Flag for New Zealand

Taupo, WKO, New Zealand — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 16.2%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 3:16:27 am
Sunrise Today: 7:20 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 7:23 pm 271° West
Moonrise Today: 12:00 noon 59° Northeast
Moonset Today: 9:29 pm 303° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 2 minutes (-2m 31s)

Today's Sun Position in Taupo

Time: 3:16 am
Altitude: -44.0°
Direction: 138° SE
Phase: Night

Day length today: 12h 2m 17s (Mar 23, 2026)

2 minutes, 31 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 22, 2026)

2 hours, 34 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

2 hours, 50 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Taupo Today

12 am
2 am
4 am
6 am
8 am
10 am
12 pm
2 pm
4 pm
6 pm
8 pm
10 pm
Night 12:00 am – 5:52 am
Astro. Twilight 5:52 am – 6:23 am
Nautical Twilight 6:23 am – 6:54 am
Civil Twilight 6:54 am – 7:20 am
Daylight 7:20 am – 7:23 pm
Civil Twilight 7:23 pm – 7:49 pm
Nautical Twilight 7:49 pm – 8:20 pm
Astro. Twilight 8:20 pm – 8:51 pm
Night 8:51 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Taupo - Next 7 Days

Scroll right to see more
2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Mar Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Mar 23 7:20 am 7:23 pm 12:02:17 −2:31 1:22 pm (50.4°) 92.638
Mar 24 7:21 am 7:21 pm 11:59:46 −2:31 1:22 pm (50.0°) 92.664
Mar 25 7:22 am 7:20 pm 11:57:14 −2:31 1:21 pm (49.6°) 92.689
Mar 26 7:23 am 7:18 pm 11:54:43 −2:31 1:21 pm (49.2°) 92.715
Mar 27 7:24 am 7:16 pm 11:52:12 −2:30 1:21 pm (48.8°) 92.741
Mar 28 7:25 am 7:15 pm 11:49:42 −2:30 1:20 pm (48.4°) 92.767
Mar 29 7:26 am 7:13 pm 11:47:12 −2:30 1:20 pm (48.0°) 92.793
* 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.

See full month's Sun


Today's Moon in Taupo

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Taupo - Next 7 days

Scroll right to see more
2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Mar 23 12:00 pm 9:29 pm - 4:47 pm (25.9°) 228,091 21.3%
Mar 24 1:15 pm 10:19 pm - 5:49 pm (23.0°) 228,780 32.1%
Mar 25 2:24 pm 11:20 pm - 6:52 pm (22.1°) 229,929 43.7%
Mar 26 3:23 pm - - 7:54 pm (23.2°) 231,406 55.6%
Mar 27 - 12:28 am 4:11 pm 8:53 pm (26.1°) 233,097 67.0%
Mar 28 - 1:41 am 4:49 pm 9:47 pm (30.5°) 234,942 77.2%
Mar 29 - 2:53 am 5:20 pm 10:37 pm (36.0°) 236,904 85.9%
* 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.

See full month's Moon

Planets Visible in the Sky in Taupo This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 23, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Mon 5:26 am Mon 6:21 pm Mon 11:53 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Mon 8:50 am Mon 8:09 pm Mon 2:30 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Mon 6:00 am Mon 6:47 pm Mon 12:24 pm Difficult to see
Jupiter Mon 3:35 pm Tue 1:02 am Mon 8:19 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Mon 7:30 am Mon 7:35 pm Mon 1:33 pm Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Mon 12:01 pm Mon 9:53 pm Mon 4:57 pm Difficult to see
Neptune Mon 7:19 am Mon 7:25 pm Mon 1:22 pm Very close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Taupo.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in Taupo