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

Moon: 89.2%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 27, 2024 at 7:28:52 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:16 am 72° East
Sunset Today: 5:37 pm 289° West
Moonrise Today: 7:05 pm 129° Southeast
Moonset Today: 10:34 am 232° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 21 minutes (-2m 36s)
Location of ChristchurchLocation

Today's Sun Position in Christchurch

Time:7:28 pm
Altitude:-20.8°
Direction:270° W
Phase:Night

Day length today: 10h 20m 34s (Apr 27, 2024)

2 minutes, 36 seconds shorter than yesterday (Apr 26, 2024)

1 hour, 24 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

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

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Christchurch Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:39 am
Astro. Twilight5:39 am – 6:13 am
Nautical Twilight6:13 am – 6:46 am
Civil Twilight6:46 am – 7:16 am
Daylight7:16 am – 5:37 pm
Civil Twilight5:37 pm – 6:06 pm
Nautical Twilight6:06 pm – 6:40 pm
Astro. Twilight6:40 pm – 7:13 pm
Night7:13 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Christchurch - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 277:16 am5:37 pm10:20:34−2:3612:27 pm (32.6°)93.559
Apr 287:17 am5:35 pm10:17:58−2:3512:26 pm (32.2°)93.584
Apr 297:18 am5:34 pm10:15:24−2:3412:26 pm (31.9°)93.609
Apr 307:19 am5:32 pm10:12:51−2:3212:26 pm (31.6°)93.633
May 17:21 am5:31 pm10:10:20−2:3112:26 pm (31.3°)93.658
May 27:22 am5:30 pm10:07:50−2:3012:26 pm (31.0°)93.682
May 37:23 am5:28 pm10:05:21−2:2812:26 pm (30.7°)93.706
* 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
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 27-10:34 am7:05 pm2:25 am(71.7°)243,50093.3%
Apr 28-11:40 am7:54 pm3:20 am(74.0°)241,25287.0%
Apr 29-12:39 pm8:55 pm4:17 am(74.7°)238,87178.8%
Apr 30-1:28 pm10:06 pm5:15 am(73.7°)236,38969.0%
May 1-2:07 pm11:22 pm6:13 am(70.9°)233,87058.1%
May 2-2:38 pm-7:08 am(66.4°)231,41446.5%
May 312:41 am3:04 pm-8:00 am(60.7°)229,17034.9%
* 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, Apr 27, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 5:21 amSun 4:50 pmSun 11:06 amDifficult to see
VenusSun 6:23 amSun 5:16 pmSun 11:50 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 3:47 amSun 4:08 pmSun 9:58 amAverage visibility
JupiterSun 8:36 amSun 6:19 pmSun 1:28 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnSun 2:47 amSun 3:45 pmSun 9:16 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 8:32 amSun 6:13 pmSun 1:22 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 3:53 amSun 4:09 pmSun 10:01 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Christchurch.

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