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
07:25
Sunset
17:22
Daylight
9h 56m
12 am6 amnoon6 pm12 am
First light
06:58
Golden hr am
07:25–07:53
Solar noon
12:24
Golden hr pm
16:54–17:22
Last light
17:50
This week: Daylight is getting longer by about 2 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 · Tue 28 Jul | 07:25 | 17:22 | 9h 56m |
| Wed 29 Jul | 07:24 | 17:23 | 9h 58m (+2 min) |
| Thu 30 Jul | 07:24 | 17:24 | 10h 00m (+2 min) |
| Fri 31 Jul | 07:23 | 17:25 | 10h 01m (+2 min) |
| Sat 1 Aug | 07:22 | 17:25 | 10h 03m (+2 min) |
| Sun 2 Aug | 07:20 | 17:26 | 10h 05m (+2 min) |
| Mon 3 Aug | 07:19 | 17:27 | 10h 07m (+2 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.