Sunset and sunrise times in Auckland, New Zealand
In Auckland, New Zealand the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 5:55 pm and rises at 6:50 am. Daylight lasts 11h 4m; evening golden hour runs from 5:20 pm to 6:11 pm.
Today, Wednesday 26 August
- First light
- 6:24 am
- Sunrise
- 6:50 am
- Solar noon
- 12:22 pm
- Sunset
- 5:55 pm
- Last light
- 6:21 pm
- Day length
- 11h 4m
11h 34m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 5:20 pm – 6:11 pm
- Blue hour
- 6:11 pm – 6:21 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 42.7°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 3:47 pm / 5:40 am
The sun sets at 282° — face west-northwest
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August
Sunrise 6:49 am Sunset 5:56 pm Golden hour 5:21 pm – 6:12 pm Day length 11h 7m vs today 2 minutes longerWhere Auckland is
- Coordinates
- 36.8485° S, 174.7635° E
- Time zone
- Pacific/Auckland
- Current offset
- UTC+12:00
- Elevation
- 43 m
- Population
- 1,547,200
Sunrise and sunset in Auckland, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:52 am | 7:19 am | 12:27 pm | 5:35 pm | 6:02 pm | 10h 15m | +1:41 | 4:57 pm–5:52 pm | 🌖 95% |
| Sun 2 | 6:51 am | 7:18 am | 12:27 pm | 5:36 pm | 6:03 pm | 10h 17m | +1:42 | 4:58 pm–5:53 pm | 🌖 89% |
| Mon 3 | 6:50 am | 7:17 am | 12:27 pm | 5:37 pm | 6:04 pm | 10h 19m | +1:44 | 4:59 pm–5:53 pm | 🌖 82% |
| Tue 4 | 6:49 am | 7:16 am | 12:27 pm | 5:37 pm | 6:05 pm | 10h 21m | +1:46 | 5:00 pm–5:54 pm | 🌖 72% |
| Wed 5 | 6:48 am | 7:15 am | 12:27 pm | 5:38 pm | 6:05 pm | 10h 22m | +1:47 | 5:01 pm–5:55 pm | 🌖 62% |
| Thu 6 | 6:47 am | 7:14 am | 12:26 pm | 5:39 pm | 6:06 pm | 10h 24m | +1:48 | 5:02 pm–5:56 pm | 🌗 50% |
| Fri 7 | 6:46 am | 7:13 am | 12:26 pm | 5:40 pm | 6:07 pm | 10h 26m | +1:50 | 5:03 pm–5:56 pm | 🌘 39% |
| Sat 8 | 6:45 am | 7:12 am | 12:26 pm | 5:41 pm | 6:08 pm | 10h 28m | +1:51 | 5:04 pm–5:57 pm | 🌘 28% |
| Sun 9 | 6:44 am | 7:11 am | 12:26 pm | 5:41 pm | 6:08 pm | 10h 30m | +1:53 | 5:04 pm–5:58 pm | 🌘 18% |
| Mon 10 | 6:43 am | 7:10 am | 12:26 pm | 5:42 pm | 6:09 pm | 10h 32m | +1:54 | 5:05 pm–5:59 pm | 🌘 10% |
| Tue 11 | 6:42 am | 7:09 am | 12:26 pm | 5:43 pm | 6:10 pm | 10h 34m | +1:55 | 5:06 pm–6:00 pm | 🌘 4% |
| Wed 12 | 6:41 am | 7:08 am | 12:26 pm | 5:44 pm | 6:11 pm | 10h 35m | +1:56 | 5:07 pm–6:00 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Thu 13 | 6:40 am | 7:07 am | 12:25 pm | 5:45 pm | 6:11 pm | 10h 37m | +1:57 | 5:08 pm–6:01 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Fri 14 | 6:39 am | 7:06 am | 12:25 pm | 5:45 pm | 6:12 pm | 10h 39m | +1:59 | 5:09 pm–6:02 pm | 🌒 2% |
| Sat 15 | 6:38 am | 7:04 am | 12:25 pm | 5:46 pm | 6:13 pm | 10h 41m | +2:00 | 5:10 pm–6:03 pm | 🌒 7% |
| Sun 16 | 6:36 am | 7:03 am | 12:25 pm | 5:47 pm | 6:14 pm | 10h 43m | +2:01 | 5:11 pm–6:03 pm | 🌒 13% |
| Mon 17 | 6:35 am | 7:02 am | 12:25 pm | 5:48 pm | 6:15 pm | 10h 45m | +2:02 | 5:12 pm–6:04 pm | 🌒 21% |
| Tue 18 | 6:34 am | 7:01 am | 12:24 pm | 5:49 pm | 6:15 pm | 10h 48m | +2:03 | 5:13 pm–6:05 pm | 🌒 30% |
| Wed 19 | 6:33 am | 6:59 am | 12:24 pm | 5:49 pm | 6:16 pm | 10h 50m | +2:04 | 5:13 pm–6:06 pm | 🌒 39% |
| Thu 20 | 6:32 am | 6:58 am | 12:24 pm | 5:50 pm | 6:17 pm | 10h 52m | +2:04 | 5:14 pm–6:07 pm | 🌓 49% |
| Fri 21 | 6:30 am | 6:57 am | 12:24 pm | 5:51 pm | 6:18 pm | 10h 54m | +2:05 | 5:15 pm–6:07 pm | 🌔 58% |
| Sat 22 | 6:29 am | 6:56 am | 12:23 pm | 5:52 pm | 6:18 pm | 10h 56m | +2:06 | 5:16 pm–6:08 pm | 🌔 67% |
| Sun 23 | 6:28 am | 6:54 am | 12:23 pm | 5:53 pm | 6:19 pm | 10h 58m | +2:07 | 5:17 pm–6:09 pm | 🌔 76% |
| Mon 24 | 6:27 am | 6:53 am | 12:23 pm | 5:53 pm | 6:20 pm | 11h 0m | +2:08 | 5:18 pm–6:10 pm | 🌔 83% |
| Tue 25 | 6:25 am | 6:52 am | 12:23 pm | 5:54 pm | 6:21 pm | 11h 2m | +2:08 | 5:19 pm–6:10 pm | 🌔 90% |
| Wed 26 | 6:24 am | 6:50 am | 12:22 pm | 5:55 pm | 6:21 pm | 11h 4m | +2:09 | 5:20 pm–6:11 pm | 🌔 95% |
| Thu 27 | 6:23 am | 6:49 am | 12:22 pm | 5:56 pm | 6:22 pm | 11h 7m | +2:10 | 5:21 pm–6:12 pm | 🌔 98% |
| Fri 28 | 6:21 am | 6:48 am | 12:22 pm | 5:57 pm | 6:23 pm | 11h 9m | +2:10 | 5:21 pm–6:13 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 6:20 am | 6:46 am | 12:22 pm | 5:57 pm | 6:24 pm | 11h 11m | +2:11 | 5:22 pm–6:14 pm | 🌖 99% |
| Sun 30 | 6:19 am | 6:45 am | 12:21 pm | 5:58 pm | 6:24 pm | 11h 13m | +2:12 | 5:23 pm–6:14 pm | 🌖 97% |
| Mon 31 | 6:17 am | 6:43 am | 12:21 pm | 5:59 pm | 6:25 pm | 11h 15m | +2:12 | 5:24 pm–6:15 pm | 🌖 92% |
More columns for August 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
| Date | Astro. dawn | Naut. dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Naut. dusk | Astro. dusk | Night | Max altitude | Sunset direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:50 am | 6:20 am | 7:19 am | 5:35 pm | 6:34 pm | 7:04 pm | 13h 43m | 35.1° | 292° WNW |
| Sun 2 | 5:49 am | 6:20 am | 7:18 am | 5:36 pm | 6:34 pm | 7:05 pm | 13h 41m | 35.3° | 292° WNW |
| Mon 3 | 5:48 am | 6:19 am | 7:17 am | 5:37 pm | 6:35 pm | 7:06 pm | 13h 39m | 35.6° | 291° WNW |
| Tue 4 | 5:47 am | 6:18 am | 7:16 am | 5:37 pm | 6:36 pm | 7:06 pm | 13h 37m | 35.9° | 291° WNW |
| Wed 5 | 5:47 am | 6:17 am | 7:15 am | 5:38 pm | 6:36 pm | 7:07 pm | 13h 36m | 36.1° | 291° WNW |
| Thu 6 | 5:46 am | 6:16 am | 7:14 am | 5:39 pm | 6:37 pm | 7:08 pm | 13h 34m | 36.4° | 290° WNW |
| Fri 7 | 5:45 am | 6:15 am | 7:13 am | 5:40 pm | 6:38 pm | 7:08 pm | 13h 32m | 36.7° | 290° WNW |
| Sat 8 | 5:44 am | 6:14 am | 7:12 am | 5:41 pm | 6:39 pm | 7:09 pm | 13h 30m | 37.0° | 290° WNW |
| Sun 9 | 5:43 am | 6:13 am | 7:11 am | 5:41 pm | 6:39 pm | 7:10 pm | 13h 28m | 37.3° | 289° WNW |
| Mon 10 | 5:42 am | 6:12 am | 7:10 am | 5:42 pm | 6:40 pm | 7:10 pm | 13h 26m | 37.5° | 289° WNW |
| Tue 11 | 5:41 am | 6:11 am | 7:09 am | 5:43 pm | 6:41 pm | 7:11 pm | 13h 24m | 37.8° | 289° WNW |
| Wed 12 | 5:40 am | 6:10 am | 7:08 am | 5:44 pm | 6:41 pm | 7:12 pm | 13h 22m | 38.1° | 288° WNW |
| Thu 13 | 5:39 am | 6:09 am | 7:07 am | 5:45 pm | 6:42 pm | 7:12 pm | 13h 20m | 38.4° | 288° WNW |
| Fri 14 | 5:38 am | 6:08 am | 7:06 am | 5:45 pm | 6:43 pm | 7:13 pm | 13h 18m | 38.7° | 287° WNW |
| Sat 15 | 5:37 am | 6:07 am | 7:04 am | 5:46 pm | 6:44 pm | 7:14 pm | 13h 16m | 39.0° | 287° WNW |
| Sun 16 | 5:36 am | 6:06 am | 7:03 am | 5:47 pm | 6:44 pm | 7:14 pm | 13h 14m | 39.4° | 287° WNW |
| Mon 17 | 5:35 am | 6:05 am | 7:02 am | 5:48 pm | 6:45 pm | 7:15 pm | 13h 12m | 39.7° | 286° WNW |
| Tue 18 | 5:34 am | 6:04 am | 7:01 am | 5:49 pm | 6:46 pm | 7:16 pm | 13h 10m | 40.0° | 286° WNW |
| Wed 19 | 5:32 am | 6:02 am | 6:59 am | 5:49 pm | 6:46 pm | 7:17 pm | 13h 8m | 40.3° | 285° WNW |
| Thu 20 | 5:31 am | 6:01 am | 6:58 am | 5:50 pm | 6:47 pm | 7:17 pm | 13h 6m | 40.7° | 285° WNW |
| Fri 21 | 5:30 am | 6:00 am | 6:57 am | 5:51 pm | 6:48 pm | 7:18 pm | 13h 4m | 41.0° | 285° WNW |
| Sat 22 | 5:29 am | 5:59 am | 6:56 am | 5:52 pm | 6:49 pm | 7:19 pm | 13h 2m | 41.3° | 284° WNW |
| Sun 23 | 5:28 am | 5:58 am | 6:54 am | 5:53 pm | 6:49 pm | 7:19 pm | 13h 0m | 41.7° | 284° WNW |
| Mon 24 | 5:26 am | 5:56 am | 6:53 am | 5:53 pm | 6:50 pm | 7:20 pm | 12h 58m | 42.0° | 283° WNW |
| Tue 25 | 5:25 am | 5:55 am | 6:52 am | 5:54 pm | 6:51 pm | 7:21 pm | 12h 55m | 42.3° | 283° WNW |
| Wed 26 | 5:24 am | 5:54 am | 6:50 am | 5:55 pm | 6:52 pm | 7:22 pm | 12h 53m | 42.7° | 282° WNW |
| Thu 27 | 5:23 am | 5:53 am | 6:49 am | 5:56 pm | 6:52 pm | 7:22 pm | 12h 51m | 43.0° | 282° WNW |
| Fri 28 | 5:21 am | 5:51 am | 6:48 am | 5:57 pm | 6:53 pm | 7:23 pm | 12h 49m | 43.4° | 281° WNW |
| Sat 29 | 5:20 am | 5:50 am | 6:46 am | 5:57 pm | 6:54 pm | 7:24 pm | 12h 47m | 43.7° | 281° W |
| Sun 30 | 5:19 am | 5:49 am | 6:45 am | 5:58 pm | 6:55 pm | 7:25 pm | 12h 45m | 44.1° | 281° W |
| Mon 31 | 5:17 am | 5:47 am | 6:43 am | 5:59 pm | 6:55 pm | 7:25 pm | 12h 42m | 44.4° | 280° W |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:16 am | 6:42 am | 12:21 pm | 6:00 pm | 6:26 pm | 11h 17m | +2:13 | 5:25 pm–6:16 pm | 🌖 85% |
| Wed 2 | 6:14 am | 6:40 am | 12:20 pm | 6:01 pm | 6:27 pm | 11h 20m | +2:13 | 5:26 pm–6:17 pm | 🌖 76% |
| Thu 3 | 6:13 am | 6:39 am | 12:20 pm | 6:01 pm | 6:28 pm | 11h 22m | +2:14 | 5:27 pm–6:17 pm | 🌖 65% |
| Fri 4 | 6:12 am | 6:38 am | 12:20 pm | 6:02 pm | 6:28 pm | 11h 24m | +2:14 | 5:27 pm–6:18 pm | 🌗 54% |
| Sat 5 | 6:10 am | 6:36 am | 12:19 pm | 6:03 pm | 6:29 pm | 11h 26m | +2:15 | 5:28 pm–6:19 pm | 🌘 42% |
| Sun 6 | 6:09 am | 6:35 am | 12:19 pm | 6:04 pm | 6:30 pm | 11h 29m | +2:15 | 5:29 pm–6:20 pm | 🌘 31% |
| Mon 7 | 6:07 am | 6:33 am | 12:19 pm | 6:05 pm | 6:31 pm | 11h 31m | +2:16 | 5:30 pm–6:21 pm | 🌘 20% |
| Tue 8 | 6:06 am | 6:32 am | 12:18 pm | 6:05 pm | 6:31 pm | 11h 33m | +2:16 | 5:31 pm–6:21 pm | 🌘 12% |
| Wed 9 | 6:04 am | 6:30 am | 12:18 pm | 6:06 pm | 6:32 pm | 11h 35m | +2:16 | 5:32 pm–6:22 pm | 🌘 5% |
| Thu 10 | 6:03 am | 6:29 am | 12:18 pm | 6:07 pm | 6:33 pm | 11h 38m | +2:17 | 5:32 pm–6:23 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 6:01 am | 6:27 am | 12:17 pm | 6:08 pm | 6:34 pm | 11h 40m | +2:17 | 5:33 pm–6:24 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 6:00 am | 6:26 am | 12:17 pm | 6:09 pm | 6:35 pm | 11h 42m | +2:18 | 5:34 pm–6:25 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Sun 13 | 5:58 am | 6:24 am | 12:17 pm | 6:09 pm | 6:35 pm | 11h 45m | +2:18 | 5:35 pm–6:25 pm | 🌒 4% |
| Mon 14 | 5:57 am | 6:23 am | 12:16 pm | 6:10 pm | 6:36 pm | 11h 47m | +2:18 | 5:36 pm–6:26 pm | 🌒 10% |
| Tue 15 | 5:55 am | 6:21 am | 12:16 pm | 6:11 pm | 6:37 pm | 11h 49m | +2:18 | 5:37 pm–6:27 pm | 🌒 16% |
| Wed 16 | 5:54 am | 6:20 am | 12:16 pm | 6:12 pm | 6:38 pm | 11h 52m | +2:19 | 5:37 pm–6:28 pm | 🌒 24% |
| Thu 17 | 5:52 am | 6:18 am | 12:15 pm | 6:13 pm | 6:38 pm | 11h 54m | +2:19 | 5:38 pm–6:28 pm | 🌒 33% |
| Fri 18 | 5:51 am | 6:17 am | 12:15 pm | 6:13 pm | 6:39 pm | 11h 56m | +2:19 | 5:39 pm–6:29 pm | 🌒 42% |
| Sat 19 | 5:49 am | 6:15 am | 12:14 pm | 6:14 pm | 6:40 pm | 11h 59m | +2:19 | 5:40 pm–6:30 pm | 🌓 51% |
| Sun 20 | 5:48 am | 6:14 am | 12:14 pm | 6:15 pm | 6:41 pm | 12h 1m | +2:19 | 5:41 pm–6:31 pm | 🌔 61% |
| Mon 21 | 5:46 am | 6:12 am | 12:14 pm | 6:16 pm | 6:42 pm | 12h 3m | +2:20 | 5:42 pm–6:32 pm | 🌔 70% |
| Tue 22 | 5:45 am | 6:11 am | 12:13 pm | 6:17 pm | 6:43 pm | 12h 6m | +2:20 | 5:42 pm–6:33 pm | 🌔 78% |
| Wed 23 | 5:43 am | 6:09 am | 12:13 pm | 6:17 pm | 6:43 pm | 12h 8m | +2:20 | 5:43 pm–6:33 pm | 🌔 85% |
| Thu 24 | 5:42 am | 6:08 am | 12:13 pm | 6:18 pm | 6:44 pm | 12h 10m | +2:20 | 5:44 pm–6:34 pm | 🌔 92% |
| Fri 25 | 5:40 am | 6:06 am | 12:12 pm | 6:19 pm | 6:45 pm | 12h 13m | +2:20 | 5:45 pm–6:35 pm | 🌔 96% |
| Sat 26 | 5:39 am | 6:05 am | 12:12 pm | 6:20 pm | 6:46 pm | 12h 15m | +2:20 | 5:46 pm–6:36 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Sun 27 | 6:37 am | 7:03 am | 1:12 pm | 7:21 pm | 7:47 pm | 12h 17m | +2:20 | 6:47 pm–7:37 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 6:36 am | 7:02 am | 1:11 pm | 7:22 pm | 7:48 pm | 12h 20m | +2:20 | 6:47 pm–7:37 pm | 🌖 98% |
| Tue 29 | 6:34 am | 7:00 am | 1:11 pm | 7:22 pm | 7:48 pm | 12h 22m | +2:20 | 6:48 pm–7:38 pm | 🌖 94% |
| Wed 30 | 6:33 am | 6:59 am | 1:11 pm | 7:23 pm | 7:49 pm | 12h 24m | +2:20 | 6:49 pm–7:39 pm | 🌖 88% |
Longest and shortest day in Auckland
The longest day falls on 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 14h 41m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 9h 37m.
Between them the day length swings by 5h 3m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 5:10 pm on 13 June; the latest is 8:43 pm on 6 January. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.
Sunrise ranges from 5:54 am on 7 December to 6:37 am on 5 April.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 6m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Auckland different
Sitting on the western side of its time zone puts solar noon at 12:22, a full 23 minutes after twelve o'clock, and drags the whole day — sunrise, noon and sunset — along with it.
Sunset here is followed by about 26 minutes of usable light before civil twilight ends — almost exactly the 24-minute median across the cities tracked here.
Photographers get 52 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.3× the 41 minutes available at the equator on the same date.
Between the June and December solstices the length of the day swings by 5h 3m here — among the narrowest of the 9 cities tracked in New Zealand.
Between solstices the sunset walks 60° across the horizon — WSW in midwinter, WNW in midsummer — which is why a fixed viewpoint works only part of the year. Today's bearing is WNW.
Sunset drifts 48 seconds later each day this month — 24 minutes from the first of August to the last.
Expect a one-off hour-long step in these times on 27 September 2026: sunset goes from 6:20 pm the evening before to 7:21 pm that evening.
Planning a sunset photo in Auckland
Arrive by 5:05 pm. Golden hour opens at 5:20 pm and the sun is down by 5:55 pm, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 282° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.
Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 6:11 pm and runs to 6:21 pm, the end of civil twilight and 26m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Auckland today?
The sun sets in Auckland at 5:55 pm today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Auckland?
It takes 26m. Civil twilight ends at 6:21 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Auckland?
Evening golden hour runs 5:20 pm to 6:11 pm today, lasting 51m. Full golden hour times for Auckland covers the morning window and the coming week.