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Palmerston North, MWT, New Zealand — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 4.9%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 6, 2024 at 6:34:21 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:08 am 69° East
Sunset Today: 5:19 pm 291° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 4:22 am 84° East
Moonset Today: 4:02 pm 280° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 12 minutes (-2m 7s)
Location of Palmerston NorthLocation

Today's Sun Position in Palmerston North

Time:6:34 pm
Altitude:-14.5°
Direction:280° W
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 10h 11m 48s (May 6, 2024)

2 minutes, 7 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 5, 2024)

54 minutes, 30 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

4 hours, 51 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Palmerston North Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:34 am
Astro. Twilight5:34 am – 6:06 am
Nautical Twilight6:06 am – 6:39 am
Civil Twilight6:39 am – 7:08 am
Daylight7:08 am – 5:19 pm
Civil Twilight5:19 pm – 5:48 pm
Nautical Twilight5:48 pm – 6:21 pm
Astro. Twilight6:21 pm – 6:52 pm
Night6:52 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Palmerston North - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 67:08 am5:19 pm10:11:48−2:0712:14 pm (33.1°)93.775
May 77:09 am5:18 pm10:09:42−2:0512:14 pm (32.8°)93.798
May 87:10 am5:17 pm10:07:37−2:0412:14 pm (32.5°)93.820
May 97:10 am5:16 pm10:05:35−2:0212:13 pm (32.2°)93.842
May 107:11 am5:15 pm10:03:34−2:0012:13 pm (32.0°)93.864
May 117:12 am5:14 pm10:01:35−1:5812:13 pm (31.7°)93.885
May 127:13 am5:13 pm9:59:38−1:5712:13 pm (31.5°)93.905
* All times are local time for Palmerston North. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Palmerston North

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Palmerston North - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 64:22 am4:02 pm-10:18 am(42.7°)225,6596.8%
May 75:39 am4:29 pm-11:09 am(35.8°)226,1502.0%
May 86:57 am5:00 pm-12:03 pm(29.6°)227,6160.1%
May 98:15 am5:38 pm-1:00 pm(24.8°)229,9811.2%
May 109:31 am6:24 pm-1:59 pm(21.6°)233,0595.1%
May 1110:39 am7:19 pm-2:59 pm(20.3°)236,57411.3%
May 1211:36 am8:21 pm-3:57 pm(20.9°)240,21119.2%
* All times are local time for Palmerston North. 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 Palmerston North This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, May 6, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 4:53 amTue 4:22 pmTue 10:38 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 6:28 amTue 5:00 pmTue 11:45 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 3:35 amTue 3:36 pmTue 9:36 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 7:52 amTue 5:46 pmTue 12:49 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnTue 2:07 amTue 2:57 pmTue 8:32 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 7:40 amTue 5:35 pmTue 12:37 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 3:08 amTue 3:22 pmTue 9:15 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Palmerston North.

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