Ashburton
Sunrise and sunset in Ashburton
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Ashburton, in local time. At 43.9° S, the day lasts from 8 h 54 min at the winter solstice to 15 h 29 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 06:30, sunset at 20:05.
Day length 13 h 36 min, 2 min 55 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 13:17, with the Sun 57° above the horizon.
Times are Ashburton time (GMT+13).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:44 | 21:52 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:23 | 21:13 |
| Civil twilight | 05:59 | 20:36 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 06:30 | 20:05 |
| Golden hour | 06:30–07:09 | 19:26–20:05 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Ashburton
- Longest day: December 22, 15 h 29 min, from sunrise at 05:47 to sunset at 21:15.
- Shortest day: June 21, 8 h 54 min, from sunrise at 08:07 to sunset at 17:01.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 06:16 | 21:11 | 14 h 54 min |
| February 21 | 06:59 | 20:32 | 13 h 33 min |
| March 21 | 07:36 | 19:43 | 12 h 08 min |
| April 21 | 07:13 | 17:49 | 10 h 37 min |
| May 21 | 07:46 | 17:12 | 9 h 25 min |
| June 21 | 08:07 | 17:01 | 8 h 54 min |
| July 21 | 07:58 | 17:20 | 9 h 22 min |
| August 21 | 07:19 | 17:53 | 10 h 34 min |
| September 21 | 06:25 | 18:28 | 12 h 03 min |
| October 21 | 06:31 | 20:04 | 13 h 33 min |
| November 21 | 05:52 | 20:45 | 14 h 53 min |
| December 21 | 05:46 | 21:15 | 15 h 29 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 43.9° S, 171.7° E, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
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