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Auckland, AUK, New Zealand — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 17.3%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 6:20:11 am
Sunrise Today: 7:26 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 7:28 pm 271° West
Moonrise Today: 11:59 am 60° Northeast
Moonset Today: 9:41 pm 302° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 2 minutes (-2m 22s)

Today's Sun Position in Auckland

Time: 6:20 am
Altitude: -14.0°
Direction: 100° E
Phase: Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 12h 2m 28s (Mar 23, 2026)

2 minutes, 22 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 22, 2026)

2 hours, 24 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

2 hours, 39 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Auckland Today

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Night 12:00 am – 5:59 am
Astro. Twilight 5:59 am – 6:30 am
Nautical Twilight 6:30 am – 7:00 am
Civil Twilight 7:00 am – 7:26 am
Daylight 7:26 am – 7:28 pm
Civil Twilight 7:28 pm – 7:54 pm
Nautical Twilight 7:54 pm – 8:24 pm
Astro. Twilight 8:24 pm – 8:54 pm
Night 8:54 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Auckland - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Mar Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Mar 23 7:26 am 7:28 pm 12:02:28 −2:22 1:27 pm (52.2°) 92.638
Mar 24 7:26 am 7:27 pm 12:00:06 −2:21 1:27 pm (51.8°) 92.664
Mar 25 7:27 am 7:25 pm 11:57:44 −2:21 1:27 pm (51.4°) 92.689
Mar 26 7:28 am 7:24 pm 11:55:23 −2:21 1:26 pm (51.0°) 92.715
Mar 27 7:29 am 7:22 pm 11:53:02 −2:21 1:26 pm (50.6°) 92.741
Mar 28 7:30 am 7:21 pm 11:50:41 −2:20 1:26 pm (50.2°) 92.767
Mar 29 7:31 am 7:19 pm 11:48:20 −2:20 1:25 pm (49.9°) 92.793
* All times are local time for Auckland. 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 Auckland

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Auckland - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Mar 23 11:59 am 9:41 pm - 4:53 pm (27.8°) 228,092 21.4%
Mar 24 1:14 pm 10:32 pm - 5:54 pm (24.8°) 228,784 32.1%
Mar 25 2:22 pm 11:33 pm - 6:57 pm (23.9°) 229,934 43.8%
Mar 26 3:21 pm - - 7:59 pm (25.0°) 231,411 55.7%
Mar 27 - 12:41 am 4:10 pm 8:58 pm (28.0°) 233,103 67.0%
Mar 28 - 1:52 am 4:49 pm 9:52 pm (32.4°) 234,949 77.3%
Mar 29 - 3:03 am 5:22 pm 10:42 pm (37.9°) 236,911 85.9%
* All times are local time for Auckland. 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 Auckland This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 23, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Mon 5:33 am Mon 6:25 pm Mon 11:58 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Mon 8:54 am Mon 8:16 pm Mon 2:35 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Mon 6:06 am Mon 6:51 pm Mon 12:29 pm Difficult to see
Jupiter Mon 3:35 pm Tue 1:13 am Mon 8:24 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Mon 7:35 am Mon 7:40 pm Mon 1:38 pm Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Mon 12:02 pm Mon 10:03 pm Mon 5:03 pm Difficult to see
Neptune Mon 7:24 am Mon 7:31 pm Mon 1:27 pm Very close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Auckland.

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