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

Moon: 31.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 14, 2024 at 2:00:40 am
Sunrise Today: 7:26 am 65° East
Sunset Today: 5:14 pm 295° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 1:10 pm 58° Northeast
Moonset Today: 10:34 pm 300° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 48 minutes (-2m)
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Today's Sun Position in New Zealand

Time:2:00 am
Altitude:-58.4°
Direction:130° SE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 9h 47m 53s (May 14, 2024)

2 minutes shorter than yesterday (May 13, 2024)

41 minutes, 8 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

5 hours, 26 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in New Zealand Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:49 am
Astro. Twilight5:49 am – 6:22 am
Nautical Twilight6:22 am – 6:56 am
Civil Twilight6:56 am – 7:26 am
Daylight7:26 am – 5:14 pm
Civil Twilight5:14 pm – 5:44 pm
Nautical Twilight5:44 pm – 6:17 pm
Astro. Twilight6:17 pm – 6:50 pm
Night6:50 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in New Zealand - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 147:26 am5:14 pm9:47:53−2:0012:20 pm (29.3°)93.946
May 157:27 am5:13 pm9:45:54−1:5812:20 pm (29.1°)93.965
May 167:28 am5:12 pm9:43:58−1:5612:20 pm (28.9°)93.985
May 177:29 am5:11 pm9:42:04−1:5312:20 pm (28.6°)94.004
May 187:30 am5:10 pm9:40:13−1:5112:20 pm (28.4°)94.022
May 197:31 am5:09 pm9:38:24−1:4912:20 pm (28.2°)94.041
May 207:32 am5:08 pm9:36:37−1:4612:20 pm (28.0°)94.059
* All times are local time for New Zealand. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in New Zealand

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in New Zealand - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 141:10 pm10:34 pm-5:49 pm(24.9°)246,66838.1%
May 151:38 pm11:40 pm-6:35 pm(29.3°)249,01448.0%
May 162:01 pm--7:17 pm(34.4°)250,59257.9%
May 17-12:43 am2:20 pm7:57 pm(40.0°)251,35367.3%
May 18-1:44 am2:39 pm8:36 pm(45.7°)251,31576.0%
May 19-2:45 am2:56 pm9:15 pm(51.6°)250,55183.8%
May 20-3:46 am3:15 pm9:56 pm(57.4°)249,17790.4%
* All times are local time for New Zealand. 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 New Zealand This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, May 14, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 5:08 amTue 4:18 pmTue 10:43 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 6:55 amTue 4:59 pmTue 11:57 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 3:42 amTue 3:26 pmTue 9:34 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 7:43 amTue 5:26 pmTue 12:35 pmVery difficult to see
SaturnTue 1:47 amTue 2:38 pmTue 8:13 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 7:24 amTue 5:11 pmTue 12:18 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
NeptuneTue 2:47 amTue 3:02 pmTue 8:54 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for New Zealand.

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