Canterbury
Ashburton sunrise & sunset — April 2027
Every day this month for Ashburton, with civil twilight, the Moon, and how fast the days are changing. Times are NZDT, switching to NZST during the month.
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 Thu | 07:49 | 19:24 | 11h 35m | 07:20 | 19:53 | 01:20 | 16:47 | 32.4% | |
| 2 Fri | 07:50 | 19:23 | 11h 32m | −3m | 07:21 | 19:51 | 02:24 | 17:12 | 23.8% |
| 3 Sat | 07:51 | 19:21 | 11h 29m | −3m | 07:23 | 19:50 | 03:30 | 17:33 | 16.1% |
| 4 Sun | 06:53 | 18:19 | 11h 26m | −3m | 06:24 | 18:48 | 03:35 | 16:52 | 9.4% |
| 5 Mon | 06:54 | 18:17 | 11h 23m | −3m | 06:25 | 18:46 | 04:41 | 17:11 | 4.4% |
| 6 Tue | 06:55 | 18:16 | 11h 20m | −3m | 06:26 | 18:44 | 05:48 | 17:30 | 1.2% |
| 7 Wed | 06:56 | 18:14 | 11h 18m | −2m | 06:27 | 18:43 | 06:57 | 17:52 | 0.1% |
| 8 Thu | 06:57 | 18:12 | 11h 15m | −3m | 06:29 | 18:41 | 08:09 | 18:17 | 1.4% |
| 9 Fri | 06:59 | 18:10 | 11h 12m | −3m | 06:30 | 18:39 | 09:25 | 18:47 | 5% |
| 10 Sat | 07:00 | 18:09 | 11h 09m | −3m | 06:31 | 18:37 | 10:41 | 19:27 | 10.9% |
| 11 Sun | 07:01 | 18:07 | 11h 06m | −3m | 06:32 | 18:36 | 11:54 | 20:17 | 18.8% |
| 12 Mon | 07:02 | 18:05 | 11h 03m | −3m | 06:33 | 18:34 | 12:59 | 21:20 | 28.5% |
| 13 Tue | 07:03 | 18:03 | 11h 00m | −3m | 06:34 | 18:32 | 13:52 | 22:32 | 39.2% |
| 14 Wed | 07:05 | 18:02 | 10h 57m | −3m | 06:35 | 18:31 | 14:35 | 23:50 | 50.6% |
| 15 Thu | 07:06 | 18:00 | 10h 54m | −3m | 06:37 | 18:29 | 15:08 | — | 61.9% |
| 16 Fri | 07:07 | 17:58 | 10h 51m | −3m | 06:38 | 18:28 | 15:35 | 01:08 | 72.6% |
| 17 Sat | 07:08 | 17:57 | 10h 49m | −2m | 06:39 | 18:26 | 15:58 | 02:25 | 82.1% |
| 18 Sun | 07:09 | 17:55 | 10h 46m | −3m | 06:40 | 18:24 | 16:20 | 03:40 | 89.8% |
| 19 Mon | 07:10 | 17:53 | 10h 43m | −3m | 06:41 | 18:23 | 16:41 | 04:54 | 95.5% |
| 20 Tue | 07:12 | 17:52 | 10h 40m | −3m | 06:42 | 18:21 | 17:03 | 06:07 | 98.8% |
| 21 Wed | 07:13 | 17:50 | 10h 37m | −3m | 06:43 | 18:20 | 17:28 | 07:20 | 99.8% |
| 22 Thu | 07:14 | 17:49 | 10h 35m | −2m | 06:45 | 18:18 | 17:58 | 08:32 | 98.5% |
| 23 Fri | 07:15 | 17:47 | 10h 32m | −3m | 06:46 | 18:17 | 18:33 | 09:43 | 95.2% |
| 24 Sat | 07:16 | 17:46 | 10h 29m | −3m | 06:47 | 18:15 | 19:16 | 10:48 | 90.1% |
| 25 Sun | 07:18 | 17:44 | 10h 27m | −2m | 06:48 | 18:14 | 20:07 | 11:46 | 83.5% |
| 26 Mon | 07:19 | 17:43 | 10h 24m | −3m | 06:49 | 18:12 | 21:04 | 12:35 | 75.8% |
| 27 Tue | 07:20 | 17:41 | 10h 21m | −3m | 06:50 | 18:11 | 22:07 | 13:14 | 67.2% |
| 28 Wed | 07:21 | 17:40 | 10h 19m | −2m | 06:51 | 18:09 | 23:11 | 13:47 | 58.1% |
| 29 Thu | 07:22 | 17:38 | 10h 16m | −3m | 06:52 | 18:08 | — | 14:13 | 48.7% |
| 30 Fri | 07:23 | 17:37 | 10h 13m | −3m | 06:53 | 18:07 | 00:15 | 14:35 | 39.2% |
“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.