Sun & moon times today, Rotorua, New Zealand

Moon: 93.1%

Where is the Sun directly overhead right now?

Day length today: 13h 55m 12s (Feb 4, 2026)

2 minutes, 6 seconds shorter than yesterday (Feb 3, 2026)

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

54 minutes, 10 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2025)

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Sun in Rotorua - 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 4	6:30 am	8:26 pm	13:55:12	−2:06	1:28 pm (68.1°)	91.630
Feb 5	6:32 am	8:25 pm	13:53:04	−2:07	1:28 pm (67.8°)	91.644
Feb 6	6:33 am	8:24 pm	13:50:55	−2:09	1:28 pm (67.5°)	91.659
Feb 7	6:34 am	8:23 pm	13:48:44	−2:10	1:29 pm (67.2°)	91.675
Feb 8	6:35 am	8:22 pm	13:46:32	−2:11	1:29 pm (66.9°)	91.691
Feb 9	6:36 am	8:20 pm	13:44:19	−2:13	1:29 pm (66.6°)	91.707
Feb 10	6:37 am	8:19 pm	13:42:05	−2:14	1:29 pm (66.3°)	91.724
* All times are local time for Rotorua. 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 Rotorua time.

Percent Illuminated:

93.1%

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2026	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
Feb	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
Feb 4	-	8:35 am	9:41 pm	2:51 am	(41.6°)	235,260	96.6%
Feb 5	-	9:41 am	10:04 pm	3:36 am	(48.1°)	238,575	91.5%
Feb 6	-	10:45 am	10:27 pm	4:19 am	(54.5°)	241,945	84.6%
Feb 7	-	11:47 am	10:50 pm	5:02 am	(60.7°)	245,100	76.4%
Feb 8	-	12:49 pm	11:16 pm	5:44 am	(66.3°)	247,785	67.3%
Feb 9	-	1:51 pm	11:45 pm	6:28 am	(71.2°)	249,809	57.7%
Feb 10	-	2:52 pm	-	7:14 am	(75.2°)	251,030	48.0%
* All times are local time for Rotorua. 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, Wed, Feb 4, 2026
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Wed 7:17 am	Wed 9:00 pm	Wed 2:09 pm	Difficult to see
Venus	Wed 7:03 am	Wed 8:50 pm	Wed 1:57 pm	Slightly difficult to see
Mars	Thu 5:59 am	Thu 8:09 pm	Thu 1:04 pm	Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter	Wed 6:44 pm	Thu 4:16 am	Wed 11:30 pm	Perfect visibility
Saturn	Wed 10:07 am	Wed 10:26 pm	Wed 4:17 pm	Average visibility
Uranus	Wed 2:59 pm	Thu 12:56 am	Wed 7:58 pm	Average visibility
Neptune	Wed 10:15 am	Wed 10:26 pm	Wed 4:20 pm	Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Rotorua.