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

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Moon: 99.8%
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Current Time: Jul 6, 2020 at 2:54:35 am


Sunrise Today: 7:46 am↑ 60° Northeast
Sunset Today: 5:04 pm↑ 300° Northwest


Moonrise Today: 5:56 pm↑ 121° Southeast
Moonset Today: 8:31 am↑ 238° Southwest


Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 18 minutes (+51s)

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Today's Sun Position in Wellington

Time:2:54 am
Altitude:-53.8°
Direction:109° E
Phase:Night

Day length today: 9h 18m 13s (Jul 6, 2020)

51 seconds longer than yesterday (Jul 5, 2020)

6 minutes, 49 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2020)

5 hours, 51 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2019)

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 – 6:07 am
Astro. Twilight6:07 am – 6:41 am
Nautical Twilight6:41 am – 7:15 am
Civil Twilight7:15 am – 7:46 am
Daylight7:46 am – 5:04 pm
Civil Twilight5:04 pm – 5:35 pm
Nautical Twilight5:35 pm – 6:10 pm
Astro. Twilight6:10 pm – 6:43 pm
Night6:43 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Wellington - Next 7 Days

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2020Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JulSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jul 67:46 am5:04 pm9:18:13+0:5112:25 pm (26.1°)94.507
Jul 77:46 am5:05 pm9:19:08+0:5512:25 pm (26.2°)94.507
Jul 87:46 am5:06 pm9:20:06+0:5812:25 pm (26.3°)94.506
Jul 97:45 am5:06 pm9:21:08+1:0112:26 pm (26.4°)94.504
Jul 107:45 am5:07 pm9:22:13+1:0412:26 pm (26.5°)94.503
Jul 117:44 am5:08 pm9:23:20+1:0712:26 pm (26.7°)94.501
Jul 127:44 am5:08 pm9:24:31+1:1012:26 pm (26.8°)94.498
* 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 2020

March EquinoxMar 204:50 pm
June SolsticeJun 219:44 am
September EquinoxSep 231:31 am
December SolsticeDec 2111:02 pm
* All times are local Wellington time.

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Today's Moon in Wellington

Percent Illuminated:99.8%
Time:2:54 am
Altitude:58.2°
Direction:294° NW
Position:Near Full Moon (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 2020 Moon Phases

Moon in Wellington - Next 7 days

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2020Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JulMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jul 6-8:31 am5:56 pm12:44 am(72.3°)236,43299.8%
Jul 7-9:18 am7:00 pm1:40 am(70.9°)239,23797.8%
Jul 8-9:57 am8:04 pm2:33 am(68.2°)242,16593.5%
Jul 9-10:29 am9:07 pm3:21 am(64.6°)244,98887.3%
Jul 10-10:57 am10:09 pm4:07 am(60.2°)247,47879.8%
Jul 11-11:21 am11:08 pm4:50 am(55.4°)249,43371.2%
Jul 12-11:45 am-5:31 am(50.5°)250,69561.9%
* 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, Mon, Jul 6, 2020
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 6:58 amMon 4:46 pmMon 11:52 amExtremely difficult to see
VenusMon 4:49 amMon 2:48 pmMon 9:48 amGreat visibility
MarsSun 11:39 pmMon 11:52 amMon 5:46 amPerfect visibility
JupiterSun 5:42 pmMon 8:30 amMon 1:06 amPerfect visibility
SaturnSun 6:14 pmMon 8:51 amMon 1:32 amPerfect visibility
UranusMon 2:44 amMon 1:05 pmMon 7:54 amDifficult to see
NeptuneSun 10:34 pmMon 11:10 amMon 4:52 amDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Wellington.

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