Sunrise and Sunset in Nelson, New Zealand

Today — Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Today the sun rises in Nelson at 07:52 and sets at 17:05, giving 9h 12m of daylight.

   Sunrise 
 07:52     59° ENE 
  Sunset 
 17:05     301° WNW 
  Day length 
9h 12m
    0 min shorter than yesterday 
  Solar noon 
 12:28     Sun altitude: 25.4° 
 

Times shown in Pacific/Auckland · NZST · UTC+12:00

Sun Position

Sunrise 2026-06-17T07:52:51+12:00

Daylight 9.2h

Sunset 2026-06-17T17:05:02+12:00

Morning blue hour 07:21 07:33

Morning golden hour 07:56 08:37

Evening golden hour 16:20 17:01

Evening blue hour 17:24 17:36

Twilight phases

Wed, Jun 17, 2026

Twilight is the period before sunrise and after sunset when the sky is lit by scattered sunlight. There are three phases, each defined by how far the sun is below the horizon.

Sun alt / az -32.1° 94° E

Sky phase Night

Now 20:00

07:52 Sunrise

12:28 Solar noon

17:05 Sunset

Night Astronomical twilight Nautical twilight Civil twilight Golden hour Daylight

Sunrise 07:52
Solar noon 12:28
Sunset 17:05

Sun direction and altitude

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west — but the exact compass direction shifts with the seasons. At the solstices the difference can be 50° or more.

Sunrise: 59° ENE Sunset: 301° WNW Max altitude at noon: 25.4° above horizon

Sun path over the day

A polar view of the sun's path across the sky today as seen from Nelson. The outer ring is the horizon; the centre is directly overhead.

Sun bearings—

Nelson on the map · sun bearings today

Nelson, New Zealand

Sunrise07:52
Sunset17:05
Daylight9h 12m
Sunrise bearing59°
Sunset bearing301°

Continent: Oceania
Country: New Zealand
City: Nelson
Population: 54.4K
Coordinates: -41.27°, 173.28°

Longest and shortest day of 2026

The earth's tilt makes the day length swing through the year. In Nelson these are the extremes for 2026.

Spring equinox

September 20, 2026

Day length ~ 12h 00m

Longest day

December 22, 2026

Day length 15h 09m

Autumn equinox

March 24, 2026

Day length ~ 12h 00m

Shortest day

June 22, 2026

Day length 9h 11m

Time zone and daylight saving

Time zone

Pacific/Auckland

UTC offset

UTC+12:00

Next clock change

September 27, 2026

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Yearly extremes

Earliest sunrise

December 9, 2026

05:48

Latest sunset

January 4, 2026

21:04

Day length throughout 2026

The length of the day across the entire year in Nelson. Solstices are the peaks and troughs; equinoxes are the 12-hour crossings.

Longest day Shortest day

Nelson sunrise calendar — June 2026

A full month of sunrise, sunset, twilight, and solar-noon times for Nelson. Scroll horizontally on mobile to see all columns.

1Mon

9h 24m

Sunrise

07:4361° ENE

Sunset

17:08

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

07:13·17:38

Diff

—

2Tue

9h 23m

Sunrise

07:4461° ENE

Sunset

17:07

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

07:13·17:38

Diff

-1m

3Wed

9h 22m

Sunrise

07:4560° ENE

Sunset

17:07

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

07:14·17:38

Diff

-1m

4Thu

9h 21m

Sunrise

07:4660° ENE

Sunset

17:07

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

07:15·17:37

Diff

-1m

5Fri

9h 20m

Sunrise

07:4660° ENE

Sunset

17:06

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

07:15·17:37

Diff

-1m

6Sat

9h 19m

Sunrise

07:4760° ENE

Sunset

17:06

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

07:16·17:37

Diff

-1m

7Sun

9h 18m

Sunrise

07:4760° ENE

Sunset

17:06

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

07:16·17:37

Diff

-1m

8Mon

9h 17m

Sunrise

07:4860° ENE

Sunset

17:05

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

07:17·17:36

Diff

-1m

9Tue

9h 16m

Sunrise

07:4960° ENE

Sunset

17:05

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

07:18·17:36

Diff

-1m

10Wed

9h 16m

Sunrise

07:4959° ENE

Sunset

17:05

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

07:18·17:36

Diff

-1m

11Thu

9h 15m

Sunrise

07:5059° ENE

Sunset

17:05

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

07:19·17:36

Diff

-1m

12Fri

9h 14m

Sunrise

07:5059° ENE

Sunset

17:05

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

07:19·17:36

Diff

-1m

13Sat

9h 14m

Sunrise

07:5159° ENE

Sunset

17:05

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

07:20·17:36

Diff

-1m

14Sun

9h 13m

Sunrise

07:5159° ENE

Sunset

17:05

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

07:20·17:36

Diff

-1m

15Mon

9h 13m

Sunrise

07:5259° ENE

Sunset

17:04

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

07:20·17:36

Diff

16Tue

9h 13m

Sunrise

07:5259° ENE

Sunset

17:05

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

07:21·17:36

Diff

17WedToday

9h 12m

Sunrise

07:5259° ENE

Sunset

17:05

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

07:21·17:36

Diff

18Thu

9h 12m

Sunrise

07:5359° ENE

Sunset

17:05

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

07:21·17:36

Diff

19Fri

9h 12m

Sunrise

07:5359° ENE

Sunset

17:05

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

07:22·17:36

Diff

20Sat

9h 12m

Sunrise

07:5359° ENE

Sunset

17:05

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

07:22·17:36

Diff

21Sun

9h 12m

Sunrise

07:5459° ENE

Sunset

17:05

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

07:22·17:36

Diff

22MonNotable

9h 11m

Sunrise

07:5459° ENE

Sunset

17:05

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

07:22·17:37

Diff

23Tue

9h 12m

Sunrise

07:5459° ENE

Sunset

17:05

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

07:23·17:37

Diff

24Wed

9h 12m

Sunrise

07:5459° ENE

Sunset

17:06

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

07:23·17:37

Diff

25Thu

9h 12m

Sunrise

07:5459° ENE

Sunset

17:06

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

07:23·17:37

Diff

26Fri

9h 12m

Sunrise

07:5459° ENE

Sunset

17:06

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

07:23·17:38

Diff

27Sat

9h 12m

Sunrise

07:5459° ENE

Sunset

17:07

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

07:23·17:38

Diff

28Sun

9h 13m

Sunrise

07:5459° ENE

Sunset

17:07

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

07:23·17:38

Diff

29Mon

9h 13m

Sunrise

07:5459° ENE

Sunset

17:07

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

07:23·17:39

Diff

30Tue

9h 14m

Sunrise

07:5459° ENE

Sunset

17:08

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

07:23·17:39

Diff

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Daylight	Diff	Civil dawn	Civil dusk	Solar noon	Noon alt.	Rise dir.
1Mon	07:43	17:08	9h 24m	—	07:13	17:38	12:26	26.8°	61° ENE
2Tue	07:44	17:07	9h 23m	-1m	07:13	17:38	12:26	26.6°	61° ENE
3Wed	07:45	17:07	9h 22m	-1m	07:14	17:38	12:26	26.5°	60° ENE
4Thu	07:46	17:07	9h 21m	-1m	07:15	17:37	12:26	26.4°	60° ENE
5Fri	07:46	17:06	9h 20m	-1m	07:15	17:37	12:26	26.3°	60° ENE
6Sat	07:47	17:06	9h 19m	-1m	07:16	17:37	12:26	26.1°	60° ENE
7Sun	07:47	17:06	9h 18m	-1m	07:16	17:37	12:27	26.0°	60° ENE
8Mon	07:48	17:05	9h 17m	-1m	07:17	17:36	12:27	25.9°	60° ENE
9Tue	07:49	17:05	9h 16m	-1m	07:18	17:36	12:27	25.9°	60° ENE
10Wed	07:49	17:05	9h 16m	-1m	07:18	17:36	12:27	25.8°	59° ENE
11Thu	07:50	17:05	9h 15m	-1m	07:19	17:36	12:27	25.7°	59° ENE
12Fri	07:50	17:05	9h 14m	-1m	07:19	17:36	12:27	25.6°	59° ENE
13Sat	07:51	17:05	9h 14m	-1m	07:20	17:36	12:28	25.6°	59° ENE
14Sun	07:51	17:05	9h 13m	-1m	07:20	17:36	12:28	25.5°	59° ENE
15Mon	07:52	17:04	9h 13m	0m	07:20	17:36	12:28	25.4°	59° ENE
16Tue	07:52	17:05	9h 13m	0m	07:21	17:36	12:28	25.4°	59° ENE
17WedToday	07:52	17:05	9h 12m	0m	07:21	17:36	12:28	25.4°	59° ENE
18Thu	07:53	17:05	9h 12m	0m	07:21	17:36	12:29	25.3°	59° ENE
19Fri	07:53	17:05	9h 12m	0m	07:22	17:36	12:29	25.3°	59° ENE
20Sat	07:53	17:05	9h 12m	0m	07:22	17:36	12:29	25.3°	59° ENE
21Sun	07:54	17:05	9h 12m	0m	07:22	17:36	12:29	25.3°	59° ENE
22Mon★	07:54	17:05	9h 11m	0m	07:22	17:37	12:29	25.3°	59° ENE
23Tue	07:54	17:05	9h 12m	0m	07:23	17:37	12:30	25.3°	59° ENE
24Wed	07:54	17:06	9h 12m	0m	07:23	17:37	12:30	25.3°	59° ENE
25Thu	07:54	17:06	9h 12m	0m	07:23	17:37	12:30	25.3°	59° ENE
26Fri	07:54	17:06	9h 12m	0m	07:23	17:38	12:30	25.3°	59° ENE
27Sat	07:54	17:07	9h 12m	0m	07:23	17:38	12:30	25.4°	59° ENE
28Sun	07:54	17:07	9h 13m	0m	07:23	17:38	12:31	25.4°	59° ENE
29Mon	07:54	17:07	9h 13m	0m	07:23	17:39	12:31	25.5°	59° ENE
30Tue	07:54	17:08	9h 14m	0m	07:23	17:39	12:31	25.5°	59° ENE

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What time does the sun rise in Nelson today?

The sun rises in Nelson today at 07:52 (Pacific/Auckland).

What time does the sun set in Nelson today?

The sun sets in Nelson today at 17:05 (Pacific/Auckland).

How long is the day in Nelson today?

Today's day length in Nelson is 9h 12m, with 0 min shorter than yesterday compared to yesterday.

When is the longest day of the year in Nelson?

The longest day of 2026 in Nelson is December 22, with 15h 09m of daylight.

When is the shortest day of the year in Nelson?

The shortest day of 2026 in Nelson is June 22, with 9h 11m of daylight.

What is the golden hour in Nelson?

Golden hour in Nelson today runs from 07:56 to 08:37 in the morning and from 16:20 to 17:01 in the evening — when the sun is low and warm.

In which direction does the sun rise in Nelson?

Today the sun rises 59° east of north in Nelson (approximately ENE) and sets at 301° (WNW).

Does Nelson observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Nelson uses Pacific/Auckland, with the next DST transition on September 27, 2026.

When is the sun highest in Nelson today?

The sun reaches its highest point over Nelson today at 12:28 (Pacific/Auckland), climbing to an altitude of 25.4° above the horizon.

When is the blue hour in Nelson?

Blue hour in Nelson runs from 07:21 to 07:33 before sunrise and from 17:24 to 17:36 after sunset — the cool, photogenic window right before sunrise and after sunset.

What is the difference between civil, nautical, and astronomical twilight?

Civil twilight covers the sun between 0° and 6° below the horizon; nautical twilight is 6° to 12°; astronomical twilight is 12° to 18°. After astronomical twilight the sky is fully dark.

Why does the day length change during the year?

Earth's rotational axis is tilted about 23.5° relative to its orbit, so as the planet circles the sun each hemisphere faces toward the sun for part of the year and away for the other. That tilt is why days grow longer around each summer solstice and shorter around each winter solstice — the effect is strongest near the poles and vanishes at the equator.

Data source

Times computed with the NOAA / SunCalc solar-geometry model. Sea-level horizon is assumed; local terrain and buildings may shift actual times by several minutes.

Sunrise JSON API https://worldstats.org/api/sunrise/nelson-nz

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