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Kaikōura sunrise & sunset — February 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 Sun | 06:28 | 20:49 | 14h 21m | 05:56 | 21:20 | 20:37 | 04:52 | 98.7% | |
| 2 Mon | 06:29 | 20:48 | 14h 19m | −2m | 05:58 | 21:19 | 21:08 | 06:12 | 100% |
| 3 Tue | 06:31 | 20:47 | 14h 16m | −3m | 05:59 | 21:18 | 21:33 | 07:29 | 98.6% |
| 4 Wed | 06:32 | 20:45 | 14h 14m | −2m | 06:01 | 21:17 | 21:54 | 08:42 | 95% |
| 5 Thu | 06:33 | 20:44 | 14h 11m | −3m | 06:02 | 21:15 | 22:14 | 09:52 | 89.3% |
| 6 Fri | 06:35 | 20:43 | 14h 09m | −2m | 06:04 | 21:14 | 22:33 | 10:59 | 82.2% |
| 7 Sat | 06:36 | 20:42 | 14h 06m | −3m | 06:05 | 21:13 | 22:54 | 12:04 | 73.9% |
| 8 Sun | 06:37 | 20:41 | 14h 03m | −3m | 06:07 | 21:11 | 23:16 | 13:09 | 64.9% |
| 9 Mon | 06:39 | 20:39 | 14h 01m | −2m | 06:08 | 21:10 | 23:42 | 14:14 | 55.6% |
| 10 Tue | 06:40 | 20:38 | 13h 58m | −3m | 06:09 | 21:09 | — | 15:19 | 46.1% |
| 11 Wed | 06:41 | 20:37 | 13h 56m | −2m | 06:11 | 21:07 | 00:14 | 16:21 | 36.8% |
| 12 Thu | 06:43 | 20:35 | 13h 53m | −3m | 06:12 | 21:06 | 00:53 | 17:19 | 28% |
| 13 Fri | 06:44 | 20:34 | 13h 50m | −3m | 06:14 | 21:04 | 01:41 | 18:10 | 19.8% |
| 14 Sat | 06:45 | 20:33 | 13h 48m | −2m | 06:15 | 21:03 | 02:38 | 18:53 | 12.7% |
| 15 Sun | 06:47 | 20:31 | 13h 45m | −3m | 06:17 | 21:01 | 03:41 | 19:29 | 6.9% |
| 16 Mon | 06:48 | 20:30 | 13h 42m | −3m | 06:18 | 21:00 | 04:50 | 19:58 | 2.6% |
| 17 Tue | 06:49 | 20:28 | 13h 39m | −3m | 06:19 | 20:58 | 06:00 | 20:23 | 0.3% |
| 18 Wed | 06:50 | 20:27 | 13h 37m | −2m | 06:21 | 20:57 | 07:11 | 20:45 | 0.2% |
| 19 Thu | 06:52 | 20:26 | 13h 34m | −3m | 06:22 | 20:55 | 08:22 | 21:06 | 2.5% |
| 20 Fri | 06:53 | 20:24 | 13h 31m | −3m | 06:24 | 20:53 | 09:33 | 21:27 | 7% |
| 21 Sat | 06:54 | 20:23 | 13h 28m | −3m | 06:25 | 20:52 | 10:46 | 21:50 | 13.8% |
| 22 Sun | 06:56 | 20:21 | 13h 25m | −3m | 06:26 | 20:50 | 12:01 | 22:15 | 22.5% |
| 23 Mon | 06:57 | 20:19 | 13h 23m | −2m | 06:28 | 20:49 | 13:18 | 22:47 | 32.6% |
| 24 Tue | 06:58 | 20:18 | 13h 20m | −3m | 06:29 | 20:47 | 14:36 | 23:26 | 43.7% |
| 25 Wed | 06:59 | 20:16 | 13h 17m | −3m | 06:30 | 20:45 | 15:51 | — | 55.1% |
| 26 Thu | 07:01 | 20:15 | 13h 14m | −3m | 06:32 | 20:44 | 16:57 | 00:17 | 66.3% |
| 27 Fri | 07:02 | 20:13 | 13h 11m | −3m | 06:33 | 20:42 | 17:52 | 01:21 | 76.6% |
| 28 Sat | 07:03 | 20:12 | 13h 08m | −3m | 06:34 | 20:40 | 18:34 | 02:33 | 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.
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, February 2026. A low tide inside golden hour is the combination worth planning around.