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New Plymouth, TKI, New Zealand — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 99.7%
Full Moon
Current Time: Dec 5, 2025 at 6:11:21 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:51 am 120° Southeast
Sunset Today: 8:37 pm 240° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 9:18 pm 53° Northeast
Moonset Today: 5:15 am 305° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 46 minutes (+1m 4s)
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Today's Sun Position in New Plymouth

Time:6:11 pm
Altitude:25.8°
Direction:261° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 14h 46m 13s (Dec 5, 2025)

1 minute, 4 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 4, 2025)

5 hours, 21 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

8 minutes, 54 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in New Plymouth Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:55 am
Astro. Twilight3:55 am – 4:40 am
Nautical Twilight4:40 am – 5:19 am
Civil Twilight5:19 am – 5:51 am
Daylight5:51 am – 8:37 pm
Civil Twilight8:37 pm – 9:09 pm
Nautical Twilight9:09 pm – 9:48 pm
Astro. Twilight9:48 pm – 10:34 pm
Night10:34 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in New Plymouth - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 55:51 am8:37 pm14:46:13+1:041:14 pm (73.3°)91.609
Dec 65:51 am8:38 pm14:47:14+1:001:14 pm (73.4°)91.596
Dec 75:51 am8:39 pm14:48:11+0:571:15 pm (73.6°)91.583
Dec 85:51 am8:40 pm14:49:05+0:541:15 pm (73.7°)91.571
Dec 95:51 am8:41 pm14:49:56+0:501:15 pm (73.8°)91.559
Dec 105:51 am8:41 pm14:50:43+0:461:16 pm (73.9°)91.548
Dec 115:51 am8:42 pm14:51:26+0:431:16 pm (73.9°)91.538
* All times are local time for New Plymouth. 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 New Plymouth

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in New Plymouth - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 5-5:15 am9:18 pm12:40 am(23.9°)221,80899.5%
Dec 6-6:15 am10:26 pm1:47 am(21.9°)222,51599.3%
Dec 7-7:26 am11:21 pm2:55 am(22.3°)224,50796.0%
Dec 8-8:42 am-3:58 am(24.8°)227,55389.8%
Dec 912:03 am9:57 am-4:56 am(29.0°)231,31181.6%
Dec 1012:36 am11:09 am-5:48 am(34.3°)235,38571.9%
Dec 111:03 am12:16 pm-6:35 am(40.2°)239,44261.7%
* All times are local time for New Plymouth. 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 New Plymouth This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Dec 5, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 4:54 amFri 6:47 pmFri 11:50 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusFri 5:26 amFri 7:55 pmFri 12:40 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 6:26 amFri 9:21 pmFri 1:53 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterFri 11:21 pmSat 8:57 amSat 4:09 amPerfect visibility
SaturnFri 1:57 pmSat 2:27 amFri 8:12 pmGreat visibility
UranusFri 7:17 pmSat 5:07 amSat 12:12 amAverage visibility
NeptuneFri 2:19 pmSat 2:32 amFri 8:26 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for New Plymouth.

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