| Current Time: | Mar 5, 2026 at 9:54:28 pm |
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| Sunrise Today: | 7:02 am↑ 99° East |
| Sunset Today: | 7:49 pm↑ 262° West |
| Moonrise Today: | 8:28 pm↑ 96° East |
| Moonset Today: | 8:28 am↑ 268° West |
| Daylight Hours: | 12 hours, 47 minutes (-2m 28s) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Rotorua Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 5:31 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 5:31 am – 6:04 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:04 am – 6:35 am |
| Civil Twilight | 6:35 am – 7:02 am |
| Daylight | 7:02 am – 7:49 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 7:49 pm – 8:16 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:16 pm – 8:48 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 8:48 pm – 9:20 pm |
| Night | 9:20 pm – 11:59 pm |
Today's Moon in Rotorua
Moon in Rotorua - Next 7 days
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| Mar | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Mar 5 | - | 8:28 am | 8:28 pm | 2:11 am | (51.6°) | 240,451 | 98.7% | |||
| Mar 6 | - | 9:31 am | 8:51 pm | 2:54 am | (57.9°) | 243,170 | 95.2% | |||
| Mar 7 | - | 10:34 am | 9:16 pm | 3:37 am | (63.9°) | 245,790 | 89.9% | |||
| Mar 8 | - | 11:36 am | 9:44 pm | 4:21 am | (69.2°) | 248,090 | 83.0% | |||
| Mar 9 | - | 12:39 pm | 10:16 pm | 5:06 am | (73.6°) | 249,877 | 74.9% | |||
| Mar 10 | - | 1:40 pm | 10:54 pm | 5:54 am | (77.1°) | 250,973 | 65.9% | |||
 Mar 11 | - | 2:38 pm | 11:39 pm | 6:44 am | (79.3°) | 251,261 | 56.4% | |||
| * All times are local time for Rotorua. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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