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

Moon: 67.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 30, 2024 at 9:25:38 am
Sunrise Today: 7:02 am 71° East
Sunset Today: 5:27 pm 289° West
Moonrise Today: 10:06 pm 125° Southeast
Moonset Today: 1:03 pm 234° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 24 minutes (-2m 16s)
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Today's Sun Position in Wellington

Time:9:25 am
Altitude:22.2°
Direction:45° NE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 10h 24m 23s (Apr 30, 2024)

2 minutes, 16 seconds shorter than yesterday (Apr 29, 2024)

1 hour, 8 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

4 hours, 40 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Wellington Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:30 am
Astro. Twilight5:30 am – 6:02 am
Nautical Twilight6:02 am – 6:34 am
Civil Twilight6:34 am – 7:02 am
Daylight7:02 am – 5:27 pm
Civil Twilight5:27 pm – 5:55 pm
Nautical Twilight5:55 pm – 6:27 pm
Astro. Twilight6:27 pm – 6:59 pm
Night6:59 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Wellington - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 307:02 am5:27 pm10:24:23−2:1612:15 pm (34.7°)93.633
May 17:03 am5:25 pm10:22:07−2:1512:15 pm (34.4°)93.657
May 27:04 am5:24 pm10:19:53−2:1412:14 pm (34.1°)93.682
May 37:05 am5:23 pm10:17:41−2:1212:14 pm (33.8°)93.705
May 47:06 am5:22 pm10:15:30−2:1112:14 pm (33.5°)93.729
May 57:07 am5:21 pm10:13:20−2:0912:14 pm (33.2°)93.752
May 67:08 am5:19 pm10:11:12−2:0812:14 pm (32.9°)93.775
* 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
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 30-1:03 pm10:06 pm5:03 am(76.8°)236,40969.1%
May 1-1:45 pm11:20 pm6:01 am(74.0°)233,89058.2%
May 2-2:19 pm-6:56 am(69.5°)231,43346.6%
May 312:36 am2:47 pm-7:49 am(63.8°)229,18735.0%
May 41:51 am3:13 pm-8:39 am(57.1°)227,34124.0%
May 53:07 am3:37 pm-9:28 am(49.9°)226,10114.3%
May 64:22 am4:02 pm-10:18 am(42.6°)225,6596.8%
* 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, Tue, Apr 30, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 5:02 amTue 4:36 pmTue 10:49 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 6:13 amTue 5:06 pmTue 11:40 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 3:36 amTue 3:51 pmTue 9:44 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 8:12 amTue 6:09 pmTue 1:10 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnTue 2:32 amTue 3:23 pmTue 8:57 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 8:06 amTue 6:01 pmTue 1:04 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 3:35 amTue 3:49 pmTue 9:42 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Wellington.

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