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Waihopai River Entrance sunrise & sunset — December 2026
Every day this month for Waihopai River Entrance, with civil twilight, the Moon, and how fast the days are changing. Times are NZDT.
Computed from standard astronomical algorithms · Waihopai River Entrance at -46.417, 168.333 · 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 | 05:51 | 21:21 | 15h 30m | 05:13 | 21:59 | 02:03 | 12:58 | 53.4% | |
| 2 Wed | 05:50 | 21:22 | 15h 32m | +2m | 05:13 | 22:00 | 02:22 | 14:12 | 42.6% |
| 3 Thu | 05:50 | 21:23 | 15h 34m | +2m | 05:12 | 22:01 | 02:40 | 15:24 | 32.4% |
| 4 Fri | 05:49 | 21:24 | 15h 35m | +1m | 05:11 | 22:03 | 02:57 | 16:34 | 23.2% |
| 5 Sat | 05:49 | 21:26 | 15h 37m | +2m | 05:11 | 22:04 | 03:15 | 17:44 | 15.3% |
| 6 Sun | 05:49 | 21:27 | 15h 38m | +1m | 05:11 | 22:05 | 03:36 | 18:54 | 8.9% |
| 7 Mon | 05:48 | 21:28 | 15h 39m | +1m | 05:10 | 22:06 | 04:01 | 20:03 | 4.2% |
| 8 Tue | 05:48 | 21:29 | 15h 41m | +2m | 05:10 | 22:07 | 04:31 | 21:08 | 1.3% |
| 9 Wed | 05:48 | 21:30 | 15h 42m | +1m | 05:10 | 22:08 | 05:10 | 22:06 | 0.2% |
| 10 Thu | 05:48 | 21:31 | 15h 43m | +1m | 05:09 | 22:09 | 05:57 | 22:55 | 0.9% |
| 11 Fri | 05:48 | 21:32 | 15h 44m | +1m | 05:09 | 22:10 | 06:54 | 23:35 | 3.4% |
| 12 Sat | 05:48 | 21:33 | 15h 45m | +1m | 05:09 | 22:11 | 07:56 | — | 7.5% |
| 13 Sun | 05:48 | 21:34 | 15h 46m | +1m | 05:09 | 22:12 | 09:02 | 00:06 | 13.2% |
| 14 Mon | 05:48 | 21:34 | 15h 46m | +0m | 05:09 | 22:13 | 10:09 | 00:31 | 20.2% |
| 15 Tue | 05:48 | 21:35 | 15h 47m | +1m | 05:09 | 22:14 | 11:16 | 00:52 | 28.3% |
| 16 Wed | 05:48 | 21:36 | 15h 47m | +0m | 05:09 | 22:15 | 12:23 | 01:10 | 37.5% |
| 17 Thu | 05:49 | 21:37 | 15h 48m | +1m | 05:10 | 22:16 | 13:31 | 01:26 | 47.3% |
| 18 Fri | 05:49 | 21:37 | 15h 48m | +0m | 05:10 | 22:16 | 14:41 | 01:43 | 57.5% |
| 19 Sat | 05:49 | 21:38 | 15h 49m | +1m | 05:10 | 22:17 | 15:54 | 02:00 | 67.7% |
| 20 Sun | 05:50 | 21:38 | 15h 49m | +0m | 05:10 | 22:18 | 17:12 | 02:20 | 77.5% |
| 21 Mon | 05:50 | 21:39 | 15h 49m | +0m | 05:11 | 22:18 | 18:35 | 02:45 | 86.2% |
| 22 Tue | 05:50 | 21:40 | 15h 49m | +0m | 05:11 | 22:19 | 19:58 | 03:19 | 93.3% |
| 23 Wed | 05:51 | 21:40 | 15h 49m | +0m | 05:12 | 22:19 | 21:14 | 04:04 | 98% |
| 24 Thu | 05:52 | 21:40 | 15h 49m | +0m | 05:12 | 22:20 | 22:17 | 05:06 | 99.9% |
| 25 Fri | 05:52 | 21:41 | 15h 49m | +0m | 05:13 | 22:20 | 23:04 | 06:23 | 98.7% |
| 26 Sat | 05:53 | 21:41 | 15h 48m | −1m | 05:14 | 22:20 | 23:39 | 07:49 | 94.6% |
| 27 Sun | 05:54 | 21:41 | 15h 48m | +0m | 05:14 | 22:20 | — | 09:16 | 87.9% |
| 28 Mon | 05:54 | 21:42 | 15h 47m | −1m | 05:15 | 22:21 | 00:05 | 10:39 | 79.3% |
| 29 Tue | 05:55 | 21:42 | 15h 47m | +0m | 05:16 | 22:21 | 00:26 | 11:58 | 69.4% |
| 30 Wed | 05:56 | 21:42 | 15h 46m | −1m | 05:17 | 22:21 | 00:45 | 13:13 | 58.9% |
| 31 Thu | 05:57 | 21:42 | 15h 45m | −1m | 05:18 | 22:21 | 01:03 | 14:25 | 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 Waihopai River Entrance
At the coast? Waihopai River Entrance is a LINZ tide port, so you can line these times up against the water: tide times for Waihopai River Entrance, December 2026. A low tide inside golden hour is the combination worth planning around.