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Palmerston North, MWT, New Zealand — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 75.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 29, 2024 at 1:44:12 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:01 am 72° East
Sunset Today: 5:28 pm 289° West
Moonrise Today: 8:57 pm 128° Southeast
Moonset Today: 12:12 pm 232° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 27 minutes (-2m 17s)
Location of Palmerston NorthLocation

Today's Sun Position in Palmerston North

Time:1:44 pm
Altitude:31.3°
Direction:335° NW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 10h 27m 10s (Apr 29, 2024)

2 minutes, 17 seconds shorter than yesterday (Apr 28, 2024)

1 hour, 9 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

4 hours, 36 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Palmerston North Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:28 am
Astro. Twilight5:28 am – 6:00 am
Nautical Twilight6:00 am – 6:32 am
Civil Twilight6:32 am – 7:01 am
Daylight7:01 am – 5:28 pm
Civil Twilight5:28 pm – 5:56 pm
Nautical Twilight5:56 pm – 6:28 pm
Astro. Twilight6:28 pm – 7:00 pm
Night7:00 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Palmerston North - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 297:01 am5:28 pm10:27:10−2:1712:14 pm (35.1°)93.609
Apr 307:02 am5:26 pm10:24:54−2:1512:14 pm (34.8°)93.633
May 17:03 am5:25 pm10:22:40−2:1412:14 pm (34.5°)93.657
May 27:04 am5:24 pm10:20:26−2:1312:14 pm (34.2°)93.682
May 37:05 am5:23 pm10:18:14−2:1112:14 pm (33.9°)93.705
May 47:06 am5:22 pm10:16:04−2:1012:14 pm (33.6°)93.729
May 57:07 am5:20 pm10:13:55−2:0812:14 pm (33.3°)93.752
* All times are local time for Palmerston North. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Palmerston North

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Palmerston North - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 29-12:12 pm8:57 pm4:05 am(78.0°)238,89178.9%
Apr 30-1:02 pm10:06 pm5:03 am(76.9°)236,41069.1%
May 1-1:44 pm11:20 pm6:00 am(74.1°)233,89058.2%
May 2-2:18 pm-6:56 am(69.7°)231,43346.6%
May 312:36 am2:47 pm-7:48 am(63.9°)229,18835.0%
May 41:51 am3:12 pm-8:39 am(57.3°)227,34124.0%
May 53:06 am3:37 pm-9:28 am(50.1°)226,10114.3%
* All times are local time for Palmerston North. 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 Palmerston North This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Apr 29, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 5:05 amMon 4:38 pmMon 10:51 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusMon 6:10 amMon 5:07 pmMon 11:38 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsMon 3:36 amMon 3:53 pmMon 9:45 amAverage visibility
JupiterMon 8:14 amMon 6:12 pmMon 1:13 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnMon 2:35 amMon 3:26 pmMon 9:01 amAverage visibility
UranusMon 8:09 amMon 6:05 pmMon 1:07 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneMon 3:38 amMon 3:53 pmMon 9:45 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Palmerston North.

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