Rotorua
Sunrise and sunset in Rotorua
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Rotorua, in local time. At 38.1° S, the day lasts from 9 h 31 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 49 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 06:20, sunset at 19:39.
Day length 13 h 19 min, 2 min 22 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:59, with the Sun 63° above the horizon.
Times are Rotorua time (GMT+13).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:45 | 21:14 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:20 | 20:39 |
| Civil twilight | 05:53 | 20:06 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 06:20 | 19:39 |
| Golden hour | 06:20–06:55 | 19:03–19:39 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Rotorua
- Longest day: December 22, 14 h 49 min, from sunrise at 05:48 to sunset at 20:38.
- Shortest day: June 21, 9 h 31 min, from sunrise at 07:31 to sunset at 17:02.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 06:14 | 20:36 | 14 h 22 min |
| February 21 | 06:50 | 20:06 | 13 h 16 min |
| March 21 | 07:18 | 19:25 | 12 h 07 min |
| April 21 | 06:46 | 17:40 | 10 h 53 min |
| May 21 | 07:13 | 17:09 | 9 h 55 min |
| June 21 | 07:31 | 17:02 | 9 h 31 min |
| July 21 | 07:25 | 17:18 | 9 h 53 min |
| August 21 | 06:53 | 17:43 | 10 h 51 min |
| September 21 | 06:06 | 18:10 | 12 h 03 min |
| October 21 | 06:21 | 19:38 | 13 h 16 min |
| November 21 | 05:50 | 20:11 | 14 h 21 min |
| December 21 | 05:48 | 20:37 | 14 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 38.1° S, 176.2° 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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