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

Moon: 69.1%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 19, 2024 at 3:45:57 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:19 am 91° East
Sunset Today: 7:30 pm 269° West
Moonrise Today: 4:49 pm 54° Northeast
Moonset Today: 12:45 am 308° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 12 minutes (-2m 41s)
Location of Palmerston NorthLocation

Today's Sun Position in Palmerston North

Time:3:45 pm
Altitude:38.9°
Direction:312° NW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 11m 34s (Mar 19, 2024)

2 minutes, 41 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 18, 2024)

2 hours, 54 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

2 hours, 51 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Palmerston North Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:47 am
Astro. Twilight5:47 am – 6:20 am
Nautical Twilight6:20 am – 6:51 am
Civil Twilight6:51 am – 7:19 am
Daylight7:19 am – 7:30 pm
Civil Twilight7:30 pm – 7:57 pm
Nautical Twilight7:57 pm – 8:29 pm
Astro. Twilight8:29 pm – 9:02 pm
Night9:02 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Palmerston North - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 197:19 am7:30 pm12:11:34−2:411:25 pm (50.1°)92.543
Mar 207:20 am7:29 pm12:08:52−2:411:25 pm (49.7°)92.568
Mar 217:21 am7:27 pm12:06:11−2:411:24 pm (49.3°)92.594
Mar 227:22 am7:25 pm12:03:30−2:411:24 pm (48.9°)92.620
Mar 237:23 am7:24 pm12:00:49−2:401:24 pm (48.5°)92.646
Mar 247:24 am7:22 pm11:58:09−2:401:23 pm (48.1°)92.672
Mar 257:25 am7:20 pm11:55:28−2:401:23 pm (47.7°)92.698
* All times are local time for Palmerston North. 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 Palmerston North is at 4:06 pm on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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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
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 19-12:45 am4:49 pm9:16 pm(22.5°)247,63771.2%
Mar 20-1:47 am5:26 pm10:06 pm(25.5°)249,75879.8%
Mar 21-2:51 am5:56 pm10:52 pm(29.7°)251,23887.1%
Mar 22-3:55 am6:21 pm11:35 pm(34.5°)252,11692.9%
Mar 23-4:57 am6:42 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Mar 24-5:57 am7:02 pm12:15 am(39.9°)252,45297.0%
Mar 25-6:57 am7:20 pm12:54 am(45.7°)252,30899.4%
* All times are local time for Palmerston North. 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.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in Palmerston North on Mar 25

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Palmerston North This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 8:46 amTue 8:03 pmTue 2:25 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 5:36 amTue 6:48 pmTue 12:12 pmFairly good visibility
MarsTue 4:36 amTue 6:17 pmTue 11:27 amSlightly difficult to see
JupiterTue 11:10 amTue 9:27 pmTue 4:18 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 5:54 amTue 6:57 pmTue 12:25 pmDifficult to see
UranusTue 11:40 amTue 9:40 pmTue 4:40 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 7:12 amTue 7:31 pmTue 1:21 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Palmerston North.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in Palmerston North