July 21, 2026 · Palmerston North, New Zealand
Sunrise in Palmerston North today is at 07:34. Day length is 9h 41m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Palmerston North's coordinates and updated daily.
Palmerston North lies at 40°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 Palmerston North.
The longest day in Palmerston North is around 15h 3m (around December 21). The shortest is around 9h 17m (around June 21). Days are currently getting longer — gaining about 2 minutes per day.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:05 | 20:49 | 14h 44m |
| February | 06:43 | 20:22 | 13h 39m |
| March | 07:15 | 19:40 | 12h 25m |
| April | 06:47 | 17:50 | 11h 3m |
| May | 07:17 | 17:13 | 9h 56m |
| June | 07:39 | 16:58 | 9h 19m |
| July | 07:38 | 17:10 | 9h 32m |
| August | 07:08 | 17:38 | 10h 30m |
| September | 06:21 | 18:07 | 11h 46m |
| October | 06:31 | 19:37 | 13h 6m |
| November | 05:53 | 20:13 | 14h 20m |
| December | 05:43 | 20:44 | 15h 1m |