Canterbury
Ashburton sunrise & sunset — February 2026
Every day this month for Ashburton, with civil twilight, the Moon, and how fast the days are changing. Times are NZDT.
Computed from standard astronomical algorithms · Ashburton at -43.896, 171.748 · 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 Sun | 06:32 | 21:00 | 14h 28m | 05:59 | 21:33 | 20:50 | 04:54 | 98.7% | |
| 2 Mon | 06:33 | 20:59 | 14h 26m | −2m | 06:01 | 21:31 | 21:19 | 06:15 | 100% |
| 3 Tue | 06:35 | 20:58 | 14h 23m | −3m | 06:02 | 21:30 | 21:43 | 07:34 | 98.6% |
| 4 Wed | 06:36 | 20:57 | 14h 21m | −2m | 06:04 | 21:29 | 22:03 | 08:49 | 95% |
| 5 Thu | 06:38 | 20:56 | 14h 18m | −3m | 06:06 | 21:27 | 22:22 | 10:00 | 89.3% |
| 6 Fri | 06:39 | 20:54 | 14h 15m | −3m | 06:07 | 21:26 | 22:40 | 11:08 | 82.2% |
| 7 Sat | 06:40 | 20:53 | 14h 13m | −2m | 06:09 | 21:25 | 22:59 | 12:15 | 73.9% |
| 8 Sun | 06:42 | 20:52 | 14h 10m | −3m | 06:10 | 21:23 | 23:20 | 13:21 | 64.9% |
| 9 Mon | 06:43 | 20:50 | 14h 07m | −3m | 06:12 | 21:22 | 23:45 | 14:27 | 55.6% |
| 10 Tue | 06:45 | 20:49 | 14h 04m | −3m | 06:13 | 21:20 | — | 15:33 | 46.1% |
| 11 Wed | 06:46 | 20:48 | 14h 02m | −2m | 06:15 | 21:19 | 00:16 | 16:36 | 36.8% |
| 12 Thu | 06:47 | 20:46 | 13h 59m | −3m | 06:16 | 21:17 | 00:54 | 17:34 | 28% |
| 13 Fri | 06:49 | 20:45 | 13h 56m | −3m | 06:18 | 21:16 | 01:42 | 18:25 | 19.8% |
| 14 Sat | 06:50 | 20:43 | 13h 53m | −3m | 06:19 | 21:14 | 02:39 | 19:07 | 12.7% |
| 15 Sun | 06:52 | 20:42 | 13h 50m | −3m | 06:21 | 21:13 | 03:43 | 19:42 | 6.9% |
| 16 Mon | 06:53 | 20:40 | 13h 47m | −3m | 06:22 | 21:11 | 04:53 | 20:10 | 2.6% |
| 17 Tue | 06:54 | 20:39 | 13h 44m | −3m | 06:24 | 21:09 | 06:04 | 20:34 | 0.3% |
| 18 Wed | 06:56 | 20:37 | 13h 41m | −3m | 06:25 | 21:08 | 07:17 | 20:55 | 0.2% |
| 19 Thu | 06:57 | 20:36 | 13h 39m | −2m | 06:27 | 21:06 | 08:29 | 21:14 | 2.5% |
| 20 Fri | 06:59 | 20:34 | 13h 36m | −3m | 06:28 | 21:04 | 09:41 | 21:34 | 7% |
| 21 Sat | 07:00 | 20:33 | 13h 33m | −3m | 06:30 | 21:03 | 10:56 | 21:55 | 13.8% |
| 22 Sun | 07:01 | 20:31 | 13h 30m | −3m | 06:31 | 21:01 | 12:12 | 22:19 | 22.5% |
| 23 Mon | 07:03 | 20:29 | 13h 27m | −3m | 06:33 | 20:59 | 13:31 | 22:49 | 32.6% |
| 24 Tue | 07:04 | 20:28 | 13h 24m | −3m | 06:34 | 20:58 | 14:50 | 23:28 | 43.7% |
| 25 Wed | 07:05 | 20:26 | 13h 21m | −3m | 06:35 | 20:56 | 16:06 | — | 55.1% |
| 26 Thu | 07:07 | 20:24 | 13h 18m | −3m | 06:37 | 20:54 | 17:13 | 00:18 | 66.3% |
| 27 Fri | 07:08 | 20:23 | 13h 15m | −3m | 06:38 | 20:52 | 18:06 | 01:21 | 76.6% |
| 28 Sat | 07:09 | 20:21 | 13h 12m | −3m | 06:40 | 20:51 | 18:48 | 02:35 | 85.5% |
“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.