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Tauranga, Bay of Plenty · Sunday, 25 October 2026
Sunrise and Sunset in Tauranga Today
Today, Sunday, 25 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at NZDT in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, giving 13 hours, 24 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 17 seconds longer than yesterday.
Sunrise
Rises in the ESE at 106°
Sunset
Sets in the WSW at 254°
Daylight
13h 24m
+2m 17s vs yesterday
First lightCivil dawn, sun 6° below
Solar noonSun 64.3° above the horizon
Last lightCivil dusk, sun 6° below
Daylight and twilight across the day
Local time, Pacific/Auckland (UTC+13)
- Night
- Astronomical twilight
- Nautical twilight
- Civil twilight
- Daylight
- Golden hour
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
Sunrise and sunset in Tauranga for the next 7 days
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today 25 Oct | 13h 24m | +2m 17s | ||
| Mon 26 Oct | 13h 27m | +2m 17s | ||
| Tue 27 Oct | 13h 29m | +2m 16s | ||
| Wed 28 Oct | 13h 31m | +2m 15s | ||
| Thu 29 Oct | 13h 34m | +2m 15s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 13h 36m | +2m 13s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 38m | +2m 13s |
Daylight in Tauranga through 2026
Sunrise and sunset each day; steps in the lines are clock changes.
- Daylight
- Civil twilight
- Night
Longest day22 December 202614h 47m of daylight
Shortest day21 June 20269h 33m of daylight
Earliest sunrise5 December 2026
Latest sunset1 January 2026
Latest sunrise4 April 2026
Earliest sunset10 June 2026
Month by month in 2026
Seasons and 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 |
The moon tonight
Waxing Gibbous
98% illuminated · 13.4 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Monday, 26 October 2026 at .
Sunrise and sunset in places near Tauranga
Today's times; the difference is against Tauranga.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Tauranga |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otumoetai | 2.9 km WNW | same minute | ||
| Bethlehem | 5.2 km W | same minute | ||
| Mount Maunganui | 5.2 km NNE | same minute | ||
| Omokoroa | 12 km WNW | 35 seconds later | ||
| Te Puke | 18 km SE | 47 seconds earlier | ||
| Katikati | 27 km NW | 1 minute 12 seconds later | ||
| Matamata Waikato | 38 km WSW | 1 minute 26 seconds later | ||
| Ngongotaha | 44 km S | 42 seconds earlier | ||
| Rotorua | 51 km S | 58 seconds earlier | ||
| Morrinsville Waikato | 57 km W | 2 minutes 38 seconds later |
Larger cities nearby
About Tauranga
- Location
- Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
- County / district
- Tauranga City
- Coordinates
- 37.6861°S, 176.1667°E
- Elevation
- 18 m (59 ft)
- Time zone
- Pacific/Auckland, NZDT (UTC+13)
- Population
- 161,000
How these times are calculated
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.
Questions about sunrise and sunset in Tauranga
What time is sunrise in Tauranga today?
Sunrise in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty today, Sunday, 25 October 2026, is at 6:18 AM NZDT, and sunset is at 7:42 PM.
How many hours of daylight does Tauranga get today?
Tauranga gets 13 hours, 24 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 17 seconds longer than yesterday.
When is golden hour in Tauranga this evening?
Evening golden hour in Tauranga runs from 7:06 PM to 7:59 PM NZDT today.
When is the longest day of 2026 in Tauranga?
The longest day of 2026 in Tauranga is 22 December 2026, with 14 hours, 47 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 9 hours, 33 minutes.
What time zone is Tauranga in?
Tauranga uses the Pacific/Auckland time zone, currently NZDT (UTC+13).
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