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

Moon: 9.6%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Apr 30, 2025 at 8:20:37 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:29 am 70° East
Sunset Today: 5:40 pm 290° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 10:33 am 51° Northeast
Moonset Today: 6:54 pm 310° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 12 minutes (-2m 36s)
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Today's Sun Position in Lake Tekapo

Time:8:20 pm
Altitude:-29.1°
Direction:263° W
Phase:Night

Day length today: 10h 11m 35s (Apr 30, 2025)

2 minutes, 36 seconds shorter than yesterday (Apr 29, 2025)

1 hour, 18 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2024)

5 hours, 17 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Lake Tekapo Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:51 am
Astro. Twilight5:51 am – 6:24 am
Nautical Twilight6:24 am – 6:59 am
Civil Twilight6:59 am – 7:29 am
Daylight7:29 am – 5:40 pm
Civil Twilight5:40 pm – 6:10 pm
Nautical Twilight6:10 pm – 6:45 pm
Astro. Twilight6:45 pm – 7:18 pm
Night7:18 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Lake Tekapo - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 307:29 am5:40 pm10:11:35−2:3612:35 pm (31.2°)93.631
May 17:30 am5:39 pm10:09:00−2:3412:35 pm (30.9°)93.654
May 27:31 am5:38 pm10:06:27−2:3312:35 pm (30.6°)93.677
May 37:32 am5:36 pm10:03:56−2:3112:34 pm (30.3°)93.700
May 47:33 am5:35 pm10:01:26−2:2912:34 pm (30.0°)93.722
May 57:35 am5:34 pm9:58:57−2:2812:34 pm (29.8°)93.745
May 67:36 am5:32 pm9:56:31−2:2612:34 pm (29.5°)93.767
* All times are local time for Lake Tekapo. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Lake Tekapo

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Lake Tekapo - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 3010:33 am6:54 pm-2:46 pm(17.8°)225,3618.1%
May 111:48 am7:53 pm-3:51 pm(16.5°)228,56616.0%
May 212:48 pm9:02 pm-4:53 pm(17.4°)232,34325.7%
May 31:33 pm10:16 pm-5:51 pm(20.0°)236,31236.2%
May 42:07 pm11:29 pm-6:44 pm(24.0°)240,16647.1%
May 52:33 pm--7:32 pm(29.0°)243,65357.6%
May 6-12:40 am2:54 pm8:15 pm(34.5°)246,61967.5%
* All times are local time for Lake Tekapo. 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 Lake Tekapo This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Apr 30, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 5:10 amThu 4:52 pmThu 11:01 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 3:58 amThu 3:57 pmThu 9:58 amGreat visibility
MarsWed 2:00 pmWed 11:13 pmWed 6:36 pmGreat visibility
JupiterThu 10:56 amThu 7:50 pmThu 3:23 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnThu 3:44 amThu 4:09 pmThu 9:56 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 8:52 amThu 6:21 pmThu 1:37 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 4:02 amThu 4:12 pmThu 10:07 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Lake Tekapo.

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