Sunrise and sunset times in Timaru
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand, as well as the whole calendar for May 2026.
Today
May 18, 2026 . Current time: 1:09:07 am
First light at 7:15:39 am
Sunrise time: 7:45:44 am
Sunset time: 5:17:07 pm
Last light at 5:47:12 pm
Day length: 9 hours, 31 minutes
16 hours, 8 minutes left for today's sunset in Timaru
Moon will rise on May 18 at 08:34 AM
Moon will set on May 18 at 04:49 PMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (1%)Tomorrow
May 19, 2026
First light at 7:16:38 am
Sunrise time: 7:46:47 am
Sunset time: 5:16:09 pm
Last light at 5:46:18 pm
Day length: 9 hours, 29 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Timaru
Moon will rise on May 19 at 09:47 AM Moon will set on May 19 at 05:56 PMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (11%)
- Timaru, Canterbury
- Latitude: -44.400002
- Longitude: 171.250000
- Time zone: UTC+12 NZST
Shortest day in Timaru, Canterbury
The shortest day of the year will be in 1 month and 3 days, during the winter solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 8 hours and 53 minutes.Longest day in Timaru, Canterbury
The longest day of the year will be in around 7 months, during the summer solstice on December 22, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours and 35 minutes.
May 2026 - Timaru, 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 May in Timaru.
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 2 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Timaru, Canterbury - from 10 hours, 11 minutes on the first day to 9 hours, 8 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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Moon phase |
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| Fri, May 1 | 6:57:44 am | 7:26:32 am | 5:37:46 pm | 6:06:35 pm | 10h 11m 14s | 10h 11m 14s | 12:32:09 pm | -29.4° | 6:23:20 am | 6:40:58 pm | 5:49:31 am | 7:14:47 pm | 13h 49m 57s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sat, May 2 | 6:58:50 am | 7:27:43 am | 5:36:21 pm | 6:05:14 pm | 10h 8m 38s | -2m -36s | 12:32:02 pm | -29.1° | 6:24:23 am | 6:39:41 pm | 5:50:32 am | 7:13:32 pm | 13h 52m 32s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sun, May 3 | 6:59:56 am | 7:28:53 am | 5:34:58 pm | 6:03:55 pm | 10h 6m 5s | -2m -33s | 12:31:56 pm | -28.8° | 6:25:26 am | 6:38:25 pm | 5:51:33 am | 7:12:18 pm | 13h 55m 6s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Mon, May 4 | 7:01:02 am | 7:30:04 am | 5:33:36 pm | 6:02:37 pm | 10h 3m 32s | -2m -33s | 12:31:50 pm | -28.5° | 6:26:28 am | 6:37:11 pm | 5:52:33 am | 7:11:06 pm | 13h 57m 37s | 🌖 (97%) |
| Tue, May 5 | 7:02:08 am | 7:31:13 am | 5:32:15 pm | 6:01:21 pm | 10h 1m 2s | -2m -30s | 12:31:44 pm | -28.2° | 6:27:30 am | 6:35:58 pm | 5:53:33 am | 7:09:55 pm | 14h 0m 8s | 🌖 (93%) |
| Wed, May 6 | 7:03:13 am | 7:32:23 am | 5:30:56 pm | 6:00:06 pm | 9h 58m 33s | -2m -29s | 12:31:39 pm | -27.9° | 6:28:32 am | 6:34:47 pm | 5:54:33 am | 7:08:46 pm | 14h 2m 36s | 🌖 (87%) |
| Thu, May 7 | 7:04:18 am | 7:33:32 am | 5:29:38 pm | 5:58:52 pm | 9h 56m 6s | -2m -27s | 12:31:35 pm | -27.6° | 6:29:33 am | 6:33:37 pm | 5:55:32 am | 7:07:38 pm | 14h 5m 3s | 🌖 (81%) |
| Fri, May 8 | 7:05:22 am | 7:34:41 am | 5:28:22 pm | 5:57:41 pm | 9h 53m 41s | -2m -25s | 12:31:31 pm | -27.4° | 6:30:34 am | 6:32:29 pm | 5:56:30 am | 7:06:33 pm | 14h 7m 28s | 🌖 (72%) |
| Sat, May 9 | 7:06:26 am | 7:35:50 am | 5:27:07 pm | 5:56:30 pm | 9h 51m 17s | -2m -24s | 12:31:28 pm | -27.1° | 6:31:34 am | 6:31:23 pm | 5:57:28 am | 7:05:28 pm | 14h 9m 51s | 🌖 (63%) |
| Sun, May 10 | 7:07:30 am | 7:36:58 am | 5:25:53 pm | 5:55:22 pm | 9h 48m 55s | -2m -22s | 12:31:26 pm | -26.8° | 6:32:34 am | 6:30:18 pm | 5:58:26 am | 7:04:26 pm | 14h 12m 12s | 🌗 (54%) |
| Mon, May 11 | 7:08:33 am | 7:38:05 am | 5:24:42 pm | 5:54:14 pm | 9h 46m 37s | -2m -18s | 12:31:24 pm | -26.6° | 6:33:33 am | 6:29:14 pm | 5:59:22 am | 7:03:25 pm | 14h 14m 31s | 🌗 (44%) |
| Tue, May 12 | 7:09:35 am | 7:39:13 am | 5:23:32 pm | 5:53:09 pm | 9h 44m 19s | -2m -18s | 12:31:22 pm | -26.3° | 6:34:32 am | 6:28:13 pm | 6:00:19 am | 7:02:26 pm | 14h 16m 47s | 🌘 (34%) |
| Wed, May 13 | 7:10:37 am | 7:40:19 am | 5:22:23 pm | 5:52:05 pm | 9h 42m 4s | -2m -15s | 12:31:21 pm | -26.1° | 6:35:30 am | 6:27:13 pm | 6:01:14 am | 7:01:28 pm | 14h 19m 2s | 🌘 (24%) |
| Thu, May 14 | 7:11:39 am | 7:41:25 am | 5:21:16 pm | 5:51:03 pm | 9h 39m 51s | -2m -13s | 12:31:21 pm | -25.8° | 6:36:27 am | 6:26:15 pm | 6:02:10 am | 7:00:32 pm | 14h 21m 15s | 🌘 (15%) |
| Fri, May 15 | 7:12:40 am | 7:42:31 am | 5:20:11 pm | 5:50:02 pm | 9h 37m 40s | -2m -11s | 12:31:21 pm | -25.6° | 6:37:24 am | 6:25:18 pm | 6:03:04 am | 6:59:38 pm | 14h 23m 25s | 🌘 (8%) |
| Sat, May 16 | 7:13:40 am | 7:43:36 am | 5:19:08 pm | 5:49:04 pm | 9h 35m 32s | -2m -8s | 12:31:22 pm | -25.3° | 6:38:21 am | 6:24:23 pm | 6:03:58 am | 6:58:46 pm | 14h 25m 32s | 🌘 (3%) |
| Sun, May 17 | 7:14:40 am | 7:44:40 am | 5:18:07 pm | 5:48:07 pm | 9h 33m 27s | -2m -5s | 12:31:23 pm | -25.1° | 6:39:17 am | 6:23:30 pm | 6:04:51 am | 6:57:55 pm | 14h 27m 37s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Mon, May 18 | 7:15:39 am | 7:45:44 am | 5:17:07 pm | 5:47:12 pm | 9h 31m 23s | -2m -4s | 12:31:25 pm | -24.9° | 6:40:12 am | 6:22:39 pm | 6:05:44 am | 6:57:07 pm | 14h 29m 40s | 🌒 (1%) |
| Tue, May 19 | 7:16:38 am | 7:46:47 am | 5:16:09 pm | 5:46:18 pm | 9h 29m 22s | -2m -1s | 12:31:28 pm | -24.7° | 6:41:06 am | 6:21:49 pm | 6:06:36 am | 6:56:20 pm | 14h 31m 40s | 🌒 (4%) |
| Wed, May 20 | 7:17:35 am | 7:47:49 am | 5:15:13 pm | 5:45:27 pm | 9h 27m 24s | -1m -58s | 12:31:31 pm | -24.5° | 6:42:00 am | 6:21:02 pm | 6:07:27 am | 6:55:35 pm | 14h 33m 37s | 🌒 (11%) |
| Thu, May 21 | 7:18:32 am | 7:48:50 am | 5:14:19 pm | 5:44:37 pm | 9h 25m 29s | -1m -55s | 12:31:35 pm | -24.3° | 6:42:53 am | 6:20:16 pm | 6:08:18 am | 6:54:51 pm | 14h 35m 32s | 🌒 (19%) |
| Fri, May 22 | 7:19:28 am | 7:49:51 am | 5:13:27 pm | 5:43:49 pm | 9h 23m 36s | -1m -53s | 12:31:39 pm | -24.1° | 6:43:46 am | 6:19:32 pm | 6:09:08 am | 6:54:10 pm | 14h 37m 23s | 🌒 (29%) |
| Sat, May 23 | 7:20:24 am | 7:50:50 am | 5:12:36 pm | 5:43:03 pm | 9h 21m 46s | -1m -50s | 12:31:43 pm | -23.9° | 6:44:37 am | 6:18:50 pm | 6:09:57 am | 6:53:30 pm | 14h 39m 13s | 🌒 (39%) |
| Sun, May 24 | 7:21:18 am | 7:51:49 am | 5:11:48 pm | 5:42:19 pm | 9h 19m 59s | -1m -47s | 12:31:49 pm | -23.7° | 6:45:28 am | 6:18:09 pm | 6:10:45 am | 6:52:52 pm | 14h 40m 59s | 🌓 (50%) |
| Mon, May 25 | 7:22:11 am | 7:52:47 am | 5:11:02 pm | 5:41:37 pm | 9h 18m 15s | -1m -44s | 12:31:54 pm | -23.5° | 6:46:18 am | 6:17:31 pm | 6:11:32 am | 6:52:16 pm | 14h 42m 41s | 🌔 (61%) |
| Tue, May 26 | 7:23:04 am | 7:53:43 am | 5:10:17 pm | 5:40:57 pm | 9h 16m 34s | -1m -41s | 12:32:00 pm | -23.3° | 6:47:07 am | 6:16:54 pm | 6:12:19 am | 6:51:42 pm | 14h 44m 22s | 🌔 (71%) |
| Wed, May 27 | 7:23:56 am | 7:54:39 am | 5:09:35 pm | 5:40:18 pm | 9h 14m 56s | -1m -38s | 12:32:07 pm | -23.1° | 6:47:55 am | 6:16:19 pm | 6:13:05 am | 6:51:09 pm | 14h 45m 59s | 🌔 (79%) |
| Thu, May 28 | 7:24:46 am | 7:55:34 am | 5:08:55 pm | 5:39:42 pm | 9h 13m 21s | -1m -35s | 12:32:14 pm | -23° | 6:48:42 am | 6:15:46 pm | 6:13:49 am | 6:50:39 pm | 14h 47m 32s | 🌔 (87%) |
| Fri, May 29 | 7:25:36 am | 7:56:27 am | 5:08:17 pm | 5:39:08 pm | 9h 11m 50s | -1m -31s | 12:32:22 pm | -22.8° | 6:49:28 am | 6:15:15 pm | 6:14:33 am | 6:50:10 pm | 14h 49m 2s | 🌔 (93%) |
| Sat, May 30 | 7:26:24 am | 7:57:19 am | 5:07:41 pm | 5:38:36 pm | 9h 10m 22s | -1m -28s | 12:32:30 pm | -22.7° | 6:50:13 am | 6:14:46 pm | 6:15:16 am | 6:49:43 pm | 14h 50m 29s | 🌔 (97%) |
| Sun, May 31 | 7:27:11 am | 7:58:10 am | 5:07:07 pm | 5:38:05 pm | 9h 8m 57s | -1m -25s | 12:32:38 pm | -22.5° | 6:50:57 am | 6:14:19 pm | 6:15:58 am | 6:49:18 pm | 14h 51m 52s | 🌔 (99%) |
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