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Christchurch, CAN, New Zealand — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 60.0%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Jul 27, 2024 at 5:57:31 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:48 am 64° Northeast
Sunset Today: 5:24 pm 296° Northwest
Moonset Today: 10:45 am 282° West
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 36 minutes (+2m)
Location of ChristchurchLocation

Today's Sun Position in Christchurch

Time:5:57 pm
Altitude:-6.4°
Direction:290° NW
Phase:Nautical Twilight

Day length today: 9h 36m 11s (Jul 27, 2024)

2 minutes longer than yesterday (Jul 26, 2024)

39 minutes, 49 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2024)

5 hours, 49 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Christchurch Today

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Night12:00 am – 6:08 am
Astro. Twilight6:08 am – 6:42 am
Nautical Twilight6:42 am – 7:17 am
Civil Twilight7:17 am – 7:48 am
Daylight7:48 am – 5:24 pm
Civil Twilight5:24 pm – 5:55 pm
Nautical Twilight5:55 pm – 6:30 pm
Astro. Twilight6:30 pm – 7:04 pm
Night7:04 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Christchurch - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JulSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jul 277:48 am5:24 pm9:36:11+2:0012:35 pm (27.4°)94.400
Jul 287:47 am5:25 pm9:38:13+2:0212:35 pm (27.6°)94.391
Jul 297:46 am5:26 pm9:40:18+2:0412:35 pm (27.8°)94.381
Jul 307:44 am5:27 pm9:42:25+2:0612:35 pm (28.1°)94.371
Jul 317:43 am5:28 pm9:44:34+2:0812:35 pm (28.3°)94.360
Aug 17:42 am5:29 pm9:46:45+2:1112:35 pm (28.6°)94.349
Aug 27:41 am5:30 pm9:48:58+2:1312:35 pm (28.8°)94.338
* All times are local time for Christchurch. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Christchurch

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Christchurch - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JulMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jul 27-10:45 am-5:06 am(39.0°)228,75866.0%
Jul 2812:32 am11:08 am-5:56 am(32.3°)230,47754.3%
Jul 291:49 am11:35 am-6:47 am(26.5°)232,48242.7%
Jul 303:07 am12:07 pm-7:41 am(21.9°)234,64931.6%
Jul 314:21 am12:48 pm-8:37 am(18.7°)236,88921.6%
Aug 15:29 am1:39 pm-9:35 am(17.2°)239,15013.2%
Aug 26:26 am2:40 pm-10:32 am(17.5°)241,3976.8%
* 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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Planets Visible in the Sky in Christchurch This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Jul 27, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 8:50 amSat 7:44 pmSat 2:17 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusSat 8:38 amSat 6:34 pmSat 1:35 pmFairly good visibility
MarsSun 3:36 amSun 12:57 pmSun 8:17 amAverage visibility
JupiterSun 4:20 amSun 1:28 pmSun 8:54 amFairly good visibility
SaturnSat 9:02 pmSun 9:54 amSun 3:28 amGreat visibility
UranusSun 2:57 amSun 12:29 pmSun 7:43 amDifficult to see
NeptuneSat 10:00 pmSun 10:14 amSun 4:07 amDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Christchurch.

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