Tonight's golden hour runs 7:44 – 8:43 PM, starting in 4 hr 29 min, with sunset at .
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Direction
Tonight the sun sets at 252°, well south of due west. Right now shadows point southeast. Tap the map anywhere to see where the light comes from there; drag the time slider above to watch shadows swing through the day.
Through the year
Gold bands are the morning and evening golden hours; the pale area is daylight. The jumps in early April and late September are the clocks changing.
| Month | Morning gold | Evening gold | Sunset | Sun sets toward |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5:55 – 7:01 AM | 8:47 – 9:52 PM | 9:31 PM | 238° WSW |
| February | 6:42 – 7:42 AM | 8:16 – 9:15 PM | 8:56 PM | 251° WSW |
| March | 7:22 – 8:19 AM | 7:28 – 8:25 PM | 8:07 PM | 266° W |
| April | 7:01 – 8:00 AM | 5:30 – 6:28 PM | 6:10 PM | 283° WNW |
| May | 7:36 – 8:40 AM | 4:42 – 5:46 PM | 5:26 PM | 296° WNW |
| June | 8:01 – 9:10 AM | 4:20 – 5:30 PM | 5:09 PM | 303° WNW |
| July | 7:58 – 9:06 AM | 4:36 – 5:44 PM | 5:23 PM | 300° WNW |
| August | 7:24 – 8:25 AM | 5:14 – 6:15 PM | 5:56 PM | 289° WNW |
| September | 6:30 – 7:27 AM | 5:54 – 6:51 PM | 6:33 PM | 273° W |
| October | 6:34 – 7:31 AM | 7:31 – 8:29 PM | 8:10 PM | 257° WSW |
| November | 5:46 – 6:49 AM | 8:11 – 9:14 PM | 8:53 PM | 242° WSW |
| December | 5:30 – 6:37 AM | 8:42 – 9:50 PM | 9:28 PM | 235° SW |
Times on the 15th of each month, 2026, Queenstown local time.
Around 57 to 70 minutes each evening. It's shortest in March, April, September and October, about 57 minutes, and longest in June, about 70 minutes. The farther from the equator, the longer it lasts, because the sun crosses the horizon at a shallower angle.
Toward the southwest in December, around 235°, swinging to the west-northwest in June, around 303°. Today it sets at 252°, well south of due west.
Summer time ends on Sunday, April 4, 2027. Sunset that evening moves an hour earlier, to about 6:30 PM.
Evening golden hour, in each city's own local time.