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Wellington, South Africa — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 33.4%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 3, 2024 at 1:15:21 am
Sunrise Today: 7:20 am 71° East
Sunset Today: 6:01 pm 289° West
Moonrise Today: 1:46 am 106° East
Moonset Today: 3:17 pm 258° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 41 minutes (-1m 41s)
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Today's Sun Position in Wellington

Time:1:15 am
Altitude:-70.5°
Direction:154° SE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 10h 41m 2s (May 3, 2024)

1 minute, 41 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 2, 2024)

46 minutes, 4 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

3 hours, 42 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Wellington Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:55 am
Astro. Twilight5:55 am – 6:24 am
Nautical Twilight6:24 am – 6:54 am
Civil Twilight6:54 am – 7:20 am
Daylight7:20 am – 6:01 pm
Civil Twilight6:01 pm – 6:27 pm
Nautical Twilight6:27 pm – 6:56 pm
Astro. Twilight6:56 pm – 7:25 pm
Night7:25 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Wellington - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 37:20 am6:01 pm10:41:02−1:4112:40 pm (40.5°)93.716
May 47:20 am6:00 pm10:39:22−1:4012:40 pm (40.2°)93.739
May 57:21 am5:59 pm10:37:42−1:3912:40 pm (39.9°)93.762
May 67:22 am5:58 pm10:36:04−1:3712:40 pm (39.6°)93.785
May 77:23 am5:57 pm10:34:28−1:3612:40 pm (39.4°)93.808
May 87:23 am5:56 pm10:32:52−1:3512:40 pm (39.1°)93.830
May 97:24 am5:55 pm10:31:18−1:3312:40 pm (38.8°)93.851
* 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
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 31:46 am3:17 pm-8:37 am(68.0°)228,32330.1%
May 42:56 am3:47 pm-9:27 am(61.0°)226,71519.6%
May 54:05 am4:17 pm-10:16 am(53.7°)225,80110.8%
May 65:15 am4:48 pm-11:06 am(46.4°)225,7534.4%
May 76:27 am5:22 pm-11:58 am(39.7°)226,6690.8%
May 87:40 am6:01 pm-12:54 pm(34.1°)228,5420.2%
May 98:53 am6:46 pm-1:52 pm(29.9°)231,2472.6%
* 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, Fri, May 3, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 5:19 amFri 4:58 pmFri 11:08 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusFri 6:38 amFri 5:38 pmFri 12:08 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 4:03 amFri 4:09 pmFri 10:06 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 8:14 amFri 6:38 pmFri 1:26 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnFri 2:51 amFri 3:31 pmFri 9:11 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 8:05 amFri 6:29 pmFri 1:17 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 3:49 amFri 4:01 pmFri 9:55 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Wellington.

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