Otago
Queenstown sunrise & sunset — December 2026
Every day this month for Queenstown, with civil twilight, the Moon, and how fast the days are changing. Times are NZDT.
Computed from standard astronomical algorithms · Queenstown at -45.028, 168.654 · 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 Tue | 05:55 | 21:14 | 15h 20m | 05:18 | 21:51 | 02:00 | 12:59 | 53.4% | |
| 2 Wed | 05:54 | 21:16 | 15h 21m | +1m | 05:18 | 21:52 | 02:20 | 14:11 | 42.6% |
| 3 Thu | 05:54 | 21:17 | 15h 23m | +2m | 05:17 | 21:53 | 02:39 | 15:22 | 32.4% |
| 4 Fri | 05:53 | 21:18 | 15h 24m | +1m | 05:17 | 21:54 | 02:57 | 16:31 | 23.2% |
| 5 Sat | 05:53 | 21:19 | 15h 26m | +2m | 05:17 | 21:56 | 03:17 | 17:40 | 15.3% |
| 6 Sun | 05:53 | 21:20 | 15h 27m | +1m | 05:16 | 21:57 | 03:39 | 18:48 | 8.9% |
| 7 Mon | 05:53 | 21:21 | 15h 28m | +1m | 05:16 | 21:58 | 04:05 | 19:56 | 4.2% |
| 8 Tue | 05:52 | 21:22 | 15h 30m | +2m | 05:16 | 21:59 | 04:36 | 21:00 | 1.3% |
| 9 Wed | 05:52 | 21:23 | 15h 31m | +1m | 05:15 | 22:00 | 05:16 | 21:57 | 0.2% |
| 10 Thu | 05:52 | 21:24 | 15h 32m | +1m | 05:15 | 22:01 | 06:03 | 22:47 | 0.9% |
| 11 Fri | 05:52 | 21:25 | 15h 33m | +1m | 05:15 | 22:02 | 06:59 | 23:27 | 3.4% |
| 12 Sat | 05:52 | 21:26 | 15h 33m | +0m | 05:15 | 22:03 | 08:01 | 23:59 | 7.5% |
| 13 Sun | 05:52 | 21:27 | 15h 34m | +1m | 05:15 | 22:04 | 09:06 | — | 13.2% |
| 14 Mon | 05:52 | 21:27 | 15h 35m | +1m | 05:15 | 22:05 | 10:12 | 00:26 | 20.2% |
| 15 Tue | 05:53 | 21:28 | 15h 36m | +1m | 05:15 | 22:06 | 11:17 | 00:47 | 28.3% |
| 16 Wed | 05:53 | 21:29 | 15h 36m | +0m | 05:15 | 22:06 | 12:23 | 01:06 | 37.5% |
| 17 Thu | 05:53 | 21:30 | 15h 37m | +1m | 05:16 | 22:07 | 13:29 | 01:24 | 47.3% |
| 18 Fri | 05:53 | 21:30 | 15h 37m | +0m | 05:16 | 22:08 | 14:38 | 01:42 | 57.5% |
| 19 Sat | 05:54 | 21:31 | 15h 37m | +0m | 05:16 | 22:08 | 15:50 | 02:00 | 67.7% |
| 20 Sun | 05:54 | 21:31 | 15h 37m | +0m | 05:17 | 22:09 | 17:07 | 02:22 | 77.5% |
| 21 Mon | 05:54 | 21:32 | 15h 38m | +1m | 05:17 | 22:09 | 18:28 | 02:49 | 86.2% |
| 22 Tue | 05:55 | 21:32 | 15h 38m | +0m | 05:17 | 22:10 | 19:50 | 03:23 | 93.3% |
| 23 Wed | 05:55 | 21:33 | 15h 37m | −1m | 05:18 | 22:10 | 21:05 | 04:10 | 98% |
| 24 Thu | 05:56 | 21:33 | 15h 37m | +0m | 05:19 | 22:11 | 22:09 | 05:12 | 99.9% |
| 25 Fri | 05:57 | 21:34 | 15h 37m | +0m | 05:19 | 22:11 | 22:57 | 06:29 | 98.7% |
| 26 Sat | 05:57 | 21:34 | 15h 37m | +0m | 05:20 | 22:11 | 23:33 | 07:54 | 94.6% |
| 27 Sun | 05:58 | 21:34 | 15h 36m | −1m | 05:21 | 22:12 | — | 09:19 | 87.9% |
| 28 Mon | 05:59 | 21:35 | 15h 36m | +0m | 05:21 | 22:12 | 00:01 | 10:40 | 79.3% |
| 29 Tue | 05:59 | 21:35 | 15h 35m | −1m | 05:22 | 22:12 | 00:24 | 11:58 | 69.4% |
| 30 Wed | 06:00 | 21:35 | 15h 35m | +0m | 05:23 | 22:12 | 00:43 | 13:11 | 58.9% |
| 31 Thu | 06:01 | 21:35 | 15h 34m | −1m | 05:24 | 22:12 | 01:02 | 14:22 | 48.4% |
“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.