All cities › New Zealand · Sunday, 11 October 2026
Auckland
golden hour today
Golden hour in Auckland is the warm, low-sun window just after sunrise and just before sunset — the best light for portraits, landscapes and travel photography. Here are today's exact golden hour times, plus blue hour, sunrise and sunset.
Spring and autumn here offer the year's most photogenic skies — gentle haze, longer twilight than midsummer, and reliable color in both the morning and evening golden hours.
Today · Pacific/Auckland
Sky chart for Auckland
Day length
12:50
00:00
06:00
12:00
18:00
00:00
Sunrise
06:42
Solar noon
13:07
Sunset
19:32
Day length
12:50
Today's photographer's window
Golden hour · morning
06:26 → 07:17
Golden hour · evening
18:58 → 19:49
Next 7 days · Auckland
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hr (PM) | Blue hr (PM) | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, 11 Oct | 06:42 | 19:32 | 18:58 → 19:49 | 19:49 → 19:59 | 12:50 |
| Mon, 12 Oct | 06:41 | 19:33 | 18:59 → 19:50 | 19:50 → 20:00 | 12:52 |
| Tue, 13 Oct | 06:39 | 19:34 | 19:00 → 19:50 | 19:50 → 20:01 | 12:54 |
| Wed, 14 Oct | 06:38 | 19:35 | 19:01 → 19:51 | 19:51 → 20:02 | 12:57 |
| Thu, 15 Oct | 06:37 | 19:36 | 19:02 → 19:52 | 19:52 → 20:03 | 12:59 |
| Fri, 16 Oct | 06:35 | 19:37 | 19:02 → 19:53 | 19:53 → 20:04 | 13:01 |
| Sat, 17 Oct | 06:34 | 19:38 | 19:03 → 19:54 | 19:54 → 20:05 | 13:04 |
Best evening golden hour this week
Saturday, 17 October
Longest evening golden window: 19:03 → 19:54. Block this slot on your calendar.
Next 30 days · expanded table
| Date | Sunrise | Golden (AM) | Solar noon | Golden (PM) | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, 11 Oct | 06:42 | 06:26 → 07:17 | 13:07 | 18:58 → 19:49 | 19:32 | 12:50 |
| Mon, 12 Oct | 06:41 | 06:25 → 07:15 | 13:07 | 18:59 → 19:50 | 19:33 | 12:52 |
| Tue, 13 Oct | 06:39 | 06:23 → 07:14 | 13:07 | 19:00 → 19:50 | 19:34 | 12:54 |
| Wed, 14 Oct | 06:38 | 06:22 → 07:12 | 13:06 | 19:01 → 19:51 | 19:35 | 12:57 |
| Thu, 15 Oct | 06:37 | 06:20 → 07:11 | 13:06 | 19:02 → 19:52 | 19:36 | 12:59 |
| Fri, 16 Oct | 06:35 | 06:19 → 07:10 | 13:06 | 19:02 → 19:53 | 19:37 | 13:01 |
| Sat, 17 Oct | 06:34 | 06:18 → 07:08 | 13:06 | 19:03 → 19:54 | 19:38 | 13:04 |
| Sun, 18 Oct | 06:32 | 06:16 → 07:07 | 13:06 | 19:04 → 19:55 | 19:39 | 13:06 |
| Mon, 19 Oct | 06:31 | 06:15 → 07:06 | 13:05 | 19:05 → 19:56 | 19:40 | 13:08 |
| Tue, 20 Oct | 06:30 | 06:13 → 07:05 | 13:05 | 19:06 → 19:57 | 19:41 | 13:10 |
| Wed, 21 Oct | 06:29 | 06:12 → 07:03 | 13:05 | 19:07 → 19:58 | 19:42 | 13:13 |
| Thu, 22 Oct | 06:27 | 06:11 → 07:02 | 13:05 | 19:08 → 19:59 | 19:43 | 13:15 |
| Fri, 23 Oct | 06:26 | 06:09 → 07:01 | 13:05 | 19:09 → 20:00 | 19:44 | 13:17 |
| Sat, 24 Oct | 06:25 | 06:08 → 07:00 | 13:05 | 19:10 → 20:01 | 19:45 | 13:19 |
| Sun, 25 Oct | 06:23 | 06:07 → 06:59 | 13:04 | 19:11 → 20:02 | 19:46 | 13:22 |
| Mon, 26 Oct | 06:22 | 06:06 → 06:57 | 13:04 | 19:11 → 20:03 | 19:47 | 13:24 |
| Tue, 27 Oct | 06:21 | 06:04 → 06:56 | 13:04 | 19:12 → 20:04 | 19:48 | 13:26 |
| Wed, 28 Oct | 06:20 | 06:03 → 06:55 | 13:04 | 19:13 → 20:05 | 19:49 | 13:28 |
| Thu, 29 Oct | 06:19 | 06:02 → 06:54 | 13:04 | 19:14 → 20:06 | 19:50 | 13:30 |
| Fri, 30 Oct | 06:18 | 06:01 → 06:53 | 13:04 | 19:15 → 20:07 | 19:51 | 13:33 |
| Sat, 31 Oct | 06:16 | 06:00 → 06:52 | 13:04 | 19:16 → 20:08 | 19:52 | 13:35 |
| Sun, 1 Nov | 06:15 | 05:59 → 06:51 | 13:04 | 19:17 → 20:09 | 19:53 | 13:37 |
| Mon, 2 Nov | 06:14 | 05:57 → 06:50 | 13:04 | 19:18 → 20:11 | 19:54 | 13:39 |
| Tue, 3 Nov | 06:13 | 05:56 → 06:49 | 13:04 | 19:19 → 20:12 | 19:55 | 13:41 |
| Wed, 4 Nov | 06:12 | 05:55 → 06:48 | 13:04 | 19:20 → 20:13 | 19:56 | 13:43 |
| Thu, 5 Nov | 06:11 | 05:54 → 06:47 | 13:04 | 19:21 → 20:14 | 19:57 | 13:45 |
| Fri, 6 Nov | 06:10 | 05:53 → 06:46 | 13:04 | 19:22 → 20:15 | 19:58 | 13:47 |
| Sat, 7 Nov | 06:09 | 05:52 → 06:45 | 13:04 | 19:23 → 20:16 | 19:59 | 13:49 |
| Sun, 8 Nov | 06:08 | 05:51 → 06:44 | 13:04 | 19:24 → 20:17 | 20:00 | 13:51 |
| Mon, 9 Nov | 06:07 | 05:50 → 06:44 | 13:04 | 19:25 → 20:18 | 20:01 | 13:53 |
Frequently asked
- What time is golden hour in Auckland today?
- The evening golden hour begins at 18:58 and lasts until 19:49 local time. Morning golden hour is from 06:26 to 07:17.
- When does the sun rise and set in Auckland?
- Today the sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 19:32. Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — is at 13:07.
- What's the moon phase in Auckland tonight?
- 🌑 New Moon — 0% illuminated. Moonrise at 06:40, moonset at 20:30.
- When is the best season for golden hour photography in Auckland?
- Spring and autumn here offer the year's most photogenic skies — gentle haze, longer twilight than midsummer, and reliable color in both the morning and evening golden hours.