July 21, 2026 · Paraparaumu, New Zealand
Sunset in Paraparaumu today is at 17:16. Day length is 9h 38m. See below for sunrise, 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.
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 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 | Sunset | Sunrise | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20:53 | 06:06 | 14h 48m |
| February | 20:25 | 06:45 | 13h 41m |
| March | 19:43 | 07:17 | 12h 25m |
| April | 17:52 | 06:50 | 11h 2m |
| May | 17:14 | 07:21 | 9h 53m |
| June | 16:59 | 07:44 | 9h 15m |
| July | 17:11 | 07:42 | 9h 29m |
| August | 17:39 | 07:12 | 10h 28m |
| September | 18:09 | 06:23 | 11h 46m |
| October | 19:40 | 06:33 | 13h 7m |
| November | 20:17 | 05:54 | 14h 23m |
| December | 20:48 | 05:43 | 15h 5m |