Bay of Plenty
Rotorua sunrise & sunset — December 2026
Every day this month for Rotorua, with civil twilight, the Moon, and how fast the days are changing. Times are NZDT.
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 Tue | 05:46 | 20:22 | 14h 36m | 05:15 | 20:53 | 01:18 | 12:35 | 53.4% | |
| 2 Wed | 05:46 | 20:23 | 14h 37m | +1m | 05:15 | 20:54 | 01:45 | 13:42 | 42.6% |
| 3 Thu | 05:46 | 20:24 | 14h 38m | +1m | 05:15 | 20:55 | 02:09 | 14:46 | 32.4% |
| 4 Fri | 05:45 | 20:25 | 14h 40m | +2m | 05:14 | 20:56 | 02:33 | 15:50 | 23.2% |
| 5 Sat | 05:45 | 20:26 | 14h 41m | +1m | 05:14 | 20:57 | 02:57 | 16:53 | 15.3% |
| 6 Sun | 05:45 | 20:27 | 14h 42m | +1m | 05:14 | 20:58 | 03:24 | 17:56 | 8.9% |
| 7 Mon | 05:45 | 20:28 | 14h 42m | +0m | 05:14 | 20:59 | 03:55 | 18:59 | 4.2% |
| 8 Tue | 05:45 | 20:28 | 14h 43m | +1m | 05:14 | 21:00 | 04:31 | 19:59 | 1.3% |
| 9 Wed | 05:45 | 20:29 | 14h 44m | +1m | 05:14 | 21:01 | 05:13 | 20:56 | 0.2% |
| 10 Thu | 05:45 | 20:30 | 14h 45m | +1m | 05:14 | 21:01 | 06:02 | 21:46 | 0.9% |
| 11 Fri | 05:45 | 20:31 | 14h 46m | +1m | 05:14 | 21:02 | 06:57 | 22:29 | 3.4% |
| 12 Sat | 05:45 | 20:32 | 14h 46m | +0m | 05:14 | 21:03 | 07:55 | 23:05 | 7.5% |
| 13 Sun | 05:46 | 20:32 | 14h 47m | +1m | 05:14 | 21:04 | 08:56 | 23:36 | 13.2% |
| 14 Mon | 05:46 | 20:33 | 14h 47m | +0m | 05:14 | 21:05 | 09:56 | — | 20.2% |
| 15 Tue | 05:46 | 20:34 | 14h 48m | +1m | 05:15 | 21:05 | 10:57 | 00:03 | 28.3% |
| 16 Wed | 05:46 | 20:35 | 14h 48m | +0m | 05:15 | 21:06 | 11:57 | 00:27 | 37.5% |
| 17 Thu | 05:47 | 20:35 | 14h 49m | +1m | 05:15 | 21:07 | 12:58 | 00:50 | 47.3% |
| 18 Fri | 05:47 | 20:36 | 14h 49m | +0m | 05:15 | 21:07 | 14:01 | 01:13 | 57.5% |
| 19 Sat | 05:47 | 20:36 | 14h 49m | +0m | 05:16 | 21:08 | 15:07 | 01:37 | 67.7% |
| 20 Sun | 05:48 | 20:37 | 14h 49m | +0m | 05:16 | 21:09 | 16:18 | 02:04 | 77.5% |
| 21 Mon | 05:48 | 20:38 | 14h 49m | +0m | 05:17 | 21:09 | 17:33 | 02:37 | 86.2% |
| 22 Tue | 05:49 | 20:38 | 14h 49m | +0m | 05:17 | 21:10 | 18:49 | 03:17 | 93.3% |
| 23 Wed | 05:49 | 20:38 | 14h 49m | +0m | 05:18 | 21:10 | 20:03 | 04:08 | 98% |
| 24 Thu | 05:50 | 20:39 | 14h 49m | +0m | 05:18 | 21:10 | 21:07 | 05:11 | 99.9% |
| 25 Fri | 05:50 | 20:39 | 14h 49m | +0m | 05:19 | 21:11 | 22:01 | 06:26 | 98.7% |
| 26 Sat | 05:51 | 20:40 | 14h 49m | +0m | 05:19 | 21:11 | 22:43 | 07:45 | 94.6% |
| 27 Sun | 05:51 | 20:40 | 14h 49m | +0m | 05:20 | 21:12 | 23:17 | 09:04 | 87.9% |
| 28 Mon | 05:52 | 20:40 | 14h 48m | −1m | 05:21 | 21:12 | 23:46 | 10:19 | 79.3% |
| 29 Tue | 05:53 | 20:41 | 14h 48m | +0m | 05:21 | 21:12 | — | 11:30 | 69.4% |
| 30 Wed | 05:54 | 20:41 | 14h 47m | −1m | 05:22 | 21:12 | 00:12 | 12:37 | 58.9% |
| 31 Thu | 05:54 | 20:41 | 14h 47m | +0m | 05:23 | 21:12 | 00:36 | 13:42 | 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.