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Nelson, NSN, New Zealand — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 71.5%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 20, 2025 at 6:13:03 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:29 am 91° East
Sunset Today: 7:38 pm 269° West
Moonrise Today: 10:06 pm 126° Southeast
Moonset Today: 1:07 pm 236° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 10 minutes (-2m 46s)
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Today's Sun Position in Nelson

Time:6:13 pm
Altitude:15.2°
Direction:284° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 9m 40s (Mar 20, 2025)

2 minutes, 46 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 19, 2025)

2 hours, 58 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2024)

3 hours shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Nelson Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:56 am
Astro. Twilight5:56 am – 6:29 am
Nautical Twilight6:29 am – 7:01 am
Civil Twilight7:01 am – 7:29 am
Daylight7:29 am – 7:38 pm
Civil Twilight7:38 pm – 8:06 pm
Nautical Twilight8:06 pm – 8:38 pm
Astro. Twilight8:38 pm – 9:11 pm
Night9:11 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Nelson - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 207:29 am7:38 pm12:09:40−2:461:34 pm (48.9°)92.564
Mar 217:30 am7:37 pm12:06:54−2:461:34 pm (48.5°)92.591
Mar 227:31 am7:35 pm12:04:07−2:461:33 pm (48.1°)92.618
Mar 237:32 am7:33 pm12:01:21−2:461:33 pm (47.7°)92.644
Mar 247:33 am7:32 pm11:58:35−2:461:33 pm (47.3°)92.671
Mar 257:34 am7:30 pm11:55:49−2:451:32 pm (46.9°)92.698
Mar 267:35 am7:28 pm11:53:04−2:451:32 pm (46.5°)92.725
* All times are local time for Nelson. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (autumnal equinox) in Nelson is at 10:01 pm on Thursday, March 20, 2025.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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Today's Moon in Nelson

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Nelson - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 20-1:07 pm10:06 pm5:15 am(72.7°)250,92676.0%
Mar 21-2:10 pm10:48 pm6:04 am(75.5°)249,26467.1%
Mar 22-3:09 pm11:39 pm6:57 am(77.1°)246,86257.4%
Mar 23-4:01 pm-7:51 am(77.1°)243,77447.0%
Mar 2412:40 am4:45 pm-8:47 am(75.4°)240,13636.5%
Mar 251:49 am5:22 pm-9:41 am(72.1°)236,16826.3%
Mar 263:03 am5:53 pm-10:35 am(67.3°)232,16716.9%
* All times are local time for Nelson. 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 Nelson This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Mar 20, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 8:14 amFri 7:33 pmFri 1:53 pmNot visible
VenusFri 8:04 amFri 7:01 pmFri 1:32 pmNot visible
MarsThu 4:36 pmFri 1:31 amThu 9:03 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterThu 1:47 pmThu 11:05 pmThu 6:26 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnThu 6:55 amThu 7:31 pmThu 1:13 pmExtremely difficult to see
UranusThu 12:09 pmThu 9:56 pmThu 5:02 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneThu 7:29 amThu 7:42 pmThu 1:36 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Nelson.

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