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

Moon: 3.6%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 10, 2024 at 6:05:17 am
Sunrise Today: 7:17 am 67° East
Sunset Today: 5:16 pm 293° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 9:38 am 53° Northeast
Moonset Today: 6:23 pm 308° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 59 minutes (-2m 5s)
Location of WellingtonLocation

Today's Sun Position in Wellington

Time:6:05 am
Altitude:-13.7°
Direction:78° E
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 9h 59m 23s (May 10, 2024)

2 minutes, 5 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 9, 2024)

48 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

5 hours, 10 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Wellington Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:42 am
Astro. Twilight5:42 am – 6:14 am
Nautical Twilight6:14 am – 6:47 am
Civil Twilight6:47 am – 7:17 am
Daylight7:17 am – 5:16 pm
Civil Twilight5:16 pm – 5:46 pm
Nautical Twilight5:46 pm – 6:19 pm
Astro. Twilight6:19 pm – 6:51 pm
Night6:51 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Wellington - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 107:17 am5:16 pm9:59:23−2:0512:17 pm (31.0°)93.864
May 117:18 am5:15 pm9:57:20−2:0312:17 pm (30.8°)93.885
May 127:19 am5:14 pm9:55:19−2:0112:17 pm (30.5°)93.905
May 137:20 am5:13 pm9:53:19−1:5912:17 pm (30.3°)93.926
May 147:21 am5:12 pm9:51:22−1:5712:17 pm (30.0°)93.946
May 157:22 am5:11 pm9:49:27−1:5512:17 pm (29.8°)93.965
May 167:23 am5:10 pm9:47:34−1:5312:17 pm (29.6°)93.984
* 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
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 109:38 am6:23 pm-2:02 pm(20.7°)233,0665.1%
May 1110:46 am7:18 pm-3:02 pm(19.4°)236,58311.3%
May 1211:44 am8:20 pm-4:01 pm(20.0°)240,21919.3%
May 1312:29 pm9:26 pm-4:55 pm(22.2°)243,66728.3%
May 141:05 pm10:33 pm-5:45 pm(25.6°)246,66238.1%
May 151:33 pm11:38 pm-6:31 pm(30.1°)249,01048.0%
May 161:56 pm--7:14 pm(35.1°)250,58957.8%
* 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, Fri, May 10, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 4:58 amFri 4:20 pmFri 10:39 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusFri 6:40 amFri 5:00 pmFri 11:51 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 3:39 amFri 3:32 pmFri 9:36 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 7:50 amFri 5:38 pmFri 12:44 pmDifficult to see
SaturnFri 1:59 amFri 2:50 pmFri 8:24 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 7:34 amFri 5:25 pmFri 12:29 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 3:00 amFri 3:14 pmFri 9:07 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Wellington.

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