Sunrise and sunset times in Wakanui
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Wakanui, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 22, 2026. Current time: 5:18:27 pm
Night ends at 4:43 am4:43:24 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 5:59 am5:59:26 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 6:29:44 amWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 8:05:34 pmWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 8:36 pm8:35:59 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 9:52 pm9:52:29 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 28.88° · Azimuth: 283.2° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 13 hours, 35 minutes
2 hours, 47 minutes left for today's sunset in Wakanui
Moonset: 4:27 am
Moonrise: 3:35 pmMoon phase: 🌖 Waxing Gibbous (82%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 5:11 pm · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 8:02 pmTomorrow
October 23, 2026
Night ends at 4:41 am4:41:17 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 5:58 am5:57:45 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 6:28:08 amWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 8:06:52 pmWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 8:37 pm8:37:23 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 9:54 pm9:54:18 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Day length: 13 hours, 38 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 3 minutes longer than today in Wakanui
Moonset: 4:47 am Moonrise: 4:44 pmMoon phase: 🌖 Waxing Gibbous (91%)
- Wakanui, Canterbury
- Latitude: -43.966671 (South)
- Longitude: 171.816666 (East)
- Time zone: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13)
Shortest day in Wakanui, Canterbury
The shortest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the winter solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 8 hours, 53 minutes.Longest day in Wakanui, Canterbury
The longest day of the year will be in 2 months and 0 days, during the summer solstice on December 22, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours, 29 minutes.
October 2026 - Wakanui, 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 Wakanui.
All times are in Wakanui's time: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13).
The day length increases by 1 hour, 28 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Wakanui, Canterbury - from 12 hours, 33 minutes on the first day to 14 hours, 1 minute on the last day.
| Day | First LightStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | SunriseWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley). | Sunrise Variation |
SunsetWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley). | Sunset Variation |
Last LightEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar NoonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night LengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun DeclinationThe latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.6:37:25 am | 7:06:21 am | -1m 50s | 7:39:33 pm | +1m 10s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.8:08:34 pm | 12h 33m 12s | 3m 1s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:22:53 pm | 49.15° | 6:03:13 am | 8:42:54 pm | 5:27:51 am | 9:18:26 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.11h 24m 59s | 🌔 (73%)Waning Gibbous: 73% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:23:03 am | 3.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:35:33 am | 7:04:32 am | -1m 49s | 7:40:44 pm | +1m 11s | 8:09:48 pm | 12h 36m 12s | 3m 1s | 1:22:34 pm | 49.54° | 6:01:16 am | 8:44:13 pm | 5:25:47 am | 9:19:52 pm | 11h 21m 58s | 🌔 (63%)Waning Gibbous: 63% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:22:44 am | 3.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:33:41 am | 7:02:42 am | -1m 50s | 7:41:56 pm | +1m 12s | 8:11:02 pm | 12h 39m 14s | 3m 1s | 1:22:14 pm | 49.92° | 5:59:19 am | 8:45:32 pm | 5:23:41 am | 9:21:20 pm | 11h 18m 57s | 🌔 (51%)Waning Gibbous: 51% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:22:24 am | 3.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:31:50 am | 7:00:53 am | -1m 49s | 7:43:07 pm | +1m 11s | 8:12:16 pm | 12h 42m 14s | 3m 1s | 1:21:55 pm | 50.31° | 5:57:22 am | 8:46:52 pm | 5:21:36 am | 9:22:48 pm | 11h 15m 57s | 🌓 (40%) Last quarter at 2:25 amLast quarter at 2:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 40% illuminated |
1:22:05 am | 4.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:29:58 am | 6:59:04 am | -1m 49s | 7:44:19 pm | +1m 12s | 8:13:31 pm | 12h 45m 15s | 3m 1s | 1:21:36 pm | 50.70° | 5:55:25 am | 8:48:12 pm | 5:19:30 am | 9:24:18 pm | 11h 12m 57s | 🌒 (29%)Waning Crescent: 29% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:21:45 am | 4.7° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:28:07 am | 6:57:16 am | -1m 48s | 7:45:32 pm | +1m 13s | 8:14:46 pm | 12h 48m 16s | 3m 1s | 1:21:18 pm | 51.08° | 5:53:28 am | 8:49:33 pm | 5:17:24 am | 9:25:49 pm | 11h 9m 56s | 🌒 (20%)Waning Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:21:27 am | 5.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:26:16 am | 6:55:28 am | -1m 48s | 7:46:44 pm | +1m 12s | 8:16:02 pm | 12h 51m 16s | 3m 1s | 1:21:00 pm | 51.46° | 5:51:31 am | 8:50:55 pm | 5:15:17 am | 9:27:20 pm | 11h 6m 57s | 🌒 (12%)Waning Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:21:09 am | 5.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:24:25 am | 6:53:41 am | -1m 47s | 7:47:57 pm | +1m 13s | 8:17:18 pm | 12h 54m 16s | 3m 0s | 1:20:42 pm | 51.85° | 5:49:34 am | 8:52:18 pm | 5:13:11 am | 9:28:53 pm | 11h 3m 57s | 🌒 (5%)Waning Crescent: 5% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:20:51 am | 5.8° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:22:35 am | 6:51:54 am | -1m 47s | 7:49:10 pm | +1m 13s | 8:18:35 pm | 12h 57m 16s | 3m 0s | 1:20:25 pm | 52.23° | 5:47:37 am | 8:53:41 pm | 5:11:04 am | 9:30:27 pm | 11h 0m 57s | 🌒 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:20:34 am | 6.2° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:20:45 am | 6:50:07 am | -1m 47s | 7:50:24 pm | +1m 14s | 8:19:52 pm | 13h 0m 17s | 3m 0s | 1:20:08 pm | 52.61° | 5:45:41 am | 8:55:05 pm | 5:08:57 am | 9:32:02 pm | 10h 57m 57s | 🌒 (0.1%)Waning Crescent: 0.1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:20:17 am | 6.6° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:18:55 am | 6:48:21 am | -1m 46s | 7:51:38 pm | +1m 14s | 8:21:10 pm | 13h 3m 17s | 3m 0s | 1:19:51 pm | 52.98° | 5:43:44 am | 8:56:30 pm | 5:06:49 am | 9:33:38 pm | 10h 54m 58s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 4:50 amNew moon at 4:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
1:19:59 am | 6.9° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:17:06 am | 6:46:36 am | -1m 45s | 7:52:52 pm | +1m 14s | 8:22:28 pm | 13h 6m 16s | 3m 0s | 1:19:35 pm | 53.36° | 5:41:48 am | 8:57:55 pm | 5:04:42 am | 9:35:15 pm | 10h 51m 59s | 🌘 (4%)Waxing Crescent: 4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:19:43 am | 7.3° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:15:17 am | 6:44:51 am | -1m 45s | 7:54:07 pm | +1m 15s | 8:23:47 pm | 13h 9m 16s | 2m 59s | 1:19:20 pm | 53.73° | 5:39:52 am | 8:59:22 pm | 5:02:34 am | 9:36:53 pm | 10h 49m 0s | 🌘 (8%)Waxing Crescent: 8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:19:28 am | 7.7° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:13:29 am | 6:43:07 am | -1m 44s | 7:55:22 pm | +1m 15s | 8:25:06 pm | 13h 12m 15s | 2m 59s | 1:19:04 pm | 54.11° | 5:37:56 am | 9:00:49 pm | 5:00:26 am | 9:38:32 pm | 10h 46m 2s | 🌘 (14%)Waxing Crescent: 14% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:19:11 am | 8.1° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:11:41 am | 6:41:24 am | -1m 43s | 7:56:37 pm | +1m 15s | 8:26:26 pm | 13h 15m 13s | 2m 59s | 1:18:50 pm | 54.48° | 5:36:01 am | 9:02:16 pm | 4:58:19 am | 9:40:13 pm | 10h 43m 5s | 🌘 (22%)Waxing Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:18:57 am | 8.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:09:54 am | 6:39:42 am | -1m 42s | 7:57:53 pm | +1m 16s | 8:27:46 pm | 13h 18m 11s | 2m 58s | 1:18:36 pm | 54.85° | 5:34:06 am | 9:03:45 pm | 4:56:11 am | 9:41:54 pm | 10h 40m 7s | 🌘 (30%)Waxing Crescent: 30% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:18:43 am | 8.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:08:08 am | 6:38:00 am | -1m 42s | 7:59:09 pm | +1m 16s | 8:29:07 pm | 13h 21m 9s | 2m 58s | 1:18:22 pm | 55.21° | 5:32:11 am | 9:05:14 pm | 4:54:03 am | 9:43:37 pm | 10h 37m 10s | 🌘 (39%)Waxing Crescent: 39% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:18:28 am | 9.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:06:22 am | 6:36:19 am | -1m 41s | 8:00:25 pm | +1m 16s | 8:30:28 pm | 13h 24m 6s | 2m 57s | 1:18:10 pm | 55.58° | 5:30:17 am | 9:06:44 pm | 4:51:55 am | 9:45:21 pm | 10h 34m 14s | 🌘 (48%)Waxing Crescent: 48% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:18:17 am | 9.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:04:37 am | 6:34:39 am | -1m 40s | 8:01:42 pm | +1m 17s | 8:31:50 pm | 13h 27m 3s | 2m 57s | 1:17:57 pm | 55.94° | 5:28:23 am | 9:08:15 pm | 4:49:47 am | 9:47:06 pm | 10h 31m 18s | 🌗 (58%) First quarter at 5:12 amFirst quarter at 5:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 58% illuminated |
1:18:03 am | 9.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:02:53 am | 6:33:00 am | -1m 39s | 8:02:59 pm | +1m 17s | 8:33:13 pm | 13h 29m 59s | 2m 56s | 1:17:46 pm | 56.30° | 5:26:29 am | 9:09:47 pm | 4:47:40 am | 9:48:53 pm | 10h 28m 22s | 🌖 (67%)Waxing Gibbous: 67% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:52 am | 10.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:01:09 am | 6:31:21 am | -1m 39s | 8:04:16 pm | +1m 17s | 8:34:36 pm | 13h 32m 55s | 2m 56s | 1:17:35 pm | 56.66° | 5:24:37 am | 9:11:19 pm | 4:45:32 am | 9:50:40 pm | 10h 25m 28s | 🌖 (76%)Waxing Gibbous: 76% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:41 am | 10.6° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 5:59:26 am | 6:29:44 am | -1m 37s | 8:05:34 pm | +1m 18s | 8:35:59 pm | 13h 35m 50s | 2m 55s | 1:17:24 pm | 57.02° | 5:22:44 am | 9:12:52 pm | 4:43:24 am | 9:52:29 pm | 10h 22m 34s | 🌖 (84%)Waxing Gibbous: 84% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:29 am | 11.0° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 5:57:45 am | 6:28:08 am | -1m 36s | 8:06:52 pm | +1m 18s | 8:37:23 pm | 13h 38m 44s | 2m 54s | 1:17:14 pm | 57.37° | 5:20:53 am | 9:14:26 pm | 4:41:17 am | 9:54:18 pm | 10h 19m 40s | 🌖 (91%)Waxing Gibbous: 91% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:19 am | 11.3° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 5:56:04 am | 6:26:32 am | -1m 36s | 8:08:11 pm | +1m 19s | 8:38:47 pm | 13h 41m 39s | 2m 54s | 1:17:05 pm | 57.72° | 5:19:02 am | 9:16:00 pm | 4:39:10 am | 9:56:09 pm | 10h 16m 47s | 🌖 (96%)Waxing Gibbous: 96% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:09 am | 11.7° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 5:54:23 am | 6:24:58 am | -1m 34s | 8:09:30 pm | +1m 19s | 8:40:12 pm | 13h 44m 32s | 2m 53s | 1:16:57 pm | 58.06° | 5:17:11 am | 9:17:36 pm | 4:37:03 am | 9:58:01 pm | 10h 13m 55s | 🌖 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:01 am | 12.0° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:52:44 am | 6:23:25 am | -1m 33s | 8:10:49 pm | +1m 19s | 8:41:37 pm | 13h 47m 24s | 2m 52s | 1:16:49 pm | 58.41° | 5:15:22 am | 9:19:12 pm | 4:34:57 am | 9:59:55 pm | 10h 11m 4s | 🌕 (99.7%) Full moon at 5:11 pmFull moon at 5:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.7% illuminated |
1:16:53 am | 12.4° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:51:06 am | 6:21:53 am | -1m 32s | 8:12:08 pm | +1m 19s | 8:43:03 pm | 13h 50m 15s | 2m 51s | 1:16:42 pm | 58.75° | 5:13:33 am | 9:20:48 pm | 4:32:51 am | 10:01:49 pm | 10h 8m 15s | 🌔 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:45 am | 12.7° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:49:29 am | 6:20:23 am | -1m 30s | 8:13:28 pm | +1m 20s | 8:44:29 pm | 13h 53m 5s | 2m 50s | 1:16:36 pm | 59.08° | 5:11:45 am | 9:22:25 pm | 4:30:45 am | 10:03:44 pm | 10h 5m 25s | 🌔 (93%)Waning Gibbous: 93% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:39 am | 13.1° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:47:53 am | 6:18:53 am | -1m 30s | 8:14:48 pm | +1m 20s | 8:45:55 pm | 13h 55m 55s | 2m 49s | 1:16:31 pm | 59.42° | 5:09:58 am | 9:24:03 pm | 4:28:40 am | 10:05:41 pm | 10h 2m 37s | 🌔 (85%)Waning Gibbous: 85% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:34 am | 13.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:46:19 am | 6:17:25 am | -1m 28s | 8:16:08 pm | +1m 20s | 8:47:22 pm | 13h 58m 43s | 2m 48s | 1:16:26 pm | 59.75° | 5:08:12 am | 9:25:42 pm | 4:26:35 am | 10:07:38 pm | 9h 59m 50s | 🌔 (76%)Waning Gibbous: 76% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:28 am | 13.7° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:44:45 am | 6:15:58 am | -1m 27s | 8:17:29 pm | +1m 21s | 8:48:50 pm | 14h 1m 31s | 2m 47s | 1:16:22 pm | 60.07° | 5:06:27 am | 9:27:21 pm | 4:24:31 am | 10:09:37 pm | 9h 57m 3s | 🌔 (66%)Waning Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:24 am | 14.0° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Wakanui, Canterbury - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Wakanui, 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 Wakanui, Canterbury.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Wakanui
In Wakanui, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on December 11 at 5:43 am, while the latest sunrise is on June 28 at 8:08 am. The earliest sunset is on June 15 at 5:00 pm, and the latest sunset is on January 2 at 9:18 pm.
Wakanui gets 6h 35m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 29m versus 8h 53m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 06m.
Wakanui Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Wakanui. 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 Wakanui.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 22.1° above the horizon (around Jun 23) and 68.6° (around Dec 17) in Wakanui. The smaller loop hangs at the bottom, the signature of a Southern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Wakanui the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:16 and 12:46 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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