Sunrise and sunset times in Waikarua
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Waikarua, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 2, 2026. Current time: 7:21:21 pm
First light at 6:38:38 am
Sunrise time: 7:06:12 am
Sunset time: 7:45:41 pm
Last light at 8:13:15 pm
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 3.3° · Azimuth: 268° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 12 hours, 39 minutes
24 minutes left for today's sunset in Waikarua
Moon rose on Oct 2 at 1:32 AM
Moon set on Oct 2 at 9:50 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 6:36:46 am
Sunrise time: 7:04:23 am
Sunset time: 7:46:52 pm
Last light at 8:14:29 pm
Day length: 12 hours, 42 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 3 minutes longer than today in Waikarua
Moon will rise on Oct 3 at 2:39 AM Moon will set on Oct 3 at 10:51 AMMoon phase: 🌔 Waning Gibbous (51%)
- Waikarua, Canterbury
- Latitude: -44.033329 (South)
- Longitude: 170.883331 (East)
- Time zone: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13)
Shortest day in Waikarua, 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 56 minutes.Longest day in Waikarua, 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 33 minutes.
October 2026 - Waikarua, 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 Waikarua.
The day length increases by 1 hour, 28 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Waikarua, Canterbury - from 12 hours, 36 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 5 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 | 6:40:31 am | 7:08:02 am | 7:44:29 pm | 8:12:01 pm | 12h 36m 27s | 3m 2s | 1:26:16 pm | 49.1° | 6:06:11 am | 8:46:20 pm | 5:30:42 am | 9:21:50 pm | 11h 21m 43s | 🌔 (73%) |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:38:38 am | 7:06:12 am | 7:45:41 pm | 8:13:15 pm | 12h 39m 29s | 3m 2s | 1:25:57 pm | 49.5° | 6:04:14 am | 8:47:39 pm | 5:28:36 am | 9:23:17 pm | 11h 18m 42s | 🌔 (63%) |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:36:46 am | 7:04:23 am | 7:46:52 pm | 8:14:29 pm | 12h 42m 29s | 3m 0s | 1:25:37 pm | 49.9° | 6:02:17 am | 8:48:58 pm | 5:26:31 am | 9:24:44 pm | 11h 15m 41s | 🌔 (51%) |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:34:54 am | 7:02:33 am | 7:48:04 pm | 8:15:43 pm | 12h 45m 31s | 3m 2s | 1:25:19 pm | 50.2° | 6:00:20 am | 8:50:18 pm | 5:24:25 am | 9:26:13 pm | 11h 12m 40s | 🌓 (40%) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:33:03 am | 7:00:44 am | 7:49:17 pm | 8:16:58 pm | 12h 48m 33s | 3m 2s | 1:25:00 pm | 50.6° | 5:58:23 am | 8:51:38 pm | 5:22:19 am | 9:27:42 pm | 11h 9m 39s | 🌒 (29%) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:31:11 am | 6:58:56 am | 7:50:29 pm | 8:18:13 pm | 12h 51m 33s | 3m 0s | 1:24:42 pm | 51° | 5:56:25 am | 8:53:00 pm | 5:20:12 am | 9:29:13 pm | 11h 6m 39s | 🌒 (20%) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:29:20 am | 6:57:08 am | 7:51:42 pm | 8:19:29 pm | 12h 54m 34s | 3m 1s | 1:24:25 pm | 51.4° | 5:54:28 am | 8:54:21 pm | 5:18:05 am | 9:30:45 pm | 11h 3m 38s | 🌒 (12%) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:27:29 am | 6:55:20 am | 7:52:55 pm | 8:20:46 pm | 12h 57m 35s | 3m 1s | 1:24:08 pm | 51.8° | 5:52:31 am | 8:55:44 pm | 5:15:58 am | 9:32:17 pm | 11h 0m 38s | 🌒 (5%) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:25:39 am | 6:53:33 am | 7:54:09 pm | 8:22:03 pm | 13h 0m 36s | 3m 1s | 1:23:51 pm | 52.2° | 5:50:34 am | 8:57:08 pm | 5:13:50 am | 9:33:51 pm | 10h 57m 37s | 🌒 (2%) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:23:49 am | 6:51:46 am | 7:55:23 pm | 8:23:20 pm | 13h 3m 37s | 3m 1s | 1:23:34 pm | 52.5° | 5:48:37 am | 8:58:32 pm | 5:11:43 am | 9:35:26 pm | 10h 54m 37s | 🌒 (0.0%) |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:21:59 am | 6:50:00 am | 7:56:37 pm | 8:24:38 pm | 13h 6m 37s | 3m 0s | 1:23:19 pm | 52.9° | 5:46:41 am | 8:59:57 pm | 5:09:35 am | 9:37:02 pm | 10h 51m 38s | 🌑 (1%) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:20:10 am | 6:48:15 am | 7:57:52 pm | 8:25:56 pm | 13h 9m 37s | 3m 0s | 1:23:03 pm | 53.3° | 5:44:44 am | 9:01:22 pm | 5:07:27 am | 9:38:39 pm | 10h 48m 38s | 🌘 (3%) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:18:21 am | 6:46:30 am | 7:59:07 pm | 8:27:15 pm | 13h 12m 37s | 3m 0s | 1:22:48 pm | 53.7° | 5:42:48 am | 9:02:49 pm | 5:05:19 am | 9:40:17 pm | 10h 45m 39s | 🌘 (8%) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:16:33 am | 6:44:46 am | 8:00:22 pm | 8:28:35 pm | 13h 15m 36s | 2m 59s | 1:22:34 pm | 54° | 5:40:52 am | 9:04:16 pm | 5:03:11 am | 9:41:57 pm | 10h 42m 40s | 🌘 (14%) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:14:45 am | 6:43:02 am | 8:01:38 pm | 8:29:55 pm | 13h 18m 36s | 3m 0s | 1:22:20 pm | 54.4° | 5:38:57 am | 9:05:44 pm | 5:01:03 am | 9:43:37 pm | 10h 39m 42s | 🌘 (21%) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:12:58 am | 6:41:20 am | 8:02:54 pm | 8:31:15 pm | 13h 21m 34s | 2m 58s | 1:22:07 pm | 54.8° | 5:37:01 am | 9:07:12 pm | 4:58:55 am | 9:45:19 pm | 10h 36m 44s | 🌘 (30%) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:11:12 am | 6:39:38 am | 8:04:11 pm | 8:32:36 pm | 13h 24m 33s | 2m 59s | 1:21:54 pm | 55.1° | 5:35:06 am | 9:08:42 pm | 4:56:47 am | 9:47:02 pm | 10h 33m 46s | 🌘 (39%) |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:09:26 am | 6:37:57 am | 8:05:27 pm | 8:33:58 pm | 13h 27m 30s | 2m 57s | 1:21:42 pm | 55.5° | 5:33:12 am | 9:10:12 pm | 4:54:38 am | 9:48:46 pm | 10h 30m 49s | 🌘 (48%) |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:07:41 am | 6:36:16 am | 8:06:45 pm | 8:35:20 pm | 13h 30m 29s | 2m 59s | 1:21:30 pm | 55.9° | 5:31:18 am | 9:11:43 pm | 4:52:30 am | 9:50:31 pm | 10h 27m 52s | 🌗 (57%) |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:05:57 am | 6:34:37 am | 8:08:02 pm | 8:36:42 pm | 13h 33m 25s | 2m 56s | 1:21:20 pm | 56.2° | 5:29:25 am | 9:13:15 pm | 4:50:22 am | 9:52:17 pm | 10h 24m 57s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:04:13 am | 6:32:59 am | 8:09:20 pm | 8:38:05 pm | 13h 36m 21s | 2m 56s | 1:21:09 pm | 56.6° | 5:27:32 am | 9:14:47 pm | 4:48:14 am | 9:54:04 pm | 10h 22m 1s | 🌖 (76%) |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:02:31 am | 6:31:21 am | 8:10:38 pm | 8:39:29 pm | 13h 39m 17s | 2m 56s | 1:21:00 pm | 56.9° | 5:25:39 am | 9:16:20 pm | 4:46:07 am | 9:55:53 pm | 10h 19m 7s | 🌖 (84%) |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:00:49 am | 6:29:45 am | 8:11:57 pm | 8:40:53 pm | 13h 42m 12s | 2m 55s | 1:20:51 pm | 57.3° | 5:23:48 am | 9:17:54 pm | 4:43:59 am | 9:57:43 pm | 10h 16m 12s | 🌖 (91%) |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 5:59:08 am | 6:28:09 am | 8:13:16 pm | 8:42:17 pm | 13h 45m 7s | 2m 55s | 1:20:43 pm | 57.7° | 5:21:57 am | 9:19:29 pm | 4:41:52 am | 9:59:34 pm | 10h 13m 19s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 5:57:28 am | 6:26:35 am | 8:14:35 pm | 8:43:42 pm | 13h 48m 0s | 2m 53s | 1:20:35 pm | 58° | 5:20:06 am | 9:21:04 pm | 4:39:44 am | 10:01:26 pm | 10h 10m 27s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:55:49 am | 6:25:02 am | 8:15:55 pm | 8:45:08 pm | 13h 50m 53s | 2m 53s | 1:20:28 pm | 58.3° | 5:18:17 am | 9:22:40 pm | 4:37:38 am | 10:03:19 pm | 10h 7m 35s | 🌕 (99.8%) |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:54:11 am | 6:23:30 am | 8:17:15 pm | 8:46:33 pm | 13h 53m 45s | 2m 52s | 1:20:22 pm | 58.7° | 5:16:28 am | 9:24:16 pm | 4:35:31 am | 10:05:13 pm | 10h 4m 44s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:52:34 am | 6:21:59 am | 8:18:35 pm | 8:48:00 pm | 13h 56m 36s | 2m 51s | 1:20:17 pm | 59° | 5:14:40 am | 9:25:54 pm | 4:33:25 am | 10:07:08 pm | 10h 1m 54s | 🌔 (93%) |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:50:58 am | 6:20:29 am | 8:19:55 pm | 8:49:26 pm | 13h 59m 26s | 2m 50s | 1:20:12 pm | 59.4° | 5:12:53 am | 9:27:32 pm | 4:31:20 am | 10:09:05 pm | 9h 59m 6s | 🌔 (86%) |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:49:24 am | 6:19:01 am | 8:21:16 pm | 8:50:53 pm | 14h 2m 15s | 2m 49s | 1:20:08 pm | 59.7° | 5:11:07 am | 9:29:10 pm | 4:29:14 am | 10:11:02 pm | 9h 56m 18s | 🌔 (76%) |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:47:50 am | 6:17:34 am | 8:22:37 pm | 8:52:21 pm | 14h 5m 3s | 2m 48s | 1:20:05 pm | 60° | 5:09:22 am | 9:30:49 pm | 4:27:10 am | 10:13:01 pm | 9h 53m 31s | 🌔 (66%) |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Waikarua, Canterbury
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Waikarua, Canterbury - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Waikarua, 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 Waikarua, Canterbury.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Waikarua
In Waikarua, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on December 10 at 5:45 am, while the latest sunrise is on June 27 at 8:10 am. The earliest sunset is on June 15 at 5:05 pm, and the latest sunset is on January 2 at 9:24 pm.
Waikarua gets 6h 36m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 33m versus 8h 56m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 10m.
Waikarua Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Waikarua. 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 Waikarua.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 22° above the horizon (around Jun 23) and 68.3° (around Dec 17) in Waikarua. The smaller loop hangs at the bottom, the signature of a Southern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Waikarua the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:20 and 12:50 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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