July 21, 2026 · New Plymouth, New Zealand
Sunrise in New Plymouth today is at 07:37. Day length is 9h 48m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for New Plymouth's coordinates and updated daily.
New Plymouth lies at 39°S. At this latitude, day length varies moderately — from around 10 hours in midwinter to 14–15 hours in midsummer.
Sunrise shifts earlier through spring and later through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunrise and sunset times shift month by month for New Plymouth.
The longest day in New Plymouth is around 14h 55m (around December 21). The shortest is around 9h 25m (around June 21). Days are currently getting longer — gaining about 1 minute per day.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:15 | 20:52 | 14h 37m |
| February | 06:51 | 20:26 | 13h 35m |
| March | 07:22 | 19:46 | 12h 24m |
| April | 06:51 | 17:57 | 11h 6m |
| May | 07:20 | 17:22 | 10h 2m |
| June | 07:42 | 17:08 | 9h 26m |
| July | 07:40 | 17:20 | 9h 40m |
| August | 07:12 | 17:46 | 10h 34m |
| September | 06:26 | 18:14 | 11h 47m |
| October | 06:39 | 19:42 | 13h 3m |
| November | 06:02 | 20:16 | 14h 14m |
| December | 05:53 | 20:46 | 14h 53m |