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Nelson, NSN, New Zealand — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 39.1%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 2, 2024 at 10:47:20 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:15 am↑ 70° East
Sunset Today: 5:32 pm↑ 290° Northwest
Moonset Today: 2:30 pm↑ 245° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 17 minutes (-2m 17s)
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Today's Sun Position in Nelson

Time:10:47 pm
Altitude:-56.9°
Direction:226° SW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 10h 16m 55s (May 2, 2024)

2 minutes, 17 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 1, 2024)

1 hour, 5 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

4 hours, 52 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

The Sun's altitude in Nelson today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Nelson Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Nelson today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night12:00 am – 5:41 am
Astro. Twilight5:41 am – 6:13 am
Nautical Twilight6:13 am – 6:46 am
Civil Twilight6:46 am – 7:15 am
Daylight7:15 am – 5:32 pm
Civil Twilight5:32 pm – 6:00 pm
Nautical Twilight6:00 pm – 6:33 pm
Astro. Twilight6:33 pm – 7:05 pm
Night7:05 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Nelson - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 27:15 am5:32 pm10:16:55−2:1712:23 pm (33.3°)93.682
May 37:16 am5:30 pm10:14:39−2:1612:23 pm (33.0°)93.706
May 47:17 am5:29 pm10:12:24−2:1512:23 pm (32.7°)93.729
May 57:18 am5:28 pm10:10:10−2:1312:23 pm (32.4°)93.753
May 67:19 am5:27 pm10:07:58−2:1112:23 pm (32.1°)93.776
May 77:20 am5:26 pm10:05:48−2:1012:23 pm (31.9°)93.798
May 87:21 am5:24 pm10:03:39−2:0812:23 pm (31.6°)93.820
* All times are local time for Nelson. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2024

March equinoxMar 204:06 pm
June solsticeJun 218:51 am
September equinoxSep 2312:44 am
December solsticeDec 2110:21 pm
* All times are local Nelson time.

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Today's Moon in Nelson

Percent Illuminated:39.1%
Time:10:47 pm
Altitude:-18.3°
Direction:133° SE
Position:Waning Crescent

The Moon's path in Nelson today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Nelson - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 2-2:30 pm-7:05 am(68.7°)231,41846.5%
May 312:44 am2:58 pm-7:58 am(63.0°)229,17434.9%
May 42:00 am3:23 pm-8:48 am(56.3°)227,33123.9%
May 53:16 am3:46 pm-9:38 am(49.1°)226,09614.3%
May 64:32 am4:10 pm-10:27 am(41.8°)225,6596.8%
May 75:50 am4:36 pm-11:19 am(34.8°)226,1571.9%
May 87:09 am5:07 pm-12:12 pm(28.7°)227,6280.1%
* All times are local time for Nelson. 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 Nelson This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 2, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 5:06 amFri 4:38 pmFri 10:52 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusFri 6:30 amFri 5:11 pmFri 11:51 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 3:45 amFri 3:54 pmFri 9:50 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 8:15 amFri 6:06 pmFri 1:10 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnFri 2:29 amFri 3:22 pmFri 8:55 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 8:06 amFri 5:57 pmFri 1:01 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 3:32 amFri 3:47 pmFri 9:39 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Nelson.

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