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Christchurch, CAN, New Zealand — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 39.8%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 2, 2024 at 9:24:18 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:22 am 69° East
Sunset Today: 5:30 pm 291° Northwest
Moonset Today: 2:38 pm 244° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 8 minutes (-2m 30s)
Location of ChristchurchLocation

Today's Sun Position in Christchurch

Time:9:24 pm
Altitude:-42.4°
Direction:249° W
Phase:Night

Day length today: 10h 7m 50s (May 2, 2024)

2 minutes, 30 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 1, 2024)

1 hour, 11 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

5 hours, 18 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Christchurch Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:44 am
Astro. Twilight5:44 am – 6:18 am
Nautical Twilight6:18 am – 6:52 am
Civil Twilight6:52 am – 7:22 am
Daylight7:22 am – 5:30 pm
Civil Twilight5:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Nautical Twilight6:00 pm – 6:34 pm
Astro. Twilight6:34 pm – 7:07 pm
Night7:07 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Christchurch - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 27:22 am5:30 pm10:07:50−2:3012:26 pm (31.0°)93.682
May 37:23 am5:28 pm10:05:21−2:2812:26 pm (30.7°)93.706
May 47:24 am5:27 pm10:02:54−2:2612:26 pm (30.4°)93.729
May 57:25 am5:26 pm10:00:29−2:2512:26 pm (30.2°)93.753
May 67:26 am5:24 pm9:58:05−2:2312:26 pm (29.9°)93.776
May 77:27 am5:23 pm9:55:43−2:2112:25 pm (29.6°)93.798
May 87:29 am5:22 pm9:53:23−2:2012:25 pm (29.3°)93.820
* All times are local time for Christchurch. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Christchurch

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Christchurch - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 2-2:38 pm-7:08 am(66.4°)231,41446.5%
May 312:41 am3:04 pm-8:00 am(60.7°)229,17034.9%
May 41:59 am3:27 pm-8:51 am(54.0°)227,32823.9%
May 53:18 am3:49 pm-9:40 am(46.8°)226,09414.3%
May 64:36 am4:10 pm-10:30 am(39.5°)225,6596.8%
May 75:56 am4:34 pm-11:21 am(32.5°)226,1581.9%
May 87:18 am5:03 pm-12:15 pm(26.4°)227,6320.1%
* All times are local time for Christchurch. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Christchurch This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 2, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 5:10 amFri 4:39 pmFri 10:55 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusFri 6:36 amFri 5:10 pmFri 11:53 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 3:47 amFri 3:56 pmFri 9:52 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 8:23 amFri 6:03 pmFri 1:13 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnFri 2:30 amFri 3:26 pmFri 8:58 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 8:14 amFri 5:54 pmFri 1:04 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 3:34 amFri 3:50 pmFri 9:42 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Christchurch.

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