Palmerston North
Sunrise and sunset in Palmerston North
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Palmerston North, in local time. At 40.4° S, the day lasts from 9 h 17 min at the winter solstice to 15 h 04 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 06:19, sunset at 19:44.
Day length 13 h 25 min, 2 min 34 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 13:02, with the Sun 61° above the horizon.
Times are Palmerston North time (GMT+13).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:41 | 21:23 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:17 | 20:47 |
| Civil twilight | 05:51 | 20:13 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 06:19 | 19:44 |
| Golden hour | 06:19–06:56 | 19:08–19:44 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Palmerston North
- Longest day: December 22, 15 h 04 min, from sunrise at 05:44 to sunset at 20:47.
- Shortest day: June 21, 9 h 17 min, from sunrise at 07:40 to sunset at 16:57.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 06:11 | 20:45 | 14 h 34 min |
| February 21 | 06:49 | 20:12 | 13 h 22 min |
| March 21 | 07:20 | 19:28 | 12 h 08 min |
| April 21 | 06:52 | 17:39 | 10 h 47 min |
| May 21 | 07:21 | 17:06 | 9 h 44 min |
| June 21 | 07:40 | 16:57 | 9 h 17 min |
| July 21 | 07:33 | 17:14 | 9 h 42 min |
| August 21 | 06:58 | 17:43 | 10 h 44 min |
| September 21 | 06:09 | 18:12 | 12 h 03 min |
| October 21 | 06:21 | 19:43 | 13 h 22 min |
| November 21 | 05:47 | 20:20 | 14 h 33 min |
| December 21 | 05:43 | 20:47 | 15 h 04 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 40.4° S, 175.6° 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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