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

Moon: 48.1%
First Quarter
Current Time: May 15, 2024 at 6:49:18 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:16 am 66° East
Sunset Today: 5:10 pm 294° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 1:27 pm 65° Northeast
Moonset Today: 11:37 pm 293° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 54 minutes (-1m 51s)
Location of Palmerston NorthLocation

Today's Sun Position in Palmerston North

Time:6:49 pm
Altitude:-18.8°
Direction:279° W
Phase:Night

Day length today: 9h 53m 59s (May 15, 2024)

1 minute, 51 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 14, 2024)

36 minutes, 41 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

5 hours, 9 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Palmerston North Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:42 am
Astro. Twilight5:42 am – 6:14 am
Nautical Twilight6:14 am – 6:47 am
Civil Twilight6:47 am – 7:16 am
Daylight7:16 am – 5:10 pm
Civil Twilight5:10 pm – 5:40 pm
Nautical Twilight5:40 pm – 6:13 pm
Astro. Twilight6:13 pm – 6:45 pm
Night6:45 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Palmerston North - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 157:16 am5:10 pm9:53:59−1:5112:13 pm (30.7°)93.965
May 167:17 am5:09 pm9:52:10−1:4912:13 pm (30.5°)93.984
May 177:18 am5:08 pm9:50:23−1:4612:13 pm (30.3°)94.003
May 187:19 am5:08 pm9:48:38−1:4412:13 pm (30.1°)94.022
May 197:20 am5:07 pm9:46:56−1:4212:14 pm (29.8°)94.041
May 207:21 am5:06 pm9:45:16−1:4012:14 pm (29.6°)94.059
May 217:22 am5:05 pm9:43:38−1:3712:14 pm (29.4°)94.077
* 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 151:27 pm11:37 pm-6:28 pm(31.0°)249,00548.0%
May 161:51 pm--7:11 pm(36.1°)250,58757.8%
May 17-12:39 am2:12 pm7:51 pm(41.6°)251,35167.2%
May 18-1:39 am2:31 pm8:30 pm(47.4°)251,31776.0%
May 19-2:38 am2:50 pm9:09 pm(53.3°)250,55683.8%
May 20-3:38 am3:10 pm9:49 pm(59.1°)249,18490.3%
May 21-4:39 am3:31 pm10:31 pm(64.6°)247,34795.4%
* 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, Wed, May 15, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 5:04 amThu 4:11 pmThu 10:38 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 6:50 amThu 4:55 pmThu 11:53 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsThu 3:35 amThu 3:16 pmThu 9:26 amAverage visibility
JupiterThu 7:27 amThu 5:17 pmThu 12:22 pmExtremely difficult to see
SaturnThu 1:35 amThu 2:23 pmThu 7:59 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 7:07 amThu 5:01 pmThu 12:04 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 2:34 amThu 2:47 pmThu 8:40 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Palmerston North.

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