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Rangatira Point sunrise & sunset — December 2026
Every day this month for Rangatira Point, with civil twilight, the Moon, and how fast the days are changing. Times are NZDT.
Computed from standard astronomical algorithms · Rangatira Point at -40.85, 174.933 · 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 | 05:43 | 20:35 | 14h 52m | 05:11 | 21:08 | 01:28 | 12:37 | 53.4% | |
| 2 Wed | 05:43 | 20:36 | 14h 53m | +1m | 05:10 | 21:09 | 01:52 | 13:46 | 42.6% |
| 3 Thu | 05:43 | 20:37 | 14h 55m | +2m | 05:10 | 21:10 | 02:14 | 14:53 | 32.4% |
| 4 Fri | 05:43 | 20:38 | 14h 56m | +1m | 05:10 | 21:11 | 02:36 | 15:59 | 23.2% |
| 5 Sat | 05:42 | 20:39 | 14h 57m | +1m | 05:09 | 21:12 | 02:59 | 17:04 | 15.3% |
| 6 Sun | 05:42 | 20:40 | 14h 58m | +1m | 05:09 | 21:13 | 03:24 | 18:09 | 8.9% |
| 7 Mon | 05:42 | 20:41 | 14h 59m | +1m | 05:09 | 21:14 | 03:53 | 19:13 | 4.2% |
| 8 Tue | 05:42 | 20:42 | 15h 00m | +1m | 05:09 | 21:15 | 04:27 | 20:15 | 1.3% |
| 9 Wed | 05:42 | 20:43 | 15h 01m | +1m | 05:09 | 21:16 | 05:08 | 21:12 | 0.2% |
| 10 Thu | 05:42 | 20:44 | 15h 02m | +1m | 05:09 | 21:17 | 05:57 | 22:02 | 0.9% |
| 11 Fri | 05:42 | 20:45 | 15h 03m | +1m | 05:09 | 21:18 | 06:52 | 22:44 | 3.4% |
| 12 Sat | 05:42 | 20:46 | 15h 03m | +0m | 05:09 | 21:19 | 07:51 | 23:19 | 7.5% |
| 13 Sun | 05:42 | 20:46 | 15h 04m | +1m | 05:09 | 21:20 | 08:53 | 23:48 | 13.2% |
| 14 Mon | 05:42 | 20:47 | 15h 05m | +1m | 05:09 | 21:21 | 09:56 | — | 20.2% |
| 15 Tue | 05:43 | 20:48 | 15h 05m | +0m | 05:09 | 21:21 | 10:58 | 00:14 | 28.3% |
| 16 Wed | 05:43 | 20:49 | 15h 06m | +1m | 05:09 | 21:22 | 12:00 | 00:36 | 37.5% |
| 17 Thu | 05:43 | 20:49 | 15h 06m | +0m | 05:10 | 21:23 | 13:03 | 00:57 | 47.3% |
| 18 Fri | 05:44 | 20:50 | 15h 06m | +0m | 05:10 | 21:23 | 14:08 | 01:18 | 57.5% |
| 19 Sat | 05:44 | 20:50 | 15h 07m | +1m | 05:10 | 21:24 | 15:17 | 01:40 | 67.7% |
| 20 Sun | 05:44 | 20:51 | 15h 07m | +0m | 05:11 | 21:25 | 16:30 | 02:05 | 77.5% |
| 21 Mon | 05:45 | 20:52 | 15h 07m | +0m | 05:11 | 21:25 | 17:47 | 02:35 | 86.2% |
| 22 Tue | 05:45 | 20:52 | 15h 07m | +0m | 05:12 | 21:26 | 19:05 | 03:13 | 93.3% |
| 23 Wed | 05:46 | 20:52 | 15h 07m | +0m | 05:12 | 21:26 | 20:19 | 04:03 | 98% |
| 24 Thu | 05:46 | 20:53 | 15h 07m | +0m | 05:13 | 21:26 | 21:24 | 05:06 | 99.9% |
| 25 Fri | 05:47 | 20:53 | 15h 06m | −1m | 05:13 | 21:27 | 22:15 | 06:21 | 98.7% |
| 26 Sat | 05:47 | 20:54 | 15h 06m | +0m | 05:14 | 21:27 | 22:55 | 07:42 | 94.6% |
| 27 Sun | 05:48 | 20:54 | 15h 06m | +0m | 05:15 | 21:27 | 23:27 | 09:03 | 87.9% |
| 28 Mon | 05:49 | 20:54 | 15h 06m | +0m | 05:15 | 21:28 | 23:54 | 10:21 | 79.3% |
| 29 Tue | 05:49 | 20:54 | 15h 05m | −1m | 05:16 | 21:28 | — | 11:34 | 69.4% |
| 30 Wed | 05:50 | 20:55 | 15h 04m | −1m | 05:17 | 21:28 | 00:17 | 12:43 | 58.9% |
| 31 Thu | 05:51 | 20:55 | 15h 04m | +0m | 05:18 | 21:28 | 00:40 | 13:50 | 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.
Meteor showers peaking this month
Other months for Rangatira Point
At the coast? Rangatira Point is a LINZ tide port, so you can line these times up against the water: tide times for Rangatira Point, December 2026. A low tide inside golden hour is the combination worth planning around.