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Queenstown, OTA, New Zealand — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 16.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 14, 2026 at 4:38:17 am
Sunrise Today: 6:08 am↑ 117° Southeast
Sunset Today: 8:52 pm↑ 243° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 9:07 am↑ 129° Southeast
Moonset Today: 12:50 am↑ 230° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 44 minutes (+2m 31s)

Today's Sun Position in Queenstown

Time: 4:38 am
Altitude: -13.7°
Direction: 134° SE
Phase: Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 14h 44m 8s (Nov 14, 2026)

2 minutes, 31 seconds longer than yesterday (Nov 13, 2026)

5 hours, 58 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2026)

53 minutes, 27 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Queenstown Today

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Night 12:00 am – 4:02 am
Astro. Twilight 4:02 am – 4:51 am
Nautical Twilight 4:51 am – 5:34 am
Civil Twilight 5:34 am – 6:08 am
Daylight 6:08 am – 8:52 pm
Civil Twilight 8:52 pm – 9:26 pm
Nautical Twilight 9:26 pm – 10:08 pm
Astro. Twilight 10:08 pm – 10:58 pm
Night 10:58 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Queenstown - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Nov Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Nov 14 6:08 am 8:52 pm 14:44:08 +2:31 1:29 pm (63.2°) 91.983
Nov 15 6:06 am 8:53 pm 14:46:37 +2:29 1:29 pm (63.4°) 91.962
Nov 16 6:05 am 8:54 pm 14:49:03 +2:26 1:30 pm (63.7°) 91.941
Nov 17 6:04 am 8:56 pm 14:51:27 +2:24 1:30 pm (63.9°) 91.920
Nov 18 6:03 am 8:57 pm 14:53:49 +2:21 1:30 pm (64.2°) 91.900
Nov 19 6:02 am 8:59 pm 14:56:08 +2:18 1:30 pm (64.4°) 91.879
Nov 20 6:02 am 9:00 pm 14:58:24 +2:16 1:30 pm (64.6°) 91.860
* All times are local time for Queenstown. 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 Queenstown

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Queenstown - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Nov Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Nov 14 - 12:50 am 9:07 am 5:22 pm (70.4°) 251,976 20.7%
Nov 15 - 1:28 am 10:10 am 6:10 pm (67.5°) 251,293 29.1%
Nov 16 - 1:58 am 11:15 am 6:55 pm (63.5°) 249,824 38.3%
Nov 17 - 2:22 am 12:22 pm 7:39 pm (58.7°) 247,568 48.1%
Nov 18 - 2:43 am 1:29 pm 8:22 pm (53.2°) 244,596 58.1%
Nov 19 - 3:02 am 2:36 pm 9:05 pm (47.2°) 241,052 68.2%
Nov 20 - 3:20 am 3:46 pm 9:49 pm (40.9°) 237,155 77.7%
* All times are local time for Queenstown. 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 Queenstown This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Nov 14, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sat 5:38 am Sat 7:14 pm Sat 12:26 pm Very difficult to see
Venus Sat 4:50 am Sat 6:19 pm Sat 11:35 am Fairly good visibility
Mars Sat 3:04 am Sat 1:05 pm Sat 8:04 am Average visibility
Jupiter Sat 3:00 am Sat 1:12 pm Sat 8:06 am Fairly good visibility
Saturn Sat 4:48 pm Sun 4:45 am Sat 10:46 pm Perfect visibility
Uranus Fri 9:50 pm Sat 6:56 am Sat 2:23 am Average visibility
Neptune Sat 4:15 pm Sun 4:24 am Sat 10:20 pm Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Queenstown.

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