| Current Time: | Dec 12, 2025 at 1:08:57 pm |
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| Sunrise Today: | 5:55 am↑ 120° Southeast |
| Sunset Today: | 8:34 pm↑ 240° Southwest |
| Moonrise Today: | 1:22 am↑ 83° East |
| Moonset Today: | 1:17 pm↑ 273° West |
| Daylight Hours: | 14 hours, 39 minutes (+36s) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Auckland Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 4:03 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 4:03 am – 4:46 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:46 am – 5:24 am |
| Civil Twilight | 5:24 am – 5:55 am |
| Daylight | 5:55 am – 8:34 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 8:34 pm – 9:04 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 9:04 pm – 9:42 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:42 pm – 10:25 pm |
| Night | 10:25 pm – 11:59 pm |
Today's Moon in Auckland
Moon in Auckland - Next 7 days
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| 2025 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| Dec | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
 Dec 12 | 1:22 am | 1:17 pm | - | 7:15 am | (48.5°) | 243,171 | 51.2% | |||
| Dec 13 | 1:45 am | 2:17 pm | - | 7:56 am | (54.7°) | 246,385 | 41.0% | |||
| Dec 14 | 2:08 am | 3:16 pm | - | 8:37 am | (60.6°) | 248,945 | 31.5% | |||
| Dec 15 | 2:31 am | 4:15 pm | - | 9:18 am | (66.1°) | 250,799 | 22.8% | |||
| Dec 16 | 2:56 am | 5:14 pm | - | 10:00 am | (71.1°) | 251,949 | 15.2% | |||
| Dec 17 | 3:24 am | 6:15 pm | - | 10:45 am | (75.3°) | 252,445 | 9.0% | |||
| Dec 18 | 3:58 am | 7:14 pm | - | 11:33 am | (78.5°) | 252,361 | 4.3% | |||
| * All times are local time for Auckland. 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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