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

Moon: 71.5%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 19, 2024 at 9:58:42 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:30 am 92° East
Sunset Today: 7:42 pm 269° West
Moonrise Today: 5:15 pm 51° Northeast
Moonset Today: 12:43 am 310° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 12 minutes (-3m)
Location of ChristchurchLocation

Today's Sun Position in Christchurch

Time:9:58 pm
Altitude:-24.6°
Direction:244° SW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 12h 12m 20s (Mar 19, 2024)

3 minutes shorter than yesterday (Mar 18, 2024)

3 hours, 15 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

3 hours, 13 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Christchurch Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:54 am
Astro. Twilight5:54 am – 6:28 am
Nautical Twilight6:28 am – 7:02 am
Civil Twilight7:02 am – 7:30 am
Daylight7:30 am – 7:42 pm
Civil Twilight7:42 pm – 8:11 pm
Nautical Twilight8:11 pm – 8:45 pm
Astro. Twilight8:45 pm – 9:19 pm
Night9:19 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Christchurch - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 197:30 am7:42 pm12:12:20−3:001:37 pm (46.9°)92.543
Mar 207:31 am7:41 pm12:09:20−3:001:36 pm (46.5°)92.569
Mar 217:33 am7:39 pm12:06:20−3:001:36 pm (46.1°)92.594
Mar 227:34 am7:37 pm12:03:20−3:001:36 pm (45.7°)92.620
Mar 237:35 am7:35 pm12:00:20−2:591:36 pm (45.3°)92.646
Mar 247:36 am7:34 pm11:57:20−2:591:35 pm (44.9°)92.672
Mar 257:37 am7:32 pm11:54:21−2:591:35 pm (44.6°)92.698
* All times are local time for Christchurch. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (autumnal equinox) in Christchurch is at 4:06 pm on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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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
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 19-12:43 am5:15 pm9:29 pm(19.3°)247,65771.3%
Mar 20-1:47 am5:50 pm10:18 pm(22.4°)249,77379.8%
Mar 21-2:53 am6:17 pm11:04 pm(26.5°)251,24787.1%
Mar 22-3:59 am6:39 pm11:47 pm(31.4°)252,12192.9%
Mar 23-5:03 am6:58 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Mar 24-6:06 am7:16 pm12:27 am(36.8°)252,45297.0%
Mar 25-7:08 am7:32 pm1:07 am(42.5°)252,30599.4%
* All times are local time for Christchurch. 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.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in Christchurch on Mar 25

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Christchurch This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 9:06 amWed 8:10 pmWed 2:38 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 5:46 amWed 7:03 pmWed 12:25 pmFairly good visibility
MarsWed 4:42 amWed 6:33 pmWed 11:38 amSlightly difficult to see
JupiterWed 11:25 amWed 9:29 pmWed 4:27 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnWed 5:59 amWed 7:09 pmWed 12:34 pmDifficult to see
UranusWed 11:55 amWed 9:41 pmWed 4:48 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneWed 7:19 amWed 7:40 pmWed 1:29 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Christchurch.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in Christchurch