Canterbury
Darfield sunrise & sunset — February 2026
Every day this month for Darfield, with civil twilight, the Moon, and how fast the days are changing. Times are NZDT.
Computed from standard astronomical algorithms · Darfield at -43.491, 172.109 · Reviewed Oct 2026 · Method
Flat horizon, sea level
These times are computed for a level, unobstructed horizon at sea level, with an average atmosphere. Hills, mountains and buildings all bring sunset forward and push sunrise back — in steep country by half an hour or more. Refraction varies with temperature and pressure, which is worth another minute either way. Do not plan anything where being wrong is dangerous around these times. Give yourself real margin before dark.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | ± | First light | Last light | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sun | 06:32 | 20:58 | 14h 26m | 05:59 | 21:30 | 20:47 | 04:54 | 98.7% | |
| 2 Mon | 06:33 | 20:57 | 14h 24m | −2m | 06:01 | 21:29 | 21:17 | 06:15 | 100% |
| 3 Tue | 06:34 | 20:56 | 14h 21m | −3m | 06:02 | 21:27 | 21:41 | 07:33 | 98.6% |
| 4 Wed | 06:36 | 20:54 | 14h 19m | −2m | 06:04 | 21:26 | 22:02 | 08:48 | 95% |
| 5 Thu | 06:37 | 20:53 | 14h 16m | −3m | 06:05 | 21:25 | 22:20 | 09:58 | 89.3% |
| 6 Fri | 06:38 | 20:52 | 14h 13m | −3m | 06:07 | 21:23 | 22:39 | 11:06 | 82.2% |
| 7 Sat | 06:40 | 20:51 | 14h 11m | −2m | 06:08 | 21:22 | 22:58 | 12:12 | 73.9% |
| 8 Sun | 06:41 | 20:49 | 14h 08m | −3m | 06:10 | 21:21 | 23:20 | 13:18 | 64.9% |
| 9 Mon | 06:43 | 20:48 | 14h 05m | −3m | 06:11 | 21:19 | 23:45 | 14:24 | 55.6% |
| 10 Tue | 06:44 | 20:47 | 14h 03m | −2m | 06:13 | 21:18 | — | 15:29 | 46.1% |
| 11 Wed | 06:45 | 20:45 | 14h 00m | −3m | 06:14 | 21:16 | 00:16 | 16:32 | 36.8% |
| 12 Thu | 06:47 | 20:44 | 13h 57m | −3m | 06:16 | 21:15 | 00:55 | 17:30 | 28% |
| 13 Fri | 06:48 | 20:43 | 13h 54m | −3m | 06:17 | 21:13 | 01:42 | 18:21 | 19.8% |
| 14 Sat | 06:50 | 20:41 | 13h 52m | −2m | 06:19 | 21:12 | 02:39 | 19:04 | 12.7% |
| 15 Sun | 06:51 | 20:40 | 13h 49m | −3m | 06:20 | 21:10 | 03:44 | 19:39 | 6.9% |
| 16 Mon | 06:52 | 20:38 | 13h 46m | −3m | 06:22 | 21:09 | 04:53 | 20:07 | 2.6% |
| 17 Tue | 06:54 | 20:37 | 13h 43m | −3m | 06:23 | 21:07 | 06:04 | 20:32 | 0.3% |
| 18 Wed | 06:55 | 20:35 | 13h 40m | −3m | 06:25 | 21:05 | 07:16 | 20:53 | 0.2% |
| 19 Thu | 06:56 | 20:34 | 13h 37m | −3m | 06:26 | 21:04 | 08:27 | 21:13 | 2.5% |
| 20 Fri | 06:58 | 20:32 | 13h 34m | −3m | 06:28 | 21:02 | 09:40 | 21:33 | 7% |
| 21 Sat | 06:59 | 20:31 | 13h 31m | −3m | 06:29 | 21:00 | 10:54 | 21:54 | 13.8% |
| 22 Sun | 07:00 | 20:29 | 13h 29m | −2m | 06:30 | 20:59 | 12:10 | 22:19 | 22.5% |
| 23 Mon | 07:02 | 20:27 | 13h 26m | −3m | 06:32 | 20:57 | 13:28 | 22:49 | 32.6% |
| 24 Tue | 07:03 | 20:26 | 13h 23m | −3m | 06:33 | 20:55 | 14:47 | 23:28 | 43.7% |
| 25 Wed | 07:04 | 20:24 | 13h 20m | −3m | 06:35 | 20:54 | 16:02 | — | 55.1% |
| 26 Thu | 07:06 | 20:22 | 13h 17m | −3m | 06:36 | 20:52 | 17:09 | 00:19 | 66.3% |
| 27 Fri | 07:07 | 20:21 | 13h 14m | −3m | 06:37 | 20:50 | 18:03 | 01:22 | 76.6% |
| 28 Sat | 07:08 | 20:19 | 13h 11m | −3m | 06:39 | 20:49 | 18:45 | 02:35 | 85.5% |
“First light” and “last light” are civil twilight — the Sun 6° below the horizon, when there is enough light to see without a torch. A dash means the event does not happen on that date: the Moon rises about 50 minutes later each day, so roughly once a month it skips a calendar day.