Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Nelson

Sunrise in Nelson today is at 05:05:38 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 09:05:49 PM, giving Nelson 16h 0min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 04:19:12 AM and ends at 09:52:35 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Nelson or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Nelson. Get a full year of light data with the printable Nelson Photography Planner 2026.

Nelson lies in the temperate zone at 53.8° latitude, with dramatic daylight variation between summer and winter. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Nelson receives 17.1 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 04:37 AM and sunset at 09:43 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 7.4 hours — a difference of 9.7 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 04:37, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 21:43. The evening golden hour in Nelson lasts about 90 minutes in summer and 96 minutes in winter — unusually long at this latitude, great for photography.