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Rangatira Point sunrise & sunset — May 2026

Every day this month for Rangatira Point, with civil twilight, the Moon, and how fast the days are changing. Times are NZST.

Longest day10h 22m1 May
Shortest day9h 28m31 May
Sun at midday29°altitude on the 21th
MoonFull 2 May and 31 May · New 17 Maythis month

Computed from standard astronomical algorithms · Rangatira Point at -40.85, 174.933 · 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.

Sunrise, sunset, twilight and moon times for Rangatira Point, May 2026
DateSunriseSunset Daylight± First lightLast light MoonriseMoonsetMoon
1 Fri 07:0617:28 10h 22m 06:3817:57 16:4706:23 99.4%
2 Sat 07:0717:27 10h 20m −2m 06:3917:56 17:1407:28 99.8%
3 Sun 07:0817:26 10h 17m −3m 06:4017:54 17:4608:32 98.3%
4 Mon 07:0917:24 10h 15m −2m 06:4017:53 18:2509:34 95.1%
5 Tue 07:1017:23 10h 13m −2m 06:4117:52 19:1210:32 90.3%
6 Wed 07:1117:22 10h 11m −2m 06:4217:51 20:0511:23 84.1%
7 Thu 07:1217:21 10h 09m −2m 06:4317:50 21:0512:07 76.6%
8 Fri 07:1317:20 10h 07m −2m 06:4417:49 22:0812:44 68.1%
9 Sat 07:1417:19 10h 04m −3m 06:4517:48 23:1313:15 58.8%
10 Sun 07:1517:18 10h 02m −2m 06:4617:47 —13:41 49%
11 Mon 07:1617:17 10h 00m −2m 06:4717:46 00:1914:05 38.9%
12 Tue 07:1717:16 9h 58m −2m 06:4817:45 01:2614:27 28.9%
13 Wed 07:1817:15 9h 56m −2m 06:4917:44 02:3514:49 19.5%
14 Thu 07:1917:14 9h 54m −2m 06:5017:43 03:4615:13 11.4%
15 Fri 07:2017:13 9h 53m −1m 06:5117:42 05:0115:40 5.1%
16 Sat 07:2117:12 9h 51m −2m 06:5217:41 06:2016:14 1.2%
17 Sun 07:2217:11 9h 49m −2m 06:5217:41 07:4216:56 0.2%
18 Mon 07:2317:10 9h 47m −2m 06:5317:40 09:0317:50 2.3%
19 Tue 07:2417:09 9h 45m −2m 06:5417:39 10:1418:57 7.2%
20 Wed 07:2517:08 9h 44m −1m 06:5517:38 11:1320:12 14.6%
21 Thu 07:2617:08 9h 42m −2m 06:5617:38 11:5921:30 23.9%
22 Fri 07:2717:07 9h 40m −2m 06:5717:37 12:3422:46 34.2%
23 Sat 07:2817:06 9h 39m −1m 06:5717:36 13:0223:57 45.1%
24 Sun 07:2817:05 9h 37m −2m 06:5817:36 13:26— 55.8%
25 Mon 07:2917:05 9h 36m −1m 06:5917:35 13:4701:04 66%
26 Tue 07:3017:04 9h 34m −2m 07:0017:34 14:0702:09 75.2%
27 Wed 07:3117:04 9h 33m −1m 07:0117:34 14:2803:13 83.2%
28 Thu 07:3217:03 9h 31m −2m 07:0117:33 14:5104:16 89.8%
29 Fri 07:3317:03 9h 30m −1m 07:0217:33 15:1705:20 94.8%
30 Sat 07:3317:02 9h 29m −1m 07:0317:32 15:4706:23 98.1%
31 Sun 07:3417:02 9h 28m −1m 07:0417:32 16:2407:26 99.7%

“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

Eta Aquariids

Peaks around 6 May · up to 50/hour in ideal conditions

Excellent from New Zealand. Moon 84% lit at the peak — bright enough to wash out the fainter meteors.

Other months for Rangatira Point

At the coast? Rangatira Point is a LINZ tide port, so you can line these times up against the water: tide times for Rangatira Point, May 2026. A low tide inside golden hour is the combination worth planning around.

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