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Fresh Water Basin sunrise & sunset — March 2026
Every day this month for Fresh Water Basin, with civil twilight, the Moon, and how fast the days are changing. Times are NZDT.
Computed from standard astronomical algorithms · Fresh Water Basin at -44.667, 167.933 · 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 | 07:25 | 20:35 | 13h 10m | 06:55 | 21:05 | 19:37 | 04:06 | 92.5% | |
| 2 Mon | 07:26 | 20:34 | 13h 07m | −3m | 06:56 | 21:04 | 20:02 | 05:25 | 97.3% |
| 3 Tue | 07:28 | 20:32 | 13h 04m | −3m | 06:58 | 21:02 | 20:22 | 06:41 | 99.7% |
| 4 Wed | 07:29 | 20:30 | 13h 01m | −3m | 06:59 | 21:00 | 20:41 | 07:54 | 99.7% |
| 5 Thu | 07:30 | 20:28 | 12h 58m | −3m | 07:01 | 20:58 | 20:58 | 09:04 | 97.6% |
| 6 Fri | 07:32 | 20:27 | 12h 55m | −3m | 07:02 | 20:56 | 21:16 | 10:13 | 93.5% |
| 7 Sat | 07:33 | 20:25 | 12h 52m | −3m | 07:03 | 20:54 | 21:36 | 11:21 | 87.7% |
| 8 Sun | 07:34 | 20:23 | 12h 49m | −3m | 07:05 | 20:53 | 21:59 | 12:29 | 80.6% |
| 9 Mon | 07:36 | 20:21 | 12h 45m | −4m | 07:06 | 20:51 | 22:27 | 13:36 | 72.5% |
| 10 Tue | 07:37 | 20:19 | 12h 42m | −3m | 07:08 | 20:49 | 23:02 | 14:42 | 63.6% |
| 11 Wed | 07:38 | 20:18 | 12h 39m | −3m | 07:09 | 20:47 | 23:45 | 15:42 | 54.3% |
| 12 Thu | 07:40 | 20:16 | 12h 36m | −3m | 07:10 | 20:45 | — | 16:36 | 44.9% |
| 13 Fri | 07:41 | 20:14 | 12h 33m | −3m | 07:12 | 20:43 | 00:38 | 17:22 | 35.5% |
| 14 Sat | 07:42 | 20:12 | 12h 30m | −3m | 07:13 | 20:41 | 01:39 | 17:58 | 26.5% |
| 15 Sun | 07:44 | 20:10 | 12h 27m | −3m | 07:14 | 20:39 | 02:46 | 18:28 | 18.2% |
| 16 Mon | 07:45 | 20:08 | 12h 24m | −3m | 07:16 | 20:38 | 03:58 | 18:53 | 11% |
| 17 Tue | 07:46 | 20:07 | 12h 20m | −4m | 07:17 | 20:36 | 05:10 | 19:14 | 5.3% |
| 18 Wed | 07:47 | 20:05 | 12h 17m | −3m | 07:18 | 20:34 | 06:24 | 19:34 | 1.5% |
| 19 Thu | 07:49 | 20:03 | 12h 14m | −3m | 07:20 | 20:32 | 07:38 | 19:53 | 0% |
| 20 Fri | 07:50 | 20:01 | 12h 11m | −3m | 07:21 | 20:30 | 08:54 | 20:13 | 1.1% |
| 21 Sat | 07:51 | 19:59 | 12h 08m | −3m | 07:22 | 20:28 | 10:13 | 20:36 | 4.8% |
| 22 Sun | 07:53 | 19:57 | 12h 05m | −3m | 07:23 | 20:26 | 11:34 | 21:04 | 11.1% |
| 23 Mon | 07:54 | 19:55 | 12h 02m | −3m | 07:25 | 20:24 | 12:56 | 21:40 | 19.5% |
| 24 Tue | 07:55 | 19:54 | 11h 59m | −3m | 07:26 | 20:23 | 14:16 | 22:27 | 29.5% |
| 25 Wed | 07:56 | 19:52 | 11h 55m | −4m | 07:27 | 20:21 | 15:26 | 23:26 | 40.5% |
| 26 Thu | 07:58 | 19:50 | 11h 52m | −3m | 07:28 | 20:19 | 16:24 | — | 51.9% |
| 27 Fri | 07:59 | 19:48 | 11h 49m | −3m | 07:30 | 20:17 | 17:07 | 00:37 | 63% |
| 28 Sat | 08:00 | 19:46 | 11h 46m | −3m | 07:31 | 20:15 | 17:40 | 01:54 | 73.3% |
| 29 Sun | 08:01 | 19:44 | 11h 43m | −3m | 07:32 | 20:13 | 18:06 | 03:11 | 82.4% |
| 30 Mon | 08:03 | 19:42 | 11h 40m | −3m | 07:33 | 20:12 | 18:27 | 04:27 | 89.8% |
| 31 Tue | 08:04 | 19:41 | 11h 37m | −3m | 07:35 | 20:10 | 18:46 | 05:39 | 95.2% |
“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.
Other months for Fresh Water Basin
At the coast? Fresh Water Basin is a LINZ tide port, so you can line these times up against the water: tide times for Fresh Water Basin, March 2026. A low tide inside golden hour is the combination worth planning around.