Christchurch, New Zealand — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Christchurch, New Zealand — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaning Crescent
Current Time: May 25, 2017 at 5:45:22 am
Sunrise Today: 7:46 am↑ 61° Northeast
Sunset Today: 5:06 pm↑ 299° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 6:19 am↑ 72° East
Moonset Today: 4:57 pm↑ 290° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 19 minutes (-1m 40s)
Today's Sun Position in Christchurch
The Sun's altitude in Christchurch today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed in a separate box. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
5:45 am
Altitude
-21.5°Heading
81° EPosition
NightDay length
9h 19m 54s
Change since
Yesterday: -1m 40s
Winter: +23m 30s
Summer: -6h 6m
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Christchurch Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Christchurch today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
| Night | 12:00 am – 6:04 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 6:04 am – 6:39 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:39 am – 7:14 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 7:14 am – 7:46 am | |
| Daylight | 7:46 am – 5:06 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:06 pm – 5:37 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:37 pm – 6:13 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 6:13 pm – 6:47 pm | |
| Night | 6:47 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Christchurch - Next 7 Days
| 2017 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| May 25 | 7:46 am | 5:06 pm | 9:19:54 | −1:40 | 12:26 pm (25.6°) | 94.151 |
| May 26 | 7:47 am | 5:05 pm | 9:18:16 | −1:37 | 12:26 pm (25.4°) | 94.168 |
| May 27 | 7:48 am | 5:04 pm | 9:16:42 | −1:34 | 12:26 pm (25.2°) | 94.184 |
| May 28 | 7:48 am | 5:04 pm | 9:15:11 | −1:31 | 12:26 pm (25.0°) | 94.200 |
| May 29 | 7:49 am | 5:03 pm | 9:13:43 | −1:28 | 12:26 pm (24.9°) | 94.215 |
| May 30 | 7:50 am | 5:02 pm | 9:12:18 | −1:24 | 12:26 pm (24.7°) | 94.230 |
| May 31 | 7:51 am | 5:02 pm | 9:10:56 | −1:21 | 12:27 pm (24.6°) | 94.244 |
| * All times are local time for Christchurch. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||
Equinoxes & Solstices 2017
| 2017 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 11:29 pm |
| June Solstice | Jun 21 | 4:24 pm |
| September Equinox | Sep 23 | 8:02 am |
| December Solstice | Dec 22 | 5:28 am |
| * All times are local Christchurch time. | ||
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Today's Moon in Christchurch
The Moon's path in Christchurch today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
5:45 am
Altitude
-6.5°Heading
78° EPosition
Waning CrescentPercent illuminated
2.0%
Moon in Christchurch - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| May 25 | 6:19 am | 4:57 pm | - | 11:42 am | (32.2°) | 222,650 | 1.3% | |||
 May 26 | 7:34 am | 5:44 pm | - | 12:42 pm | (28.8°) | 221,959 | 0.3% | |||
| May 27 | 8:47 am | 6:39 pm | - | 1:44 pm | (26.8°) | 222,581 | 2.6% | |||
| May 28 | 9:53 am | 7:40 pm | - | 2:46 pm | (26.2°) | 224,427 | 8.0% | |||
| May 29 | 10:51 am | 8:45 pm | - | 3:47 pm | (27.2°) | 227,261 | 16.0% | |||
| May 30 | 11:41 am | 9:53 pm | - | 4:45 pm | (29.3°) | 230,754 | 25.7% | |||
| May 31 | 12:23 pm | 11:00 pm | - | 5:38 pm | (32.5°) | 234,558 | 36.4% | |||
| * All times are local time for Christchurch. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
Planets Visible in the Sky in Christchurch This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, May 25, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Thu 5:32 am | Thu 4:08 pm | Thu 10:51 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| Venus | Thu 3:47 am | Thu 3:10 pm | Thu 9:29 am | Great visibility |
| Mars | Thu 9:23 am | Thu 6:10 pm | Thu 1:47 pm | Difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Thu 2:51 pm | Fri 3:26 am | Thu 9:09 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Saturn | Wed 6:30 pm | Thu 9:35 am | Thu 2:02 am | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Thu 4:33 am | Thu 3:23 pm | Thu 9:58 am | Difficult to see |
| Neptune | Thu 12:52 am | Thu 1:51 pm | Thu 7:22 am | Very difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Christchurch. | ||||
More about the planets visible in the night sky in Christchurch
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