51:36 am | 8:46:21 pm | 5:15:44 am | 9:22:13 pm | 11h 7m 24s | 🌒 (20%) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:24:14 am | 6:51:47 am | 7:45:34 pm | 8:13:08 pm | 12h 53m 47s | 2m 58s | 1:18:41 pm | 51.9° | 5:49:40 am | 8:47:41 pm | 5:13:40 am | 9:23:42 pm | 11h 4m 27s | 🌒 (12%) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:22:25 am | 6:50:01 am | 7:46:46 pm | 8:14:23 pm | 12h 56m 45s | 2m 58s | 1:18:24 pm | 52.2° | 5:47:45 am | 8:49:02 pm | 5:11:35 am | 9:25:13 pm | 11h 1m 30s | 🌒 (5%) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:20:36 am | 6:48:16 am | 7:47:58 pm | 8:15:38 pm | 12h 59m 42s | 2m 57s | 1:18:07 pm | 52.6° | 5:45:50 am | 8:50:24 pm | 5:09:29 am | 9:26:44 pm | 10h 58m 32s | 🌒 (2%) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:18:47 am | 6:46:30 am | 7:49:11 pm | 8:16:54 pm | 13h 2m 41s | 2m 59s | 1:17:51 pm | 53° | 5:43:55 am | 8:51:46 pm | 5:07:24 am | 9:28:17 pm | 10h 55m 35s | 🌒 (0.0%) |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:16:59 am | 6:44:46 am | 7:50:23 pm | 8:18:10 pm | 13h 5m 37s | 2m 56s | 1:17:35 pm | 53.4° | 5:42:00 am | 8:53:09 pm | 5:05:18 am | 9:29:51 pm | 10h 52m 39s | 🌑 (1%) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:15:11 am | 6:43:02 am | 7:51:37 pm | 8:19:27 pm | 13h 8m 35s | 2m 58s | 1:17:19 pm | 53.8° | 5:40:05 am | 8:54:33 pm | 5:03:13 am | 9:31:26 pm | 10h 49m 42s | 🌘 (3%) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:13:24 am | 6:41:19 am | 7:52:50 pm | 8:20:44 pm | 13h 11m 31s | 2m 56s | 1:17:04 pm | 54.1° | 5:38:11 am | 8:55:58 pm | 5:01:07 am | 9:33:02 pm | 10h 46m 46s | 🌘 (8%) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:11:38 am | 6:39:36 am | 7:54:04 pm | 8:22:02 pm | 13h 14m 28s | 2m 57s | 1:16:50 pm | 54.5° | 5:36:17 am | 8:57:23 pm | 4:59:01 am | 9:34:39 pm | 10h 43m 50s | 🌘 (14%) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:09:52 am | 6:37:54 am | 7:55:18 pm | 8:23:21 pm | 13h 17m 24s | 2m 56s | 1:16:36 pm | 54.9° | 5:34:23 am | 8:58:49 pm | 4:56:55 am | 9:36:17 pm | 10h 40m 55s | 🌘 (21%) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:08:06 am | 6:36:13 am | 7:56:33 pm | 8:24:40 pm | 13h 20m 20s | 2m 56s | 1:16:23 pm | 55.2° | 5:32:30 am | 9:00:16 pm | 4:54:50 am | 9:37:56 pm | 10h 37m 59s | 🌘 (30%) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:06:21 am | 6:34:32 am | 7:57:48 pm | 8:25:59 pm | 13h 23m 16s | 2m 56s | 1:16:10 pm | 55.6° | 5:30:37 am | 9:01:43 pm | 4:52:44 am | 9:39:37 pm | 10h 35m 5s | 🌘 (39%) |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:04:37 am | 6:32:53 am | 7:59:03 pm | 8:27:19 pm | 13h 26m 10s | 2m 54s | 1:15:58 pm | 56° | 5:28:44 am | 9:03:12 pm | 4:50:38 am | 9:41:18 pm | 10h 32m 11s | 🌘 (48%) |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:02:54 am | 6:31:14 am | 8:00:19 pm | 8:28:39 pm | 13h 29m 5s | 2m 55s | 1:15:47 pm | 56.3° | 5:26:52 am | 9:04:41 pm | 4:48:32 am | 9:43:01 pm | 10h 29m 17s | 🌗 (57%) |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:01:11 am | 6:29:36 am | 8:01:35 pm | 8:30:00 pm | 13h 31m 59s | 2m 54s | 1:15:36 pm | 56.7° | 5:25:01 am | 9:06:11 pm | 4:46:27 am | 9:44:45 pm | 10h 26m 24s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 5:59:29 am | 6:27:59 am | 8:02:52 pm | 8:31:22 pm | 13h 34m 53s | 2m 54s | 1:15:25 pm | 57.1° | 5:23:10 am | 9:07:41 pm | 4:44:21 am | 9:46:29 pm | 10h 23m 31s | 🌖 (76%) |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 5:57:48 am | 6:26:23 am | 8:04:08 pm | 8:32:43 pm | 13h 37m 45s | 2m 52s | 1:15:16 pm | 57.4° | 5:21:19 am | 9:09:12 pm | 4:42:16 am | 9:48:15 pm | 10h 20m 40s | 🌖 (84%) |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 5:56:08 am | 6:24:48 am | 8:05:25 pm | 8:34:06 pm | 13h 40m 37s | 2m 52s | 1:15:07 pm | 57.8° | 5:19:30 am | 9:10:44 pm | 4:40:11 am | 9:50:03 pm | 10h 17m 49s | 🌖 (91%) |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 5:54:29 am | 6:23:14 am | 8:06:43 pm | 8:35:29 pm | 13h 43m 29s | 2m 52s | 1:14:59 pm | 58.1° | 5:17:41 am | 9:12:17 pm | 4:38:07 am | 9:51:51 pm | 10h 14m 58s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 5:52:50 am | 6:21:41 am | 8:08:01 pm | 8:36:52 pm | 13h 46m 20s | 2m 51s | 1:14:51 pm | 58.5° | 5:15:52 am | 9:13:50 pm | 4:36:02 am | 9:53:40 pm | 10h 12m 9s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:51:13 am | 6:20:10 am | 8:09:19 pm | 8:38:16 pm | 13h 49m 9s | 2m 49s | 1:14:44 pm | 58.8° | 5:14:05 am | 9:15:24 pm | 4:33:58 am | 9:55:30 pm | 10h 9m 20s | 🌕 (99.8%) |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:49:37 am | 6:18:39 am | 8:10:37 pm | 8:39:40 pm | 13h 51m 58s | 2m 49s | 1:14:38 pm | 59.1° | 5:12:18 am | 9:16:59 pm | 4:31:54 am | 9:57:22 pm | 10h 6m 33s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:48:01 am | 6:17:10 am | 8:11:56 pm | 8:41:04 pm | 13h 54m 46s | 2m 48s | 1:14:33 pm | 59.5° | 5:10:32 am | 9:18:34 pm | 4:29:51 am | 9:59:14 pm | 10h 3m 46s | 🌔 (93%) |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:46:27 am | 6:15:42 am | 8:13:15 pm | 8:42:29 pm | 13h 57m 33s | 2m 47s | 1:14:28 pm | 59.8° | 5:08:47 am | 9:20:10 pm | 4:27:48 am | 10:01:08 pm | 10h 1m 0s | 🌔 (86%) |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:44:54 am | 6:14:15 am | 8:14:34 pm | 8:43:55 pm | 14h 0m 19s | 2m 46s | 1:14:24 pm | 60.1° | 5:07:03 am | 9:21:46 pm | 4:25:46 am | 10:03:03 pm | 9h 58m 15s | 🌔 (76%) |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:43:22 am | 6:12:49 am | 8:15:54 pm | 8:45:20 pm | 14h 3m 5s | 2m 46s | 1:14:21 pm | 60.5° | 5:05:19 am | 9:23:23 pm | 4:23:44 am | 10:04:58 pm | 9h 55m 31s | 🌔 (66%) |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Sandy Knolls, Canterbury
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Sandy Knolls, Canterbury - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Sandy Knolls, 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 Sandy Knolls, Canterbury.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Sandy Knolls
In Sandy Knolls, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on December 10 at 5:41 am, while the latest sunrise is on June 27 at 8:03 am. The earliest sunset is on June 15 at 5:01 pm, and the latest sunset is on January 2 at 9:16 pm.
Sandy Knolls gets 6h 29m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 29m versus 8h 59m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 10m.
Sandy Knolls Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Sandy Knolls. 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 Sandy Knolls.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 22.6° above the horizon (around Jun 23) and 69° (around Dec 17) in Sandy Knolls. The smaller loop hangs at the bottom, the signature of a Southern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Sandy Knolls the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:14 and 12:44 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 Sandy Knolls, Canterbury
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Sandy Knolls, Canterbury — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:
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