Sunrise and sunset in Whakatane, New Zealand
Sunrise, sunset and twilight for Whakatane today, in local time. At 38° S, days run from 9 h 32 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 48 min at the summer solstice.
- 19:42sunset today
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 28 in Whakatane, New Zealand: sunrise at 06:10, sunset at 19:42.
Day length 13 h 32 min, 2 min 17 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:55, with the Sun 65° above the horizon.
Times are Whakatane time (GMT+13).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:33 | 21:19 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:08 | 20:43 |
| Civil twilight | 05:42 | 20:10 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 06:10 | 19:42 |
| Golden hour | 06:10–06:45 | 19:06–19:42 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Whakatane
- Longest day: December 22, 14 h 48 min, from sunrise at 05:46 to sunset at 20:34.
- Shortest day: June 21, 9 h 32 min, from sunrise at 07:27 to sunset at 16:59.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 06:12 | 20:33 | 14 h 21 min |
| February 21 | 06:47 | 20:03 | 13 h 16 min |
| March 21 | 07:15 | 19:22 | 12 h 07 min |
| April 21 | 06:43 | 17:37 | 10 h 54 min |
| May 21 | 07:10 | 17:06 | 9 h 56 min |
| June 21 | 07:27 | 16:59 | 9 h 32 min |
| July 21 | 07:21 | 17:15 | 9 h 54 min |
| August 21 | 06:50 | 17:41 | 10 h 51 min |
| September 21 | 06:03 | 18:07 | 12 h 03 min |
| October 21 | 06:19 | 19:35 | 13 h 16 min |
| November 21 | 05:47 | 20:08 | 14 h 21 min |
| December 21 | 05:45 | 20:34 | 14 h 48 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset mark the moment the Sun’s upper edge touches a level horizon, with the air’s usual bending of light allowed for. Hills, buildings and altitude move 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° S, 177° 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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