Sunset and sunrise times in Auckland, New Zealand
In Auckland, New Zealand the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 6:20 pm and rises at 6:05 am. Daylight lasts 12h 15m; evening golden hour runs from 5:46 pm to 6:36 pm.
Today, Saturday 26 September
- First light
- 5:39 am
- Sunrise
- 6:05 am
- Solar noon
- 12:12 pm
- Sunset
- 6:20 pm
- Last light
- 6:46 pm
- Day length
- 12h 15m
18h 18m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 5:46 pm – 6:36 pm
- Blue hour
- 6:36 pm – 6:46 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 54.3°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 5:46 pm / 5:29 am
The sun sets at 268° — face west
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September
Sunrise 7:03 am Sunset 7:21 pm Golden hour 6:47 pm – 7:37 pm Day length 12h 17m 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, 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% |
More columns for September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:16 am | 5:46 am | 6:42 am | 6:00 pm | 6:56 pm | 7:26 pm | 12h 40m | 44.8° | 280° W |
| Wed 2 | 5:14 am | 5:44 am | 6:40 am | 6:01 pm | 6:57 pm | 7:27 pm | 12h 38m | 45.2° | 279° W |
| Thu 3 | 5:13 am | 5:43 am | 6:39 am | 6:01 pm | 6:58 pm | 7:28 pm | 12h 36m | 45.5° | 279° W |
| Fri 4 | 5:12 am | 5:42 am | 6:38 am | 6:02 pm | 6:58 pm | 7:28 pm | 12h 33m | 45.9° | 278° W |
| Sat 5 | 5:10 am | 5:40 am | 6:36 am | 6:03 pm | 6:59 pm | 7:29 pm | 12h 31m | 46.3° | 278° W |
| Sun 6 | 5:09 am | 5:39 am | 6:35 am | 6:04 pm | 7:00 pm | 7:30 pm | 12h 29m | 46.6° | 277° W |
| Mon 7 | 5:07 am | 5:37 am | 6:33 am | 6:05 pm | 7:01 pm | 7:31 pm | 12h 27m | 47.0° | 277° W |
| Tue 8 | 5:06 am | 5:36 am | 6:32 am | 6:05 pm | 7:01 pm | 7:32 pm | 12h 24m | 47.4° | 276° W |
| Wed 9 | 5:04 am | 5:34 am | 6:30 am | 6:06 pm | 7:02 pm | 7:32 pm | 12h 22m | 47.8° | 276° W |
| Thu 10 | 5:03 am | 5:33 am | 6:29 am | 6:07 pm | 7:03 pm | 7:33 pm | 12h 20m | 48.1° | 276° W |
| Fri 11 | 5:01 am | 5:31 am | 6:27 am | 6:08 pm | 7:04 pm | 7:34 pm | 12h 17m | 48.5° | 275° W |
| Sat 12 | 5:00 am | 5:30 am | 6:26 am | 6:09 pm | 7:05 pm | 7:35 pm | 12h 15m | 48.9° | 275° W |
| Sun 13 | 4:58 am | 5:28 am | 6:24 am | 6:09 pm | 7:05 pm | 7:36 pm | 12h 13m | 49.3° | 274° W |
| Mon 14 | 4:57 am | 5:27 am | 6:23 am | 6:10 pm | 7:06 pm | 7:36 pm | 12h 11m | 49.7° | 274° W |
| Tue 15 | 4:55 am | 5:25 am | 6:21 am | 6:11 pm | 7:07 pm | 7:37 pm | 12h 8m | 50.1° | 273° W |
| Wed 16 | 4:54 am | 5:24 am | 6:20 am | 6:12 pm | 7:08 pm | 7:38 pm | 12h 6m | 50.4° | 273° W |
| Thu 17 | 4:52 am | 5:22 am | 6:18 am | 6:13 pm | 7:09 pm | 7:39 pm | 12h 4m | 50.8° | 272° W |
| Fri 18 | 4:51 am | 5:21 am | 6:17 am | 6:13 pm | 7:09 pm | 7:40 pm | 12h 1m | 51.2° | 272° W |
| Sat 19 | 4:49 am | 5:19 am | 6:15 am | 6:14 pm | 7:10 pm | 7:41 pm | 11h 59m | 51.6° | 271° W |
| Sun 20 | 4:47 am | 5:18 am | 6:14 am | 6:15 pm | 7:11 pm | 7:42 pm | 11h 57m | 52.0° | 271° W |
| Mon 21 | 4:46 am | 5:16 am | 6:12 am | 6:16 pm | 7:12 pm | 7:42 pm | 11h 54m | 52.4° | 270° W |
| Tue 22 | 4:44 am | 5:15 am | 6:11 am | 6:17 pm | 7:13 pm | 7:43 pm | 11h 52m | 52.8° | 270° W |
| Wed 23 | 4:43 am | 5:13 am | 6:09 am | 6:17 pm | 7:14 pm | 7:44 pm | 11h 50m | 53.2° | 269° W |
| Thu 24 | 4:41 am | 5:12 am | 6:08 am | 6:18 pm | 7:14 pm | 7:45 pm | 11h 47m | 53.5° | 269° W |
| Fri 25 | 4:39 am | 5:10 am | 6:06 am | 6:19 pm | 7:15 pm | 7:46 pm | 11h 45m | 53.9° | 268° W |
| Sat 26 | 4:38 am | 5:08 am | 6:05 am | 6:20 pm | 7:16 pm | 7:47 pm | 11h 43m | 54.3° | 268° W |
| Sun 27 | 5:36 am | 6:07 am | 7:03 am | 7:21 pm | 8:17 pm | 8:48 pm | 11h 40m | 54.7° | 267° W |
| Mon 28 | 5:34 am | 6:05 am | 7:02 am | 7:22 pm | 8:18 pm | 8:49 pm | 11h 38m | 55.1° | 267° W |
| Tue 29 | 5:33 am | 6:04 am | 7:00 am | 7:22 pm | 8:19 pm | 8:50 pm | 11h 36m | 55.5° | 266° W |
| Wed 30 | 5:31 am | 6:02 am | 6:59 am | 7:23 pm | 8:20 pm | 8:51 pm | 11h 33m | 55.9° | 266° W |
October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:31 am | 6:57 am | 1:10 pm | 7:24 pm | 7:50 pm | 12h 27m | +2:20 | 6:50 pm–7:40 pm | 🌖 79% |
| Fri 2 | 6:30 am | 6:56 am | 1:10 pm | 7:25 pm | 7:51 pm | 12h 29m | +2:20 | 6:51 pm–7:41 pm | 🌖 69% |
| Sat 3 | 6:28 am | 6:54 am | 1:10 pm | 7:26 pm | 7:52 pm | 12h 31m | +2:20 | 6:52 pm–7:42 pm | 🌖 58% |
| Sun 4 | 6:27 am | 6:53 am | 1:09 pm | 7:27 pm | 7:53 pm | 12h 34m | +2:20 | 6:52 pm–7:43 pm | 🌗 46% |
| Mon 5 | 6:25 am | 6:51 am | 1:09 pm | 7:28 pm | 7:54 pm | 12h 36m | +2:20 | 6:53 pm–7:44 pm | 🌘 35% |
| Tue 6 | 6:24 am | 6:50 am | 1:09 pm | 7:28 pm | 7:55 pm | 12h 38m | +2:20 | 6:54 pm–7:44 pm | 🌘 24% |
| Wed 7 | 6:22 am | 6:48 am | 1:08 pm | 7:29 pm | 7:55 pm | 12h 41m | +2:20 | 6:55 pm–7:45 pm | 🌘 15% |
| Thu 8 | 6:21 am | 6:47 am | 1:08 pm | 7:30 pm | 7:56 pm | 12h 43m | +2:20 | 6:56 pm–7:46 pm | 🌘 8% |
| Fri 9 | 6:19 am | 6:45 am | 1:08 pm | 7:31 pm | 7:57 pm | 12h 45m | +2:20 | 6:57 pm–7:47 pm | 🌘 3% |
| Sat 10 | 6:18 am | 6:44 am | 1:08 pm | 7:32 pm | 7:58 pm | 12h 48m | +2:19 | 6:57 pm–7:48 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Sun 11 | 6:16 am | 6:42 am | 1:07 pm | 7:33 pm | 7:59 pm | 12h 50m | +2:19 | 6:58 pm–7:49 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Mon 12 | 6:15 am | 6:41 am | 1:07 pm | 7:34 pm | 8:00 pm | 12h 52m | +2:19 | 6:59 pm–7:50 pm | 🌒 2% |
| Tue 13 | 6:13 am | 6:40 am | 1:07 pm | 7:35 pm | 8:01 pm | 12h 54m | +2:19 | 7:00 pm–7:51 pm | 🌒 6% |
| Wed 14 | 6:12 am | 6:38 am | 1:07 pm | 7:35 pm | 8:02 pm | 12h 57m | +2:18 | 7:01 pm–7:52 pm | 🌒 11% |
| Thu 15 | 6:10 am | 6:37 am | 1:06 pm | 7:36 pm | 8:03 pm | 12h 59m | +2:18 | 7:02 pm–7:53 pm | 🌒 18% |
| Fri 16 | 6:09 am | 6:35 am | 1:06 pm | 7:37 pm | 8:04 pm | 13h 1m | +2:18 | 7:03 pm–7:54 pm | 🌒 26% |
| Sat 17 | 6:08 am | 6:34 am | 1:06 pm | 7:38 pm | 8:05 pm | 13h 4m | +2:17 | 7:04 pm–7:55 pm | 🌒 34% |
| Sun 18 | 6:06 am | 6:33 am | 1:06 pm | 7:39 pm | 8:06 pm | 13h 6m | +2:17 | 7:04 pm–7:56 pm | 🌒 44% |
| Mon 19 | 6:05 am | 6:31 am | 1:05 pm | 7:40 pm | 8:07 pm | 13h 8m | +2:16 | 7:05 pm–7:57 pm | 🌓 53% |
| Tue 20 | 6:03 am | 6:30 am | 1:05 pm | 7:41 pm | 8:08 pm | 13h 10m | +2:16 | 7:06 pm–7:57 pm | 🌔 62% |
| Wed 21 | 6:02 am | 6:29 am | 1:05 pm | 7:42 pm | 8:09 pm | 13h 13m | +2:15 | 7:07 pm–7:58 pm | 🌔 72% |
| Thu 22 | 6:01 am | 6:28 am | 1:05 pm | 7:43 pm | 8:10 pm | 13h 15m | +2:15 | 7:08 pm–7:59 pm | 🌔 80% |
| Fri 23 | 5:59 am | 6:26 am | 1:05 pm | 7:44 pm | 8:11 pm | 13h 17m | +2:14 | 7:09 pm–8:00 pm | 🌔 88% |
| Sat 24 | 5:58 am | 6:25 am | 1:05 pm | 7:45 pm | 8:12 pm | 13h 19m | +2:14 | 7:10 pm–8:01 pm | 🌔 94% |
| Sun 25 | 5:57 am | 6:24 am | 1:05 pm | 7:46 pm | 8:13 pm | 13h 22m | +2:13 | 7:11 pm–8:03 pm | 🌔 98% |
| Mon 26 | 5:55 am | 6:23 am | 1:04 pm | 7:47 pm | 8:14 pm | 13h 24m | +2:12 | 7:12 pm–8:04 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 5:54 am | 6:21 am | 1:04 pm | 7:48 pm | 8:15 pm | 13h 26m | +2:11 | 7:13 pm–8:05 pm | 🌖 99% |
| Wed 28 | 5:53 am | 6:20 am | 1:04 pm | 7:49 pm | 8:16 pm | 13h 28m | +2:11 | 7:14 pm–8:06 pm | 🌖 96% |
| Thu 29 | 5:52 am | 6:19 am | 1:04 pm | 7:50 pm | 8:17 pm | 13h 30m | +2:10 | 7:15 pm–8:07 pm | 🌖 91% |
| Fri 30 | 5:50 am | 6:18 am | 1:04 pm | 7:51 pm | 8:18 pm | 13h 33m | +2:09 | 7:15 pm–8:08 pm | 🌖 83% |
| Sat 31 | 5:49 am | 6:17 am | 1:04 pm | 7:52 pm | 8:20 pm | 13h 35m | +2:08 | 7:16 pm–8:09 pm | 🌖 73% |
Longest and shortest day in Auckland
The longest day falls on 22 December 2026, in 3 months, with 14h 41m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 June 2026, 3 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
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 50 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.3× the 40 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 W.
Sunset drifts 3 minutes later each day this month — 83 minutes from the first of September 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 5:31 pm. Golden hour opens at 5:46 pm and the sun is down by 6:20 pm, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west — the sun goes down at 268° 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 6:36 pm and runs to 6:46 pm, the end of civil twilight and 25m 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 6:20 pm today, Saturday 26 September 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Auckland?
It takes 25m. Civil twilight ends at 6:46 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Auckland?
Evening golden hour runs 5:46 pm to 6:36 pm today, lasting 50m. Full golden hour times for Auckland covers the morning window and the coming week.