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

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Moon: 93.9%

Waxing Gibbous

Current Time: Mar 19, 2019 at 2:04:22 pm


Sunrise Today: 7:21 am↑ 92° East
Sunset Today: 7:35 pm↑ 268° West


Moonrise Today: 6:47 pm↑ 72° East
Moonset Today: 4:25 am↑ 292° Northwest


Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 13 minutes (-2m 46s)

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Today's Sun Position in Wellington

Time:2:04 pm
Altitude:48.7°
Direction:347° N
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 13m 58s (Mar 19, 2019)

2 minutes, 46 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 18, 2019)

3 hours, 2 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2018)

2 hours, 55 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 – 5:48 am
Astro. Twilight5:48 am – 6:21 am
Nautical Twilight6:21 am – 6:53 am
Civil Twilight6:53 am – 7:21 am
Daylight7:21 am – 7:35 pm
Civil Twilight7:35 pm – 8:03 pm
Nautical Twilight8:03 pm – 8:35 pm
Astro. Twilight8:35 pm – 9:08 pm
Night9:08 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Wellington - Next 7 Days

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2019Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDifferenceTimeMil. mi
Mar 197:21 am7:35 pm12:13:58−2:461:28 pm (49.5°)92.523
Mar 207:22 am7:33 pm12:11:11−2:461:28 pm (49.1°)92.549
Mar 217:23 am7:32 pm12:08:24−2:461:28 pm (48.7°)92.575
Mar 227:24 am7:30 pm12:05:38−2:461:27 pm (48.3°)92.601
Mar 237:25 am7:28 pm12:02:51−2:461:27 pm (47.9°)92.627
Mar 247:27 am7:27 pm12:00:05−2:461:27 pm (47.5°)92.654
Mar 257:28 am7:25 pm11:57:19−2:451:27 pm (47.1°)92.681
* All times are local time for Wellington. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

March Equinox (Autumnal Equinox) is on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 10:58 am in Wellington.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on Equinox?

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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:93.9%
Time:2:04 pm
Altitude:-50.5°
Direction:122° SE
Position:Waxing 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
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 19-4:25 am6:47 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Mar 20-5:40 am7:24 pm12:09 am(35.5°)223,37796.1%
Mar 21-6:56 am7:58 pm1:05 am(40.7°)223,56399.4%
Mar 22-8:11 am8:30 pm1:59 am(46.5°)224,93699.5%
Mar 23-9:24 am9:03 pm2:52 am(52.2°)227,38596.6%
Mar 24-10:36 am9:36 pm3:44 am(57.5°)230,66991.0%
Mar 25-11:44 am10:12 pm4:36 am(62.2°)234,47183.3%
* All times are local time for Wellington. 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Wellington This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 19, 2019
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 6:51 amTue 7:02 pmTue 12:56 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusTue 4:10 amTue 6:05 pmTue 11:08 amGood visibility
MarsTue 11:59 amTue 9:44 pmTue 4:52 pmAverage visibility
JupiterMon 11:40 pmTue 2:37 pmTue 7:08 amPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 1:34 amTue 4:22 pmTue 8:58 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 10:07 amTue 8:52 pmTue 3:30 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 6:24 amTue 7:11 pmTue 12:48 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Wellington.

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