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North Cape / Otou sunrise & sunset — December 2026
Every day this month for North Cape / Otou, with civil twilight, the Moon, and how fast the days are changing. Times are NZDT.
Computed from standard astronomical algorithms · North Cape / Otou at -34.417, 173.033 · 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 Tue | 06:09 | 20:25 | 14h 16m | 05:40 | 20:54 | 01:27 | 12:52 | 53.4% | |
| 2 Wed | 06:09 | 20:26 | 14h 17m | +1m | 05:40 | 20:55 | 01:56 | 13:56 | 42.6% |
| 3 Thu | 06:08 | 20:27 | 14h 18m | +1m | 05:40 | 20:56 | 02:22 | 14:58 | 32.4% |
| 4 Fri | 06:08 | 20:28 | 14h 19m | +1m | 05:39 | 20:57 | 02:49 | 15:59 | 23.2% |
| 5 Sat | 06:08 | 20:29 | 14h 20m | +1m | 05:39 | 20:58 | 03:16 | 16:59 | 15.3% |
| 6 Sun | 06:08 | 20:29 | 14h 21m | +1m | 05:39 | 20:58 | 03:45 | 18:00 | 8.9% |
| 7 Mon | 06:08 | 20:30 | 14h 22m | +1m | 05:39 | 20:59 | 04:18 | 19:01 | 4.2% |
| 8 Tue | 06:08 | 20:31 | 14h 23m | +1m | 05:39 | 21:00 | 04:56 | 20:00 | 1.3% |
| 9 Wed | 06:08 | 20:32 | 14h 23m | +0m | 05:39 | 21:01 | 05:40 | 20:56 | 0.2% |
| 10 Thu | 06:09 | 20:33 | 14h 24m | +1m | 05:39 | 21:02 | 06:29 | 21:46 | 0.9% |
| 11 Fri | 06:09 | 20:33 | 14h 25m | +1m | 05:39 | 21:03 | 07:23 | 22:30 | 3.4% |
| 12 Sat | 06:09 | 20:34 | 14h 25m | +0m | 05:40 | 21:03 | 08:20 | 23:08 | 7.5% |
| 13 Sun | 06:09 | 20:35 | 14h 26m | +1m | 05:40 | 21:04 | 09:19 | 23:41 | 13.2% |
| 14 Mon | 06:09 | 20:35 | 14h 26m | +0m | 05:40 | 21:05 | 10:17 | — | 20.2% |
| 15 Tue | 06:10 | 20:36 | 14h 26m | +0m | 05:40 | 21:05 | 11:15 | 00:10 | 28.3% |
| 16 Wed | 06:10 | 20:37 | 14h 27m | +1m | 05:40 | 21:06 | 12:13 | 00:37 | 37.5% |
| 17 Thu | 06:10 | 20:37 | 14h 27m | +0m | 05:41 | 21:07 | 13:12 | 01:02 | 47.3% |
| 18 Fri | 06:11 | 20:38 | 14h 27m | +0m | 05:41 | 21:07 | 14:12 | 01:27 | 57.5% |
| 19 Sat | 06:11 | 20:39 | 14h 28m | +1m | 05:42 | 21:08 | 15:16 | 01:54 | 67.7% |
| 20 Sun | 06:11 | 20:39 | 14h 28m | +0m | 05:42 | 21:09 | 16:24 | 02:23 | 77.5% |
| 21 Mon | 06:12 | 20:40 | 14h 28m | +0m | 05:42 | 21:09 | 17:36 | 02:58 | 86.2% |
| 22 Tue | 06:12 | 20:40 | 14h 28m | +0m | 05:43 | 21:10 | 18:50 | 03:41 | 93.3% |
| 23 Wed | 06:13 | 20:41 | 14h 28m | +0m | 05:43 | 21:10 | 20:02 | 04:34 | 98% |
| 24 Thu | 06:13 | 20:41 | 14h 28m | +0m | 05:44 | 21:10 | 21:08 | 05:39 | 99.9% |
| 25 Fri | 06:14 | 20:41 | 14h 28m | +0m | 05:44 | 21:11 | 22:03 | 06:52 | 98.7% |
| 26 Sat | 06:15 | 20:42 | 14h 27m | −1m | 05:45 | 21:11 | 22:48 | 08:09 | 94.6% |
| 27 Sun | 06:15 | 20:42 | 14h 27m | +0m | 05:46 | 21:12 | 23:24 | 09:25 | 87.9% |
| 28 Mon | 06:16 | 20:42 | 14h 27m | +0m | 05:46 | 21:12 | 23:56 | 10:37 | 79.3% |
| 29 Tue | 06:16 | 20:43 | 14h 26m | −1m | 05:47 | 21:12 | — | 11:45 | 69.4% |
| 30 Wed | 06:17 | 20:43 | 14h 26m | +0m | 05:48 | 21:12 | 00:24 | 12:50 | 58.9% |
| 31 Thu | 06:18 | 20:43 | 14h 26m | +0m | 05:48 | 21:13 | 00:51 | 13:52 | 48.4% |
“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 North Cape / Otou
At the coast? North Cape / Otou is a LINZ tide port, so you can line these times up against the water: tide times for North Cape / Otou, December 2026. A low tide inside golden hour is the combination worth planning around.