Sun & moon times today, Taupo, New Zealand

Moon: 88.0%

Where is the Sun directly overhead right now?

Day length today: 13h 55m 15s (Feb 5, 2026)

2 minutes, 10 seconds shorter than yesterday (Feb 4, 2026)

4 hours, 27 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

57 minutes, 32 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2025)

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Sun in Taupo - 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	6:31 am	8:26 pm	13:55:15	−2:10	1:29 pm (67.3°)	91.644
Feb 6	6:32 am	8:25 pm	13:53:03	−2:11	1:29 pm (67.0°)	91.659
Feb 7	6:34 am	8:24 pm	13:50:50	−2:13	1:29 pm (66.7°)	91.675
Feb 8	6:35 am	8:23 pm	13:48:35	−2:14	1:29 pm (66.4°)	91.691
Feb 9	6:36 am	8:22 pm	13:46:19	−2:15	1:29 pm (66.1°)	91.707
Feb 10	6:37 am	8:21 pm	13:44:02	−2:17	1:29 pm (65.7°)	91.724
Feb 11	6:38 am	8:20 pm	13:41:44	−2:18	1:29 pm (65.4°)	91.741
* All times are local time for Taupo. 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 Taupo time.

Percent Illuminated:

88.0%

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2026	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
Feb	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
Feb 5	-	9:42 am	10:05 pm	3:37 am	(47.5°)	238,577	91.5%
Feb 6	-	10:46 am	10:27 pm	4:20 am	(54.0°)	241,946	84.6%
Feb 7	-	11:49 am	10:50 pm	5:02 am	(60.1°)	245,102	76.4%
Feb 8	-	12:51 pm	11:15 pm	5:45 am	(65.7°)	247,786	67.3%
Feb 9	-	1:53 pm	11:44 pm	6:29 am	(70.6°)	249,809	57.7%
Feb 10	-	2:55 pm	-	7:15 am	(74.6°)	251,030	48.0%
Feb 11	12:18 am	3:55 pm	-	8:03 am	(77.6°)	251,389	38.3%
* All times are local time for Taupo. 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 7:22 am	Thu 9:02 pm	Thu 2:13 pm	Slightly difficult to see
Venus	Thu 7:05 am	Thu 8:52 pm	Thu 1:59 pm	Slightly difficult to see
Mars	Thu 5:59 am	Thu 8:11 pm	Thu 1:05 pm	Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter	Thu 6:42 pm	Fri 4:11 am	Thu 11:26 pm	Perfect visibility
Saturn	Thu 10:04 am	Thu 10:24 pm	Thu 4:14 pm	Average visibility
Uranus	Thu 2:58 pm	Fri 12:51 am	Thu 7:54 pm	Average visibility
Neptune	Thu 10:12 am	Thu 10:23 pm	Thu 4:17 pm	Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Taupo.