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

Moon: 99.0%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 23, 2024 at 3:17:58 am
Sunrise Today: 7:29 am 63° Northeast
Sunset Today: 5:05 pm 297° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 4:27 pm 121° Southeast
Moonset Today: 6:56 am 241° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 36 minutes (-1m 36s)
Location of Wellington CityLocation

Today's Sun Position in Wellington City

Time:3:17 am
Altitude:-46.8°
Direction:105° E
Phase:Night

Day length today: 9h 35m 40s (May 23, 2024)

1 minute, 36 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 22, 2024)

24 minutes, 3 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

5 hours, 33 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Wellington City Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:52 am
Astro. Twilight5:52 am – 6:25 am
Nautical Twilight6:25 am – 6:59 am
Civil Twilight6:59 am – 7:29 am
Daylight7:29 am – 5:05 pm
Civil Twilight5:05 pm – 5:35 pm
Nautical Twilight5:35 pm – 6:09 pm
Astro. Twilight6:09 pm – 6:42 pm
Night6:42 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Wellington City - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 237:29 am5:05 pm9:35:40−1:3612:17 pm (28.1°)94.112
May 247:30 am5:04 pm9:34:06−1:3312:17 pm (28.0°)94.130
May 257:31 am5:04 pm9:32:35−1:3012:17 pm (27.8°)94.147
May 267:32 am5:03 pm9:31:07−1:2812:18 pm (27.6°)94.164
May 277:33 am5:02 pm9:29:42−1:2512:18 pm (27.4°)94.181
May 287:33 am5:02 pm9:28:20−1:2212:18 pm (27.3°)94.197
May 297:34 am5:01 pm9:27:00−1:1912:18 pm (27.1°)94.213
* All times are local time for Wellington City. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Wellington City

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Wellington City - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 23-6:56 am4:27 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 24-8:04 am5:05 pm12:10 am(72.7°)242,89699.9%
May 25-9:12 am5:52 pm1:05 am(75.6°)240,57798.8%
May 26-10:14 am6:50 pm2:02 am(76.9°)238,34495.4%
May 27-11:07 am7:58 pm3:01 am(76.4°)236,26989.7%
May 28-11:51 am9:12 pm3:59 am(74.1°)234,38981.8%
May 29-12:26 pm10:27 pm4:55 am(70.1°)232,72372.1%
* All times are local time for Wellington City. 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 City This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 23, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 5:30 amThu 4:09 pmThu 10:50 amAverage visibility
VenusThu 7:12 amThu 4:55 pmThu 12:04 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsThu 3:38 amThu 3:04 pmThu 9:21 amAverage visibility
JupiterThu 7:14 amThu 4:56 pmThu 12:05 pmExtremely difficult to see
SaturnThu 1:12 amThu 2:01 pmThu 7:36 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 6:47 amThu 4:36 pmThu 11:42 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 2:10 amThu 2:24 pmThu 8:17 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Wellington City.

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