Sunset and sunrise times in Wellington, New Zealand
In Wellington, New Zealand the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 5:50 pm and rises at 6:55 am. Daylight lasts 10h 54m; evening golden hour runs from 5:12 pm to 6:07 pm.
Today, Wednesday 26 August
- First light
- 6:27 am
- Sunrise
- 6:55 am
- Solar noon
- 12:22 pm
- Sunset
- 5:50 pm
- Last light
- 6:18 pm
- Day length
- 10h 54m
11h 29m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 5:12 pm – 6:07 pm
- Blue hour
- 6:07 pm – 6:18 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 38.2°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 3:35 pm / 5:53 am
The sun sets at 283° — 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 6:54 am Sunset 5:51 pm Golden hour 5:13 pm – 6:08 pm Day length 10h 56m vs today 3 minutes longerWhere Wellington is
- Coordinates
- 41.2866° S, 174.7756° E
- Time zone
- Pacific/Auckland
- Current offset
- UTC+12:00
- Elevation
- 31 m
- Population
- 381,900
Sunrise and sunset in Wellington, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:59 am | 7:29 am | 12:27 pm | 5:25 pm | 5:55 pm | 9h 56m | +2:00 | 4:44 pm–5:44 pm | 🌖 95% |
| Sun 2 | 6:58 am | 7:28 am | 12:27 pm | 5:26 pm | 5:56 pm | 9h 58m | +2:01 | 4:46 pm–5:44 pm | 🌖 89% |
| Mon 3 | 6:57 am | 7:27 am | 12:27 pm | 5:27 pm | 5:57 pm | 10h 0m | +2:03 | 4:47 pm–5:45 pm | 🌖 82% |
| Tue 4 | 6:56 am | 7:25 am | 12:27 pm | 5:28 pm | 5:57 pm | 10h 2m | +2:05 | 4:48 pm–5:46 pm | 🌖 72% |
| Wed 5 | 6:55 am | 7:24 am | 12:26 pm | 5:29 pm | 5:58 pm | 10h 4m | +2:07 | 4:49 pm–5:47 pm | 🌖 62% |
| Thu 6 | 6:54 am | 7:23 am | 12:26 pm | 5:30 pm | 5:59 pm | 10h 7m | +2:08 | 4:50 pm–5:48 pm | 🌗 50% |
| Fri 7 | 6:53 am | 7:22 am | 12:26 pm | 5:31 pm | 6:00 pm | 10h 9m | +2:10 | 4:51 pm–5:49 pm | 🌘 39% |
| Sat 8 | 6:52 am | 7:21 am | 12:26 pm | 5:32 pm | 6:01 pm | 10h 11m | +2:12 | 4:52 pm–5:50 pm | 🌘 28% |
| Sun 9 | 6:50 am | 7:19 am | 12:26 pm | 5:33 pm | 6:02 pm | 10h 13m | +2:13 | 4:53 pm–5:51 pm | 🌘 18% |
| Mon 10 | 6:49 am | 7:18 am | 12:26 pm | 5:34 pm | 6:03 pm | 10h 15m | +2:14 | 4:54 pm–5:52 pm | 🌘 10% |
| Tue 11 | 6:48 am | 7:17 am | 12:26 pm | 5:35 pm | 6:04 pm | 10h 18m | +2:16 | 4:55 pm–5:53 pm | 🌘 4% |
| Wed 12 | 6:47 am | 7:16 am | 12:26 pm | 5:36 pm | 6:05 pm | 10h 20m | +2:17 | 4:57 pm–5:54 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Thu 13 | 6:46 am | 7:14 am | 12:25 pm | 5:37 pm | 6:06 pm | 10h 22m | +2:19 | 4:58 pm–5:55 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Fri 14 | 6:44 am | 7:13 am | 12:25 pm | 5:38 pm | 6:07 pm | 10h 25m | +2:20 | 4:59 pm–5:56 pm | 🌒 2% |
| Sat 15 | 6:43 am | 7:12 am | 12:25 pm | 5:39 pm | 6:08 pm | 10h 27m | +2:21 | 5:00 pm–5:57 pm | 🌒 7% |
| Sun 16 | 6:42 am | 7:10 am | 12:25 pm | 5:40 pm | 6:08 pm | 10h 29m | +2:22 | 5:01 pm–5:58 pm | 🌒 13% |
| Mon 17 | 6:40 am | 7:09 am | 12:25 pm | 5:41 pm | 6:09 pm | 10h 32m | +2:23 | 5:02 pm–5:58 pm | 🌒 21% |
| Tue 18 | 6:39 am | 7:07 am | 12:24 pm | 5:42 pm | 6:10 pm | 10h 34m | +2:24 | 5:03 pm–5:59 pm | 🌒 30% |
| Wed 19 | 6:38 am | 7:06 am | 12:24 pm | 5:43 pm | 6:11 pm | 10h 37m | +2:26 | 5:04 pm–6:00 pm | 🌒 39% |
| Thu 20 | 6:36 am | 7:04 am | 12:24 pm | 5:44 pm | 6:12 pm | 10h 39m | +2:27 | 5:05 pm–6:01 pm | 🌓 49% |
| Fri 21 | 6:35 am | 7:03 am | 12:24 pm | 5:45 pm | 6:13 pm | 10h 41m | +2:27 | 5:06 pm–6:02 pm | 🌔 58% |
| Sat 22 | 6:33 am | 7:02 am | 12:23 pm | 5:46 pm | 6:14 pm | 10h 44m | +2:28 | 5:08 pm–6:03 pm | 🌔 67% |
| Sun 23 | 6:32 am | 7:00 am | 12:23 pm | 5:47 pm | 6:15 pm | 10h 46m | +2:29 | 5:09 pm–6:04 pm | 🌔 76% |
| Mon 24 | 6:30 am | 6:59 am | 12:23 pm | 5:48 pm | 6:16 pm | 10h 49m | +2:30 | 5:10 pm–6:05 pm | 🌔 83% |
| Tue 25 | 6:29 am | 6:57 am | 12:23 pm | 5:49 pm | 6:17 pm | 10h 51m | +2:31 | 5:11 pm–6:06 pm | 🌔 90% |
| Wed 26 | 6:27 am | 6:55 am | 12:22 pm | 5:50 pm | 6:18 pm | 10h 54m | +2:32 | 5:12 pm–6:07 pm | 🌔 95% |
| Thu 27 | 6:26 am | 6:54 am | 12:22 pm | 5:51 pm | 6:19 pm | 10h 56m | +2:33 | 5:13 pm–6:08 pm | 🌔 98% |
| Fri 28 | 6:24 am | 6:52 am | 12:22 pm | 5:52 pm | 6:20 pm | 10h 59m | +2:33 | 5:14 pm–6:09 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 6:23 am | 6:51 am | 12:22 pm | 5:53 pm | 6:21 pm | 11h 2m | +2:34 | 5:15 pm–6:10 pm | 🌖 99% |
| Sun 30 | 6:21 am | 6:49 am | 12:21 pm | 5:54 pm | 6:22 pm | 11h 4m | +2:35 | 5:16 pm–6:11 pm | 🌖 97% |
| Mon 31 | 6:20 am | 6:48 am | 12:21 pm | 5:55 pm | 6:23 pm | 11h 7m | +2:35 | 5:17 pm–6:12 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 | 5:53 am | 6:26 am | 7:29 am | 5:25 pm | 6:28 pm | 7:01 pm | 14h 2m | 30.7° | 293° WNW |
| Sun 2 | 5:52 am | 6:25 am | 7:28 am | 5:26 pm | 6:29 pm | 7:01 pm | 14h 0m | 30.9° | 293° WNW |
| Mon 3 | 5:52 am | 6:24 am | 7:27 am | 5:27 pm | 6:30 pm | 7:02 pm | 13h 58m | 31.2° | 293° WNW |
| Tue 4 | 5:51 am | 6:23 am | 7:25 am | 5:28 pm | 6:31 pm | 7:03 pm | 13h 56m | 31.4° | 292° WNW |
| Wed 5 | 5:50 am | 6:22 am | 7:24 am | 5:29 pm | 6:31 pm | 7:04 pm | 13h 53m | 31.7° | 292° WNW |
| Thu 6 | 5:49 am | 6:21 am | 7:23 am | 5:30 pm | 6:32 pm | 7:05 pm | 13h 51m | 32.0° | 292° WNW |
| Fri 7 | 5:48 am | 6:20 am | 7:22 am | 5:31 pm | 6:33 pm | 7:06 pm | 13h 49m | 32.2° | 291° WNW |
| Sat 8 | 5:46 am | 6:19 am | 7:21 am | 5:32 pm | 6:34 pm | 7:06 pm | 13h 47m | 32.5° | 291° WNW |
| Sun 9 | 5:45 am | 6:18 am | 7:19 am | 5:33 pm | 6:35 pm | 7:07 pm | 13h 45m | 32.8° | 291° WNW |
| Mon 10 | 5:44 am | 6:17 am | 7:18 am | 5:34 pm | 6:36 pm | 7:08 pm | 13h 42m | 33.1° | 290° WNW |
| Tue 11 | 5:43 am | 6:15 am | 7:17 am | 5:35 pm | 6:37 pm | 7:09 pm | 13h 40m | 33.4° | 290° WNW |
| Wed 12 | 5:42 am | 6:14 am | 7:16 am | 5:36 pm | 6:37 pm | 7:10 pm | 13h 38m | 33.7° | 289° WNW |
| Thu 13 | 5:41 am | 6:13 am | 7:14 am | 5:37 pm | 6:38 pm | 7:11 pm | 13h 35m | 34.0° | 289° WNW |
| Fri 14 | 5:40 am | 6:12 am | 7:13 am | 5:38 pm | 6:39 pm | 7:11 pm | 13h 33m | 34.3° | 288° WNW |
| Sat 15 | 5:38 am | 6:10 am | 7:12 am | 5:39 pm | 6:40 pm | 7:12 pm | 13h 31m | 34.6° | 288° WNW |
| Sun 16 | 5:37 am | 6:09 am | 7:10 am | 5:40 pm | 6:41 pm | 7:13 pm | 13h 28m | 34.9° | 288° WNW |
| Mon 17 | 5:36 am | 6:08 am | 7:09 am | 5:41 pm | 6:42 pm | 7:14 pm | 13h 26m | 35.2° | 287° WNW |
| Tue 18 | 5:35 am | 6:07 am | 7:07 am | 5:42 pm | 6:43 pm | 7:15 pm | 13h 24m | 35.6° | 287° WNW |
| Wed 19 | 5:33 am | 6:05 am | 7:06 am | 5:43 pm | 6:44 pm | 7:16 pm | 13h 21m | 35.9° | 286° WNW |
| Thu 20 | 5:32 am | 6:04 am | 7:04 am | 5:44 pm | 6:45 pm | 7:17 pm | 13h 19m | 36.2° | 286° WNW |
| Fri 21 | 5:31 am | 6:02 am | 7:03 am | 5:45 pm | 6:45 pm | 7:18 pm | 13h 16m | 36.5° | 285° WNW |
| Sat 22 | 5:29 am | 6:01 am | 7:02 am | 5:46 pm | 6:46 pm | 7:18 pm | 13h 14m | 36.9° | 285° WNW |
| Sun 23 | 5:28 am | 6:00 am | 7:00 am | 5:47 pm | 6:47 pm | 7:19 pm | 13h 11m | 37.2° | 285° WNW |
| Mon 24 | 5:26 am | 5:58 am | 6:59 am | 5:48 pm | 6:48 pm | 7:20 pm | 13h 9m | 37.6° | 284° WNW |
| Tue 25 | 5:25 am | 5:57 am | 6:57 am | 5:49 pm | 6:49 pm | 7:21 pm | 13h 6m | 37.9° | 284° WNW |
| Wed 26 | 5:23 am | 5:55 am | 6:55 am | 5:50 pm | 6:50 pm | 7:22 pm | 13h 4m | 38.2° | 283° WNW |
| Thu 27 | 5:22 am | 5:54 am | 6:54 am | 5:51 pm | 6:51 pm | 7:23 pm | 13h 1m | 38.6° | 283° WNW |
| Fri 28 | 5:20 am | 5:52 am | 6:52 am | 5:52 pm | 6:52 pm | 7:24 pm | 12h 58m | 38.9° | 282° WNW |
| Sat 29 | 5:19 am | 5:51 am | 6:51 am | 5:53 pm | 6:53 pm | 7:25 pm | 12h 56m | 39.3° | 282° WNW |
| Sun 30 | 5:17 am | 5:49 am | 6:49 am | 5:54 pm | 6:54 pm | 7:26 pm | 12h 53m | 39.7° | 281° W |
| Mon 31 | 5:16 am | 5:48 am | 6:48 am | 5:55 pm | 6:55 pm | 7:27 pm | 12h 51m | 40.0° | 281° W |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:18 am | 6:46 am | 12:21 pm | 5:56 pm | 6:24 pm | 11h 9m | +2:36 | 5:18 pm–6:13 pm | 🌖 85% |
| Wed 2 | 6:17 am | 6:44 am | 12:20 pm | 5:57 pm | 6:25 pm | 11h 12m | +2:37 | 5:19 pm–6:14 pm | 🌖 76% |
| Thu 3 | 6:15 am | 6:43 am | 12:20 pm | 5:58 pm | 6:26 pm | 11h 15m | +2:37 | 5:20 pm–6:15 pm | 🌖 65% |
| Fri 4 | 6:13 am | 6:41 am | 12:20 pm | 5:59 pm | 6:26 pm | 11h 17m | +2:38 | 5:22 pm–6:16 pm | 🌗 54% |
| Sat 5 | 6:12 am | 6:39 am | 12:19 pm | 6:00 pm | 6:27 pm | 11h 20m | +2:38 | 5:23 pm–6:17 pm | 🌘 42% |
| Sun 6 | 6:10 am | 6:38 am | 12:19 pm | 6:01 pm | 6:28 pm | 11h 22m | +2:39 | 5:24 pm–6:18 pm | 🌘 31% |
| Mon 7 | 6:09 am | 6:36 am | 12:19 pm | 6:02 pm | 6:29 pm | 11h 25m | +2:39 | 5:25 pm–6:19 pm | 🌘 20% |
| Tue 8 | 6:07 am | 6:34 am | 12:18 pm | 6:03 pm | 6:30 pm | 11h 28m | +2:40 | 5:26 pm–6:20 pm | 🌘 12% |
| Wed 9 | 6:05 am | 6:33 am | 12:18 pm | 6:04 pm | 6:31 pm | 11h 30m | +2:40 | 5:27 pm–6:21 pm | 🌘 5% |
| Thu 10 | 6:04 am | 6:31 am | 12:18 pm | 6:05 pm | 6:32 pm | 11h 33m | +2:40 | 5:28 pm–6:22 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 6:02 am | 6:29 am | 12:17 pm | 6:06 pm | 6:33 pm | 11h 36m | +2:41 | 5:29 pm–6:23 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 6:00 am | 6:28 am | 12:17 pm | 6:07 pm | 6:34 pm | 11h 39m | +2:41 | 5:30 pm–6:24 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Sun 13 | 5:58 am | 6:26 am | 12:17 pm | 6:08 pm | 6:35 pm | 11h 41m | +2:42 | 5:31 pm–6:25 pm | 🌒 4% |
| Mon 14 | 5:57 am | 6:24 am | 12:16 pm | 6:09 pm | 6:36 pm | 11h 44m | +2:42 | 5:32 pm–6:26 pm | 🌒 10% |
| Tue 15 | 5:55 am | 6:23 am | 12:16 pm | 6:10 pm | 6:37 pm | 11h 47m | +2:42 | 5:33 pm–6:27 pm | 🌒 16% |
| Wed 16 | 5:53 am | 6:21 am | 12:15 pm | 6:11 pm | 6:38 pm | 11h 49m | +2:42 | 5:34 pm–6:28 pm | 🌒 24% |
| Thu 17 | 5:52 am | 6:19 am | 12:15 pm | 6:12 pm | 6:39 pm | 11h 52m | +2:43 | 5:35 pm–6:29 pm | 🌒 33% |
| Fri 18 | 5:50 am | 6:17 am | 12:15 pm | 6:13 pm | 6:40 pm | 11h 55m | +2:43 | 5:36 pm–6:30 pm | 🌒 42% |
| Sat 19 | 5:48 am | 6:16 am | 12:14 pm | 6:14 pm | 6:41 pm | 11h 57m | +2:43 | 5:37 pm–6:31 pm | 🌓 51% |
| Sun 20 | 5:47 am | 6:14 am | 12:14 pm | 6:15 pm | 6:42 pm | 12h 0m | +2:43 | 5:38 pm–6:32 pm | 🌔 61% |
| Mon 21 | 5:45 am | 6:12 am | 12:14 pm | 6:16 pm | 6:43 pm | 12h 3m | +2:44 | 5:39 pm–6:33 pm | 🌔 70% |
| Tue 22 | 5:43 am | 6:11 am | 12:13 pm | 6:17 pm | 6:44 pm | 12h 6m | +2:44 | 5:40 pm–6:34 pm | 🌔 78% |
| Wed 23 | 5:41 am | 6:09 am | 12:13 pm | 6:18 pm | 6:45 pm | 12h 8m | +2:44 | 5:41 pm–6:35 pm | 🌔 85% |
| Thu 24 | 5:40 am | 6:07 am | 12:13 pm | 6:19 pm | 6:46 pm | 12h 11m | +2:44 | 5:42 pm–6:36 pm | 🌔 92% |
| Fri 25 | 5:38 am | 6:05 am | 12:12 pm | 6:20 pm | 6:47 pm | 12h 14m | +2:44 | 5:43 pm–6:37 pm | 🌔 96% |
| Sat 26 | 5:36 am | 6:04 am | 12:12 pm | 6:21 pm | 6:48 pm | 12h 17m | +2:44 | 5:44 pm–6:38 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Sun 27 | 6:34 am | 7:02 am | 1:12 pm | 7:22 pm | 7:49 pm | 12h 19m | +2:44 | 6:45 pm–7:39 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 6:33 am | 7:00 am | 1:11 pm | 7:23 pm | 7:51 pm | 12h 22m | +2:44 | 6:46 pm–7:40 pm | 🌖 98% |
| Tue 29 | 6:31 am | 6:59 am | 1:11 pm | 7:24 pm | 7:52 pm | 12h 25m | +2:44 | 6:47 pm–7:41 pm | 🌖 94% |
| Wed 30 | 6:29 am | 6:57 am | 1:11 pm | 7:25 pm | 7:53 pm | 12h 28m | +2:45 | 6:49 pm–7:42 pm | 🌖 88% |
Longest and shortest day in Wellington
The longest day falls on 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 15h 9m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 June 2026, 2 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
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.
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 55 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 41 — 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, WNW.
Across August the sunset moves 29 minutes later, averaging about 59 seconds a day.
On 27 September 2026 the local clock shifts forward an hour and sunset lands at 7:22 pm instead of 6:21 pm. Worth knowing if you are planning a shoot that week.
Planning a sunset photo in Wellington
Arrive by 4:57 pm. Golden hour opens at 5:12 pm and the sun is down by 5:50 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 283° 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 6:07 pm and runs to 6:18 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 5:50 pm today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Wellington?
It takes 28m. Civil twilight ends at 6:18 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Wellington?
Evening golden hour runs 5:12 pm to 6:07 pm today, lasting 55m. Full golden hour times for Wellington covers the morning window and the coming week.