Rolleston
Sunrise and sunset in Rolleston
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Rolleston, in local time. At 43.6° S, the day lasts from 8 h 56 min at the winter solstice to 15 h 26 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 06:28, sunset at 20:02.
Day length 13 h 35 min, 2 min 53 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 13:14, with the Sun 57° above the horizon.
Times are Rolleston time (GMT+13).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:42 | 21:48 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:21 | 21:09 |
| Civil twilight | 05:58 | 20:32 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 06:28 | 20:02 |
| Golden hour | 06:28–07:06 | 19:23–20:02 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Rolleston
- Longest day: December 22, 15 h 26 min, from sunrise at 05:45 to sunset at 21:11.
- Shortest day: June 21, 8 h 56 min, from sunrise at 08:04 to sunset at 17:00.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 06:15 | 21:07 | 14 h 52 min |
| February 21 | 06:57 | 20:29 | 13 h 32 min |
| March 21 | 07:33 | 19:41 | 12 h 08 min |
| April 21 | 07:10 | 17:47 | 10 h 38 min |
| May 21 | 07:43 | 17:10 | 9 h 27 min |
| June 21 | 08:04 | 17:00 | 8 h 56 min |
| July 21 | 07:55 | 17:18 | 9 h 24 min |
| August 21 | 07:16 | 17:51 | 10 h 35 min |
| September 21 | 06:22 | 18:25 | 12 h 03 min |
| October 21 | 06:29 | 20:01 | 13 h 32 min |
| November 21 | 05:50 | 20:42 | 14 h 52 min |
| December 21 | 05:45 | 21:11 | 15 h 26 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 43.6° S, 172.4° 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
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