July 21, 2026 · Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Sunset in Lower Hutt today is at 17:15. Day length is 9h 36m. See below for sunrise, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Lower Hutt's coordinates and updated daily.
Lower Hutt lies at 41°S. At this latitude, day length varies moderately — from around 10 hours in midwinter to 14–15 hours in midsummer.
Sunset shifts later through spring and earlier through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and slowest near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunset times shift month by month for Lower Hutt.
The longest day in Lower Hutt is around 15h 9m (around December 21). The shortest is around 9h 12m (around June 21). Days are currently getting longer — gaining about 2 minutes per day.
| Month | Sunset | Sunrise | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20:55 | 06:05 | 14h 49m |
| February | 20:26 | 06:45 | 13h 42m |
| March | 19:43 | 07:18 | 12h 26m |
| April | 17:52 | 06:50 | 11h 1m |
| May | 17:13 | 07:22 | 9h 52m |
| June | 16:58 | 07:45 | 9h 13m |
| July | 17:11 | 07:43 | 9h 28m |
| August | 17:39 | 07:13 | 10h 27m |
| September | 18:10 | 06:24 | 11h 46m |
| October | 19:41 | 06:33 | 13h 8m |
| November | 20:18 | 05:53 | 14h 25m |
| December | 20:50 | 05:42 | 15h 7m |