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

Moon: 97.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 25, 2024 at 11:52:25 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:06 am 73° East
Sunset Today: 5:37 pm 287° West
Moonrise Today: 5:56 pm 118° Southeast
Moonset Today: 8:06 am 245° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 31 minutes (-2m 30s)
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Today's Sun Position in New Zealand

Time:11:52 pm
Altitude:-60.7°
Direction:195° S
Phase:Night

Day length today: 10h 31m 4s (Apr 25, 2024)

2 minutes, 30 seconds shorter than yesterday (Apr 24, 2024)

1 hour, 24 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

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

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in New Zealand Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:32 am
Astro. Twilight5:32 am – 6:04 am
Nautical Twilight6:04 am – 6:37 am
Civil Twilight6:37 am – 7:06 am
Daylight7:06 am – 5:37 pm
Civil Twilight5:37 pm – 6:05 pm
Nautical Twilight6:05 pm – 6:38 pm
Astro. Twilight6:38 pm – 7:11 pm
Night7:11 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in New Zealand - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 257:06 am5:37 pm10:31:04−2:3012:21 pm (34.7°)93.510
Apr 267:07 am5:35 pm10:28:35−2:2912:21 pm (34.4°)93.535
Apr 277:08 am5:34 pm10:26:06−2:2812:21 pm (34.1°)93.559
Apr 287:09 am5:33 pm10:23:39−2:2712:21 pm (33.8°)93.584
Apr 297:10 am5:31 pm10:21:14−2:2512:21 pm (33.5°)93.609
Apr 307:11 am5:30 pm10:18:49−2:2412:21 pm (33.2°)93.633
May 17:12 am5:29 pm10:16:26−2:2312:21 pm (32.9°)93.658
* 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
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 25-8:06 am5:56 pm12:42 am(64.8°)247,50799.7%
Apr 26-9:14 am6:27 pm1:29 am(69.5°)245,60097.5%
Apr 27-10:22 am7:07 pm2:20 am(73.2°)243,50893.3%
Apr 28-11:27 am7:56 pm3:14 am(75.6°)241,26187.0%
Apr 29-12:26 pm8:57 pm4:11 am(76.3°)238,88078.8%
Apr 30-1:16 pm10:07 pm5:10 am(75.3°)236,39969.1%
May 1-1:56 pm11:22 pm6:07 am(72.4°)233,87958.2%
* 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, Thu, Apr 25, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 5:23 amFri 4:51 pmFri 11:07 amDifficult to see
VenusFri 6:11 amFri 5:14 pmFri 11:43 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 3:42 amFri 4:06 pmFri 9:54 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 8:33 amFri 6:24 pmFri 1:28 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnFri 2:50 amFri 3:45 pmFri 9:18 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 8:30 amFri 6:19 pmFri 1:24 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 3:55 amFri 4:11 pmFri 10:03 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for New Zealand.

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