| Current Time: | Dec 10, 2025 at 8:27:05 pm |
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| Sunrise Today: | 5:37 am↑ 119° Southeast |
| Sunset Today: | 7:59 pm↑ 241° Southwest |
| Moonrise Today: | 12:00 midnight↑ 70° East |
| Moonset Today: | 10:54 am↑ 287° West |
| Daylight Hours: | 14 hours, 22 minutes (+37s) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Canterbury Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 3:54 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 3:54 am – 4:33 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:33 am – 5:08 am |
| Civil Twilight | 5:08 am – 5:37 am |
| Daylight | 5:37 am – 7:59 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 7:59 pm – 8:28 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 8:28 pm – 9:03 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 9:03 pm – 9:42 pm |
| Night | 9:42 pm – 11:59 pm |
Today's Moon in Canterbury
Moon in Canterbury - 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 10 | 12:00 am | 10:54 am | - | 5:23 am | (39.8°) | 235,648 | 71.3% | |||
| Dec 11 | 12:30 am | 11:57 am | - | 6:10 am | (45.8°) | 239,692 | 61.0% | |||
 Dec 12 | 12:57 am | 12:57 pm | - | 6:53 am | (51.9°) | 243,400 | 50.5% | |||
| Dec 13 | 1:21 am | 1:54 pm | - | 7:34 am | (58.1°) | 246,574 | 40.4% | |||
| Dec 14 | 1:46 am | 2:51 pm | - | 8:14 am | (64.0°) | 249,089 | 30.9% | |||
| Dec 15 | 2:11 am | 3:48 pm | - | 8:55 am | (69.5°) | 250,896 | 22.3% | |||
| Dec 16 | 2:38 am | 4:46 pm | - | 9:38 am | (74.4°) | 252,001 | 14.8% | |||
| * All times are local time for Canterbury. 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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