Sunset and sunrise times in Wellington, New Zealand
In Wellington, New Zealand the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 7:36 pm and rises at 6:40 am. Daylight lasts 12h 55m; evening golden hour runs from 6:59 pm to 7:53 pm.
Today, Saturday 10 October
- First light
- 6:12 am
- Sunrise
- 6:40 am
- Solar noon
- 1:08 pm
- Sunset
- 7:36 pm
- Last light
- 8:04 pm
- Day length
- 12h 55m
19h 34m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 6:59 pm – 7:53 pm
- Blue hour
- 7:53 pm – 8:04 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 55.3°
- Moon
- 🌘 Waning crescent
- Moonrise / moonset
- 6:08 am / 7:22 pm
The sun sets at 260° — face west
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October
Sunrise 6:39 am Sunset 7:37 pm Golden hour 7:00 pm – 7:54 pm Day length 12h 58m vs today 3 minutes longerWhere Wellington is
- Coordinates
- 41.2866° S, 174.7756° E
- Time zone
- Pacific/Auckland
- Current offset
- UTC+13:00
- Elevation
- 31 m
- Population
- 381,900
Sunrise and sunset in Wellington, October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:28 am | 6:55 am | 1:10 pm | 7:26 pm | 7:54 pm | 12h 30m | +2:44 | 6:50 pm–7:43 pm | 🌖 79% |
| Fri 2 | 6:26 am | 6:54 am | 1:10 pm | 7:27 pm | 7:55 pm | 12h 33m | +2:44 | 6:51 pm–7:44 pm | 🌖 69% |
| Sat 3 | 6:24 am | 6:52 am | 1:10 pm | 7:28 pm | 7:56 pm | 12h 36m | +2:44 | 6:52 pm–7:45 pm | 🌖 58% |
| Sun 4 | 6:22 am | 6:50 am | 1:09 pm | 7:29 pm | 7:57 pm | 12h 39m | +2:44 | 6:53 pm–7:46 pm | 🌗 46% |
| Mon 5 | 6:21 am | 6:48 am | 1:09 pm | 7:30 pm | 7:58 pm | 12h 41m | +2:44 | 6:54 pm–7:47 pm | 🌘 35% |
| Tue 6 | 6:19 am | 6:47 am | 1:09 pm | 7:31 pm | 7:59 pm | 12h 44m | +2:44 | 6:55 pm–7:48 pm | 🌘 24% |
| Wed 7 | 6:17 am | 6:45 am | 1:08 pm | 7:32 pm | 8:00 pm | 12h 47m | +2:44 | 6:56 pm–7:49 pm | 🌘 15% |
| Thu 8 | 6:16 am | 6:43 am | 1:08 pm | 7:33 pm | 8:01 pm | 12h 49m | +2:44 | 6:57 pm–7:51 pm | 🌘 8% |
| Fri 9 | 6:14 am | 6:42 am | 1:08 pm | 7:35 pm | 8:03 pm | 12h 52m | +2:44 | 6:58 pm–7:52 pm | 🌘 3% |
| Sat 10 | 6:12 am | 6:40 am | 1:08 pm | 7:36 pm | 8:04 pm | 12h 55m | +2:43 | 6:59 pm–7:53 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Sun 11 | 6:10 am | 6:39 am | 1:07 pm | 7:37 pm | 8:05 pm | 12h 58m | +2:43 | 7:00 pm–7:54 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Mon 12 | 6:09 am | 6:37 am | 1:07 pm | 7:38 pm | 8:06 pm | 13h 0m | +2:43 | 7:01 pm–7:55 pm | 🌒 2% |
| Tue 13 | 6:07 am | 6:35 am | 1:07 pm | 7:39 pm | 8:07 pm | 13h 3m | +2:43 | 7:02 pm–7:56 pm | 🌒 6% |
| Wed 14 | 6:05 am | 6:34 am | 1:07 pm | 7:40 pm | 8:08 pm | 13h 6m | +2:42 | 7:03 pm–7:57 pm | 🌒 11% |
| Thu 15 | 6:04 am | 6:32 am | 1:06 pm | 7:41 pm | 8:10 pm | 13h 8m | +2:42 | 7:04 pm–7:58 pm | 🌒 18% |
| Fri 16 | 6:02 am | 6:31 am | 1:06 pm | 7:42 pm | 8:11 pm | 13h 11m | +2:42 | 7:05 pm–8:00 pm | 🌒 26% |
| Sat 17 | 6:01 am | 6:29 am | 1:06 pm | 7:43 pm | 8:12 pm | 13h 14m | +2:41 | 7:06 pm–8:01 pm | 🌒 34% |
| Sun 18 | 5:59 am | 6:27 am | 1:06 pm | 7:45 pm | 8:13 pm | 13h 17m | +2:41 | 7:07 pm–8:02 pm | 🌒 44% |
| Mon 19 | 5:57 am | 6:26 am | 1:05 pm | 7:46 pm | 8:14 pm | 13h 19m | +2:40 | 7:09 pm–8:03 pm | 🌓 53% |
| Tue 20 | 5:56 am | 6:24 am | 1:05 pm | 7:47 pm | 8:16 pm | 13h 22m | +2:40 | 7:10 pm–8:04 pm | 🌔 62% |
| Wed 21 | 5:54 am | 6:23 am | 1:05 pm | 7:48 pm | 8:17 pm | 13h 25m | +2:39 | 7:11 pm–8:06 pm | 🌔 72% |
| Thu 22 | 5:53 am | 6:21 am | 1:05 pm | 7:49 pm | 8:18 pm | 13h 27m | +2:39 | 7:12 pm–8:07 pm | 🌔 80% |
| Fri 23 | 5:51 am | 6:20 am | 1:05 pm | 7:50 pm | 8:19 pm | 13h 30m | +2:38 | 7:13 pm–8:08 pm | 🌔 88% |
| Sat 24 | 5:50 am | 6:19 am | 1:05 pm | 7:51 pm | 8:21 pm | 13h 32m | +2:37 | 7:14 pm–8:09 pm | 🌔 94% |
| Sun 25 | 5:48 am | 6:17 am | 1:04 pm | 7:53 pm | 8:22 pm | 13h 35m | +2:37 | 7:15 pm–8:10 pm | 🌔 98% |
| Mon 26 | 5:47 am | 6:16 am | 1:04 pm | 7:54 pm | 8:23 pm | 13h 38m | +2:36 | 7:16 pm–8:12 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 5:45 am | 6:14 am | 1:04 pm | 7:55 pm | 8:24 pm | 13h 40m | +2:35 | 7:17 pm–8:13 pm | 🌖 99% |
| Wed 28 | 5:44 am | 6:13 am | 1:04 pm | 7:56 pm | 8:26 pm | 13h 43m | +2:34 | 7:18 pm–8:14 pm | 🌖 96% |
| Thu 29 | 5:42 am | 6:12 am | 1:04 pm | 7:57 pm | 8:27 pm | 13h 45m | +2:33 | 7:20 pm–8:15 pm | 🌖 91% |
| Fri 30 | 5:41 am | 6:10 am | 1:04 pm | 7:59 pm | 8:28 pm | 13h 48m | +2:32 | 7:21 pm–8:17 pm | 🌖 83% |
| Sat 31 | 5:39 am | 6:09 am | 1:04 pm | 8:00 pm | 8:30 pm | 13h 50m | +2:31 | 7:22 pm–8:18 pm | 🌖 73% |
More columns for October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 5:21 am | 5:55 am | 6:55 am | 7:26 pm | 8:27 pm | 9:00 pm | 11h 27m | 51.8° | 265° W |
| Fri 2 | 5:19 am | 5:53 am | 6:54 am | 7:27 pm | 8:28 pm | 9:01 pm | 11h 24m | 52.2° | 264° W |
| Sat 3 | 5:17 am | 5:51 am | 6:52 am | 7:28 pm | 8:29 pm | 9:03 pm | 11h 22m | 52.6° | 264° W |
| Sun 4 | 5:16 am | 5:49 am | 6:50 am | 7:29 pm | 8:30 pm | 9:04 pm | 11h 19m | 53.0° | 263° W |
| Mon 5 | 5:14 am | 5:48 am | 6:48 am | 7:30 pm | 8:31 pm | 9:05 pm | 11h 16m | 53.4° | 263° W |
| Tue 6 | 5:12 am | 5:46 am | 6:47 am | 7:31 pm | 8:32 pm | 9:07 pm | 11h 13m | 53.8° | 262° W |
| Wed 7 | 5:10 am | 5:44 am | 6:45 am | 7:32 pm | 8:34 pm | 9:08 pm | 11h 11m | 54.1° | 262° W |
| Thu 8 | 5:08 am | 5:42 am | 6:43 am | 7:33 pm | 8:35 pm | 9:09 pm | 11h 8m | 54.5° | 261° W |
| Fri 9 | 5:06 am | 5:41 am | 6:42 am | 7:35 pm | 8:36 pm | 9:11 pm | 11h 5m | 54.9° | 261° W |
| Sat 10 | 5:04 am | 5:39 am | 6:40 am | 7:36 pm | 8:37 pm | 9:12 pm | 11h 2m | 55.3° | 260° W |
| Sun 11 | 5:02 am | 5:37 am | 6:39 am | 7:37 pm | 8:38 pm | 9:13 pm | 11h 0m | 55.7° | 260° W |
| Mon 12 | 5:00 am | 5:35 am | 6:37 am | 7:38 pm | 8:40 pm | 9:15 pm | 10h 57m | 56.0° | 259° W |
| Tue 13 | 4:58 am | 5:33 am | 6:35 am | 7:39 pm | 8:41 pm | 9:16 pm | 10h 54m | 56.4° | 259° W |
| Wed 14 | 4:56 am | 5:32 am | 6:34 am | 7:40 pm | 8:42 pm | 9:18 pm | 10h 52m | 56.8° | 258° WSW |
| Thu 15 | 4:54 am | 5:30 am | 6:32 am | 7:41 pm | 8:44 pm | 9:19 pm | 10h 49m | 57.2° | 258° WSW |
| Fri 16 | 4:53 am | 5:28 am | 6:31 am | 7:42 pm | 8:45 pm | 9:21 pm | 10h 46m | 57.5° | 257° WSW |
| Sat 17 | 4:51 am | 5:26 am | 6:29 am | 7:43 pm | 8:46 pm | 9:22 pm | 10h 44m | 57.9° | 257° WSW |
| Sun 18 | 4:49 am | 5:25 am | 6:27 am | 7:45 pm | 8:48 pm | 9:24 pm | 10h 41m | 58.3° | 256° WSW |
| Mon 19 | 4:47 am | 5:23 am | 6:26 am | 7:46 pm | 8:49 pm | 9:25 pm | 10h 38m | 58.6° | 256° WSW |
| Tue 20 | 4:45 am | 5:21 am | 6:24 am | 7:47 pm | 8:50 pm | 9:27 pm | 10h 36m | 59.0° | 255° WSW |
| Wed 21 | 4:43 am | 5:20 am | 6:23 am | 7:48 pm | 8:52 pm | 9:28 pm | 10h 33m | 59.3° | 255° WSW |
| Thu 22 | 4:41 am | 5:18 am | 6:21 am | 7:49 pm | 8:53 pm | 9:30 pm | 10h 30m | 59.7° | 254° WSW |
| Fri 23 | 4:39 am | 5:16 am | 6:20 am | 7:50 pm | 8:54 pm | 9:32 pm | 10h 28m | 60.0° | 254° WSW |
| Sat 24 | 4:37 am | 5:15 am | 6:19 am | 7:51 pm | 8:56 pm | 9:33 pm | 10h 25m | 60.4° | 253° WSW |
| Sun 25 | 4:35 am | 5:13 am | 6:17 am | 7:53 pm | 8:57 pm | 9:35 pm | 10h 23m | 60.7° | 253° WSW |
| Mon 26 | 4:34 am | 5:11 am | 6:16 am | 7:54 pm | 8:59 pm | 9:36 pm | 10h 20m | 61.1° | 253° WSW |
| Tue 27 | 4:32 am | 5:10 am | 6:14 am | 7:55 pm | 9:00 pm | 9:38 pm | 10h 17m | 61.4° | 252° WSW |
| Wed 28 | 4:30 am | 5:08 am | 6:13 am | 7:56 pm | 9:01 pm | 9:40 pm | 10h 15m | 61.8° | 252° WSW |
| Thu 29 | 4:28 am | 5:06 am | 6:12 am | 7:57 pm | 9:03 pm | 9:41 pm | 10h 12m | 62.1° | 251° WSW |
| Fri 30 | 4:26 am | 5:05 am | 6:10 am | 7:59 pm | 9:04 pm | 9:43 pm | 10h 10m | 62.4° | 251° WSW |
| Sat 31 | 4:24 am | 5:03 am | 6:09 am | 8:00 pm | 9:06 pm | 9:45 pm | 10h 7m | 62.8° | 250° WSW |
November 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 5:38 am | 6:08 am | 1:04 pm | 8:01 pm | 8:31 pm | 13h 53m | +2:30 | 7:23 pm–8:19 pm | 🌖 62% |
| Mon 2 | 5:37 am | 6:06 am | 1:04 pm | 8:02 pm | 8:32 pm | 13h 55m | +2:29 | 7:24 pm–8:20 pm | 🌗 50% |
| Tue 3 | 5:35 am | 6:05 am | 1:04 pm | 8:03 pm | 8:33 pm | 13h 58m | +2:28 | 7:25 pm–8:22 pm | 🌘 39% |
| Wed 4 | 5:34 am | 6:04 am | 1:04 pm | 8:05 pm | 8:35 pm | 14h 0m | +2:26 | 7:26 pm–8:23 pm | 🌘 28% |
| Thu 5 | 5:33 am | 6:03 am | 1:04 pm | 8:06 pm | 8:36 pm | 14h 3m | +2:25 | 7:27 pm–8:24 pm | 🌘 19% |
| Fri 6 | 5:31 am | 6:02 am | 1:04 pm | 8:07 pm | 8:37 pm | 14h 5m | +2:24 | 7:29 pm–8:26 pm | 🌘 11% |
| Sat 7 | 5:30 am | 6:00 am | 1:04 pm | 8:08 pm | 8:39 pm | 14h 7m | +2:22 | 7:30 pm–8:27 pm | 🌘 5% |
| Sun 8 | 5:29 am | 5:59 am | 1:04 pm | 8:10 pm | 8:40 pm | 14h 10m | +2:21 | 7:31 pm–8:28 pm | 🌘 2% |
| Mon 9 | 5:28 am | 5:58 am | 1:04 pm | 8:11 pm | 8:41 pm | 14h 12m | +2:19 | 7:32 pm–8:29 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Tue 10 | 5:26 am | 5:57 am | 1:04 pm | 8:12 pm | 8:43 pm | 14h 14m | +2:18 | 7:33 pm–8:31 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Wed 11 | 5:25 am | 5:56 am | 1:04 pm | 8:13 pm | 8:44 pm | 14h 17m | +2:16 | 7:34 pm–8:32 pm | 🌒 3% |
| Thu 12 | 5:24 am | 5:55 am | 1:04 pm | 8:14 pm | 8:45 pm | 14h 19m | +2:14 | 7:35 pm–8:33 pm | 🌒 7% |
| Fri 13 | 5:23 am | 5:54 am | 1:05 pm | 8:16 pm | 8:47 pm | 14h 21m | +2:12 | 7:36 pm–8:35 pm | 🌒 13% |
| Sat 14 | 5:22 am | 5:53 am | 1:05 pm | 8:17 pm | 8:48 pm | 14h 23m | +2:10 | 7:38 pm–8:36 pm | 🌒 19% |
| Sun 15 | 5:21 am | 5:52 am | 1:05 pm | 8:18 pm | 8:49 pm | 14h 25m | +2:08 | 7:39 pm–8:37 pm | 🌒 27% |
| Mon 16 | 5:20 am | 5:51 am | 1:05 pm | 8:19 pm | 8:51 pm | 14h 28m | +2:06 | 7:40 pm–8:38 pm | 🌒 36% |
| Tue 17 | 5:19 am | 5:51 am | 1:05 pm | 8:21 pm | 8:52 pm | 14h 30m | +2:04 | 7:41 pm–8:40 pm | 🌓 46% |
| Wed 18 | 5:18 am | 5:50 am | 1:05 pm | 8:22 pm | 8:53 pm | 14h 32m | +2:02 | 7:42 pm–8:41 pm | 🌔 55% |
| Thu 19 | 5:17 am | 5:49 am | 1:06 pm | 8:23 pm | 8:55 pm | 14h 34m | +1:59 | 7:43 pm–8:42 pm | 🌔 65% |
| Fri 20 | 5:16 am | 5:48 am | 1:06 pm | 8:24 pm | 8:56 pm | 14h 36m | +1:57 | 7:44 pm–8:44 pm | 🌔 75% |
| Sat 21 | 5:16 am | 5:47 am | 1:06 pm | 8:25 pm | 8:57 pm | 14h 37m | +1:54 | 7:45 pm–8:45 pm | 🌔 83% |
| Sun 22 | 5:15 am | 5:47 am | 1:06 pm | 8:27 pm | 8:59 pm | 14h 39m | +1:52 | 7:46 pm–8:46 pm | 🌔 91% |
| Mon 23 | 5:14 am | 5:46 am | 1:07 pm | 8:28 pm | 9:00 pm | 14h 41m | +1:49 | 7:48 pm–8:47 pm | 🌔 96% |
| Tue 24 | 5:13 am | 5:45 am | 1:07 pm | 8:29 pm | 9:01 pm | 14h 43m | +1:47 | 7:49 pm–8:48 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Wed 25 | 5:13 am | 5:45 am | 1:07 pm | 8:30 pm | 9:02 pm | 14h 45m | +1:44 | 7:50 pm–8:50 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Thu 26 | 5:12 am | 5:44 am | 1:08 pm | 8:31 pm | 9:04 pm | 14h 46m | +1:41 | 7:51 pm–8:51 pm | 🌖 98% |
| Fri 27 | 5:11 am | 5:44 am | 1:08 pm | 8:32 pm | 9:05 pm | 14h 48m | +1:38 | 7:52 pm–8:52 pm | 🌖 93% |
| Sat 28 | 5:11 am | 5:43 am | 1:08 pm | 8:33 pm | 9:06 pm | 14h 50m | +1:35 | 7:53 pm–8:53 pm | 🌖 86% |
| Sun 29 | 5:10 am | 5:43 am | 1:09 pm | 8:35 pm | 9:07 pm | 14h 51m | +1:32 | 7:54 pm–8:54 pm | 🌖 77% |
| Mon 30 | 5:10 am | 5:43 am | 1:09 pm | 8:36 pm | 9:08 pm | 14h 53m | +1:28 | 7:55 pm–8:56 pm | 🌖 66% |
Longest and shortest day in Wellington
The longest day falls on 22 December 2026, in 2 months, with 15h 9m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 9h 11m.
Between them the day length swings by 5h 58m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 4:57 pm on 14 June; the latest is 8:57 pm on 3 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 5:41 am on 9 December to 7:47 am on 28 June.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 7m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Wellington different
At 41.3°S the sun cuts through the twilight band at an angle, so darkness takes 28 minutes to arrive: 4 minutes longer than today's 24-minute median.
Evening golden hour runs 54 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 40 — at 41.3° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.
The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 64° round to WNW. Tonight, W.
Across October the sunset moves 34 minutes later, averaging about 68 seconds a day.
On 4 April 2027 the local clock shifts back an hour and sunset lands at 6:08 pm instead of 7:10 pm. Worth knowing if you are planning a shoot that week.
Planning a sunset photo in Wellington
Arrive by 6:44 pm. Golden hour opens at 6:59 pm and the sun is down by 7:36 pm, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west — the sun goes down at 260° 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 7:53 pm and runs to 8:04 pm, the end of civil twilight and 28m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Wellington today?
The sun sets in Wellington at 7:36 pm today, Saturday 10 October 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Wellington?
It takes 28m. Civil twilight ends at 8:04 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Wellington?
Evening golden hour runs 6:59 pm to 7:53 pm today, lasting 53m. Full golden hour times for Wellington covers the morning window and the coming week.