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Wellington, WGN, New Zealand — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 0.1%
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Current Time: May 8, 2024 at 9:04:54 am
Sunrise Today: 7:15 am 68° East
Sunset Today: 5:18 pm 292° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 7:03 am 65° East
Moonset Today: 5:01 pm 298° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 4 minutes (-2m 8s)
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Today's Sun Position in Wellington

Time:9:04 am
Altitude:16.6°
Direction:48° NE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 10h 3m 35s (May 8, 2024)

2 minutes, 8 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 7, 2024)

52 minutes, 12 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

5 hours, 6 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Wellington Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:40 am
Astro. Twilight5:40 am – 6:12 am
Nautical Twilight6:12 am – 6:46 am
Civil Twilight6:46 am – 7:15 am
Daylight7:15 am – 5:18 pm
Civil Twilight5:18 pm – 5:48 pm
Nautical Twilight5:48 pm – 6:21 pm
Astro. Twilight6:21 pm – 6:53 pm
Night6:53 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Wellington - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 87:15 am5:18 pm10:03:35−2:0812:17 pm (31.6°)93.820
May 97:16 am5:17 pm10:01:29−2:0612:17 pm (31.3°)93.842
May 107:17 am5:16 pm9:59:23−2:0512:17 pm (31.0°)93.864
May 117:18 am5:15 pm9:57:20−2:0312:17 pm (30.8°)93.885
May 127:19 am5:14 pm9:55:19−2:0112:17 pm (30.5°)93.905
May 137:20 am5:13 pm9:53:19−1:5912:17 pm (30.3°)93.926
May 147:21 am5:12 pm9:51:22−1:5712:17 pm (30.0°)93.946
* All times are local time for Wellington. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Wellington

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Wellington - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 87:03 am5:01 pm-12:06 pm(28.7°)227,6200.1%
May 98:22 am5:38 pm-1:03 pm(23.8°)229,9871.2%
May 109:38 am6:23 pm-2:02 pm(20.7°)233,0665.1%
May 1110:46 am7:18 pm-3:02 pm(19.4°)236,58311.3%
May 1211:44 am8:20 pm-4:01 pm(20.0°)240,21919.3%
May 1312:29 pm9:26 pm-4:55 pm(22.2°)243,66728.3%
May 141:05 pm10:33 pm-5:45 pm(25.6°)246,66238.1%
* All times are local time for Wellington. 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 Wellington This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 8, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 4:57 amWed 4:23 pmWed 10:40 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 6:36 amWed 5:01 pmWed 11:49 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 3:39 amWed 3:37 pmWed 9:38 amAverage visibility
JupiterWed 7:55 amWed 5:44 pmWed 12:50 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnWed 2:06 amWed 2:57 pmWed 8:31 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 7:42 amWed 5:32 pmWed 12:37 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 3:07 amWed 3:22 pmWed 9:14 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Wellington.

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