Sunrise & Sunset in Wellington
Thursday, 22 October 2026 · New Zealand Daylight Time (UTC+13)
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Sunset
7:50 PM
Today in Wellington, New Zealand, sunrise is at 6:22 AM and sunset at 7:50 PM, giving 13 h 28 min of daylight — 3 minutes longer than yesterday.
Sun times today
| Event | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight (−18°) | 4:42 AM | 9:30 PM |
| Nautical twilight (−12°) | 5:18 AM | 8:53 PM |
| Civil twilight (−6°) | 5:53 AM | 8:19 PM |
| Sunrise / sunset | 6:22 AM | 7:50 PM |
| Golden hour ends / starts (+6°) | 6:59 AM | 7:12 PM |
| Solar noon | 1:05 PM | |
— means the sun does not reach that angle today. Times include standard atmospheric refraction; hills and buildings can change what you see.
Wellington sunrise and sunset — October 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Thu | 6:56 AM | 7:26 PM | 12 h 31 min |
| 2 Fri | 6:54 AM | 7:27 PM | 12 h 33 min |
| 3 Sat | 6:52 AM | 7:28 PM | 12 h 36 min |
| 4 Sun | 6:51 AM | 7:30 PM | 12 h 39 min |
| 5 Mon | 6:49 AM | 7:31 PM | 12 h 42 min |
| 6 Tue | 6:47 AM | 7:32 PM | 12 h 44 min |
| 7 Wed | 6:46 AM | 7:33 PM | 12 h 47 min |
| 8 Thu | 6:44 AM | 7:34 PM | 12 h 50 min |
| 9 Fri | 6:42 AM | 7:35 PM | 12 h 53 min |
| 10 Sat | 6:41 AM | 7:36 PM | 12 h 55 min |
| 11 Sun | 6:39 AM | 7:37 PM | 12 h 58 min |
| 12 Mon | 6:38 AM | 7:38 PM | 13 h 1 min |
| 13 Tue | 6:36 AM | 7:39 PM | 13 h 3 min |
| 14 Wed | 6:34 AM | 7:40 PM | 13 h 6 min |
| 15 Thu | 6:33 AM | 7:42 PM | 13 h 9 min |
| 16 Fri | 6:31 AM | 7:43 PM | 13 h 12 min |
| 17 Sat | 6:30 AM | 7:44 PM | 13 h 14 min |
| 18 Sun | 6:28 AM | 7:45 PM | 13 h 17 min |
| 19 Mon | 6:27 AM | 7:46 PM | 13 h 20 min |
| 20 Tue | 6:25 AM | 7:47 PM | 13 h 22 min |
| 21 Wed | 6:24 AM | 7:48 PM | 13 h 25 min |
| 22 Thu | 6:22 AM | 7:50 PM | 13 h 28 min |
| 23 Fri | 6:21 AM | 7:51 PM | 13 h 30 min |
| 24 Sat | 6:19 AM | 7:52 PM | 13 h 33 min |
| 25 Sun | 6:18 AM | 7:53 PM | 13 h 35 min |
| 26 Mon | 6:16 AM | 7:54 PM | 13 h 38 min |
| 27 Tue | 6:15 AM | 7:55 PM | 13 h 41 min |
| 28 Wed | 6:13 AM | 7:57 PM | 13 h 43 min |
| 29 Thu | 6:12 AM | 7:58 PM | 13 h 46 min |
| 30 Fri | 6:11 AM | 7:59 PM | 13 h 48 min |
| 31 Sat | 6:09 AM | 8:00 PM | 13 h 51 min |
Sunrise and sunset in Wellington: questions and answers
What time is sunset in Wellington today?
7:50 PM local time (New Zealand Daylight Time). Civil twilight ends at 8:19 PM.
What time is sunrise in Wellington tomorrow?
6:21 AM.
When is golden hour in Wellington today?
In the evening from about 7:12 PM until sunset at 7:50 PM; in the morning from sunrise until about 6:59 AM.
What are the longest and shortest days in Wellington?
About 15 h 10 min at the December solstice, and about 9 h 12 min at the June solstice.
Calculated for -41.29°, 174.78°. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), https://www.geonames.org/.