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

Moon: 16.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 14, 2026 at 4:46:42 am
Sunrise Today: 5:54 am↑ 114° Southeast
Sunset Today: 8:06 pm↑ 246° West
Moonrise Today: 9:02 am↑ 125° Southeast
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 11 minutes (+1m 58s)

Today's Sun Position in Taupo

Time: 4:46 am
Altitude: -12.3°
Direction: 126° SE
Phase: Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 14h 11m 19s (Nov 14, 2026)

1 minute, 58 seconds longer than yesterday (Nov 13, 2026)

4 hours, 43 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2026)

41 minutes, 28 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Taupo Today

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Night 12:00 am – 4:09 am
Astro. Twilight 4:09 am – 4:48 am
Nautical Twilight 4:48 am – 5:25 am
Civil Twilight 5:25 am – 5:54 am
Daylight 5:54 am – 8:06 pm
Civil Twilight 8:06 pm – 8:35 pm
Nautical Twilight 8:35 pm – 9:12 pm
Astro. Twilight 9:12 pm – 9:51 pm
Night 9:51 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Taupo - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Nov Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Nov 14 5:54 am 8:06 pm 14:11:19 +1:58 1:00 pm (69.5°) 91.984
Nov 15 5:53 am 8:07 pm 14:13:16 +1:56 1:00 pm (69.7°) 91.962
Nov 16 5:53 am 8:08 pm 14:15:10 +1:54 1:00 pm (70.0°) 91.941
Nov 17 5:52 am 8:09 pm 14:17:03 +1:52 1:00 pm (70.2°) 91.920
Nov 18 5:51 am 8:10 pm 14:18:53 +1:50 1:00 pm (70.5°) 91.900
Nov 19 5:50 am 8:11 pm 14:20:42 +1:48 1:00 pm (70.7°) 91.880
Nov 20 5:50 am 8:12 pm 14:22:28 +1:46 1:01 pm (71.0°) 91.860
* 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.

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Today's Moon in Taupo

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Taupo - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Nov Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Nov 14 9:02 am - - 4:51 pm (76.9°) 251,982 20.5%
Nov 15 - 12:33 am 10:02 am 5:39 pm (74.0°) 251,315 28.9%
Nov 16 - 1:07 am 11:03 am 6:25 pm (70.1°) 249,862 38.1%
Nov 17 - 1:37 am 12:05 pm 7:09 pm (65.3°) 247,622 47.8%
Nov 18 - 2:02 am 1:07 pm 7:52 pm (59.8°) 244,664 57.9%
Nov 19 - 2:26 am 2:09 pm 8:34 pm (53.8°) 241,129 68.0%
Nov 20 - 2:49 am 3:13 pm 9:18 pm (47.4°) 237,237 77.5%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Taupo This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Nov 14, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sat 5:18 am Sat 6:35 pm Sat 11:57 am Difficult to see
Venus Sat 4:29 am Sat 5:41 pm Sat 11:05 am Fairly good visibility
Mars Sat 2:22 am Sat 12:47 pm Sat 7:34 am Average visibility
Jupiter Sat 2:19 am Sat 12:54 pm Sat 7:36 am Fairly good visibility
Saturn Sat 4:18 pm Sun 4:16 am Sat 10:17 pm Perfect visibility
Uranus Fri 9:02 pm Sat 6:45 am Sat 1:54 am Average visibility
Neptune Sat 3:47 pm Sun 3:54 am Sat 9:50 pm Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Taupo.

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