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Kaikōura sunrise & sunset — April 2026
Every day this month for Kaikōura, 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 · Kaikōura at -42.417, 173.7 · 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 Wed | 07:41 | 19:17 | 11h 36m | 07:13 | 19:45 | 18:41 | 06:25 | 98.6% | |
| 2 Thu | 07:42 | 19:15 | 11h 33m | −3m | 07:14 | 19:43 | 19:00 | 07:31 | 99.9% |
| 3 Fri | 07:43 | 19:14 | 11h 30m | −3m | 07:15 | 19:42 | 19:21 | 08:37 | 99.1% |
| 4 Sat | 07:44 | 19:12 | 11h 28m | −2m | 07:16 | 19:40 | 19:45 | 09:43 | 96.5% |
| 5 Sun | 06:45 | 18:10 | 11h 25m | −3m | 06:17 | 18:38 | 19:12 | 09:49 | 91.8% |
| 6 Mon | 06:46 | 18:08 | 11h 22m | −3m | 06:18 | 18:37 | 19:46 | 10:54 | 85.9% |
| 7 Tue | 06:48 | 18:07 | 11h 19m | −3m | 06:19 | 18:35 | 20:26 | 11:56 | 78.7% |
| 8 Wed | 06:49 | 18:05 | 11h 16m | −3m | 06:20 | 18:33 | 21:15 | 12:52 | 70.5% |
| 9 Thu | 06:50 | 18:03 | 11h 14m | −2m | 06:22 | 18:32 | 22:12 | 13:41 | 61.5% |
| 10 Fri | 06:51 | 18:02 | 11h 11m | −3m | 06:23 | 18:30 | 23:15 | 14:22 | 52.1% |
| 11 Sat | 06:52 | 18:00 | 11h 08m | −3m | 06:24 | 18:28 | — | 14:56 | 42.4% |
| 12 Sun | 06:53 | 17:59 | 11h 05m | −3m | 06:25 | 18:27 | 00:21 | 15:24 | 32.8% |
| 13 Mon | 06:54 | 17:57 | 11h 03m | −2m | 06:26 | 18:25 | 01:30 | 15:48 | 23.6% |
| 14 Tue | 06:55 | 17:55 | 11h 00m | −3m | 06:27 | 18:24 | 02:39 | 16:10 | 15.2% |
| 15 Wed | 06:56 | 17:54 | 10h 57m | −3m | 06:28 | 18:22 | 03:50 | 16:31 | 8.2% |
| 16 Thu | 06:58 | 17:52 | 10h 55m | −2m | 06:29 | 18:21 | 05:03 | 16:53 | 3.1% |
| 17 Fri | 06:59 | 17:51 | 10h 52m | −3m | 06:30 | 18:19 | 06:19 | 17:17 | 0.4% |
| 18 Sat | 07:00 | 17:49 | 10h 49m | −3m | 06:31 | 18:18 | 07:38 | 17:46 | 0.5% |
| 19 Sun | 07:01 | 17:47 | 10h 47m | −2m | 06:32 | 18:16 | 09:00 | 18:21 | 3.5% |
| 20 Mon | 07:02 | 17:46 | 10h 44m | −3m | 06:33 | 18:15 | 10:22 | 19:07 | 9.2% |
| 21 Tue | 07:03 | 17:44 | 10h 41m | −3m | 06:34 | 18:13 | 11:38 | 20:04 | 17.2% |
| 22 Wed | 07:04 | 17:43 | 10h 39m | −2m | 06:35 | 18:12 | 12:43 | 21:13 | 26.9% |
| 23 Thu | 07:05 | 17:41 | 10h 36m | −3m | 06:36 | 18:10 | 13:33 | 22:28 | 37.8% |
| 24 Fri | 07:06 | 17:40 | 10h 33m | −3m | 06:38 | 18:09 | 14:12 | 23:45 | 48.9% |
| 25 Sat | 07:08 | 17:38 | 10h 31m | −2m | 06:39 | 18:07 | 14:42 | — | 59.9% |
| 26 Sun | 07:09 | 17:37 | 10h 28m | −3m | 06:40 | 18:06 | 15:06 | 00:58 | 70.1% |
| 27 Mon | 07:10 | 17:36 | 10h 26m | −2m | 06:41 | 18:05 | 15:27 | 02:08 | 79.2% |
| 28 Tue | 07:11 | 17:34 | 10h 23m | −3m | 06:42 | 18:03 | 15:47 | 03:16 | 86.9% |
| 29 Wed | 07:12 | 17:33 | 10h 21m | −2m | 06:43 | 18:02 | 16:06 | 04:22 | 92.9% |
| 30 Thu | 07:13 | 17:31 | 10h 18m | −3m | 06:44 | 18:01 | 16:26 | 05:27 | 97.1% |
“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.
Meteor showers peaking this month
Other months for Kaikōura
At the coast? Kaikōura is a LINZ tide port, so you can line these times up against the water: tide times for Kaikōura, April 2026. A low tide inside golden hour is the combination worth planning around.