Sunrise and sunset times in Wellington
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Wellington, New Zealand, as well as the whole calendar for May 2026.
Today
May 12, 2026 . Current time: 12:49:14 pm
First light at 6:49:36 am
Sunrise time: 7:17:35 am
Sunset time: 5:17:02 pm
Last light at 5:45:00 pm
Day length: 9 hours, 59 minutes
4 hours, 27 minutes left for today's sunset in Wellington
Moon rose on May 12 at 12:26 AM
Moon will set on May 12 at 01:28 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (28%)Tomorrow
May 13, 2026
First light at 6:50:31 am
Sunrise time: 7:18:34 am
Sunset time: 5:16:01 pm
Last light at 5:44:03 pm
Day length: 9 hours, 57 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Wellington
Moon will rise on May 13 at 01:36 AM Moon will set on May 13 at 01:50 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (15%)
- Wellington
- Latitude: -41.283329
- Longitude: 174.766663
- Time zone: UTC+12 NZST
Shortest day in Wellington
The shortest day of the year will be in 1 month and 8 days, during the winter solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 14 minutes.Longest day in Wellington
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 12 minutes.
May 2026 - Wellington, Wellington - 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 Wellington.
The day length shortens by 55 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Wellington - from 10 hours, 23 minutes on the first day to 9 hours, 28 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 | 6:39:07 am | 7:06:24 am | 5:29:47 pm | 5:57:04 pm | 10h 23m 23s | 10h 23m 23s | 12:18:05 pm | -26.3° | 6:06:26 am | 6:29:45 pm | 5:34:14 am | 7:01:56 pm | 13h 37m 39s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sat, May 2 | 6:40:05 am | 7:07:26 am | 5:28:31 pm | 5:55:51 pm | 10h 21m 5s | -2m -18s | 12:17:58 pm | -26° | 6:07:21 am | 6:28:35 pm | 5:35:08 am | 7:00:48 pm | 13h 39m 57s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sun, May 3 | 6:41:03 am | 7:08:28 am | 5:27:16 pm | 5:54:40 pm | 10h 18m 48s | -2m -17s | 12:17:52 pm | -25.7° | 6:08:17 am | 6:27:27 pm | 5:36:02 am | 6:59:42 pm | 13h 42m 14s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Mon, May 4 | 6:42:02 am | 7:09:30 am | 5:26:02 pm | 5:53:30 pm | 10h 16m 32s | -2m -16s | 12:17:46 pm | -25.4° | 6:09:12 am | 6:26:20 pm | 5:36:55 am | 6:58:37 pm | 13h 44m 29s | 🌖 (97%) |
| Tue, May 5 | 6:42:59 am | 7:10:31 am | 5:24:49 pm | 5:52:21 pm | 10h 14m 18s | -2m -14s | 12:17:40 pm | -25.1° | 6:10:06 am | 6:25:14 pm | 5:37:48 am | 6:57:33 pm | 13h 46m 44s | 🌖 (93%) |
| Wed, May 6 | 6:43:57 am | 7:11:33 am | 5:23:38 pm | 5:51:14 pm | 10h 12m 5s | -2m -13s | 12:17:35 pm | -24.8° | 6:11:01 am | 6:24:10 pm | 5:38:40 am | 6:56:31 pm | 13h 48m 56s | 🌖 (87%) |
| Thu, May 7 | 6:44:54 am | 7:12:34 am | 5:22:29 pm | 5:50:08 pm | 10h 9m 55s | -2m -10s | 12:17:31 pm | -24.5° | 6:11:55 am | 6:23:08 pm | 5:39:32 am | 6:55:30 pm | 13h 51m 5s | 🌖 (81%) |
| Fri, May 8 | 6:45:51 am | 7:13:34 am | 5:21:20 pm | 5:49:04 pm | 10h 7m 46s | -2m -9s | 12:17:27 pm | -24.2° | 6:12:48 am | 6:22:07 pm | 5:40:23 am | 6:54:31 pm | 13h 53m 15s | 🌖 (72%) |
| Sat, May 9 | 6:46:48 am | 7:14:35 am | 5:20:13 pm | 5:48:00 pm | 10h 5m 38s | -2m -8s | 12:17:24 pm | -24° | 6:13:42 am | 6:21:07 pm | 5:41:15 am | 6:53:34 pm | 13h 55m 22s | 🌖 (63%) |
| Sun, May 10 | 6:47:44 am | 7:15:35 am | 5:19:08 pm | 5:46:59 pm | 10h 3m 33s | -2m -5s | 12:17:22 pm | -23.7° | 6:14:35 am | 6:20:09 pm | 5:42:05 am | 6:52:38 pm | 13h 57m 27s | 🌗 (54%) |
| Mon, May 11 | 6:48:40 am | 7:16:35 am | 5:18:04 pm | 5:45:59 pm | 10h 1m 29s | -2m -4s | 12:17:20 pm | -23.5° | 6:15:27 am | 6:19:12 pm | 5:42:56 am | 6:51:43 pm | 13h 59m 31s | 🌗 (44%) |
| Tue, May 12 | 6:49:36 am | 7:17:35 am | 5:17:02 pm | 5:45:00 pm | 9h 59m 27s | -2m -2s | 12:17:18 pm | -23.2° | 6:16:19 am | 6:18:17 pm | 5:43:46 am | 6:50:51 pm | 14h 1m 32s | 🌘 (34%) |
| Wed, May 13 | 6:50:31 am | 7:18:34 am | 5:16:01 pm | 5:44:03 pm | 9h 57m 27s | -2m 0s | 12:17:17 pm | -22.9° | 6:17:11 am | 6:17:23 pm | 5:44:35 am | 6:49:59 pm | 14h 3m 31s | 🌘 (24%) |
| Thu, May 14 | 6:51:26 am | 7:19:32 am | 5:15:02 pm | 5:43:08 pm | 9h 55m 30s | -1m -57s | 12:17:17 pm | -22.7° | 6:18:02 am | 6:16:32 pm | 5:45:24 am | 6:49:10 pm | 14h 5m 29s | 🌘 (15%) |
| Fri, May 15 | 6:52:20 am | 7:20:31 am | 5:14:04 pm | 5:42:14 pm | 9h 53m 33s | -1m -57s | 12:17:17 pm | -22.5° | 6:18:53 am | 6:15:41 pm | 5:46:13 am | 6:48:22 pm | 14h 7m 24s | 🌘 (8%) |
| Sat, May 16 | 6:53:14 am | 7:21:28 am | 5:13:08 pm | 5:41:22 pm | 9h 51m 40s | -1m -53s | 12:17:18 pm | -22.2° | 6:19:44 am | 6:14:52 pm | 5:47:01 am | 6:47:35 pm | 14h 9m 17s | 🌘 (3%) |
| Sun, May 17 | 6:54:07 am | 7:22:25 am | 5:12:13 pm | 5:40:32 pm | 9h 49m 48s | -1m -52s | 12:17:19 pm | -22° | 6:20:33 am | 6:14:05 pm | 5:47:48 am | 6:46:50 pm | 14h 11m 9s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Mon, May 18 | 6:55:00 am | 7:23:22 am | 5:11:21 pm | 5:39:43 pm | 9h 47m 59s | -1m -49s | 12:17:21 pm | -21.8° | 6:21:23 am | 6:13:20 pm | 5:48:35 am | 6:46:07 pm | 14h 12m 57s | 🌒 (1%) |
| Tue, May 19 | 6:55:52 am | 7:24:18 am | 5:10:30 pm | 5:38:56 pm | 9h 46m 12s | -1m -47s | 12:17:24 pm | -21.6° | 6:22:12 am | 6:12:36 pm | 5:49:22 am | 6:45:26 pm | 14h 14m 43s | 🌒 (4%) |
| Wed, May 20 | 6:56:44 am | 7:25:13 am | 5:09:40 pm | 5:38:10 pm | 9h 44m 27s | -1m -45s | 12:17:27 pm | -21.3° | 6:23:00 am | 6:11:54 pm | 5:50:08 am | 6:44:46 pm | 14h 16m 28s | 🌒 (11%) |
| Thu, May 21 | 6:57:35 am | 7:26:08 am | 5:08:53 pm | 5:37:26 pm | 9h 42m 45s | -1m -42s | 12:17:31 pm | -21.1° | 6:23:47 am | 6:11:14 pm | 5:50:53 am | 6:44:08 pm | 14h 18m 9s | 🌒 (19%) |
| Fri, May 22 | 6:58:25 am | 7:27:02 am | 5:08:07 pm | 5:36:44 pm | 9h 41m 5s | -1m -40s | 12:17:35 pm | -20.9° | 6:24:34 am | 6:10:35 pm | 5:51:38 am | 6:43:31 pm | 14h 19m 48s | 🌒 (29%) |
| Sat, May 23 | 6:59:15 am | 7:27:55 am | 5:07:23 pm | 5:36:04 pm | 9h 39m 28s | -1m -37s | 12:17:39 pm | -20.7° | 6:25:21 am | 6:09:58 pm | 5:52:22 am | 6:42:57 pm | 14h 21m 25s | 🌒 (39%) |
| Sun, May 24 | 7:00:04 am | 7:28:48 am | 5:06:41 pm | 5:35:25 pm | 9h 37m 53s | -1m -35s | 12:17:44 pm | -20.6° | 6:26:07 am | 6:09:22 pm | 5:53:05 am | 6:42:24 pm | 14h 22m 59s | 🌓 (50%) |
| Mon, May 25 | 7:00:52 am | 7:29:40 am | 5:06:01 pm | 5:34:49 pm | 9h 36m 21s | -1m -32s | 12:17:50 pm | -20.4° | 6:26:51 am | 6:08:49 pm | 5:53:48 am | 6:41:52 pm | 14h 24m 29s | 🌔 (61%) |
| Tue, May 26 | 7:01:39 am | 7:30:30 am | 5:05:22 pm | 5:34:14 pm | 9h 34m 52s | -1m -29s | 12:17:56 pm | -20.2° | 6:27:36 am | 6:08:17 pm | 5:54:30 am | 6:41:23 pm | 14h 25m 58s | 🌔 (71%) |
| Wed, May 27 | 7:02:26 am | 7:31:20 am | 5:04:46 pm | 5:33:40 pm | 9h 33m 26s | -1m -26s | 12:18:03 pm | -20° | 6:28:19 am | 6:07:47 pm | 5:55:11 am | 6:40:55 pm | 14h 27m 23s | 🌔 (79%) |
| Thu, May 28 | 7:03:11 am | 7:32:09 am | 5:04:11 pm | 5:33:09 pm | 9h 32m 2s | -1m -24s | 12:18:10 pm | -19.9° | 6:29:02 am | 6:07:18 pm | 5:55:52 am | 6:40:28 pm | 14h 28m 46s | 🌔 (87%) |
| Fri, May 29 | 7:03:56 am | 7:32:57 am | 5:03:38 pm | 5:32:39 pm | 9h 30m 41s | -1m -21s | 12:18:18 pm | -19.7° | 6:29:44 am | 6:06:52 pm | 5:56:32 am | 6:40:04 pm | 14h 30m 6s | 🌔 (93%) |
| Sat, May 30 | 7:04:40 am | 7:33:44 am | 5:03:07 pm | 5:32:12 pm | 9h 29m 23s | -1m -18s | 12:18:26 pm | -19.5° | 6:30:25 am | 6:06:27 pm | 5:57:11 am | 6:39:41 pm | 14h 31m 23s | 🌔 (97%) |
| Sun, May 31 | 7:05:23 am | 7:34:30 am | 5:02:38 pm | 5:31:46 pm | 9h 28m 8s | -1m -15s | 12:18:34 pm | -19.4° | 6:31:05 am | 6:06:04 pm | 5:57:49 am | 6:39:19 pm | 14h 32m 37s | 🌔 (99%) |
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