| Current Time: | Apr 18, 2026 at 7:09:46 am |
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| Sunrise Today: | 7:05 am↑ 76° East |
| Sunset Today: | 5:51 pm↑ 284° West |
| Moonrise Today: | 7:45 am↑ 67° East |
| Moonset Today: | 5:47 pm↑ 296° Northwest |
| Daylight Hours: | 10 hours, 46 minutes (-2m 46s) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Christchurch Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 5:29 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 5:29 am – 6:03 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:03 am – 6:36 am |
| Civil Twilight | 6:36 am – 7:05 am |
| Daylight | 7:05 am – 5:51 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 5:51 pm – 6:20 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:20 pm – 6:54 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 6:54 pm – 7:27 pm |
| Night | 7:27 pm – 11:59 pm |
Today's Moon in Christchurch
Moon in Christchurch - Next 7 days
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| Apr | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Apr 18 | 7:45 am | 5:47 pm | - | 12:51 pm | (28.2°) | 225,482 | 0.6% | |||
| Apr 19 | 9:08 am | 6:21 pm | - | 1:49 pm | (22.9°) | 224,730 | 3.8% | |||
| Apr 20 | 10:31 am | 7:06 pm | - | 2:51 pm | (19.1°) | 225,033 | 10.0% | |||
| Apr 21 | 11:48 am | 8:03 pm | - | 3:56 pm | (17.4°) | 226,284 | 18.7% | |||
| Apr 22 | 12:52 pm | 9:12 pm | - | 5:01 pm | (17.9°) | 228,278 | 29.2% | |||
| Apr 23 | 1:42 pm | 10:28 pm | - | 6:02 pm | (20.4°) | 230,769 | 40.6% | |||
 Apr 24 | 2:19 pm | 11:45 pm | - | 6:58 pm | (24.4°) | 233,503 | 52.2% | |||
| * All times are local time for Christchurch. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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