Sunrise and sunset times in Stratford
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Stratford, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 2, 2026. Current time: 3:44:05 pm
First light at 6:29:34 am
Sunrise time: 6:55:08 am
Sunset time: 7:29:34 pm
Last light at 7:55:08 pm
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 40.4° · Azimuth: 306° (NW)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 12 hours, 34 minutes
3 hours, 45 minutes left for today's sunset in Stratford
Moon rose on Oct 2 at 12:57 AM
Moon set on Oct 2 at 9:56 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 6:27:56 am
Sunrise time: 6:53:32 am
Sunset time: 7:30:31 pm
Last light at 7:56:07 pm
Day length: 12 hours, 36 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 3 minutes longer than today in Stratford
Moon will rise on Oct 3 at 2:04 AM Moon will set on Oct 3 at 10:58 AMMoon phase: 🌔 Waning Gibbous (51%)
- Stratford, Taranaki
- Latitude: -39.337620 (South)
- Longitude: 174.283676 (East)
- Time zone: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13)
Shortest day in Stratford, Taranaki
The shortest day of the year was around 3 months ago, during the winter solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 26 minutes.Longest day in Stratford, Taranaki
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 14 hours and 59 minutes.
October 2026 - Stratford, Taranaki - 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 Stratford.
The day length increases by 1 hour, 14 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Stratford, Taranaki - from 12 hours, 31 minutes on the first day to 13 hours, 46 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 | 6:31:12 am | 6:56:44 am | 7:28:36 pm | 7:54:08 pm | 12h 31m 52s | 2m 33s | 1:12:40 pm | 53.8° | 5:59:30 am | 8:25:50 pm | 5:27:02 am | 8:58:18 pm | 11h 26m 32s | 🌔 (73%) |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:29:34 am | 6:55:08 am | 7:29:34 pm | 7:55:08 pm | 12h 34m 26s | 2m 34s | 1:12:21 pm | 54.2° | 5:57:49 am | 8:26:53 pm | 5:25:15 am | 8:59:26 pm | 11h 23m 58s | 🌔 (63%) |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:27:56 am | 6:53:32 am | 7:30:31 pm | 7:56:07 pm | 12h 36m 59s | 2m 33s | 1:12:02 pm | 54.6° | 5:56:07 am | 8:27:56 pm | 5:23:27 am | 9:00:36 pm | 11h 21m 25s | 🌔 (51%) |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:26:19 am | 6:51:56 am | 7:31:29 pm | 7:57:07 pm | 12h 39m 33s | 2m 34s | 1:11:43 pm | 54.9° | 5:54:26 am | 8:29:00 pm | 5:21:40 am | 9:01:46 pm | 11h 18m 52s | 🌓 (40%) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:24:41 am | 6:50:21 am | 7:32:28 pm | 7:58:08 pm | 12h 42m 7s | 2m 34s | 1:11:25 pm | 55.3° | 5:52:44 am | 8:30:05 pm | 5:19:52 am | 9:02:57 pm | 11h 16m 19s | 🌒 (29%) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:23:05 am | 6:48:47 am | 7:33:26 pm | 7:59:08 pm | 12h 44m 39s | 2m 32s | 1:11:07 pm | 55.7° | 5:51:03 am | 8:31:10 pm | 5:18:04 am | 9:04:09 pm | 11h 13m 46s | 🌒 (20%) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:21:28 am | 6:47:12 am | 7:34:26 pm | 8:00:10 pm | 12h 47m 14s | 2m 35s | 1:10:49 pm | 56.1° | 5:49:22 am | 8:32:16 pm | 5:16:16 am | 9:05:22 pm | 11h 11m 12s | 🌒 (12%) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:19:52 am | 6:45:38 am | 7:35:25 pm | 8:01:12 pm | 12h 49m 47s | 2m 33s | 1:10:32 pm | 56.5° | 5:47:41 am | 8:33:22 pm | 5:14:28 am | 9:06:35 pm | 11h 8m 40s | 🌒 (5%) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:18:16 am | 6:44:05 am | 7:36:25 pm | 8:02:14 pm | 12h 52m 20s | 2m 33s | 1:10:15 pm | 56.9° | 5:46:01 am | 8:34:29 pm | 5:12:40 am | 9:07:50 pm | 11h 6m 7s | 🌒 (2%) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:16:41 am | 6:42:32 am | 7:37:25 pm | 8:03:17 pm | 12h 54m 53s | 2m 33s | 1:09:59 pm | 57.2° | 5:44:20 am | 8:35:37 pm | 5:10:52 am | 9:09:05 pm | 11h 3m 35s | 🌒 (0.0%) |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:15:06 am | 6:41:00 am | 7:38:25 pm | 8:04:20 pm | 12h 57m 25s | 2m 32s | 1:09:43 pm | 57.6° | 5:42:40 am | 8:36:45 pm | 5:09:04 am | 9:10:21 pm | 11h 1m 4s | 🌑 (1%) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:13:31 am | 6:39:29 am | 7:39:26 pm | 8:05:23 pm | 12h 59m 57s | 2m 32s | 1:09:27 pm | 58° | 5:41:00 am | 8:37:54 pm | 5:07:16 am | 9:11:38 pm | 10h 58m 32s | 🌘 (3%) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:11:57 am | 6:37:58 am | 7:40:27 pm | 8:06:27 pm | 13h 2m 29s | 2m 32s | 1:09:12 pm | 58.4° | 5:39:21 am | 8:39:04 pm | 5:05:29 am | 9:12:56 pm | 10h 56m 1s | 🌘 (8%) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:10:24 am | 6:36:28 am | 7:41:28 pm | 8:07:32 pm | 13h 5m 0s | 2m 31s | 1:08:58 pm | 58.7° | 5:37:42 am | 8:40:14 pm | 5:03:41 am | 9:14:15 pm | 10h 53m 30s | 🌘 (14%) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:08:51 am | 6:34:58 am | 7:42:30 pm | 8:08:37 pm | 13h 7m 32s | 2m 32s | 1:08:44 pm | 59.1° | 5:36:03 am | 8:41:25 pm | 5:01:54 am | 9:15:35 pm | 10h 50m 59s | 🌘 (21%) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:07:19 am | 6:33:29 am | 7:43:32 pm | 8:09:43 pm | 13h 10m 3s | 2m 31s | 1:08:31 pm | 59.5° | 5:34:25 am | 8:42:37 pm | 5:00:06 am | 9:16:55 pm | 10h 48m 29s | 🌘 (30%) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:05:47 am | 6:32:01 am | 7:44:35 pm | 8:10:49 pm | 13h 12m 34s | 2m 31s | 1:08:18 pm | 59.8° | 5:32:47 am | 8:43:49 pm | 4:58:20 am | 9:18:17 pm | 10h 45m 59s | 🌘 (39%) |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:04:17 am | 6:30:34 am | 7:45:38 pm | 8:11:55 pm | 13h 15m 4s | 2m 30s | 1:08:06 pm | 60.2° | 5:31:10 am | 8:45:02 pm | 4:56:33 am | 9:19:39 pm | 10h 43m 30s | 🌘 (48%) |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:02:47 am | 6:29:08 am | 7:46:41 pm | 8:13:02 pm | 13h 17m 33s | 2m 29s | 1:07:55 pm | 60.6° | 5:29:34 am | 8:46:15 pm | 4:54:46 am | 9:21:03 pm | 10h 41m 1s | 🌗 (57%) |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:01:17 am | 6:27:42 am | 7:47:45 pm | 8:14:10 pm | 13h 20m 3s | 2m 30s | 1:07:44 pm | 60.9° | 5:27:58 am | 8:47:30 pm | 4:53:00 am | 9:22:27 pm | 10h 38m 33s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 5:59:49 am | 6:26:18 am | 7:48:49 pm | 8:15:18 pm | 13h 22m 31s | 2m 28s | 1:07:33 pm | 61.3° | 5:26:22 am | 8:48:45 pm | 4:51:15 am | 9:23:52 pm | 10h 36m 5s | 🌖 (76%) |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 5:58:21 am | 6:24:54 am | 7:49:54 pm | 8:16:26 pm | 13h 25m 0s | 2m 29s | 1:07:24 pm | 61.6° | 5:24:47 am | 8:50:00 pm | 4:49:30 am | 9:25:18 pm | 10h 33m 37s | 🌖 (84%) |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 5:56:54 am | 6:23:31 am | 7:50:58 pm | 8:17:35 pm | 13h 27m 27s | 2m 27s | 1:07:15 pm | 62° | 5:23:13 am | 8:51:16 pm | 4:47:45 am | 9:26:45 pm | 10h 31m 12s | 🌖 (91%) |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 5:55:28 am | 6:22:10 am | 7:52:04 pm | 8:18:45 pm | 13h 29m 54s | 2m 27s | 1:07:07 pm | 62.3° | 5:21:40 am | 8:52:33 pm | 4:46:01 am | 9:28:13 pm | 10h 28m 45s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 5:54:03 am | 6:20:49 am | 7:53:09 pm | 8:19:55 pm | 13h 32m 20s | 2m 26s | 1:06:59 pm | 62.7° | 5:20:08 am | 8:53:50 pm | 4:44:17 am | 9:29:41 pm | 10h 26m 20s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:52:39 am | 6:19:29 am | 7:54:15 pm | 8:21:05 pm | 13h 34m 46s | 2m 26s | 1:06:52 pm | 63° | 5:18:36 am | 8:55:08 pm | 4:42:34 am | 9:31:11 pm | 10h 23m 56s | 🌕 (99.8%) |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:51:16 am | 6:18:11 am | 7:55:21 pm | 8:22:16 pm | 13h 37m 10s | 2m 24s | 1:06:46 pm | 63.4° | 5:17:05 am | 8:56:27 pm | 4:40:51 am | 9:32:41 pm | 10h 21m 33s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:49:55 am | 6:16:54 am | 7:56:28 pm | 8:23:27 pm | 13h 39m 34s | 2m 24s | 1:06:41 pm | 63.7° | 5:15:35 am | 8:57:46 pm | 4:39:09 am | 9:34:12 pm | 10h 19m 10s | 🌔 (93%) |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:48:34 am | 6:15:38 am | 7:57:35 pm | 8:24:39 pm | 13h 41m 57s | 2m 23s | 1:06:36 pm | 64° | 5:14:07 am | 8:59:06 pm | 4:37:28 am | 9:35:44 pm | 10h 16m 48s | 🌔 (86%) |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:47:14 am | 6:14:23 am | 7:58:42 pm | 8:25:50 pm | 13h 44m 19s | 2m 22s | 1:06:32 pm | 64.4° | 5:12:39 am | 9:00:26 pm | 4:35:48 am | 9:37:17 pm | 10h 14m 27s | 🌔 (76%) |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:45:56 am | 6:13:09 am | 7:59:49 pm | 8:27:03 pm | 13h 46m 40s | 2m 21s | 1:06:29 pm | 64.7° | 5:11:12 am | 9:01:47 pm | 4:34:09 am | 9:38:50 pm | 10h 12m 8s | 🌔 (66%) |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Stratford, Taranaki
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Stratford, Taranaki - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Stratford, Taranaki for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Stratford, Taranaki.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Stratford
In Stratford, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on December 8 at 5:47 am, while the latest sunrise is on June 29 at 7:42 am. The earliest sunset is on June 13 at 5:07 pm, and the latest sunset is on January 4 at 8:54 pm.
Stratford gets 5h 33m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 59m versus 9h 26m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 09m.
Stratford Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Stratford. 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 Stratford.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 27° above the horizon (around Jun 23) and 73.5° (around Dec 17) in Stratford. The smaller loop hangs at the bottom, the signature of a Southern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Stratford the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:06 and 12:37 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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