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Today, Sunday, 25 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at NZDT in Onerahi, Northland, giving 13 hours, 19 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 8 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 19m | +2m 08s | ||
| Mon 26 Oct | 13h 21m | +2m 08s | ||
| Tue 27 Oct | 13h 23m | +2m 06s | ||
| Wed 28 Oct | 13h 25m | +2m 06s | ||
| Thu 29 Oct | 13h 27m | +2m 05s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 13h 30m | +2m 04s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 32m | +2m 04s |
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 Onerahi.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Onerahi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whangarei | 5.5 km NW | same minute | ||
| Dargaville | 47 km WSW | 1 minute 42 seconds later | ||
| Kerikeri | 71 km NNW | 2 minutes 24 seconds later | ||
| Warkworth Auckland | 75 km SSE | 2 minutes 4 seconds earlier | ||
| Orewa Auckland | 95 km SSE | 2 minutes 22 seconds earlier | ||
| Dairy Flat Auckland | 103 km SSE | 2 minutes 22 seconds earlier | ||
| Albany Auckland | 110 km SSE | 2 minutes 38 seconds earlier | ||
| Oteha Valley Auckland | 111 km SSE | 2 minutes 43 seconds earlier | ||
| Kumeu Auckland | 113 km S | 2 minutes 10 seconds earlier | ||
| Unsworth Heights Auckland | 114 km SSE | 2 minutes 46 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 Onerahi, Northland today, Sunday, 25 October 2026, is at 6:27 AM NZDT, and sunset is at 7:47 PM.
Onerahi gets 13 hours, 19 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 8 seconds longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Onerahi runs from 7:12 PM to 8:03 PM NZDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Onerahi is 22 December 2026, with 14 hours, 35 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 9 hours, 44 minutes.
Onerahi uses the Pacific/Auckland time zone, currently NZDT (UTC+13).
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