Sunrise Times in New Zealand 🇳🇿

Today's Sunrise, Sunrise & Sunset Times for Cities Across New Zealand

Find today's sunrise times for every major city in New Zealand 🇳🇿. Sunrise.am tracks daily sunrise, sunrise, sunset and twilight for cities across New Zealand — updated every day with accurate astronomical data. Whether you're planning a sunrise hike, photographing the golden hour, or simply curious about how daylight changes through the year in New Zealand, this page gives you the times you need at a glance.

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Sunrise Times & Overview for Saturday, Aug 15, 2026

Solar patterns across New Zealand on Saturday are influenced by the Earth's axial tilt and the country's -41.29° latitude. Across the country, the arrival of light is staggered by 20 minutes today; dawn begins first in Auckland (07:03), eventually reaching Christchurch at 07:23. In Wellington, the sunrise is timed for 07:10.

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Sunrise in Wellington today — Saturday, Aug 15, 2026

Sunrise
07:12
Sunset
17:39
Day length
10h 26m
Sun right now
Daylight
Sun position
N (34.41°)
Next Equinox
Wednesday, 23 September 2026 (September Equinox)

In Wellington, the earliest sunrise is on August 31 and the latest sunset is on August 31.

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2026 Solar Path Analysis for Wellington

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Today's Sun Phases in Wellington

Sun's Path on Selected Date in Wellington

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Day Sunrise/Sunset Daylight Astronomical Twilight Nautical Twilight Civil Twilight Solar Noon
Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Start End Start End Start End Time Sun Dist. (Mil km)
1
07:29
66° ENE
17:25
294° WNW
9h 56m +1m 59s 05:53 19:01 06:26 18:28 06:59 17:55 12:27 151.84
2
07:28
67° ENE
17:26
293° WNW
9h 58m +2m 01s 05:52 19:02 06:25 18:29 06:58 17:56 12:27 151.82
3
07:27
67° ENE
17:27
293° WNW
10h 00m +2m 03s 05:51 19:02 06:24 18:30 06:57 17:57 12:27 151.80
4
07:26
67° ENE
17:28
292° WNW
10h 02m +2m 04s 05:50 19:03 06:23 18:31 06:56 17:58 12:27 151.78
5
07:25
68° ENE
17:29
292° WNW
10h 04m +2m 06s 05:49 19:04 06:22 18:32 06:55 17:59 12:26 151.76
6
07:23
68° ENE
17:30
292° WNW
10h 06m +2m 08s 05:48 19:05 06:21 18:32 06:54 18:00 12:26 151.74
7
07:22
68° ENE
17:31
291° WNW
10h 08m +2m 09s 05:47 19:06 06:20 18:33 06:52 18:00 12:26 151.72
8
07:21
69° ENE
17:32
291° WNW
10h 10m +2m 11s 05:46 19:06 06:19 18:34 06:51 18:01 12:26 151.70
9
07:20
69° ENE
17:33
291° WNW
10h 13m +2m 12s 05:45 19:07 06:18 18:35 06:50 18:02 12:26 151.68
10
07:18
70° ENE
17:34
290° WNW
10h 15m +2m 14s 05:44 19:08 06:16 18:36 06:49 18:03 12:26 151.65
11
07:17
70° ENE
17:35
290° WNW
10h 17m +2m 15s 05:43 19:09 06:15 18:37 06:48 18:04 12:26 151.63
12
07:16
70° ENE
17:36
289° WNW
10h 19m +2m 17s 05:42 19:10 06:14 18:38 06:47 18:05 12:26 151.60
13
07:15
71° ENE
17:37
289° WNW
10h 22m +2m 18s 05:41 19:11 06:13 18:38 06:45 18:06 12:25 151.58
14
07:13
71° ENE
17:38
288° WNW
10h 24m +2m 19s 05:40 19:11 06:12 18:39 06:44 18:07 12:25 151.55
15
07:12
72° ENE
17:39
288° WNW
10h 26m +2m 20s 05:38 19:12 06:10 18:40 06:43 18:08 12:25 151.53
16
07:10
72° ENE
17:40
288° WNW
10h 29m +2m 22s 05:37 19:13 06:09 18:41 06:41 18:09 12:25 151.50
17
07:09
73° ENE
17:41
287° WNW
10h 31m +2m 23s 05:36 19:14 06:08 18:42 06:40 18:10 12:25 151.47
18
07:08
73° ENE
17:42
287° WNW
10h 33m +2m 24s 05:34 19:15 06:06 18:43 06:39 18:11 12:24 151.44
19
07:06
73° ENE
17:43
286° WNW
10h 36m +2m 25s 05:33 19:16 06:05 18:44 06:37 18:12 12:24 151.41
20
07:05
74° ENE
17:44
286° WNW
10h 38m +2m 26s 05:32 19:17 06:04 18:45 06:36 18:12 12:24 151.38
21
07:03
74° ENE
17:45
286° WNW
10h 41m +2m 27s 05:30 19:18 06:02 18:46 06:34 18:13 12:24 151.35
22
07:02
75° ENE
17:46
285° WNW
10h 43m +2m 28s 05:29 19:18 06:01 18:46 06:33 18:14 12:23 151.32
23
07:00
75° ENE
17:47
285° WNW
10h 46m +2m 29s 05:28 19:19 06:00 18:47 06:32 18:15 12:23 151.29
24
06:59
76° ENE
17:48
284° WNW
10h 48m +2m 30s 05:26 19:20 05:58 18:48 06:30 18:16 12:23 151.26
25
06:57
76° ENE
17:49
284° WNW
10h 51m +2m 30s 05:25 19:21 05:57 18:49 06:29 18:17 12:23 151.22
26
06:56
77° ENE
17:50
283° WNW
10h 53m +2m 31s 05:23 19:22 05:55 18:50 06:27 18:18 12:22 151.19
27
06:54
77° ENE
17:51
283° WNW
10h 56m +2m 32s 05:22 19:23 05:54 18:51 06:26 18:19 12:22 151.16
28
06:53
78° ENE
17:52
282° WNW
10h 58m +2m 33s 05:20 19:24 05:52 18:52 06:24 18:20 12:22 151.12
29
06:51
78° ENE
17:52
282° WNW
11h 01m +2m 33s 05:19 19:25 05:51 18:53 06:23 18:21 12:21 151.09
30
06:49
78° ENE
17:53
281° WNW
11h 04m +2m 34s 05:17 19:26 05:49 18:54 06:21 18:22 12:21 151.06
31
06:48
79° E
17:54
281° W
11h 06m +2m 35s 05:16 19:27 05:48 18:55 06:20 18:23 12:21 151.02