Current Time: | Mar 19, 2024 at 10:12:35 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 7:22 am↑ 91° East |
Sunset Today: | 7:34 pm↑ 269° West |
Moonrise Today: | 4:57 pm↑ 53° Northeast |
Moonset Today: | 12:44 am↑ 309° Northwest |
Daylight Hours: | 12 hours, 12 minutes (-2m 46s) |
Today's Sun Position in Wellington
Time: | 10:12 pm |
Altitude: | -29.3° |
Direction: | 240° SW |
Phase: | Night |
Day length today: 12h 11m 47s (Mar 19, 2024)
2 minutes, 46 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 18, 2024)
3 hours longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)
2 hours, 58 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)
The Sun's altitude in Wellington 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 Wellington Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Wellington 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
Night | 12:00 am – 5:49 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 5:49 am – 6:22 am |
Nautical Twilight | 6:22 am – 6:54 am |
Civil Twilight | 6:54 am – 7:22 am |
Daylight | 7:22 am – 7:34 pm |
Civil Twilight | 7:34 pm – 8:01 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 8:01 pm – 8:33 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 8:33 pm – 9:06 pm |
Night | 9:06 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Wellington - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Mar | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Mar 19 | 7:22 am | 7:34 pm | 12:11:47 | −2:46 | 1:28 pm (49.2°) | 92.543 |
Mar 20 | 7:23 am | 7:32 pm | 12:09:00 | −2:46 | 1:28 pm (48.8°) | 92.568 |
Mar 21 | 7:24 am | 7:30 pm | 12:06:13 | −2:46 | 1:28 pm (48.4°) | 92.594 |
Mar 22 | 7:25 am | 7:29 pm | 12:03:27 | −2:46 | 1:27 pm (48.0°) | 92.620 |
Mar 23 | 7:26 am | 7:27 pm | 12:00:41 | −2:46 | 1:27 pm (47.6°) | 92.646 |
Mar 24 | 7:27 am | 7:25 pm | 11:57:55 | −2:45 | 1:27 pm (47.2°) | 92.672 |
Mar 25 | 7:28 am | 7:24 pm | 11:55:09 | −2:45 | 1:26 pm (46.8°) | 92.698 |
* All times are local time for Wellington. 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 Wellington is at 4:06 pm on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 20 | 4:06 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 21 | 8:51 am |
September equinox | Sep 23 | 12:44 am |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 10:21 pm |
* All times are local Wellington time. |
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Today's Moon in Wellington
Percent Illuminated: | 71.5% |
Time: | 10:12 pm |
Altitude: | 20.6° |
Direction: | 348° N |
Position: | Waxing Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Wellington 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
Moon in Wellington - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Mar | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Mar 19 | - | 12:44 am | 4:57 pm | 9:20 pm | (21.5°) | 247,642 | 71.2% | |||
Mar 20 | - | 1:47 am | 5:33 pm | 10:09 pm | (24.6°) | 249,762 | 79.8% | |||
Mar 21 | - | 2:52 am | 6:02 pm | 10:55 pm | (28.7°) | 251,240 | 87.1% | |||
Mar 22 | - | 3:56 am | 6:26 pm | 11:38 pm | (33.6°) | 252,117 | 92.9% | |||
Mar 23 | - | 4:59 am | 6:47 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
Mar 24 | - | 6:00 am | 7:06 pm | 12:19 am | (39.0°) | 252,452 | 97.0% | |||
Mar 25 | - | 7:00 am | 7:24 pm | 12:58 am | (44.7°) | 252,307 | 99.4% | |||
* All times are local time for Wellington. 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. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Wellington This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 19, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Wed 8:55 am | Wed 8:04 pm | Wed 2:30 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Wed 5:41 am | Wed 6:51 pm | Wed 12:16 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Mars | Wed 4:38 am | Wed 6:20 pm | Wed 11:29 am | Slightly difficult to see |
Jupiter | Wed 11:12 am | Wed 9:25 pm | Wed 4:19 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Saturn | Wed 5:53 am | Wed 6:58 pm | Wed 12:25 pm | Difficult to see |
Uranus | Wed 11:41 am | Wed 9:37 pm | Wed 4:39 pm | Difficult to see |
Neptune | Wed 7:11 am | Wed 7:30 pm | Wed 1:21 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Wellington. |
More about the planets visible in the night sky in Wellington