Sunrise and sunset times in The Forks
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in The Forks, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 2, 2026. Current time: 7:43:50 pm
First light at 6:42:03 am
Sunrise time: 7:09:15 am
Sunset time: 7:47:50 pm
Last light at 8:15:02 pm
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -0.3° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 265° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 12 hours, 38 minutes
4 minutes left for today's sunset in The Forks
Moon rose on Oct 2 at 1:31 AM
Moon set on Oct 2 at 9:56 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 6:40:14 am
Sunrise time: 7:07:28 am
Sunset time: 7:48:59 pm
Last light at 8:16:13 pm
Day length: 12 hours, 41 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 3 minutes longer than today in The Forks
Moon will rise on Oct 3 at 2:38 AM Moon will set on Oct 3 at 10:58 AMMoon phase: 🌔 Waning Gibbous (51%)
- The Forks, West Coast
- Latitude: -43.250000 (South)
- Longitude: 170.233337 (East)
- Time zone: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13)
Shortest day in The Forks, West Coast
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 1 minutes.Longest day in The Forks, West Coast
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 27 minutes.
October 2026 - The Forks, West Coast - 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 The Forks.
The day length increases by 1 hour, 26 minutes over the course of October 2026 in The Forks, West Coast - from 12 hours, 35 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 1 minute 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 | 6:43:53 am | 7:11:03 am | 7:46:41 pm | 8:13:51 pm | 12h 35m 38s | 2m 56s | 1:28:52 pm | 49.9° | 6:10:03 am | 8:47:41 pm | 5:35:07 am | 9:22:36 pm | 11h 22m 34s | 🌔 (73%) |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:42:03 am | 7:09:15 am | 7:47:50 pm | 8:15:02 pm | 12h 38m 35s | 2m 57s | 1:28:32 pm | 50.3° | 6:08:09 am | 8:48:56 pm | 5:33:05 am | 9:24:00 pm | 11h 19m 38s | 🌔 (63%) |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:40:14 am | 7:07:28 am | 7:48:59 pm | 8:16:13 pm | 12h 41m 31s | 2m 56s | 1:28:13 pm | 50.6° | 6:06:14 am | 8:50:13 pm | 5:31:03 am | 9:25:24 pm | 11h 16m 42s | 🌔 (51%) |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:38:24 am | 7:05:41 am | 7:50:09 pm | 8:17:25 pm | 12h 44m 28s | 2m 57s | 1:27:55 pm | 51° | 6:04:20 am | 8:51:30 pm | 5:29:00 am | 9:26:49 pm | 11h 13m 45s | 🌓 (40%) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:36:35 am | 7:03:54 am | 7:51:18 pm | 8:18:37 pm | 12h 47m 24s | 2m 56s | 1:27:36 pm | 51.4° | 6:02:25 am | 8:52:47 pm | 5:26:57 am | 9:28:15 pm | 11h 10m 50s | 🌒 (29%) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:34:46 am | 7:02:08 am | 7:52:29 pm | 8:19:50 pm | 12h 50m 21s | 2m 57s | 1:27:18 pm | 51.8° | 6:00:31 am | 8:54:06 pm | 5:24:54 am | 9:29:43 pm | 11h 7m 54s | 🌒 (20%) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:32:58 am | 7:00:23 am | 7:53:39 pm | 8:21:04 pm | 12h 53m 16s | 2m 55s | 1:27:01 pm | 52.2° | 5:58:37 am | 8:55:25 pm | 5:22:51 am | 9:31:11 pm | 11h 4m 58s | 🌒 (12%) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:31:10 am | 6:58:37 am | 7:54:50 pm | 8:22:17 pm | 12h 56m 13s | 2m 57s | 1:26:44 pm | 52.6° | 5:56:43 am | 8:56:45 pm | 5:20:47 am | 9:32:40 pm | 11h 2m 3s | 🌒 (5%) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:29:22 am | 6:56:53 am | 7:56:01 pm | 8:23:32 pm | 12h 59m 8s | 2m 55s | 1:26:27 pm | 52.9° | 5:54:49 am | 8:58:05 pm | 5:18:43 am | 9:34:10 pm | 10h 59m 7s | 🌒 (2%) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:27:34 am | 6:55:08 am | 7:57:12 pm | 8:24:46 pm | 13h 2m 4s | 2m 56s | 1:26:10 pm | 53.3° | 5:52:55 am | 8:59:26 pm | 5:16:39 am | 9:35:41 pm | 10h 56m 13s | 🌒 (0.0%) |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:25:47 am | 6:53:25 am | 7:58:24 pm | 8:26:02 pm | 13h 4m 59s | 2m 55s | 1:25:55 pm | 53.7° | 5:51:01 am | 9:00:48 pm | 5:14:35 am | 9:37:14 pm | 10h 53m 18s | 🌑 (1%) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:24:01 am | 6:51:42 am | 7:59:36 pm | 8:27:18 pm | 13h 7m 54s | 2m 55s | 1:25:39 pm | 54.1° | 5:49:08 am | 9:02:11 pm | 5:12:31 am | 9:38:47 pm | 10h 50m 24s | 🌘 (3%) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:22:15 am | 6:50:00 am | 8:00:49 pm | 8:28:34 pm | 13h 10m 49s | 2m 55s | 1:25:24 pm | 54.5° | 5:47:15 am | 9:03:34 pm | 5:10:27 am | 9:40:22 pm | 10h 47m 29s | 🌘 (8%) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:20:29 am | 6:48:18 am | 8:02:02 pm | 8:29:51 pm | 13h 13m 44s | 2m 55s | 1:25:10 pm | 54.8° | 5:45:22 am | 9:04:58 pm | 5:08:23 am | 9:41:57 pm | 10h 44m 35s | 🌘 (14%) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:18:44 am | 6:46:37 am | 8:03:15 pm | 8:31:08 pm | 13h 16m 38s | 2m 54s | 1:24:56 pm | 55.2° | 5:43:29 am | 9:06:23 pm | 5:06:18 am | 9:43:34 pm | 10h 41m 42s | 🌘 (21%) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:17:00 am | 6:44:57 am | 8:04:29 pm | 8:32:26 pm | 13h 19m 32s | 2m 54s | 1:24:43 pm | 55.6° | 5:41:37 am | 9:07:48 pm | 5:04:14 am | 9:45:12 pm | 10h 38m 48s | 🌘 (30%) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:15:16 am | 6:43:17 am | 8:05:43 pm | 8:33:44 pm | 13h 22m 26s | 2m 54s | 1:24:30 pm | 55.9° | 5:39:45 am | 9:09:15 pm | 5:02:10 am | 9:46:50 pm | 10h 35m 56s | 🌘 (39%) |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:13:33 am | 6:41:39 am | 8:06:57 pm | 8:35:03 pm | 13h 25m 18s | 2m 52s | 1:24:18 pm | 56.3° | 5:37:54 am | 9:10:42 pm | 5:00:06 am | 9:48:30 pm | 10h 33m 4s | 🌘 (48%) |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:11:51 am | 6:40:01 am | 8:08:12 pm | 8:36:22 pm | 13h 28m 11s | 2m 53s | 1:24:06 pm | 56.7° | 5:36:03 am | 9:12:10 pm | 4:58:02 am | 9:50:11 pm | 10h 30m 12s | 🌗 (57%) |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:10:09 am | 6:38:24 am | 8:09:27 pm | 8:37:42 pm | 13h 31m 3s | 2m 52s | 1:23:56 pm | 57° | 5:34:13 am | 9:13:38 pm | 4:55:58 am | 9:51:53 pm | 10h 27m 21s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:08:28 am | 6:36:48 am | 8:10:42 pm | 8:39:02 pm | 13h 33m 54s | 2m 51s | 1:23:45 pm | 57.4° | 5:32:23 am | 9:15:07 pm | 4:53:54 am | 9:53:37 pm | 10h 24m 31s | 🌖 (76%) |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:06:48 am | 6:35:13 am | 8:11:58 pm | 8:40:23 pm | 13h 36m 45s | 2m 51s | 1:23:36 pm | 57.7° | 5:30:34 am | 9:16:37 pm | 4:51:51 am | 9:55:21 pm | 10h 21m 41s | 🌖 (84%) |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:05:09 am | 6:33:39 am | 8:13:14 pm | 8:41:44 pm | 13h 39m 35s | 2m 50s | 1:23:27 pm | 58.1° | 5:28:46 am | 9:18:08 pm | 4:49:47 am | 9:57:06 pm | 10h 18m 52s | 🌖 (91%) |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:03:31 am | 6:32:06 am | 8:14:31 pm | 8:43:06 pm | 13h 42m 25s | 2m 50s | 1:23:19 pm | 58.4° | 5:26:58 am | 9:19:39 pm | 4:47:44 am | 9:58:53 pm | 10h 16m 3s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:01:54 am | 6:30:34 am | 8:15:48 pm | 8:44:28 pm | 13h 45m 14s | 2m 49s | 1:23:11 pm | 58.8° | 5:25:11 am | 9:21:11 pm | 4:45:42 am | 10:00:40 pm | 10h 13m 16s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:00:17 am | 6:29:04 am | 8:17:05 pm | 8:45:51 pm | 13h 48m 1s | 2m 47s | 1:23:04 pm | 59.1° | 5:23:25 am | 9:22:44 pm | 4:43:40 am | 10:02:29 pm | 10h 10m 29s | 🌕 (99.8%) |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:58:42 am | 6:27:34 am | 8:18:22 pm | 8:47:14 pm | 13h 50m 48s | 2m 47s | 1:22:58 pm | 59.5° | 5:21:39 am | 9:24:17 pm | 4:41:38 am | 10:04:19 pm | 10h 7m 44s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:57:08 am | 6:26:06 am | 8:19:40 pm | 8:48:38 pm | 13h 53m 34s | 2m 46s | 1:22:53 pm | 59.8° | 5:19:55 am | 9:25:51 pm | 4:39:36 am | 10:06:09 pm | 10h 4m 58s | 🌔 (93%) |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:55:35 am | 6:24:38 am | 8:20:58 pm | 8:50:01 pm | 13h 56m 20s | 2m 46s | 1:22:48 pm | 60.1° | 5:18:11 am | 9:27:25 pm | 4:37:35 am | 10:08:01 pm | 10h 2m 15s | 🌔 (86%) |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:54:03 am | 6:23:13 am | 8:22:16 pm | 8:51:26 pm | 13h 59m 3s | 2m 43s | 1:22:44 pm | 60.5° | 5:16:28 am | 9:29:01 pm | 4:35:35 am | 10:09:54 pm | 9h 59m 32s | 🌔 (76%) |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:52:32 am | 6:21:48 am | 8:23:35 pm | 8:52:50 pm | 14h 1m 47s | 2m 44s | 1:22:41 pm | 60.8° | 5:14:46 am | 9:30:36 pm | 4:33:35 am | 10:11:47 pm | 9h 56m 50s | 🌔 (66%) |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in The Forks, West Coast
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in The Forks, West Coast - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in The Forks, West Coast for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in The Forks, West Coast.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in The Forks
In The Forks, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on December 10 at 5:50 am, while the latest sunrise is on June 27 at 8:10 am. The earliest sunset is on June 14 at 5:11 pm, and the latest sunset is on January 2 at 9:23 pm.
The Forks gets 6h 25m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 27m versus 9h 01m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 10m.
The Forks Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in The Forks. 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 The Forks.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 22.7° above the horizon (around Jun 23) and 68.8° (around Dec 17) in The Forks. The smaller loop hangs at the bottom, the signature of a Southern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over The Forks 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.
Places near The Forks, West Coast
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as The Forks, West Coast — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:
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