sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Kaikoura, New Zealand (Canterbury, Kaikoura District).
Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 19:00 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland
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All times are shown in Kaikoura local time.
Solar noon
Today was at: 12:25 (elapsed time: -6h 35m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 38.1°.
Day Length: 10h 57m 34s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:56:38 | 12:25:25 | 17:54:12 |
| Azimuth | 77.9° | 0° | 282.4° |
| Day Length |  |
10h 57m 34s |  |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 150 096 642 km
93 265 729 mi
Kaikoura ↔ Sun, nearest point: 149 402 357 km
92 834 321 mi
| Local timezone: | GMT+12:00 |
| Latitude: | -42.40749° |
| Longitude: | 173.68132° |
| Country: | New Zealand Canterbury |
| Population: | 2 172 |
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Zone Type | Start | End | Length |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:23:08 | 5h 23m 8s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:23:08 | 05:55:39 | 32m 31s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:55:39 | 06:28:17 | 32m 38s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:28:17 | 06:56:38 | 28m 21s | |
| Daylight | 06:56:38 | 17:54:12 | 10h 57m 34s | |
| Civil Twilight | 17:54:12 | 18:22:33 | 28m 21s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 18:22:33 | 18:55:11 | 32m 38s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 18:55:11 | 19:27:42 | 32m 31s | |
| Night | 19:27:42 | 23:59:59 | 4h 32m 17s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: -12.8° (
19:00)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 271.4° ( 19:00)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-04-13 | 2026-04-14 | 2026-04-15 | 2026-04-16 | 2026-04-17 |
| Day: | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Sunrise: | 06:54:25 | 06:55:31 | 06:56:38 | 06:57:45 | 06:58:51 |
| Solar noon: | 12:25:55 | 12:25:40 | 12:25:25 | 12:25:11 | 12:24:57 |
| Sunset: | 17:57:25 | 17:55:48 | 17:54:12 | 17:52:37 | 17:51:02 |
| Day Length: | 11h 3m 0s | 11h 0m 17s | 10h 57m 34s | 10h 54m 52s | 10h 52m 11s |
Kaikoura sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):