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Timaru, CAN, New Zealand — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 93.2%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 8:38:52 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:36 am 114° Southeast
Sunset Today: 8:59 pm 246° West
Moonrise Today: 10:05 pm 83° East
Moonset Today: 8:49 am 281° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 23 minutes (-2m 40s)

Today's Sun Position in Timaru

Time: 8:38 pm
Altitude: 2.9°
Direction: 250° W
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 14h 23m 8s (Feb 4, 2026)

2 minutes, 40 seconds shorter than yesterday (Feb 3, 2026)

5 hours, 32 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

1 hour, 9 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Timaru Today

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Night 12:00 am – 4:38 am
Astro. Twilight 4:38 am – 5:23 am
Nautical Twilight 5:23 am – 6:04 am
Civil Twilight 6:04 am – 6:36 am
Daylight 6:36 am – 8:59 pm
Civil Twilight 8:59 pm – 9:32 pm
Nautical Twilight 9:32 pm – 10:12 pm
Astro. Twilight 10:12 pm – 10:57 pm
Night 10:57 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Timaru - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Feb Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Feb 4 6:36 am 8:59 pm 14:23:08 −2:40 1:48 pm (61.9°) 91.630
Feb 5 6:38 am 8:58 pm 14:20:26 −2:42 1:48 pm (61.6°) 91.644
Feb 6 6:39 am 8:57 pm 14:17:42 −2:43 1:48 pm (61.3°) 91.659
Feb 7 6:41 am 8:56 pm 14:14:57 −2:45 1:49 pm (61.0°) 91.675
Feb 8 6:42 am 8:54 pm 14:12:10 −2:46 1:49 pm (60.7°) 91.691
Feb 9 6:44 am 8:53 pm 14:09:22 −2:48 1:49 pm (60.3°) 91.707
Feb 10 6:45 am 8:51 pm 14:06:32 −2:49 1:49 pm (60.0°) 91.724
* All times are local time for Timaru. 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 Timaru

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Timaru - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Feb Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Feb 4 - 8:49 am 10:05 pm 3:12 am (35.3°) 235,304 96.6%
Feb 5 - 10:01 am 10:23 pm 3:57 am (41.8°) 238,622 91.4%
Feb 6 - 11:10 am 10:41 pm 4:40 am (48.3°) 241,991 84.5%
Feb 7 - 12:17 pm 10:59 pm 5:22 am (54.4°) 245,141 76.3%
Feb 8 - 1:24 pm 11:20 pm 6:05 am (60.0°) 247,818 67.2%
Feb 9 - 2:30 pm 11:45 pm 6:49 am (64.9°) 249,831 57.6%
Feb 10 - 3:36 pm - 7:35 am (68.9°) 251,041 47.8%
* All times are local time for Timaru. 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 Timaru This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Feb 4, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Wed 7:24 am Wed 9:32 pm Wed 2:29 pm Difficult to see
Venus Wed 7:10 am Wed 9:23 pm Wed 2:17 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Wed 6:03 am Wed 8:47 pm Wed 1:25 pm Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Wed 7:23 pm Thu 4:16 am Wed 11:50 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Wed 10:25 am Wed 10:48 pm Wed 4:37 pm Average visibility
Uranus Wed 3:35 pm Thu 1:00 am Wed 8:17 pm Average visibility
Neptune Wed 10:34 am Wed 10:47 pm Wed 4:40 pm Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Timaru.

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