Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Queenstown

Sunrise in Queenstown today is at 07:21:06 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 05:26:35 PM, giving Queenstown 10h 5min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 06:51:04 AM and ends at 05:56:39 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Queenstown or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Queenstown. Get a full year of light data with the printable Queenstown Photography Planner 2026.

Queenstown is in the warm temperate zone, with noticeable seasonal shifts — long summer evenings and shorter winter days. On the longest day of the year (December 21), Queenstown receives 15.2 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:38 AM and sunset at 08:53 PM. On the shortest day (June 21), this drops to 9.1 hours — a difference of 6.2 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around December 12 at 05:35, while the latest sunset falls around January 01 at 20:56. The evening golden hour in Queenstown lasts about 64 minutes in summer and 63 minutes in winter — typical for this latitude.