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Oamaru, OTA, New Zealand — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 82.5%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 19, 2025 at 8:51:49 am
Sunrise Today: 7:36 am 92° East
Sunset Today: 7:50 pm 269° West
Moonrise Today: 9:29 pm 124° Southeast
Moonset Today: 12:26 pm 239° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 14 minutes (-3m 10s)
Location of OamaruLocation

Today's Sun Position in Oamaru

Time:8:51 am
Altitude:12.4°
Direction:78° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 13m 32s (Mar 19, 2025)

3 minutes, 10 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 18, 2025)

3 hours, 28 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2024)

3 hours, 24 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Oamaru Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:57 am
Astro. Twilight5:57 am – 6:32 am
Nautical Twilight6:32 am – 7:07 am
Civil Twilight7:07 am – 7:36 am
Daylight7:36 am – 7:50 pm
Civil Twilight7:50 pm – 8:19 pm
Nautical Twilight8:19 pm – 8:54 pm
Astro. Twilight8:54 pm – 9:29 pm
Night9:29 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Oamaru - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 197:36 am7:50 pm12:13:32−3:101:43 pm (45.4°)92.538
Mar 207:38 am7:48 pm12:10:22−3:101:43 pm (45.1°)92.565
Mar 217:39 am7:46 pm12:07:12−3:101:43 pm (44.7°)92.591
Mar 227:40 am7:44 pm12:04:01−3:101:43 pm (44.3°)92.618
Mar 237:41 am7:42 pm12:00:51−3:101:42 pm (43.9°)92.644
Mar 247:43 am7:40 pm11:57:41−3:091:42 pm (43.5°)92.671
Mar 257:44 am7:38 pm11:54:32−3:091:42 pm (43.1°)92.698
* All times are local time for Oamaru. 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 Oamaru 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 Oamaru

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Oamaru - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 19-12:26 pm9:29 pm4:38 am(64.9°)251,85583.7%
Mar 20-1:33 pm9:59 pm5:25 am(68.8°)250,91875.9%
Mar 21-2:38 pm10:39 pm6:14 am(71.7°)249,25167.0%
Mar 22-3:37 pm11:30 pm7:06 am(73.2°)246,84457.3%
Mar 23-4:29 pm-8:01 am(73.2°)243,75247.0%
Mar 2412:32 am5:11 pm-8:56 am(71.5°)240,11136.5%
Mar 251:43 am5:44 pm-9:51 am(68.2°)236,14326.2%
* All times are local time for Oamaru. 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 Oamaru This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Mar 19, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 8:33 amThu 7:44 pmThu 2:08 pmNot visible
VenusThu 8:25 amThu 7:10 pmThu 1:47 pmNot visible
MarsWed 5:03 pmThu 1:28 amWed 9:16 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterWed 2:12 pmWed 11:06 pmWed 6:39 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnWed 7:05 amWed 7:46 pmWed 1:25 pmExtremely difficult to see
UranusWed 12:31 pmWed 9:59 pmWed 5:15 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneWed 7:41 amWed 7:56 pmWed 1:49 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Oamaru.

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