Otago
Queenstown sunrise & sunset — January 2026
Every day this month for Queenstown, with civil twilight, the Moon, and how fast the days are changing. Times are NZDT.
Computed from standard astronomical algorithms · Queenstown at -45.028, 168.654 · 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 | 06:02 | 21:35 | 15h 33m | 05:25 | 22:12 | 19:40 | 03:00 | 91.1% | |
| 2 Fri | 06:03 | 21:35 | 15h 32m | −1m | 05:26 | 22:12 | 20:54 | 03:49 | 96.7% |
| 3 Sat | 06:04 | 21:35 | 15h 31m | −1m | 05:27 | 22:12 | 21:54 | 04:53 | 99.5% |
| 4 Sun | 06:05 | 21:35 | 15h 30m | −1m | 05:28 | 22:12 | 22:38 | 06:10 | 99.5% |
| 5 Mon | 06:06 | 21:35 | 15h 29m | −1m | 05:29 | 22:12 | 23:11 | 07:32 | 96.6% |
| 6 Tue | 06:07 | 21:35 | 15h 28m | −1m | 05:30 | 22:11 | 23:36 | 08:54 | 91.4% |
| 7 Wed | 06:08 | 21:34 | 15h 26m | −2m | 05:31 | 22:11 | 23:56 | 10:11 | 84.3% |
| 8 Thu | 06:09 | 21:34 | 15h 25m | −1m | 05:33 | 22:11 | — | 11:24 | 75.9% |
| 9 Fri | 06:10 | 21:34 | 15h 24m | −1m | 05:34 | 22:10 | 00:14 | 12:33 | 66.6% |
| 10 Sat | 06:11 | 21:34 | 15h 22m | −2m | 05:35 | 22:10 | 00:31 | 13:40 | 56.9% |
| 11 Sun | 06:13 | 21:33 | 15h 21m | −1m | 05:36 | 22:09 | 00:48 | 14:46 | 47.3% |
| 12 Mon | 06:14 | 21:33 | 15h 19m | −2m | 05:38 | 22:09 | 01:06 | 15:52 | 37.8% |
| 13 Tue | 06:15 | 21:32 | 15h 17m | −2m | 05:39 | 22:08 | 01:28 | 16:58 | 29% |
| 14 Wed | 06:16 | 21:32 | 15h 15m | −2m | 05:40 | 22:07 | 01:54 | 18:03 | 20.9% |
| 15 Thu | 06:18 | 21:31 | 15h 14m | −1m | 05:42 | 22:07 | 02:26 | 19:05 | 13.8% |
| 16 Fri | 06:19 | 21:31 | 15h 12m | −2m | 05:43 | 22:06 | 03:08 | 20:01 | 7.9% |
| 17 Sat | 06:20 | 21:30 | 15h 10m | −2m | 05:45 | 22:05 | 03:59 | 20:49 | 3.5% |
| 18 Sun | 06:21 | 21:29 | 15h 08m | −2m | 05:46 | 22:04 | 05:00 | 21:27 | 0.9% |
| 19 Mon | 06:23 | 21:28 | 15h 06m | −2m | 05:48 | 22:04 | 06:08 | 21:58 | 0.1% |
| 20 Tue | 06:24 | 21:28 | 15h 03m | −3m | 05:49 | 22:03 | 07:19 | 22:23 | 1.3% |
| 21 Wed | 06:26 | 21:27 | 15h 01m | −2m | 05:51 | 22:02 | 08:31 | 22:44 | 4.7% |
| 22 Thu | 06:27 | 21:26 | 14h 59m | −2m | 05:52 | 22:01 | 09:42 | 23:03 | 10% |
| 23 Fri | 06:28 | 21:25 | 14h 57m | −2m | 05:54 | 22:00 | 10:54 | 23:21 | 17.3% |
| 24 Sat | 06:30 | 21:24 | 14h 54m | −3m | 05:55 | 21:59 | 12:06 | 23:40 | 26.2% |
| 25 Sun | 06:31 | 21:23 | 14h 52m | −2m | 05:57 | 21:58 | 13:21 | — | 36.4% |
| 26 Mon | 06:33 | 21:22 | 14h 50m | −2m | 05:58 | 21:56 | 14:38 | 00:00 | 47.4% |
| 27 Tue | 06:34 | 21:21 | 14h 47m | −3m | 06:00 | 21:55 | 15:59 | 00:25 | 58.7% |
| 28 Wed | 06:35 | 21:20 | 14h 45m | −2m | 06:01 | 21:54 | 17:20 | 00:56 | 69.7% |
| 29 Thu | 06:37 | 21:19 | 14h 42m | −3m | 06:03 | 21:53 | 18:35 | 01:38 | 79.8% |
| 30 Fri | 06:38 | 21:18 | 14h 40m | −2m | 06:05 | 21:52 | 19:40 | 02:33 | 88.3% |
| 31 Sat | 06:40 | 21:17 | 14h 37m | −3m | 06:06 | 21:50 | 20:29 | 03:43 | 94.8% |
“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.