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Kaikōura sunrise & sunset — April 2027
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 Thu | 07:41 | 19:17 | 11h 37m | 07:12 | 19:45 | 01:17 | 16:35 | 32.4% | |
| 2 Fri | 07:42 | 19:16 | 11h 34m | −3m | 07:14 | 19:44 | 02:20 | 17:00 | 23.8% |
| 3 Sat | 07:43 | 19:14 | 11h 31m | −3m | 07:15 | 19:42 | 03:24 | 17:23 | 16.1% |
| 4 Sun | 06:44 | 18:12 | 11h 28m | −3m | 06:16 | 18:40 | 03:28 | 16:43 | 9.4% |
| 5 Mon | 06:45 | 18:11 | 11h 26m | −2m | 06:17 | 18:39 | 04:33 | 17:03 | 4.4% |
| 6 Tue | 06:46 | 18:09 | 11h 23m | −3m | 06:18 | 18:37 | 05:39 | 17:24 | 1.2% |
| 7 Wed | 06:47 | 18:07 | 11h 20m | −3m | 06:19 | 18:35 | 06:47 | 17:46 | 0.1% |
| 8 Thu | 06:48 | 18:06 | 11h 17m | −3m | 06:20 | 18:34 | 07:58 | 18:12 | 1.4% |
| 9 Fri | 06:49 | 18:04 | 11h 14m | −3m | 06:21 | 18:32 | 09:12 | 18:44 | 5% |
| 10 Sat | 06:51 | 18:02 | 11h 12m | −2m | 06:22 | 18:30 | 10:27 | 19:25 | 10.9% |
| 11 Sun | 06:52 | 18:01 | 11h 09m | −3m | 06:23 | 18:29 | 11:39 | 20:16 | 18.8% |
| 12 Mon | 06:53 | 17:59 | 11h 06m | −3m | 06:24 | 18:27 | 12:44 | 21:18 | 28.5% |
| 13 Tue | 06:54 | 17:57 | 11h 03m | −3m | 06:26 | 18:26 | 13:38 | 22:30 | 39.2% |
| 14 Wed | 06:55 | 17:56 | 11h 01m | −2m | 06:27 | 18:24 | 14:21 | 23:47 | 50.6% |
| 15 Thu | 06:56 | 17:54 | 10h 58m | −3m | 06:28 | 18:22 | 14:56 | — | 61.9% |
| 16 Fri | 06:57 | 17:52 | 10h 55m | −3m | 06:29 | 18:21 | 15:24 | 01:04 | 72.6% |
| 17 Sat | 06:58 | 17:51 | 10h 53m | −2m | 06:30 | 18:19 | 15:49 | 02:19 | 82.1% |
| 18 Sun | 06:59 | 17:49 | 10h 50m | −3m | 06:31 | 18:18 | 16:12 | 03:33 | 89.8% |
| 19 Mon | 07:01 | 17:48 | 10h 47m | −3m | 06:32 | 18:16 | 16:34 | 04:45 | 95.5% |
| 20 Tue | 07:02 | 17:46 | 10h 45m | −2m | 06:33 | 18:15 | 16:58 | 05:57 | 98.8% |
| 21 Wed | 07:03 | 17:45 | 10h 42m | −3m | 06:34 | 18:13 | 17:24 | 07:09 | 99.8% |
| 22 Thu | 07:04 | 17:43 | 10h 39m | −3m | 06:35 | 18:12 | 17:55 | 08:20 | 98.5% |
| 23 Fri | 07:05 | 17:42 | 10h 37m | −2m | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:31 | 09:29 | 95.2% |
| 24 Sat | 07:06 | 17:40 | 10h 34m | −3m | 06:37 | 18:09 | 19:15 | 10:33 | 90.1% |
| 25 Sun | 07:07 | 17:39 | 10h 32m | −2m | 06:38 | 18:08 | 20:06 | 11:31 | 83.5% |
| 26 Mon | 07:08 | 17:37 | 10h 29m | −3m | 06:39 | 18:06 | 21:03 | 12:20 | 75.8% |
| 27 Tue | 07:09 | 17:36 | 10h 26m | −3m | 06:40 | 18:05 | 22:04 | 13:01 | 67.2% |
| 28 Wed | 07:11 | 17:35 | 10h 24m | −2m | 06:41 | 18:04 | 23:07 | 13:34 | 58.1% |
| 29 Thu | 07:12 | 17:33 | 10h 21m | −3m | 06:42 | 18:02 | — | 14:01 | 48.7% |
| 30 Fri | 07:13 | 17:32 | 10h 19m | −2m | 06:43 | 18:01 | 00:11 | 14:25 | 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.
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 2027. A low tide inside golden hour is the combination worth planning around.