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Wellington, WGN, New Zealand — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 26.1%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Jun 21, 2025 at 11:35:46 am
Sunrise Today: 7:46 am 59° Northeast
Sunset Today: 4:58 pm 301° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 2:28 am 75° East
Moonset Today: 1:16 pm 289° West
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 11 minutes (-2s)
Location of WellingtonLocation

Today's Sun Position in Wellington

Time:11:35 am
Altitude:24.4°
Direction:12° N
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 9h 11m 22s (Jun 21, 2025)

2 seconds shorter than yesterday (Jun 20, 2025)

5 hours, 58 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Wellington Today

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Night12:00 am – 6:07 am
Astro. Twilight6:07 am – 6:40 am
Nautical Twilight6:40 am – 7:15 am
Civil Twilight7:15 am – 7:46 am
Daylight7:46 am – 4:58 pm
Civil Twilight4:58 pm – 5:29 pm
Nautical Twilight5:29 pm – 6:04 pm
Astro. Twilight6:04 pm – 6:38 pm
Night6:38 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Wellington - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JunSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jun 217:46 am4:58 pm9:11:22−0:0212:22 pm (25.3°)94.461
Jun 227:47 am4:58 pm9:11:24+0:0112:22 pm (25.3°)94.468
Jun 237:47 am4:58 pm9:11:29+0:0512:23 pm (25.3°)94.474
Jun 247:47 am4:59 pm9:11:38+0:0812:23 pm (25.3°)94.479
Jun 257:47 am4:59 pm9:11:50+0:1212:23 pm (25.4°)94.484
Jun 267:47 am4:59 pm9:12:06+0:1612:23 pm (25.4°)94.488
Jun 277:47 am5:00 pm9:12:26+0:1912:23 pm (25.4°)94.492
* All times are local time for Wellington. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The June solstice (winter solstice) in Wellington is at 2:42 pm on Saturday, June 21, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 58 minutes shorter than the December solstice. In locations south of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

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Today's Moon in Wellington

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Wellington - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JunMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jun 212:28 am1:16 pm-7:57 am(35.1°)227,82927.7%
Jun 223:45 am1:46 pm-8:51 am(29.0°)226,39117.5%
Jun 235:06 am2:24 pm-9:49 am(24.0°)225,7049.2%
Jun 246:26 am3:12 pm-10:51 am(20.6°)225,9223.3%
Jun 257:39 am4:13 pm-11:56 am(19.4°)227,1190.5%
Jun 268:41 am5:24 pm-1:01 pm(20.4°)229,2490.7%
Jun 279:29 am6:39 pm-2:01 pm(23.2°)232,1463.8%
* All times are local time for Wellington. 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 Wellington This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Jun 21, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 9:23 amSat 6:32 pmSat 1:57 pmAverage visibility
VenusSat 4:04 amSat 2:31 pmSat 9:18 amGood visibility
MarsSat 11:20 amSat 10:01 pmSat 4:40 pmAverage visibility
JupiterSat 7:59 amSat 5:08 pmSat 12:34 pmExtremely difficult to see
SaturnSat 12:26 amSat 12:40 pmSat 6:33 amAverage visibility
UranusSat 5:22 amSat 3:00 pmSat 10:11 amVery difficult to see
NeptuneSat 12:30 amSat 12:37 pmSat 6:33 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Wellington.

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