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

Moon: 93.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 8:57:02 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:35 am 111° Southeast
Sunset Today: 8:25 pm 249° West
Moonrise Today: 9:43 pm 84° East
Moonset Today: 8:39 am 280° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 50 minutes (-2m)

Today's Sun Position in Whitianga

Time: 8:57 pm
Altitude: -6.6°
Direction: 244° SW
Phase: Nautical Twilight

Day length today: 13h 50m 3s (Feb 4, 2026)

2 minutes shorter than yesterday (Feb 3, 2026)

4 hours, 12 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

51 minutes, 29 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Whitianga Today

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Night 12:00 am – 4:56 am
Astro. Twilight 4:56 am – 5:33 am
Nautical Twilight 5:33 am – 6:07 am
Civil Twilight 6:07 am – 6:35 am
Daylight 6:35 am – 8:25 pm
Civil Twilight 8:25 pm – 8:53 pm
Nautical Twilight 8:53 pm – 9:27 pm
Astro. Twilight 9:27 pm – 10:04 pm
Night 10:04 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Whitianga - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Feb Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Feb 4 6:35 am 8:25 pm 13:50:03 −2:00 1:31 pm (69.4°) 91.630
Feb 5 6:36 am 8:24 pm 13:48:02 −2:01 1:31 pm (69.1°) 91.644
Feb 6 6:37 am 8:23 pm 13:45:59 −2:03 1:31 pm (68.8°) 91.659
Feb 7 6:38 am 8:22 pm 13:43:54 −2:04 1:31 pm (68.5°) 91.675
Feb 8 6:40 am 8:21 pm 13:41:49 −2:05 1:31 pm (68.2°) 91.691
Feb 9 6:41 am 8:20 pm 13:39:42 −2:06 1:31 pm (67.9°) 91.707
Feb 10 6:42 am 8:19 pm 13:37:34 −2:07 1:31 pm (67.6°) 91.724
* All times are local time for Whitianga. 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 Whitianga

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Whitianga - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Feb Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Feb 4 - 8:39 am 9:43 pm 2:53 am (42.9°) 235,265 96.6%
Feb 5 - 9:44 am 10:06 pm 3:38 am (49.4°) 238,580 91.5%
Feb 6 - 10:46 am 10:30 pm 4:22 am (55.9°) 241,950 84.6%
Feb 7 - 11:48 am 10:54 pm 5:04 am (62.0°) 245,105 76.4%
Feb 8 - 12:49 pm 11:21 pm 5:46 am (67.6°) 247,788 67.3%
Feb 9 - 1:50 pm 11:51 pm 6:30 am (72.5°) 249,811 57.7%
Feb 10 - 2:50 pm - 7:16 am (76.5°) 251,031 47.9%
* All times are local time for Whitianga. 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 Whitianga This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Feb 4, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Wed 7:21 am Wed 9:00 pm Wed 2:11 pm Difficult to see
Venus Thu 7:10 am Thu 8:50 pm Thu 2:00 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Thu 6:04 am Thu 8:08 pm Thu 1:06 pm Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Wed 6:43 pm Thu 4:22 am Wed 11:32 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Wed 10:10 am Wed 10:28 pm Wed 4:19 pm Average visibility
Uranus Wed 2:59 pm Thu 1:01 am Wed 8:00 pm Average visibility
Neptune Wed 10:17 am Wed 10:28 pm Wed 4:22 pm Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Whitianga.

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