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

Moon: 89.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 27, 2024 at 7:31:28 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:03 am 72° East
Sunset Today: 5:32 pm 288° West
Moonrise Today: 7:06 pm 127° Southeast
Moonset Today: 10:16 am 234° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 29 minutes (-2m 24s)
Location of WellingtonLocation

Today's Sun Position in Wellington

Time:7:31 pm
Altitude:-22.8°
Direction:269° W
Phase:Night

Day length today: 10h 28m 35s (Apr 27, 2024)

2 minutes, 24 seconds shorter than yesterday (Apr 26, 2024)

1 hour, 17 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

4 hours, 41 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Wellington Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:30 am
Astro. Twilight5:30 am – 6:02 am
Nautical Twilight6:02 am – 6:35 am
Civil Twilight6:35 am – 7:03 am
Daylight7:03 am – 5:32 pm
Civil Twilight5:32 pm – 6:01 pm
Nautical Twilight6:01 pm – 6:33 pm
Astro. Twilight6:33 pm – 7:05 pm
Night7:05 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Wellington - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AprSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Apr 277:03 am5:32 pm10:28:35−2:2412:18 pm (34.8°)93.559
Apr 287:05 am5:31 pm10:26:12−2:2312:18 pm (34.5°)93.584
Apr 297:06 am5:29 pm10:23:50−2:2212:18 pm (34.2°)93.609
Apr 307:07 am5:28 pm10:21:29−2:2012:18 pm (33.9°)93.633
May 17:08 am5:27 pm10:19:10−2:1912:17 pm (33.6°)93.657
May 27:09 am5:26 pm10:16:52−2:1812:17 pm (33.3°)93.682
May 37:10 am5:24 pm10:14:35−2:1612:17 pm (33.0°)93.706
* All times are local time for Wellington. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Wellington

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Wellington - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Apr 27-10:16 am7:06 pm2:16 am(73.9°)243,51393.3%
Apr 28-11:21 am7:56 pm3:11 am(76.3°)241,26687.0%
Apr 29-12:20 pm8:57 pm4:08 am(77.0°)238,88578.8%
Apr 30-1:09 pm10:06 pm5:06 am(76.0°)236,40469.1%
May 1-1:50 pm11:21 pm6:04 am(73.2°)233,88558.2%
May 2-2:24 pm-6:59 am(68.7°)231,42846.6%
May 312:37 am2:52 pm-7:52 am(63.0°)229,18334.9%
* 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, Apr 27, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 5:12 amSun 4:43 pmSun 10:57 amDifficult to see
VenusSun 6:12 amSun 5:10 pmSun 11:41 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 3:39 amSun 3:59 pmSun 9:49 amAverage visibility
JupiterSun 8:22 amSun 6:16 pmSun 1:19 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnSun 2:41 amSun 3:34 pmSun 9:08 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 8:18 amSun 6:10 pmSun 1:14 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 3:45 amSun 4:00 pmSun 9:53 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Wellington.

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