Sunset and sunrise times in Wellington, New Zealand
In Wellington, New Zealand the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 6:21 pm and rises at 6:04 am. Daylight lasts 12h 17m; evening golden hour runs from 5:44 pm to 6:38 pm.
Today, Saturday 26 September
- First light
- 5:36 am
- Sunrise
- 6:04 am
- Solar noon
- 12:12 pm
- Sunset
- 6:21 pm
- Last light
- 6:48 pm
- Day length
- 12h 17m
18h 19m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 5:44 pm – 6:38 pm
- Blue hour
- 6:38 pm – 6:48 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 49.9°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 5:46 pm / 5:30 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 7:02 am Sunset 7:22 pm Golden hour 6:45 pm – 7:39 pm Day length 12h 19m 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, 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% |
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 | 5:14 am | 5:46 am | 6:46 am | 5:56 pm | 6:56 pm | 7:28 pm | 12h 48m | 40.4° | 280° W |
| Wed 2 | 5:13 am | 5:45 am | 6:44 am | 5:57 pm | 6:57 pm | 7:29 pm | 12h 45m | 40.7° | 280° W |
| Thu 3 | 5:11 am | 5:43 am | 6:43 am | 5:58 pm | 6:58 pm | 7:30 pm | 12h 43m | 41.1° | 279° W |
| Fri 4 | 5:09 am | 5:41 am | 6:41 am | 5:59 pm | 6:58 pm | 7:31 pm | 12h 40m | 41.5° | 279° W |
| Sat 5 | 5:08 am | 5:40 am | 6:39 am | 6:00 pm | 6:59 pm | 7:32 pm | 12h 38m | 41.8° | 278° W |
| Sun 6 | 5:06 am | 5:38 am | 6:38 am | 6:01 pm | 7:00 pm | 7:32 pm | 12h 35m | 42.2° | 278° W |
| Mon 7 | 5:05 am | 5:37 am | 6:36 am | 6:02 pm | 7:01 pm | 7:33 pm | 12h 32m | 42.6° | 277° W |
| Tue 8 | 5:03 am | 5:35 am | 6:34 am | 6:03 pm | 7:02 pm | 7:34 pm | 12h 30m | 43.0° | 277° W |
| Wed 9 | 5:01 am | 5:33 am | 6:33 am | 6:04 pm | 7:03 pm | 7:35 pm | 12h 27m | 43.3° | 276° W |
| Thu 10 | 4:59 am | 5:32 am | 6:31 am | 6:05 pm | 7:04 pm | 7:37 pm | 12h 24m | 43.7° | 276° W |
| Fri 11 | 4:58 am | 5:30 am | 6:29 am | 6:06 pm | 7:05 pm | 7:38 pm | 12h 21m | 44.1° | 275° W |
| Sat 12 | 4:56 am | 5:28 am | 6:28 am | 6:07 pm | 7:06 pm | 7:39 pm | 12h 19m | 44.5° | 275° W |
| Sun 13 | 4:54 am | 5:27 am | 6:26 am | 6:08 pm | 7:07 pm | 7:40 pm | 12h 16m | 44.8° | 274° W |
| Mon 14 | 4:53 am | 5:25 am | 6:24 am | 6:09 pm | 7:08 pm | 7:41 pm | 12h 13m | 45.2° | 274° W |
| Tue 15 | 4:51 am | 5:23 am | 6:23 am | 6:10 pm | 7:09 pm | 7:42 pm | 12h 11m | 45.6° | 273° W |
| Wed 16 | 4:49 am | 5:21 am | 6:21 am | 6:11 pm | 7:10 pm | 7:43 pm | 12h 8m | 46.0° | 273° W |
| Thu 17 | 4:47 am | 5:20 am | 6:19 am | 6:12 pm | 7:11 pm | 7:44 pm | 12h 5m | 46.4° | 272° W |
| Fri 18 | 4:45 am | 5:18 am | 6:17 am | 6:13 pm | 7:12 pm | 7:45 pm | 12h 3m | 46.8° | 272° W |
| Sat 19 | 4:44 am | 5:16 am | 6:16 am | 6:14 pm | 7:13 pm | 7:46 pm | 12h 0m | 47.2° | 271° W |
| Sun 20 | 4:42 am | 5:14 am | 6:14 am | 6:15 pm | 7:14 pm | 7:47 pm | 11h 57m | 47.5° | 271° W |
| Mon 21 | 4:40 am | 5:13 am | 6:12 am | 6:16 pm | 7:16 pm | 7:48 pm | 11h 54m | 47.9° | 270° W |
| Tue 22 | 4:38 am | 5:11 am | 6:11 am | 6:17 pm | 7:17 pm | 7:49 pm | 11h 52m | 48.3° | 270° W |
| Wed 23 | 4:36 am | 5:09 am | 6:09 am | 6:18 pm | 7:18 pm | 7:51 pm | 11h 49m | 48.7° | 269° W |
| Thu 24 | 4:34 am | 5:07 am | 6:07 am | 6:19 pm | 7:19 pm | 7:52 pm | 11h 46m | 49.1° | 269° W |
| Fri 25 | 4:33 am | 5:06 am | 6:05 am | 6:20 pm | 7:20 pm | 7:53 pm | 11h 43m | 49.5° | 268° W |
| Sat 26 | 4:31 am | 5:04 am | 6:04 am | 6:21 pm | 7:21 pm | 7:54 pm | 11h 41m | 49.9° | 268° W |
| Sun 27 | 5:29 am | 6:02 am | 7:02 am | 7:22 pm | 8:22 pm | 8:55 pm | 11h 38m | 50.3° | 267° W |
| Mon 28 | 5:27 am | 6:00 am | 7:00 am | 7:23 pm | 8:23 pm | 8:56 pm | 11h 35m | 50.7° | 267° W |
| Tue 29 | 5:25 am | 5:58 am | 6:59 am | 7:24 pm | 8:24 pm | 8:58 pm | 11h 32m | 51.0° | 266° W |
| Wed 30 | 5:23 am | 5:57 am | 6:57 am | 7:25 pm | 8:25 pm | 8:59 pm | 11h 30m | 51.4° | 265° W |
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% |
Longest and shortest day in Wellington
The longest day falls on 22 December 2026, in 3 months, with 15h 9m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 June 2026, 3 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 53 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 September the sunset moves 89 minutes later, averaging about 3 minutes 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 5:29 pm. Golden hour opens at 5:44 pm and the sun is down by 6:21 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 6:38 pm and runs to 6:48 pm, the end of civil twilight and 27m 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 6:21 pm today, Saturday 26 September 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Wellington?
It takes 27m. Civil twilight ends at 6:48 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Wellington?
Evening golden hour runs 5:44 pm to 6:38 pm today, lasting 53m. Full golden hour times for Wellington covers the morning window and the coming week.