Nelson
Sunrise and sunset in Nelson
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Nelson, in local time. At 41.3° S, the day lasts from 9 h 12 min at the winter solstice to 15 h 10 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 06:27, sunset at 19:55.
Day length 13 h 28 min, 2 min 39 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 13:11, with the Sun 60° above the horizon.
Times are Nelson time (GMT+13).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:47 | 21:36 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:24 | 20:59 |
| Civil twilight | 05:59 | 20:24 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 06:27 | 19:55 |
| Golden hour | 06:27–07:05 | 19:18–19:55 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Nelson
- Longest day: December 22, 15 h 10 min, from sunrise at 05:50 to sunset at 21:00.
- Shortest day: June 21, 9 h 12 min, from sunrise at 07:52 to sunset at 17:04.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 06:18 | 20:57 | 14 h 39 min |
| February 21 | 06:57 | 20:22 | 13 h 25 min |
| March 21 | 07:30 | 19:37 | 12 h 08 min |
| April 21 | 07:03 | 17:47 | 10 h 45 min |
| May 21 | 07:33 | 17:13 | 9 h 40 min |
| June 21 | 07:52 | 17:04 | 9 h 12 min |
| July 21 | 07:45 | 17:21 | 9 h 37 min |
| August 21 | 07:09 | 17:51 | 10 h 42 min |
| September 21 | 06:18 | 18:22 | 12 h 03 min |
| October 21 | 06:29 | 19:54 | 13 h 25 min |
| November 21 | 05:53 | 20:31 | 14 h 38 min |
| December 21 | 05:49 | 20:59 | 15 h 10 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 41.3° S, 173.3° 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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