Canterbury
Leeston sunrise & sunset — February 2026
Every day this month for Leeston, with civil twilight, the Moon, and how fast the days are changing. Times are NZDT.
Computed from standard astronomical algorithms · Leeston at -43.767, 172.3 · 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 | 06:30 | 20:58 | 14h 28m | 05:58 | 21:30 | 20:47 | 04:53 | 98.7% | |
| 2 Mon | 06:31 | 20:57 | 14h 25m | −3m | 05:59 | 21:29 | 21:17 | 06:13 | 100% |
| 3 Tue | 06:33 | 20:55 | 14h 23m | −2m | 06:01 | 21:28 | 21:41 | 07:32 | 98.6% |
| 4 Wed | 06:34 | 20:54 | 14h 20m | −3m | 06:02 | 21:26 | 22:01 | 08:46 | 95% |
| 5 Thu | 06:36 | 20:53 | 14h 17m | −3m | 06:04 | 21:25 | 22:19 | 09:57 | 89.3% |
| 6 Fri | 06:37 | 20:52 | 14h 15m | −2m | 06:05 | 21:23 | 22:38 | 11:05 | 82.2% |
| 7 Sat | 06:38 | 20:50 | 14h 12m | −3m | 06:07 | 21:22 | 22:57 | 12:12 | 73.9% |
| 8 Sun | 06:40 | 20:49 | 14h 09m | −3m | 06:08 | 21:21 | 23:18 | 13:18 | 64.9% |
| 9 Mon | 06:41 | 20:48 | 14h 07m | −2m | 06:10 | 21:19 | 23:44 | 14:24 | 55.6% |
| 10 Tue | 06:43 | 20:46 | 14h 04m | −3m | 06:11 | 21:18 | — | 15:30 | 46.1% |
| 11 Wed | 06:44 | 20:45 | 14h 01m | −3m | 06:13 | 21:16 | 00:14 | 16:33 | 36.8% |
| 12 Thu | 06:45 | 20:44 | 13h 58m | −3m | 06:14 | 21:15 | 00:53 | 17:31 | 28% |
| 13 Fri | 06:47 | 20:42 | 13h 55m | −3m | 06:16 | 21:13 | 01:40 | 18:22 | 19.8% |
| 14 Sat | 06:48 | 20:41 | 13h 53m | −2m | 06:17 | 21:12 | 02:37 | 19:04 | 12.7% |
| 15 Sun | 06:50 | 20:39 | 13h 50m | −3m | 06:19 | 21:10 | 03:42 | 19:39 | 6.9% |
| 16 Mon | 06:51 | 20:38 | 13h 47m | −3m | 06:20 | 21:08 | 04:51 | 20:07 | 2.6% |
| 17 Tue | 06:52 | 20:36 | 13h 44m | −3m | 06:22 | 21:07 | 06:02 | 20:31 | 0.3% |
| 18 Wed | 06:54 | 20:35 | 13h 41m | −3m | 06:23 | 21:05 | 07:14 | 20:52 | 0.2% |
| 19 Thu | 06:55 | 20:33 | 13h 38m | −3m | 06:25 | 21:04 | 08:27 | 21:12 | 2.5% |
| 20 Fri | 06:57 | 20:32 | 13h 35m | −3m | 06:26 | 21:02 | 09:39 | 21:32 | 7% |
| 21 Sat | 06:58 | 20:30 | 13h 32m | −3m | 06:28 | 21:00 | 10:53 | 21:53 | 13.8% |
| 22 Sun | 06:59 | 20:29 | 13h 29m | −3m | 06:29 | 20:59 | 12:10 | 22:18 | 22.5% |
| 23 Mon | 07:01 | 20:27 | 13h 26m | −3m | 06:31 | 20:57 | 13:28 | 22:48 | 32.6% |
| 24 Tue | 07:02 | 20:25 | 13h 23m | −3m | 06:32 | 20:55 | 14:47 | 23:26 | 43.7% |
| 25 Wed | 07:03 | 20:24 | 13h 20m | −3m | 06:33 | 20:53 | 16:03 | — | 55.1% |
| 26 Thu | 07:05 | 20:22 | 13h 17m | −3m | 06:35 | 20:52 | 17:10 | 00:17 | 66.3% |
| 27 Fri | 07:06 | 20:20 | 13h 14m | −3m | 06:36 | 20:50 | 18:03 | 01:20 | 76.6% |
| 28 Sat | 07:07 | 20:19 | 13h 11m | −3m | 06:38 | 20:48 | 18:45 | 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.