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Today, Sunday, 25 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at NZDT in Kumeu, Auckland, giving 13 hours, 22 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 13 seconds longer than yesterday.
Local time, Pacific/Auckland (UTC+13)
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today 25 Oct | 13h 22m | +2m 13s | ||
| Mon 26 Oct | 13h 24m | +2m 12s | ||
| Tue 27 Oct | 13h 26m | +2m 11s | ||
| Wed 28 Oct | 13h 28m | +2m 11s | ||
| Thu 29 Oct | 13h 31m | +2m 10s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 13h 33m | +2m 09s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 35m | +2m 08s |
Sunrise and sunset each day; steps in the lines are clock changes.
| March equinox | 21 March 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| June solstice shortest day | 21 June 2026 | |
| September equinox | 23 September 2026 | |
| December solstice longest day | 22 December 2026 | |
| Clocks go back | 5 April 2026 | NZST |
| Clocks go forward | 27 September 2026 | NZDT |
98% illuminated · 13.4 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Monday, 26 October 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Kumeu.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Kumeu |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | 13 km ENE | same minute | ||
| Dairy Flat | 13 km NE | same minute | ||
| Unsworth Heights | 14 km E | 36 seconds earlier | ||
| Oteha Valley | 14 km ENE | 32 seconds earlier | ||
| North Shore | 17 km ESE | 47 seconds earlier | ||
| Avondale | 18 km SE | 42 seconds earlier | ||
| Takapuna | 19 km E | 52 seconds earlier | ||
| New Lynn | 19 km SE | 41 seconds earlier | ||
| Auckland | 20 km ESE | 54 seconds earlier | ||
| Mount Eden | 22 km SE | 56 seconds earlier |
Sunrise and sunset are the moments the top edge of the sun meets a flat, sea-level horizon, with standard atmospheric refraction (the sun's centre 0.833° below the horizon). Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight begin when the sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below. Golden hour is the sun between 6° above and 4° below.
Sunrise in Kumeu, Auckland today, Sunday, 25 October 2026, is at 6:25 AM NZDT, and sunset is at 7:47 PM.
Kumeu gets 13 hours, 22 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 13 seconds longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Kumeu runs from 7:12 PM to 8:04 PM NZDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Kumeu is 22 December 2026, with 14 hours, 41 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 9 hours, 38 minutes.
Kumeu uses the Pacific/Auckland time zone, currently NZDT (UTC+13).
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