October 2026 Sunrise & Sunset Times in Wellington, New Zealand 🇳🇿
Sun: Night
Sunrise Today: 07:47 ↑ 58.9° ENE
Sunset Today: 16:59 ↑ 301.1° WNW
Day Length: 9h 11m
Sun Direction: SSW
Sun Altitude: -70.0°
Sun Distance: 152.052 million km
Next Equinox: Wednesday, 23 September 2026 (September Equinox)
October 2026 Sunrise & Sunset Times in Wellington
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| Day | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylight | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Sun Dist. (Mil km) | |
| 1 |
06:55
↑
95° E
|
19:26
↑
265° W
|
12h 30m | +2m 44s | 05:21 | 21:00 | 05:55 | 20:27 | 06:27 | 19:54 | 13:10 | 149.76 |
| 2 |
06:54
↑
95° E
|
19:27
↑
264° W
|
12h 32m | +2m 44s | 05:19 | 21:01 | 05:53 | 20:28 | 06:26 | 19:55 | 13:10 | 149.74 |
| 3 |
06:52
↑
96° E
|
19:28
↑
264° W
|
12h 35m | +2m 44s | 05:17 | 21:03 | 05:51 | 20:29 | 06:24 | 19:56 | 13:10 | 149.69 |
| 4 |
06:50
↑
96° E
|
19:29
↑
264° W
|
12h 38m | +2m 44s | 05:16 | 21:04 | 05:49 | 20:30 | 06:22 | 19:57 | 13:09 | 149.64 |
| 5 |
06:49
↑
97° E
|
19:30
↑
263° W
|
12h 41m | +2m 44s | 05:14 | 21:05 | 05:48 | 20:31 | 06:20 | 19:58 | 13:09 | 149.61 |
| 6 |
06:47
↑
97° E
|
19:31
↑
262° W
|
12h 43m | +2m 44s | 05:12 | 21:07 | 05:46 | 20:32 | 06:19 | 19:59 | 13:09 | 149.57 |
| 7 |
06:45
↑
98° E
|
19:32
↑
262° W
|
12h 46m | +2m 44s | 05:10 | 21:08 | 05:44 | 20:34 | 06:17 | 20:01 | 13:08 | 149.53 |
| 8 |
06:44
↑
98° E
|
19:33
↑
261° W
|
12h 49m | +2m 44s | 05:08 | 21:09 | 05:42 | 20:35 | 06:15 | 20:02 | 13:08 | 149.48 |
| 9 |
06:42
↑
99° E
|
19:34
↑
261° W
|
12h 52m | +2m 43s | 05:06 | 21:11 | 05:40 | 20:36 | 06:14 | 20:03 | 13:08 | 149.43 |
| 10 |
06:40
↑
99° E
|
19:35
↑
260° W
|
12h 54m | +2m 43s | 05:04 | 21:12 | 05:39 | 20:37 | 06:12 | 20:04 | 13:08 | 149.41 |
| 11 |
06:39
↑
100° E
|
19:36
↑
260° W
|
12h 57m | +2m 43s | 05:02 | 21:13 | 05:37 | 20:39 | 06:10 | 20:05 | 13:07 | 149.37 |
| 12 |
06:37
↑
100° E
|
19:37
↑
259° W
|
13h 00m | +2m 43s | 05:00 | 21:15 | 05:35 | 20:40 | 06:09 | 20:06 | 13:07 | 149.32 |
| 13 |
06:36
↑
101° E
|
19:39
↑
259° W
|
13h 02m | +2m 42s | 04:58 | 21:16 | 05:33 | 20:41 | 06:07 | 20:07 | 13:07 | 149.28 |
| 14 |
06:34
↑
101° ESE
|
19:40
↑
258° WSW
|
13h 05m | +2m 42s | 04:56 | 21:18 | 05:32 | 20:42 | 06:05 | 20:09 | 13:06 | 149.23 |
| 15 |
06:32
↑
102° ESE
|
19:41
↑
258° WSW
|
13h 08m | +2m 42s | 04:54 | 21:19 | 05:30 | 20:44 | 06:04 | 20:10 | 13:06 | 149.20 |
| 16 |
06:31
↑
102° ESE
|
19:42
↑
257° WSW
|
13h 11m | +2m 41s | 04:52 | 21:21 | 05:28 | 20:45 | 06:02 | 20:11 | 13:06 | 149.14 |
| 17 |
06:29
↑
103° ESE
|
19:43
↑
257° WSW
|
13h 13m | +2m 41s | 04:51 | 21:22 | 05:26 | 20:46 | 06:00 | 20:12 | 13:06 | 149.10 |
| 18 |
06:28
↑
103° ESE
|
19:44
↑
256° WSW
|
13h 16m | +2m 41s | 04:49 | 21:24 | 05:25 | 20:48 | 05:59 | 20:13 | 13:06 | 149.06 |
| 19 |
06:26
↑
104° ESE
|
19:45
↑
256° WSW
|
13h 19m | +2m 40s | 04:47 | 21:25 | 05:23 | 20:49 | 05:57 | 20:15 | 13:05 | 149.01 |
| 20 |
06:25
↑
104° ESE
|
19:46
↑
255° WSW
|
13h 21m | +2m 40s | 04:45 | 21:27 | 05:21 | 20:50 | 05:55 | 20:16 | 13:05 | 148.95 |
| 21 |
06:23
↑
105° ESE
|
19:48
↑
255° WSW
|
13h 24m | +2m 39s | 04:43 | 21:28 | 05:19 | 20:52 | 05:54 | 20:17 | 13:05 | 148.93 |
| 22 |
06:22
↑
105° ESE
|
19:49
↑
254° WSW
|
13h 27m | +2m 38s | 04:41 | 21:30 | 05:18 | 20:53 | 05:52 | 20:18 | 13:05 | 148.89 |
| 23 |
06:20
↑
106° ESE
|
19:50
↑
254° WSW
|
13h 29m | +2m 38s | 04:39 | 21:32 | 05:16 | 20:54 | 05:51 | 20:20 | 13:05 | 148.83 |
| 24 |
06:19
↑
106° ESE
|
19:51
↑
254° WSW
|
13h 32m | +2m 37s | 04:37 | 21:33 | 05:14 | 20:56 | 05:49 | 20:21 | 13:05 | 148.80 |
| 25 |
06:17
↑
107° ESE
|
19:52
↑
253° WSW
|
13h 34m | +2m 36s | 04:35 | 21:35 | 05:13 | 20:57 | 05:48 | 20:22 | 13:04 | 148.75 |
| 26 |
06:16
↑
107° ESE
|
19:54
↑
253° WSW
|
13h 37m | +2m 36s | 04:33 | 21:36 | 05:11 | 20:59 | 05:46 | 20:23 | 13:04 | 148.73 |
| 27 |
06:15
↑
108° ESE
|
19:55
↑
252° WSW
|
13h 40m | +2m 35s | 04:32 | 21:38 | 05:09 | 21:00 | 05:45 | 20:25 | 13:04 | 148.69 |
| 28 |
06:13
↑
108° ESE
|
19:56
↑
252° WSW
|
13h 42m | +2m 34s | 04:30 | 21:40 | 05:08 | 21:02 | 05:43 | 20:26 | 13:04 | 148.65 |
| 29 |
06:12
↑
108° ESE
|
19:57
↑
251° WSW
|
13h 45m | +2m 33s | 04:28 | 21:42 | 05:06 | 21:03 | 05:42 | 20:27 | 13:04 | 148.61 |
| 30 |
06:10
↑
109° ESE
|
19:58
↑
251° WSW
|
13h 47m | +2m 32s | 04:26 | 21:43 | 05:05 | 21:04 | 05:40 | 20:29 | 13:04 | 148.57 |
| 31 |
06:09
↑
109° ESE
|
20:00
↑
250° WSW
|
13h 50m | +2m 31s | 04:24 | 21:45 | 05:03 | 21:06 | 05:39 | 20:30 | 13:04 | 148.53 |
|
All times are in local time for Wellington. Daylight Saving Time (DST) is not currently in effect. Today's date is in the table. |
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