Sunrise and sunset in Dunedin, New Zealand
Today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 20:22 in Dunedin (GMT+13): 13 h 59 min of daylight, 3 min 3 s longer than yesterday. At its highest, at 13:23, it is 57° above the horizon.
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 20:22
- Solar noon
- 13:23, 57° high
- Day length
- 13 h 59 min
- Golden hour
- 06:23–07:04 and 19:41–20:22
- Blue hour
- 05:38–06:03 and 20:42–21:07
See the sun’s path over Dunedin on the map → with its shadow, the analemma and the view from the street.
Twilight today
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:28–05:11 | 21:34–22:18 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:11–05:51 | 20:54–21:34 |
| Civil twilight | 05:51–06:23 | 20:22–20:54 |
Sunrise and sunset in Dunedin through the year
| 1st of | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Sun at noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 05:52 | 21:32 | 15 h 39 min | 67.2° |
| February | 06:32 | 21:12 | 14 h 40 min | 61.4° |
| March | 07:14 | 20:29 | 13 h 14 min | 51.9° |
| April | 07:56 | 19:30 | 11 h 34 min | 39.8° |
| May | 07:34 | 17:37 | 10 h 03 min | 29.2° |
| June | 08:09 | 17:04 | 8 h 54 min | 22.2° |
| July | 08:21 | 17:03 | 8 h 42 min | 21° |
| August | 07:59 | 17:31 | 9 h 32 min | 26° |
| September | 07:10 | 18:09 | 10 h 58 min | 35.6° |
| October | 07:12 | 19:46 | 12 h 33 min | 47.1° |
| November | 06:17 | 20:28 | 14 h 11 min | 58.3° |
| December | 05:45 | 21:10 | 15 h 25 min | 65.8° |
Times are local, daylight saving included, for the 1st of each month this year.
Next solar eclipses seen from Dunedin
- Saturday, 22 July 2028: total here, at 16:17 (total eclipse)
- Monday, 25 November 2030: 29% of the sun covered at 20:56 (total eclipse)
- Saturday, 10 March 2035: 84% of the sun covered at 10:50 (annular eclipse)
- Wednesday, 27 February 2036: 23% of the sun covered at 18:41 (partial eclipse)
Places near Dunedin
- Christchurch 310 km
- Wellington 615 km
- Lower Hutt 628 km
- Hamilton 983 km
- Tauranga 1024 km
- Manukau City 1052 km
- Auckland 1064 km
- Hobart 1865 km
What the times mean
Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the sun’s disc touches the horizon, with the usual allowance for refraction. Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour is the low, warm light while the sun is under 6° high; blue hour, the deep blue while it is 4° to 8° below. All are for -45.8742°, 170.5036° at sea level, in the Pacific/Auckland time zone.