Sun & moon times today, Palmerston North, New Zealand

Moon: 88.5%

Where is the Sun directly overhead right now?

Day length today: 14h 2m 7s (Feb 5, 2026)

2 minutes, 19 seconds shorter than yesterday (Feb 4, 2026)

4 hours, 44 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

1 hour, 1 minute shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2025)

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Sun in Palmerston North - Next 7 Days

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2026	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
Feb	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Feb	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Feb 5	6:30 am	8:32 pm	14:02:07	−2:19	1:31 pm (65.6°)	91.644
Feb 6	6:31 am	8:31 pm	13:59:46	−2:20	1:31 pm (65.3°)	91.659
Feb 7	6:32 am	8:29 pm	13:57:24	−2:21	1:31 pm (65.0°)	91.675
Feb 8	6:33 am	8:28 pm	13:55:01	−2:23	1:31 pm (64.7°)	91.691
Feb 9	6:35 am	8:27 pm	13:52:36	−2:24	1:31 pm (64.4°)	91.707
Feb 10	6:36 am	8:26 pm	13:50:11	−2:25	1:31 pm (64.1°)	91.724
Feb 11	6:37 am	8:25 pm	13:47:44	−2:27	1:31 pm (63.7°)	91.741
* All times are local time for Palmerston North. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

March equinox	Mar 21	3:46 am
June solstice	Jun 21	8:25 pm
September equinox	Sep 23	12:05 pm
December solstice	Dec 22	9:50 am
* All times are local Palmerston North time.

Percent Illuminated:

88.5%

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2026	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
Feb	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
Feb 5	-	9:44 am	10:06 pm	3:39 am	(45.8°)	238,581	91.5%
Feb 6	-	10:49 am	10:27 pm	4:22 am	(52.3°)	241,951	84.6%
Feb 7	-	11:53 am	10:49 pm	5:04 am	(58.4°)	245,106	76.4%
Feb 8	-	12:56 pm	11:13 pm	5:47 am	(64.0°)	247,789	67.3%
Feb 9	-	2:00 pm	11:41 pm	6:31 am	(68.9°)	249,812	57.7%
Feb 10	-	3:03 pm	-	7:17 am	(72.9°)	251,032	47.9%
Feb 11	12:14 am	4:04 pm	-	8:05 am	(75.9°)	251,389	38.3%
* All times are local time for Palmerston North. 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.

	Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Feb 5, 2026
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Thu 7:21 am	Thu 9:07 pm	Thu 2:15 pm	Slightly difficult to see
Venus	Thu 7:04 am	Thu 8:57 pm	Thu 2:01 pm	Slightly difficult to see
Mars	Thu 5:56 am	Thu 8:17 pm	Thu 1:07 pm	Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter	Thu 6:49 pm	Fri 4:08 am	Thu 11:28 pm	Perfect visibility
Saturn	Thu 10:06 am	Thu 10:26 pm	Thu 4:16 pm	Average visibility
Uranus	Thu 3:03 pm	Fri 12:49 am	Thu 7:56 pm	Average visibility
Neptune	Thu 10:13 am	Thu 10:25 pm	Thu 4:19 pm	Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Palmerston North.