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Christchurch, ENG, United Kingdom — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 5.0%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 6, 2024 at 7:00:27 am
Sunrise Today: 5:17 am 61° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:35 pm 300° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 4:30 am 78° East
Moonset Today: 6:40 pm 289° West
Daylight Hours: 15 hours, 18 minutes (+3m 30s)
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Today's Sun Position in Christchurch

Time:7:00 am
Altitude:13.9°
Direction:81° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 15h 17m 31s (May 6, 2024)

3 minutes, 30 seconds longer than yesterday (May 5, 2024)

7 hours, 38 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

1 hour, 32 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Christchurch Today

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Night12:00 am – 2:27 am
Astro. Twilight2:27 am – 3:42 am
Nautical Twilight3:42 am – 4:36 am
Civil Twilight4:36 am – 5:17 am
Daylight5:17 am – 8:35 pm
Civil Twilight8:35 pm – 9:16 pm
Nautical Twilight9:16 pm – 10:11 pm
Astro. Twilight10:11 pm – 11:27 pm
Night11:27 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Christchurch - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 65:17 am8:35 pm15:17:31+3:3012:55 pm (54.2°)93.786
May 75:15 am8:36 pm15:21:00+3:2812:55 pm (54.5°)93.809
May 85:13 am8:38 pm15:24:27+3:2612:55 pm (54.8°)93.831
May 95:12 am8:40 pm15:27:51+3:2412:55 pm (55.0°)93.853
May 105:10 am8:41 pm15:31:13+3:2112:55 pm (55.3°)93.874
May 115:08 am8:43 pm15:34:32+3:1912:55 pm (55.5°)93.895
May 125:07 am8:44 pm15:37:48+3:1612:55 pm (55.8°)93.915
* All times are local time for Christchurch. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Christchurch

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Christchurch - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 64:30 am6:40 pm-11:24 am(46.4°)225,7774.1%
May 74:44 am8:14 pm-12:16 pm(53.1°)226,7440.7%
May 85:01 am9:47 pm-1:12 pm(58.7°)228,6650.3%
May 95:24 am11:15 pm-2:10 pm(62.8°)231,4072.8%
May 105:59 am--3:10 pm(65.1°)234,7367.9%
May 11-12:30 am6:48 am4:09 pm(65.5°)238,35115.0%
May 12-1:26 am7:53 am5:06 pm(64.1°)241,93223.6%
* All times are local time for Christchurch. 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Christchurch This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, May 6, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 4:49 amMon 5:51 pmMon 11:20 amVery difficult to see
VenusMon 5:10 amMon 7:43 pmMon 12:26 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsMon 4:12 amMon 4:25 pmMon 10:18 amAverage visibility
JupiterMon 5:46 amMon 9:19 pmMon 1:32 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnMon 3:48 amMon 2:43 pmMon 9:15 amAverage visibility
UranusMon 5:36 amMon 9:06 pmMon 1:21 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneMon 4:04 amMon 3:53 pmMon 9:58 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Christchurch.

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