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

Moon: 97.5%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 26, 2024 at 1:45:26 am
Sunrise Today: 7:15 am 72° East
Sunset Today: 5:38 pm 288° West
Moonrise Today: 6:27 pm 125° Southeast
Moonset Today: 9:25 am 237° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 23 minutes (-2m 38s)
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Today's Sun Position in Christchurch

Time:1:45 am
Altitude:-55.6°
Direction:145° SE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 10h 23m 10s (Apr 26, 2024)

2 minutes, 38 seconds shorter than yesterday (Apr 25, 2024)

1 hour, 26 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

5 hours, 2 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Christchurch Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:38 am
Astro. Twilight5:38 am – 6:11 am
Nautical Twilight6:11 am – 6:45 am
Civil Twilight6:45 am – 7:15 am
Daylight7:15 am – 5:38 pm
Civil Twilight5:38 pm – 6:08 pm
Nautical Twilight6:08 pm – 6:41 pm
Astro. Twilight6:41 pm – 7:14 pm
Night7:14 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Christchurch - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 267:15 am5:38 pm10:23:10−2:3812:27 pm (32.9°)93.535
Apr 277:16 am5:36 pm10:20:34−2:3612:26 pm (32.6°)93.559
Apr 287:17 am5:35 pm10:17:58−2:3512:26 pm (32.2°)93.584
Apr 297:18 am5:34 pm10:15:24−2:3412:26 pm (31.9°)93.609
Apr 307:19 am5:32 pm10:12:51−2:3212:26 pm (31.6°)93.633
May 17:20 am5:31 pm10:10:19−2:3112:26 pm (31.3°)93.658
May 27:22 am5:29 pm10:07:49−2:3012:26 pm (31.0°)93.682
* All times are local time for Christchurch. 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
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 26-9:25 am6:27 pm1:34 am(68.0°)245,59397.5%
Apr 27-10:34 am7:05 pm2:25 am(71.7°)243,50093.3%
Apr 28-11:40 am7:54 pm3:20 am(74.0°)241,25287.0%
Apr 29-12:39 pm8:55 pm4:17 am(74.7°)238,87178.8%
Apr 30-1:28 pm10:06 pm5:15 am(73.7°)236,39069.0%
May 1-2:07 pm11:22 pm6:13 am(70.8°)233,87058.1%
May 2-2:38 pm-7:08 am(66.4°)231,41446.5%
* All times are local time for Christchurch. 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, Fri, Apr 26, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 5:29 amFri 4:56 pmFri 11:12 amDifficult to see
VenusFri 6:18 amFri 5:18 pmFri 11:48 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 3:47 amFri 4:12 pmFri 10:00 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 8:42 amFri 6:26 pmFri 1:34 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnFri 2:54 amFri 3:52 pmFri 9:23 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 8:39 amFri 6:20 pmFri 1:30 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 4:00 amFri 4:17 pmFri 10:09 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Christchurch.

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