Sun & moon times today, Rotorua, New Zealand

Moon: 89.2%

Where is the Sun directly overhead right now?

Day length today: 11h 39m 43s (Sep 11, 2025)

2 minutes, 23 seconds longer than yesterday (Sep 10, 2025)

2 hours, 9 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

3 hours, 9 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

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Sun in Rotorua - Next 7 Days

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2025	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
Sep	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. km
Sep	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. km
Sep 11	6:22 am	6:01 pm	11:39:43	+2:23	12:11 pm (47.3°)	150.608
Sep 12	6:20 am	6:02 pm	11:42:07	+2:24	12:11 pm (47.7°)	150.569
Sep 13	6:19 am	6:03 pm	11:44:32	+2:24	12:11 pm (48.1°)	150.531
Sep 14	6:17 am	6:04 pm	11:46:57	+2:24	12:10 pm (48.5°)	150.492
Sep 15	6:15 am	6:05 pm	11:49:22	+2:25	12:10 pm (48.9°)	150.454
Sep 16	6:14 am	6:06 pm	11:51:47	+2:25	12:09 pm (49.3°)	150.414
Sep 17	6:12 am	6:06 pm	11:54:13	+2:25	12:09 pm (49.6°)	150.375
* All times are local time for Rotorua. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

March equinox	Mar 20	10:01 pm
June solstice	Jun 21	2:42 pm
September equinox	Sep 23	6:19 am
December solstice	Dec 22	4:03 am
* All times are local Rotorua time.

Percent Illuminated:

89.2%

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2025	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
Sep	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (km)	Illumination
Sep 11	-	7:52 am	10:12 pm	2:29 am	(37.8°)	364,780	89.1%
Sep 12	-	8:25 am	11:29 pm	3:23 am	(31.6°)	365,532	80.4%
Sep 13	-	9:04 am	-	4:20 am	(26.8°)	367,361	69.8%
Sep 14	12:44 am	9:53 am	-	5:20 am	(23.6°)	370,005	58.3%
Sep 15	1:53 am	10:51 am	-	6:22 am	(22.4°)	373,180	46.4%
Sep 16	2:53 am	11:57 am	-	7:24 am	(23.2°)	376,654	35.0%
Sep 17	3:41 am	1:07 pm	-	8:21 am	(25.7°)	380,251	24.6%
* All times are local time for Rotorua. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

	Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Sep 11, 2025
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Thu 6:25 am	Thu 5:48 pm	Thu 12:06 pm	Extremely difficult to see
Venus	Thu 5:10 am	Thu 3:36 pm	Thu 10:23 am	Fairly good visibility
Mars	Thu 7:47 am	Thu 8:47 pm	Thu 2:17 pm	Average visibility
Jupiter	Thu 3:30 am	Thu 1:07 pm	Thu 8:19 am	Fairly good visibility
Saturn	Wed 6:47 pm	Thu 7:07 am	Thu 12:57 am	Perfect visibility
Uranus	Wed 11:57 pm	Thu 9:47 am	Thu 4:52 am	Average visibility
Neptune	Wed 6:57 pm	Thu 7:06 am	Thu 1:01 am	Slightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Rotorua.