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New Plymouth, TKI, New Zealand — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 8.2%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Jan 22, 2026 at 4:52:14 am
Sunrise Today: 6:22 am 117° Southeast
Sunset Today: 8:47 pm 244° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 9:26 am 101° East
Moonset Today: 10:36 pm 263° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 25 minutes (-1m 45s)
Location of New PlymouthLocation

Today's Sun Position in New Plymouth

Time:4:52 am
Altitude:-15.3°
Direction:132° SE
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today:14h 24m 59s (Jan 22, 2026)

1 minute, 45 seconds shorter than yesterday (Jan 21, 2026)

4 hours, 59 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

30 minutes, 8 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in New Plymouth Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:32 am
Astro. Twilight4:32 am – 5:14 am
Nautical Twilight5:14 am – 5:51 am
Civil Twilight5:51 am – 6:22 am
Daylight6:22 am – 8:47 pm
Civil Twilight8:47 pm – 9:17 pm
Nautical Twilight9:17 pm – 9:55 pm
Astro. Twilight9:55 pm – 10:36 pm
Night10:36 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in New Plymouth - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JanSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jan 226:22 am8:47 pm14:24:59−1:451:35 pm (70.7°)91.487
Jan 236:23 am8:46 pm14:23:11−1:471:35 pm (70.4°)91.495
Jan 246:24 am8:46 pm14:21:21−1:501:35 pm (70.2°)91.504
Jan 256:25 am8:45 pm14:19:28−1:521:35 pm (70.0°)91.513
Jan 266:27 am8:44 pm14:17:34−1:541:36 pm (69.7°)91.523
Jan 276:28 am8:43 pm14:15:37−1:561:36 pm (69.5°)91.532
Jan 286:29 am8:43 pm14:13:38−1:581:36 pm (69.2°)91.543
* All times are local time for New Plymouth. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in New Plymouth

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in New Plymouth - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JanMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jan 229:26 am10:36 pm-4:07 pm(57.7°)238,88811.2%
Jan 2310:33 am10:59 pm-4:51 pm(51.2°)236,80019.0%
Jan 2411:40 am11:23 pm-5:36 pm(44.6°)234,76328.5%
Jan 2512:49 pm11:49 pm-6:23 pm(38.1°)232,80039.3%
Jan 262:01 pm--7:14 pm(32.1°)230,97050.8%
Jan 27-12:18 am3:16 pm8:09 pm(27.1°)229,36562.5%
Jan 28-12:55 am4:31 pm9:08 pm(23.5°)228,13173.7%
* All times are local time for New Plymouth. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in New Plymouth This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Jan 22, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 6:18 amThu 8:57 pmThu 1:38 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusThu 6:38 amThu 9:03 pmThu 1:51 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsThu 6:06 amThu 8:40 pmThu 1:23 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterThu 7:52 pmFri 5:20 amFri 12:36 amPerfect visibility
SaturnThu 11:01 amThu 11:24 pmThu 5:12 pmAverage visibility
UranusThu 4:02 pmFri 1:54 amThu 8:58 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneThu 11:13 amThu 11:25 pmThu 5:19 pmVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for New Plymouth.

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