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

Moon: 69.2%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 29, 2024 at 11:49:51 am
Sunrise Today: 7:34 am 61° Northeast
Sunset Today: 5:01 pm 299° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 10:27 pm 114° Southeast
Moonset Today: 12:26 pm 243° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 27 minutes (-1m 19s)
Location of WellingtonLocation

Today's Sun Position in Wellington

Time:11:49 am
Altitude:26.7°
Direction:7° N
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 9h 26m 48s (May 29, 2024)

1 minute, 19 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 28, 2024)

15 minutes, 24 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

5 hours, 43 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Wellington Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:56 am
Astro. Twilight5:56 am – 6:29 am
Nautical Twilight6:29 am – 7:04 am
Civil Twilight7:04 am – 7:34 am
Daylight7:34 am – 5:01 pm
Civil Twilight5:01 pm – 5:32 pm
Nautical Twilight5:32 pm – 6:06 pm
Astro. Twilight6:06 pm – 6:39 pm
Night6:39 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Wellington - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 297:34 am5:01 pm9:26:48−1:1912:18 pm (27.1°)94.213
May 307:35 am5:01 pm9:25:31−1:1612:18 pm (26.9°)94.229
May 317:36 am5:00 pm9:24:17−1:1312:18 pm (26.8°)94.244
Jun 17:37 am5:00 pm9:23:06−1:1012:18 pm (26.6°)94.260
Jun 27:37 am4:59 pm9:21:59−1:0712:18 pm (26.5°)94.274
Jun 37:38 am4:59 pm9:20:55−1:0412:19 pm (26.4°)94.289
Jun 47:39 am4:59 pm9:19:53−1:0112:19 pm (26.3°)94.302
* 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 29-12:26 pm10:27 pm4:55 am(70.0°)232,72472.1%
May 30-12:55 pm11:42 pm5:48 am(64.7°)231,28761.1%
May 31-1:20 pm-6:38 am(58.4°)230,10849.4%
Jun 112:56 am1:43 pm-7:26 am(51.5°)229,24537.7%
Jun 22:10 am2:06 pm-8:14 am(44.4°)228,78026.5%
Jun 33:25 am2:31 pm-9:03 am(37.5°)228,81516.7%
Jun 44:41 am2:59 pm-9:55 am(31.2°)229,4428.8%
* 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 29, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:58 amWed 4:10 pmWed 11:05 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 7:26 amWed 4:55 pmWed 12:10 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
MarsWed 3:37 amWed 2:51 pmWed 9:14 amAverage visibility
JupiterWed 6:57 amWed 4:37 pmWed 11:47 amSlightly difficult to see
SaturnWed 12:50 amWed 1:38 pmWed 7:14 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 6:25 amWed 4:13 pmWed 11:19 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 1:47 amWed 2:00 pmWed 7:54 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Wellington.

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