Bay of Plenty
Rotorua sunrise & sunset — August 2026
Every day this month for Rotorua, with civil twilight, the Moon, and how fast the days are changing. Times are NZST.
Computed from standard astronomical algorithms · Rotorua at -38.14, 176.253 · 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 Sat | 07:16 | 17:27 | 10h 11m | 06:48 | 17:55 | 20:00 | 08:31 | 94.4% | |
| 2 Sun | 07:15 | 17:28 | 10h 12m | +1m | 06:47 | 17:56 | 21:04 | 08:54 | 88.8% |
| 3 Mon | 07:14 | 17:29 | 10h 14m | +2m | 06:46 | 17:56 | 22:08 | 09:17 | 81.4% |
| 4 Tue | 07:13 | 17:29 | 10h 16m | +2m | 06:46 | 17:57 | 23:15 | 09:41 | 72.5% |
| 5 Wed | 07:12 | 17:30 | 10h 18m | +2m | 06:45 | 17:58 | — | 10:08 | 62.3% |
| 6 Thu | 07:11 | 17:31 | 10h 20m | +2m | 06:44 | 17:59 | 00:25 | 10:39 | 51.3% |
| 7 Fri | 07:10 | 17:32 | 10h 22m | +2m | 06:43 | 18:00 | 01:38 | 11:18 | 39.9% |
| 8 Sat | 07:09 | 17:33 | 10h 24m | +2m | 06:42 | 18:00 | 02:52 | 12:06 | 28.9% |
| 9 Sun | 07:08 | 17:34 | 10h 26m | +2m | 06:40 | 18:01 | 04:03 | 13:06 | 18.9% |
| 10 Mon | 07:07 | 17:34 | 10h 28m | +2m | 06:39 | 18:02 | 05:06 | 14:17 | 10.5% |
| 11 Tue | 07:06 | 17:35 | 10h 30m | +2m | 06:38 | 18:03 | 05:58 | 15:33 | 4.3% |
| 12 Wed | 07:05 | 17:36 | 10h 32m | +2m | 06:37 | 18:04 | 06:41 | 16:51 | 0.8% |
| 13 Thu | 07:03 | 17:37 | 10h 34m | +2m | 06:36 | 18:04 | 07:15 | 18:06 | 0.1% |
| 14 Fri | 07:02 | 17:38 | 10h 36m | +2m | 06:35 | 18:05 | 07:44 | 19:18 | 2.2% |
| 15 Sat | 07:01 | 17:39 | 10h 38m | +2m | 06:34 | 18:06 | 08:10 | 20:26 | 6.6% |
| 16 Sun | 07:00 | 17:40 | 10h 40m | +2m | 06:33 | 18:07 | 08:34 | 21:32 | 13.1% |
| 17 Mon | 06:58 | 17:40 | 10h 42m | +2m | 06:31 | 18:08 | 08:58 | 22:37 | 21% |
| 18 Tue | 06:57 | 17:41 | 10h 44m | +2m | 06:30 | 18:08 | 09:24 | 23:41 | 29.9% |
| 19 Wed | 06:56 | 17:42 | 10h 46m | +2m | 06:29 | 18:09 | 09:52 | — | 39.3% |
| 20 Thu | 06:55 | 17:43 | 10h 48m | +2m | 06:28 | 18:10 | 10:25 | 00:44 | 49% |
| 21 Fri | 06:53 | 17:44 | 10h 51m | +3m | 06:26 | 18:11 | 11:03 | 01:46 | 58.5% |
| 22 Sat | 06:52 | 17:45 | 10h 53m | +2m | 06:25 | 18:12 | 11:48 | 02:44 | 67.7% |
| 23 Sun | 06:50 | 17:46 | 10h 55m | +2m | 06:24 | 18:12 | 12:40 | 03:38 | 76.2% |
| 24 Mon | 06:49 | 17:46 | 10h 57m | +2m | 06:22 | 18:13 | 13:38 | 04:25 | 83.8% |
| 25 Tue | 06:48 | 17:47 | 11h 00m | +3m | 06:21 | 18:14 | 14:39 | 05:05 | 90.2% |
| 26 Wed | 06:46 | 17:48 | 11h 02m | +2m | 06:20 | 18:15 | 15:43 | 05:39 | 95.2% |
| 27 Thu | 06:45 | 17:49 | 11h 04m | +2m | 06:18 | 18:16 | 16:47 | 06:09 | 98.6% |
| 28 Fri | 06:43 | 17:50 | 11h 06m | +2m | 06:17 | 18:16 | 17:51 | 06:35 | 100% |
| 29 Sat | 06:42 | 17:51 | 11h 09m | +3m | 06:15 | 18:17 | 18:55 | 06:59 | 99.3% |
| 30 Sun | 06:41 | 17:52 | 11h 11m | +2m | 06:14 | 18:18 | 20:00 | 07:22 | 96.4% |
| 31 Mon | 06:39 | 17:52 | 11h 13m | +2m | 06:13 | 18:19 | 21:07 | 07:46 | 91.3% |
“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.