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Kaikōura sunrise & sunset — January 2026
Every day this month for Kaikōura, with civil twilight, the Moon, and how fast the days are changing. Times are NZDT.
Computed from standard astronomical algorithms · Kaikōura at -42.417, 173.7 · 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 Thu | 05:52 | 21:05 | 15h 14m | 05:17 | 21:40 | 19:06 | 02:50 | 91.1% | |
| 2 Fri | 05:52 | 21:05 | 15h 13m | −1m | 05:18 | 21:40 | 20:20 | 03:41 | 96.7% |
| 3 Sat | 05:53 | 21:05 | 15h 12m | −1m | 05:19 | 21:40 | 21:20 | 04:45 | 99.5% |
| 4 Sun | 05:54 | 21:05 | 15h 11m | −1m | 05:20 | 21:40 | 22:07 | 06:01 | 99.5% |
| 5 Mon | 05:55 | 21:05 | 15h 10m | −1m | 05:21 | 21:40 | 22:42 | 07:21 | 96.6% |
| 6 Tue | 05:56 | 21:05 | 15h 09m | −1m | 05:22 | 21:39 | 23:10 | 08:40 | 91.4% |
| 7 Wed | 05:57 | 21:05 | 15h 08m | −1m | 05:23 | 21:39 | 23:33 | 09:54 | 84.3% |
| 8 Thu | 05:58 | 21:05 | 15h 07m | −1m | 05:24 | 21:39 | 23:53 | 11:04 | 75.9% |
| 9 Fri | 05:59 | 21:05 | 15h 05m | −2m | 05:25 | 21:39 | — | 12:11 | 66.6% |
| 10 Sat | 06:00 | 21:04 | 15h 04m | −1m | 05:26 | 21:38 | 00:12 | 13:16 | 56.9% |
| 11 Sun | 06:01 | 21:04 | 15h 03m | −1m | 05:28 | 21:38 | 00:31 | 14:19 | 47.3% |
| 12 Mon | 06:03 | 21:04 | 15h 01m | −2m | 05:29 | 21:37 | 00:51 | 15:23 | 37.8% |
| 13 Tue | 06:04 | 21:03 | 14h 59m | −2m | 05:30 | 21:37 | 01:15 | 16:27 | 29% |
| 14 Wed | 06:05 | 21:03 | 14h 58m | −1m | 05:31 | 21:36 | 01:43 | 17:31 | 20.9% |
| 15 Thu | 06:06 | 21:02 | 14h 56m | −2m | 05:33 | 21:36 | 02:17 | 18:32 | 13.8% |
| 16 Fri | 06:07 | 21:02 | 14h 55m | −1m | 05:34 | 21:35 | 03:00 | 19:27 | 7.9% |
| 17 Sat | 06:08 | 21:01 | 14h 53m | −2m | 05:35 | 21:34 | 03:51 | 20:16 | 3.5% |
| 18 Sun | 06:10 | 21:01 | 14h 51m | −2m | 05:37 | 21:34 | 04:51 | 20:56 | 0.9% |
| 19 Mon | 06:11 | 21:00 | 14h 49m | −2m | 05:38 | 21:33 | 05:57 | 21:29 | 0.1% |
| 20 Tue | 06:12 | 20:59 | 14h 47m | −2m | 05:39 | 21:32 | 07:06 | 21:56 | 1.3% |
| 21 Wed | 06:13 | 20:59 | 14h 45m | −2m | 05:41 | 21:31 | 08:15 | 22:20 | 4.7% |
| 22 Thu | 06:15 | 20:58 | 14h 43m | −2m | 05:42 | 21:31 | 09:24 | 22:41 | 10% |
| 23 Fri | 06:16 | 20:57 | 14h 41m | −2m | 05:43 | 21:30 | 10:34 | 23:01 | 17.3% |
| 24 Sat | 06:17 | 20:56 | 14h 39m | −2m | 05:45 | 21:29 | 11:44 | 23:22 | 26.2% |
| 25 Sun | 06:19 | 20:56 | 14h 37m | −2m | 05:46 | 21:28 | 12:56 | 23:45 | 36.4% |
| 26 Mon | 06:20 | 20:55 | 14h 35m | −2m | 05:48 | 21:27 | 14:10 | — | 47.4% |
| 27 Tue | 06:21 | 20:54 | 14h 33m | −2m | 05:49 | 21:26 | 15:28 | 00:12 | 58.7% |
| 28 Wed | 06:23 | 20:53 | 14h 30m | −3m | 05:51 | 21:25 | 16:47 | 00:45 | 69.7% |
| 29 Thu | 06:24 | 20:52 | 14h 28m | −2m | 05:52 | 21:24 | 18:01 | 01:29 | 79.8% |
| 30 Fri | 06:25 | 20:51 | 14h 26m | −2m | 05:53 | 21:23 | 19:06 | 02:26 | 88.3% |
| 31 Sat | 06:27 | 20:50 | 14h 23m | −3m | 05:55 | 21:21 | 19:57 | 03:35 | 94.8% |
“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.
Meteor showers peaking this month
Other months for Kaikōura
At the coast? Kaikōura is a LINZ tide port, so you can line these times up against the water: tide times for Kaikōura, January 2026. A low tide inside golden hour is the combination worth planning around.