sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Kaikoura, New Zealand (Canterbury, Kaikoura District).
Current time: Friday, 2026-07-31, 05:12 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland
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All times are shown in Kaikoura local time.
Solar noon
Today will be at: 12:31 (remaining time: +7h 19m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 29.2°.
Day Length: 9h 49m 25s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 07:37:00 | 12:31:43 | 17:26:25 |
| Azimuth | 65.6° | 0° | 294.4° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
9h 49m 25s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 151 862 692 km
94 363 102 mi
Kaikoura ↔ Sun, nearest point: 151 169 864 km
93 932 598 mi

| Local timezone: | GMT+12:00 |
| Latitude: | -42.40749° |
| Longitude: | 173.68132° |
| Country: | New Zealand Canterbury |
| Population: | 2 172 |
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:59:49 | 5h 59m 49s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:59:49 | 06:32:59 | 33m 10s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 06:32:59 | 07:06:55 | 33m 56s | |
| Civil Twilight | 07:06:55 | 07:37:00 | 30m 5s | |
| Daylight | 07:37:00 | 17:26:25 | 9h 49m 25s | |
| Civil Twilight | 17:26:25 | 17:56:31 | 30m 6s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 17:56:31 | 18:30:27 | 33m 56s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 18:30:27 | 19:03:36 | 33m 9s | |
| Night | 19:03:36 | 23:59:59 | 4h 56m 23s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: -26.8° (
05:12)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 88.8° (
05:12)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-30 | 2026-07-31 | 2026-08-01 | 2026-08-02 |
| Day: | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Sunrise: | 07:39:07 | 07:38:04 | 07:37:00 | 07:35:55 | 07:34:47 |
| Solar noon: | 12:31:47 | 12:31:45 | 12:31:43 | 12:31:40 | 12:31:36 |
| Sunset: | 17:24:28 | 17:25:27 | 17:26:25 | 17:27:24 | 17:28:24 |
| Day Length: | 9h 45m 21s | 9h 47m 23s | 9h 49m 25s | 9h 51m 29s | 9h 53m 37s |
Kaikoura sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):