Queenstown
Sunrise and sunset in Queenstown
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Queenstown, in local time. At 31.9° S, the day lasts from 10 h 04 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 14 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 05:26, sunset at 18:28.
Day length 13 h 02 min, 1 min 52 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:57, with the Sun 69° above the horizon.
Times are Queenstown time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:00 | 19:54 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:31 | 19:23 |
| Civil twilight | 05:01 | 18:53 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:26 | 18:28 |
| Golden hour | 05:26–05:58 | 17:55–18:28 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Queenstown
- Longest day: December 21, 14 h 14 min, from sunrise at 05:03 to sunset at 19:17.
- Shortest day: June 21, 10 h 04 min, from sunrise at 07:12 to sunset at 17:16.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 05:27 | 19:19 | 13 h 53 min |
| February 21 | 05:55 | 18:56 | 13 h 01 min |
| March 21 | 06:16 | 18:22 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 06:37 | 17:44 | 11 h 08 min |
| May 21 | 06:57 | 17:20 | 10 h 23 min |
| June 21 | 07:12 | 17:16 | 10 h 04 min |
| July 21 | 07:08 | 17:29 | 10 h 21 min |
| August 21 | 06:42 | 17:49 | 11 h 07 min |
| September 21 | 06:03 | 18:08 | 12 h 05 min |
| October 21 | 05:26 | 18:28 | 13 h 02 min |
| November 21 | 05:01 | 18:55 | 13 h 53 min |
| December 21 | 05:03 | 19:17 | 14 h 14 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 31.9° S, 26.9° 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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