Invercargill
Sunrise and sunset in Invercargill
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Invercargill, in local time. At 46.4° S, the day lasts from 8 h 35 min at the winter solstice to 15 h 49 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 06:39, sunset at 20:23.
Day length 13 h 44 min, 3 min 11 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 13:31, with the Sun 55° above the horizon.
Times are Invercargill time (GMT+13).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:46 | 22:17 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:28 | 21:34 |
| Civil twilight | 06:07 | 20:55 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 06:39 | 20:23 |
| Golden hour | 06:39–07:20 | 19:42–20:23 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Invercargill
- Longest day: December 22, 15 h 49 min, from sunrise at 05:50 to sunset at 21:39.
- Shortest day: June 21, 8 h 35 min, from sunrise at 08:30 to sunset at 17:05.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 06:22 | 21:32 | 15 h 10 min |
| February 21 | 07:09 | 20:50 | 13 h 41 min |
| March 21 | 07:49 | 19:57 | 12 h 08 min |
| April 21 | 07:30 | 17:59 | 10 h 29 min |
| May 21 | 08:08 | 17:17 | 9 h 10 min |
| June 21 | 08:30 | 17:05 | 8 h 35 min |
| July 21 | 08:20 | 17:26 | 9 h 06 min |
| August 21 | 07:37 | 18:02 | 10 h 25 min |
| September 21 | 06:38 | 18:41 | 12 h 03 min |
| October 21 | 06:41 | 20:22 | 13 h 41 min |
| November 21 | 05:57 | 21:07 | 15 h 10 min |
| December 21 | 05:50 | 21:38 | 15 h 49 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 46.4° S, 168.4° 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