July 21, 2026 · Paraparaumu, New Zealand
Sunrise in Paraparaumu today is at 07:38. Day length is 9h 38m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Paraparaumu's coordinates and updated daily.
Paraparaumu lies at 41°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 Paraparaumu.
The longest day in Paraparaumu is around 15h 7m (around December 21). The shortest is around 9h 14m (around June 21). Days are currently getting longer — gaining about 2 minutes per day.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:06 | 20:53 | 14h 48m |
| February | 06:45 | 20:25 | 13h 41m |
| March | 07:17 | 19:43 | 12h 25m |
| April | 06:50 | 17:52 | 11h 2m |
| May | 07:21 | 17:14 | 9h 53m |
| June | 07:44 | 16:59 | 9h 15m |
| July | 07:42 | 17:11 | 9h 29m |
| August | 07:12 | 17:39 | 10h 28m |
| September | 06:23 | 18:09 | 11h 46m |
| October | 06:33 | 19:40 | 13h 7m |
| November | 05:54 | 20:17 | 14h 23m |
| December | 05:43 | 20:48 | 15h 5m |