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Taupo, WKO, New Zealand — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 96.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 6, 2025 at 10:27:11 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:44 am 120° Southeast
Sunset Today: 8:29 pm 240° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 10:16 pm 53° Northeast
Moonset Today: 6:08 am 307° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 45 minutes (+1m)
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Today's Sun Position in Taupo

Time:10:27 pm
Altitude:-18.3°
Direction:219° SW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 14h 45m 1s (Dec 6, 2025)

1 minute longer than yesterday (Dec 5, 2025)

5 hours, 17 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

7 minutes, 46 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Taupo Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:48 am
Astro. Twilight3:48 am – 4:33 am
Nautical Twilight4:33 am – 5:12 am
Civil Twilight5:12 am – 5:44 am
Daylight5:44 am – 8:29 pm
Civil Twilight8:29 pm – 9:00 pm
Nautical Twilight9:00 pm – 9:40 pm
Astro. Twilight9:40 pm – 10:24 pm
Night10:24 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Taupo - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 65:44 am8:29 pm14:45:01+1:001:06 pm (73.8°)91.596
Dec 75:44 am8:30 pm14:45:58+0:561:07 pm (73.9°)91.583
Dec 85:44 am8:31 pm14:46:51+0:531:07 pm (74.0°)91.571
Dec 95:44 am8:31 pm14:47:41+0:491:07 pm (74.1°)91.559
Dec 105:44 am8:32 pm14:48:27+0:461:08 pm (74.2°)91.548
Dec 115:44 am8:33 pm14:49:09+0:421:08 pm (74.3°)91.538
Dec 125:44 am8:34 pm14:49:48+0:381:09 pm (74.4°)91.528
* All times are local time for Taupo. 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 Taupo

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Taupo - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 6-6:08 am10:16 pm1:39 am(22.3°)222,50899.3%
Dec 7-7:19 am11:11 pm2:46 am(22.6°)224,49396.0%
Dec 8-8:34 am11:54 pm3:50 am(25.1°)227,53389.8%
Dec 9-9:50 am-4:48 am(29.3°)231,28981.6%
Dec 1012:27 am11:01 am-5:40 am(34.6°)235,36272.0%
Dec 1112:55 am12:08 pm-6:27 am(40.5°)239,42061.7%
Dec 121:18 am1:11 pm-7:10 am(46.7°)243,15851.3%
* All times are local time for Taupo. 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 Taupo This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Dec 6, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 4:46 amSun 6:43 pmSun 11:44 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSun 5:20 amSun 7:51 pmSun 12:35 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 6:17 amSun 9:11 pmSun 1:44 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterSat 11:08 pmSun 8:46 amSun 3:57 amPerfect visibility
SaturnSat 1:45 pmSun 2:15 amSat 8:00 pmGreat visibility
UranusSat 7:04 pmSun 4:56 amSun 12:00 midnightAverage visibility
NeptuneSat 2:07 pmSun 2:20 amSat 8:14 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Taupo.

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