sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Kaikoura, New Zealand (Canterbury, Kaikoura District).
Current time: Thursday, 2026-11-05, 04:28 (GMT+13:00) Pacific/Auckland
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All times are shown in Kaikoura local time.
Solar noon
Today will be at: 13:08 (remaining time: +8h 40m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 63.1°.
Day Length: 14h 8m 17s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:04:42 | 13:08:51 | 20:12:59 |
| Azimuth | 112.1° | 0° | 247.9° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
14h 8m 17s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 148 341 602 km
92 175 198 mi
Kaikoura ↔ Sun, nearest point: 147 647 688 km
91 744 020 mi

| Local timezone: | GMT+13:00 |
| Latitude: | -42.40749° |
| Longitude: | 173.68132° |
| Country: | New Zealand Canterbury |
| Population: | 2 172 |
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 04:14:22 | 4h 14m 22s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 04:14:22 | 04:56:00 | 41m 38s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 04:56:00 | 05:33:57 | 37m 57s | |
| Civil Twilight | 05:33:57 | 06:04:42 | 30m 45s | |
| Daylight | 06:04:42 | 20:12:59 | 14h 8m 17s | |
| Civil Twilight | 20:12:59 | 20:43:44 | 30m 45s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 20:43:44 | 21:21:41 | 37m 57s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 21:21:41 | 22:03:20 | 41m 39s | |
| Night | 22:03:20 | 23:59:59 | 1h 56m 39s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: -16.3° (
04:28)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 129.8° (
04:28)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-11-03 | 2026-11-04 | 2026-11-05 | 2026-11-06 | 2026-11-07 |
| Day: | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| Sunrise: | 06:07:13 | 06:05:57 | 06:04:42 | 06:03:29 | 06:02:17 |
| Solar noon: | 13:08:49 | 13:08:50 | 13:08:51 | 13:08:52 | 13:08:55 |
| Sunset: | 20:10:26 | 20:11:42 | 20:12:59 | 20:14:16 | 20:15:33 |
| Day Length: | 14h 3m 13s | 14h 5m 45s | 14h 8m 17s | 14h 10m 47s | 14h 13m 16s |
Kaikoura sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):