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

Moon: 24.4%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Dec 6, 2024 at 5:47:36 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:42 am 123° Southeast
Sunset Today: 8:59 pm 237° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 9:50 am 121° Southeast
Moonset Today: 12:36 am 237° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 15 hours, 17 minutes (+1m 12s)
Location of ChristchurchLocation

Today's Sun Position in Christchurch

Time:5:47 pm
Altitude:31.9°
Direction:268° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 15h 16m 45s (Dec 6, 2024)

1 minute, 12 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 5, 2024)

6 hours, 20 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2024)

9 minutes, 11 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Christchurch Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:25 am
Astro. Twilight3:25 am – 4:21 am
Nautical Twilight4:21 am – 5:07 am
Civil Twilight5:07 am – 5:42 am
Daylight5:42 am – 8:59 pm
Civil Twilight8:59 pm – 9:34 pm
Nautical Twilight9:34 pm – 10:20 pm
Astro. Twilight10:20 pm – 11:16 pm
Night11:16 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Christchurch - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 65:42 am8:59 pm15:16:45+1:121:20 pm (69.0°)91.593
Dec 75:42 am9:00 pm15:17:54+1:081:20 pm (69.1°)91.580
Dec 85:42 am9:00 pm15:18:57+1:031:21 pm (69.2°)91.567
Dec 95:41 am9:01 pm15:19:57+0:591:21 pm (69.3°)91.555
Dec 105:41 am9:02 pm15:20:52+0:551:22 pm (69.4°)91.543
Dec 115:41 am9:03 pm15:21:43+0:501:22 pm (69.5°)91.531
Dec 125:42 am9:04 pm15:22:29+0:461:23 pm (69.6°)91.520
* All times are local time for Christchurch. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. 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
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 6-12:36 am9:50 am5:36 pm(66.6°)236,20724.4%
Dec 7-1:07 am11:05 am6:26 pm(61.1°)234,10434.6%
Dec 8-1:32 am12:21 pm7:14 pm(54.8°)232,07845.8%
Dec 9-1:54 am1:35 pm8:02 pm(48.0°)230,21557.5%
Dec 10-2:14 am2:51 pm8:49 pm(40.9°)228,64368.9%
Dec 11-2:35 am4:08 pm9:39 pm(34.0°)227,52479.3%
Dec 12-2:58 am5:28 pm10:32 pm(27.7°)227,03488.2%
* All times are local time for Christchurch. 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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Planets Visible in the Sky in Christchurch This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Dec 6, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 5:46 amSat 8:36 pmSat 1:12 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusFri 8:54 amSat 12:10 amFri 4:33 pmGood visibility
MarsSat 12:27 amSat 9:38 amSat 5:02 amPerfect visibility
JupiterFri 8:55 pmSat 5:59 amSat 1:27 amPerfect visibility
SaturnFri 12:53 pmSat 2:02 amFri 7:28 pmGreat visibility
UranusFri 7:07 pmSat 4:43 amFri 11:55 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneFri 2:07 pmSat 2:29 amFri 8:18 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Christchurch.

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