Sunrise & Sunset in Palmerston North
Sunrise and sunset times, golden hours and the best spots to watch around Palmerston North.
Palmerston North sunrise & sunset times, updated automatically, with today’s daylight, golden hours and a 7-day forecast.
Sunrise
06:46
Sunset
19:26
Daylight
12h 40m
12 am6 amnoon6 pm12 am
First light
06:20
Golden hr am
06:46–07:12
Solar noon
13:06
Golden hr pm
19:00–19:26
Last light
19:52
This week: Daylight is getting longer by about 3 minutes a day this week.
Sunrise and sunset times for Palmerston North are calculated from the city’s location and update automatically each day. Knowing the exact times helps with planning sunrise walks, photography, fishing, tramping and getting home before dark. The daylight bar and table above show today’s first light, sunrise, solar noon, sunset and last light, plus the times for the week ahead. All times are New Zealand local time for a flat horizon, so hills or tall buildings can delay sunrise or bring sunset a little earlier.
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today · Mon 5 Oct | 06:46 | 19:26 | 12h 40m |
| Tue 6 Oct | 06:44 | 19:27 | 12h 43m (+3 min) |
| Wed 7 Oct | 06:42 | 19:28 | 12h 46m (+3 min) |
| Thu 8 Oct | 06:41 | 19:29 | 12h 48m (+3 min) |
| Fri 9 Oct | 06:39 | 19:30 | 12h 51m (+3 min) |
| Sat 10 Oct | 06:37 | 19:31 | 12h 54m (+3 min) |
| Sun 11 Oct | 06:36 | 19:33 | 12h 56m (+3 min) |
Sunrise, sunset and twilight times are calculated for Palmerston North using standard astronomical formulae. Times are New Zealand local time for a flat, unobstructed horizon and are approximate.