Sun & moon times today, Christchurch, New Zealand

Moon: 6.7%

Current Time:	Apr 15, 2021 at 8:20:01 am
Sunrise Today:	7:02 am↑ 77° East
Sunset Today:	5:56 pm↑ 283° West
Moonrise Today:	9:42 am↑ 65° Northeast
Moonset Today:	7:30 pm↑ 297° Northwest
Daylight Hours:	10 hours, 54 minutes (-2m 49s)

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Time:	8:20 am
Altitude:	12.5°
Direction:	63° NE
Phase:	Daylight

Day length today: 10h 53m 55s (Apr 15, 2021)

2 minutes, 49 seconds shorter than yesterday (Apr 14, 2021)

1 hour, 57 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2020)

4 hours, 32 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2020)

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Night	12:00 am – 5:26 am
Astro. Twilight	5:26 am – 6:00 am
Nautical Twilight	6:00 am – 6:33 am
Civil Twilight	6:33 am – 7:02 am
Daylight	7:02 am – 5:56 pm
Civil Twilight	5:56 pm – 6:25 pm
Nautical Twilight	6:25 pm – 6:58 pm
Astro. Twilight	6:58 pm – 7:31 pm
Night	7:31 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Christchurch - Next 7 Days

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2021	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
Apr	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Apr	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Apr 15	7:02 am	5:56 pm	10:53:55	−2:49	12:29 pm (36.7°)	93.257
Apr 16	7:03 am	5:54 pm	10:51:07	−2:48	12:29 pm (36.4°)	93.283
Apr 17	7:04 am	5:52 pm	10:48:19	−2:47	12:29 pm (36.0°)	93.308
Apr 18	7:05 am	5:51 pm	10:45:32	−2:46	12:28 pm (35.7°)	93.334
Apr 19	7:06 am	5:49 pm	10:42:46	−2:45	12:28 pm (35.3°)	93.359
Apr 20	7:08 am	5:48 pm	10:40:02	−2:44	12:28 pm (35.0°)	93.384
Apr 21	7:09 am	5:46 pm	10:37:18	−2:43	12:28 pm (34.6°)	93.409
* All times are local time for Christchurch. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2021

March Equinox	Mar 20	10:38 pm
June Solstice	Jun 21	3:32 pm
September Equinox	Sep 23	7:21 am
December Solstice	Dec 22	4:59 am
* All times are local Christchurch time.

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Percent Illuminated:

6.7%

Time:	8:20 am
Altitude:	-14.4°
Direction:	78° E
Position:	Waxing Crescent

Year 2021 Moon Phases

Moon in Christchurch - Next 7 days

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2021	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
Apr	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
Apr 15	9:42 am	7:30 pm	-	2:39 pm	(27.1°)	252,315	8.0%
Apr 16	10:44 am	8:02 pm	-	3:25 pm	(23.8°)	251,820	14.0%
Apr 17	11:45 am	8:39 pm	-	4:14 pm	(21.5°)	250,685	21.5%
Apr 18	12:43 pm	9:25 pm	-	5:04 pm	(20.3°)	248,859	30.1%
Apr 19	1:35 pm	10:18 pm	-	5:56 pm	(20.3°)	246,336	39.8%
Apr 20	2:21 pm	11:20 pm	-	6:48 pm	(21.7°)	243,170	50.1%
Apr 21	3:01 pm	-	-	7:41 pm	(24.5°)	239,492	60.7%
* 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, Thu, Apr 15, 2021
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Thu 6:36 am	Thu 5:50 pm	Thu 12:14 pm	Very difficult to see
Venus	Thu 7:27 am	Thu 6:11 pm	Thu 12:50 pm	Slightly difficult to see
Mars	Thu 12:13 pm	Thu 8:52 pm	Thu 4:33 pm	Average visibility
Jupiter	Thu 1:54 am	Thu 3:45 pm	Thu 8:49 am	Fairly good visibility
Saturn	Thu 12:43 am	Thu 3:09 pm	Thu 7:56 am	Average visibility
Uranus	Thu 8:19 am	Thu 6:31 pm	Thu 1:25 pm	Extremely difficult to see
Neptune	Thu 4:10 am	Thu 4:46 pm	Thu 10:28 am	Extremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Christchurch.

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