Sunrise and sunset times in Wairakei
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Wairakei, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 2, 2026. Current time: 5:00:26 pm
First light at 6:22:54 am
Sunrise time: 6:48:13 am
Sunset time: 7:21:57 pm
Last light at 7:47:15 pm
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 26.2° · Azimuth: 288° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 12 hours, 33 minutes
2 hours, 21 minutes left for today's sunset in Wairakei
Moon rose on Oct 2 at 12:46 AM
Moon set on Oct 2 at 9:52 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 6:21:19 am
Sunrise time: 6:46:39 am
Sunset time: 7:22:53 pm
Last light at 7:48:13 pm
Day length: 12 hours, 36 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 3 minutes longer than today in Wairakei
Moon will rise on Oct 3 at 1:53 AM Moon will set on Oct 3 at 10:54 AMMoon phase: 🌔 Waning Gibbous (51%)
- Wairakei, Waikato
- Latitude: -38.633331 (South)
- Longitude: 176.100006 (East)
- Time zone: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13)
Shortest day in Wairakei, Waikato
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 30 minutes.Longest day in Wairakei, Waikato
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 55 minutes.
October 2026 - Wairakei, Waikato - 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 Wairakei.
The day length increases by 1 hour, 10 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Wairakei, Waikato - from 12 hours, 31 minutes on the first day to 13 hours, 41 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 | 6:24:30 am | 6:49:47 am | 7:21:01 pm | 7:46:18 pm | 12h 31m 14s | 2m 30s | 1:05:24 pm | 54.5° | 5:53:09 am | 8:17:39 pm | 5:21:04 am | 8:49:44 pm | 11h 27m 12s | 🌔 (73%) |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:22:54 am | 6:48:13 am | 7:21:57 pm | 7:47:15 pm | 12h 33m 44s | 2m 30s | 1:05:05 pm | 54.9° | 5:51:30 am | 8:18:40 pm | 5:19:19 am | 8:50:50 pm | 11h 24m 42s | 🌔 (63%) |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:21:19 am | 6:46:39 am | 7:22:53 pm | 7:48:13 pm | 12h 36m 14s | 2m 30s | 1:04:46 pm | 55.3° | 5:49:51 am | 8:19:41 pm | 5:17:34 am | 8:51:57 pm | 11h 22m 12s | 🌔 (51%) |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:19:43 am | 6:45:05 am | 7:23:49 pm | 7:49:11 pm | 12h 38m 44s | 2m 30s | 1:04:27 pm | 55.6° | 5:48:11 am | 8:20:43 pm | 5:15:49 am | 8:53:05 pm | 11h 19m 43s | 🌓 (40%) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:18:08 am | 6:43:32 am | 7:24:45 pm | 7:50:09 pm | 12h 41m 13s | 2m 29s | 1:04:09 pm | 56° | 5:46:32 am | 8:21:45 pm | 5:14:04 am | 8:54:13 pm | 11h 17m 14s | 🌒 (29%) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:16:33 am | 6:41:59 am | 7:25:42 pm | 7:51:08 pm | 12h 43m 43s | 2m 30s | 1:03:51 pm | 56.4° | 5:44:53 am | 8:22:48 pm | 5:12:19 am | 8:55:23 pm | 11h 14m 45s | 🌒 (20%) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:14:59 am | 6:40:27 am | 7:26:39 pm | 7:52:07 pm | 12h 46m 12s | 2m 29s | 1:03:33 pm | 56.8° | 5:43:14 am | 8:23:52 pm | 5:10:33 am | 8:56:33 pm | 11h 12m 16s | 🌒 (12%) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:13:24 am | 6:38:55 am | 7:27:37 pm | 7:53:07 pm | 12h 48m 42s | 2m 30s | 1:03:16 pm | 57.2° | 5:41:36 am | 8:24:56 pm | 5:08:48 am | 8:57:44 pm | 11h 9m 47s | 🌒 (5%) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:11:51 am | 6:37:24 am | 7:28:34 pm | 7:54:07 pm | 12h 51m 10s | 2m 28s | 1:02:59 pm | 57.6° | 5:39:57 am | 8:26:01 pm | 5:07:02 am | 8:58:56 pm | 11h 7m 19s | 🌒 (2%) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:10:17 am | 6:35:53 am | 7:29:33 pm | 7:55:08 pm | 12h 53m 40s | 2m 30s | 1:02:43 pm | 57.9° | 5:38:19 am | 8:27:06 pm | 5:05:17 am | 9:00:09 pm | 11h 4m 50s | 🌒 (0.0%) |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:08:44 am | 6:34:23 am | 7:30:31 pm | 7:56:09 pm | 12h 56m 8s | 2m 28s | 1:02:27 pm | 58.3° | 5:36:41 am | 8:28:13 pm | 5:03:32 am | 9:01:22 pm | 11h 2m 22s | 🌑 (1%) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:07:12 am | 6:32:53 am | 7:31:30 pm | 7:57:11 pm | 12h 58m 37s | 2m 29s | 1:02:11 pm | 58.7° | 5:35:04 am | 8:29:19 pm | 5:01:46 am | 9:02:37 pm | 10h 59m 54s | 🌘 (3%) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:05:40 am | 6:31:24 am | 7:32:29 pm | 7:58:13 pm | 13h 1m 5s | 2m 28s | 1:01:57 pm | 59.1° | 5:33:26 am | 8:30:27 pm | 5:00:01 am | 9:03:52 pm | 10h 57m 27s | 🌘 (8%) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:04:09 am | 6:29:56 am | 7:33:29 pm | 7:59:16 pm | 13h 3m 33s | 2m 28s | 1:01:42 pm | 59.4° | 5:31:50 am | 8:31:35 pm | 4:58:16 am | 9:05:08 pm | 10h 54m 59s | 🌘 (14%) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:02:38 am | 6:28:28 am | 7:34:29 pm | 8:00:19 pm | 13h 6m 1s | 2m 28s | 1:01:28 pm | 59.8° | 5:30:13 am | 8:32:43 pm | 4:56:31 am | 9:06:25 pm | 10h 52m 32s | 🌘 (21%) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:01:08 am | 6:27:01 am | 7:35:29 pm | 8:01:22 pm | 13h 8m 28s | 2m 27s | 1:01:15 pm | 60.2° | 5:28:37 am | 8:33:53 pm | 4:54:47 am | 9:07:43 pm | 10h 50m 6s | 🌘 (30%) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 5:59:38 am | 6:25:35 am | 7:36:30 pm | 8:02:26 pm | 13h 10m 55s | 2m 27s | 1:01:02 pm | 60.5° | 5:27:02 am | 8:35:03 pm | 4:53:03 am | 9:09:02 pm | 10h 47m 40s | 🌘 (39%) |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 5:58:09 am | 6:24:10 am | 7:37:31 pm | 8:03:31 pm | 13h 13m 21s | 2m 26s | 1:00:50 pm | 60.9° | 5:25:27 am | 8:36:13 pm | 4:51:19 am | 9:10:22 pm | 10h 45m 14s | 🌘 (48%) |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 5:56:41 am | 6:22:45 am | 7:38:32 pm | 8:04:36 pm | 13h 15m 47s | 2m 26s | 1:00:39 pm | 61.3° | 5:23:53 am | 8:37:25 pm | 4:49:35 am | 9:11:42 pm | 10h 42m 50s | 🌗 (57%) |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 5:55:14 am | 6:21:22 am | 7:39:34 pm | 8:05:41 pm | 13h 18m 12s | 2m 25s | 1:00:28 pm | 61.6° | 5:22:19 am | 8:38:37 pm | 4:47:52 am | 9:13:04 pm | 10h 40m 25s | 🌖 (67%) |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 5:53:48 am | 6:19:59 am | 7:40:36 pm | 8:06:47 pm | 13h 20m 37s | 2m 25s | 1:00:17 pm | 62° | 5:20:46 am | 8:39:49 pm | 4:46:09 am | 9:14:26 pm | 10h 38m 1s | 🌖 (76%) |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 5:52:22 am | 6:18:37 am | 7:41:39 pm | 8:07:54 pm | 13h 23m 2s | 2m 25s | 1:00:08 pm | 62.3° | 5:19:13 am | 8:41:02 pm | 4:44:27 am | 9:15:49 pm | 34h 35m 37s | 🌖 (84%) |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 5:50:57 am | 6:17:16 am | 7:42:42 pm | 8:09:01 pm | 13h 25m 26s | 2m 24s | 12:59:59 pm | 63° | 5:17:42 am | 8:42:16 pm | 4:42:45 am | 9:17:13 pm | -13h 25m 26s | 🌖 (91%) |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 5:50:57 am | 6:17:16 am | 7:42:42 pm | 8:09:01 pm | 13h 25m 26s | 0m 0s | 12:59:59 pm | 63° | 5:17:42 am | 8:42:16 pm | 4:42:45 am | 9:17:13 pm | 10h 33m 15s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 5:49:33 am | 6:15:57 am | 7:43:45 pm | 8:10:08 pm | 13h 27m 48s | 2m 22s | 12:59:51 pm | 63.4° | 5:16:11 am | 8:43:31 pm | 4:41:04 am | 9:18:38 pm | 10h 30m 53s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:48:10 am | 6:14:38 am | 7:44:49 pm | 8:11:16 pm | 13h 30m 11s | 2m 23s | 12:59:43 pm | 63.7° | 5:14:41 am | 8:44:46 pm | 4:39:23 am | 9:20:04 pm | 10h 28m 31s | 🌕 (99.8%) |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:46:48 am | 6:13:20 am | 7:45:53 pm | 8:12:24 pm | 13h 32m 33s | 2m 22s | 12:59:36 pm | 64.1° | 5:13:11 am | 8:46:01 pm | 4:37:43 am | 9:21:30 pm | 10h 26m 10s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:45:28 am | 6:12:03 am | 7:46:57 pm | 8:13:33 pm | 13h 34m 54s | 2m 21s | 12:59:30 pm | 64.4° | 5:11:43 am | 8:47:18 pm | 4:36:03 am | 9:22:57 pm | 10h 23m 51s | 🌔 (93%) |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:44:08 am | 6:10:48 am | 7:48:02 pm | 8:14:42 pm | 13h 37m 14s | 2m 20s | 12:59:25 pm | 64.7° | 5:10:15 am | 8:48:34 pm | 4:34:24 am | 9:24:25 pm | 10h 21m 32s | 🌔 (86%) |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:42:49 am | 6:09:34 am | 7:49:07 pm | 8:15:52 pm | 13h 39m 33s | 2m 19s | 12:59:20 pm | 65.1° | 5:08:49 am | 8:49:52 pm | 4:32:46 am | 9:25:54 pm | 10h 19m 14s | 🌔 (76%) |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:41:31 am | 6:08:21 am | 7:50:12 pm | 8:17:02 pm | 13h 41m 51s | 2m 18s | 12:59:16 pm | 65.4° | 5:07:23 am | 8:51:09 pm | 4:31:09 am | 9:27:24 pm | 10h 16m 57s | 🌔 (66%) |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Wairakei, Waikato
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Wairakei, Waikato - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Wairakei, Waikato for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Wairakei, Waikato.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Wairakei
In Wairakei, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on December 8 at 5:42 am, while the latest sunrise is on June 29 at 7:32 am. The earliest sunset is on June 13 at 5:01 pm, and the latest sunset is on January 5 at 8:45 pm.
Wairakei gets 5h 24m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 55m versus 9h 30m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 09m.
Wairakei Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Wairakei. 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 Wairakei.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 27.8° above the horizon (around Jun 23) and 74.5° (around Dec 20) in Wairakei. The smaller loop hangs at the bottom, the signature of a Southern Hemisphere analemma.
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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