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

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Moon: 98.1%

Waning Gibbous

Current Time: May 20, 2019 at 3:36:10 pm


Sunrise Today: 7:26 am↑ 64° Northeast
Sunset Today: 5:08 pm↑ 296° Northwest


Moonrise Today: 6:17 pm↑ 117° Southeast
Moonset Today: 8:19 am↑ 245° Southwest


Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 41 minutes (-1m 45s)

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Today's Sun Position in Wellington

Time:3:36 pm
Altitude:13.5°
Direction:313° NW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 9h 41m 48s (May 20, 2019)

1 minute, 45 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 19, 2019)

30 minutes, 23 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2018)

5 hours, 28 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2018)

The Sun's altitude in Wellington today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Wellington Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Wellington today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night12:00 am – 5:49 am
Astro. Twilight5:49 am – 6:22 am
Nautical Twilight6:22 am – 6:56 am
Civil Twilight6:56 am – 7:26 am
Daylight7:26 am – 5:08 pm
Civil Twilight5:08 pm – 5:38 pm
Nautical Twilight5:38 pm – 6:11 pm
Astro. Twilight6:11 pm – 6:44 pm
Night6:44 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Wellington - Next 7 Days

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2019Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDifferenceTimeMil. mi
May 207:26 am5:08 pm9:41:48−1:4512:17 pm (28.9°)94.048
May 217:27 am5:07 pm9:40:04−1:4312:17 pm (28.7°)94.067
May 227:28 am5:06 pm9:38:23−1:4012:17 pm (28.5°)94.085
May 237:29 am5:05 pm9:36:45−1:3812:17 pm (28.3°)94.104
May 247:29 am5:05 pm9:35:09−1:3512:17 pm (28.1°)94.122
May 257:30 am5:04 pm9:33:36−1:3312:17 pm (27.9°)94.139
May 267:31 am5:03 pm9:32:06−1:3012:17 pm (27.7°)94.157
* All times are local time for Wellington. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2019

March EquinoxMar 2110:59 am
June SolsticeJun 223:54 am
September EquinoxSep 237:50 pm
December SolsticeDec 225:19 pm
* All times are local Wellington time.

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Today's Moon in Wellington

Percent Illuminated:98.1%
Time:3:36 pm
Altitude:-22.8°
Direction:147° SE
Position:Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in Wellington today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2019 Moon Phases

Moon in Wellington - Next 7 days

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2019Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 20-8:19 am6:17 pm12:54 am(66.3°)237,03799.4%
May 21-9:22 am7:02 pm1:47 am(69.0°)239,89296.7%
May 22-10:20 am7:53 pm2:40 am(70.5°)242,82491.8%
May 23-11:11 am8:47 pm3:32 am(70.7°)245,59985.2%
May 24-11:55 am9:43 pm4:23 am(69.6°)247,98777.3%
May 25-12:33 pm10:41 pm5:11 am(67.6°)249,78968.5%
May 26-1:06 pm11:40 pm5:58 am(64.7°)250,85759.0%
* 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, Mon, May 20, 2019
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 7:17 amMon 5:00 pmMon 12:09 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
VenusMon 5:25 amMon 4:06 pmMon 10:46 amFairly good visibility
MarsMon 10:13 amMon 7:11 pmMon 2:42 pmAverage visibility
JupiterMon 6:26 pmTue 9:22 amTue 1:54 amPerfect visibility
SaturnMon 8:32 pmTue 11:19 amTue 3:55 amPerfect visibility
UranusMon 5:21 amMon 3:57 pmMon 10:39 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 1:25 amTue 2:08 pmTue 7:47 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Wellington.

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