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Christchurch, CAN, New Zealand — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 99.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 24, 2024 at 7:11:49 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:45 am 62° Northeast
Sunset Today: 5:06 pm 299° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 5:04 pm 128° Southeast
Moonset Today: 8:22 am 234° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 21 minutes (-1m 42s)
Location of ChristchurchLocation

Today's Sun Position in Christchurch

Time:7:11 pm
Altitude:-22.3°
Direction:278° W
Phase:Night

Day length today: 9h 21m 1s (May 24, 2024)

1 minute, 42 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 23, 2024)

24 minutes, 39 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

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

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Christchurch Today

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Night12:00 am – 6:04 am
Astro. Twilight6:04 am – 6:38 am
Nautical Twilight6:38 am – 7:13 am
Civil Twilight7:13 am – 7:45 am
Daylight7:45 am – 5:06 pm
Civil Twilight5:06 pm – 5:38 pm
Nautical Twilight5:38 pm – 6:13 pm
Astro. Twilight6:13 pm – 6:47 pm
Night6:47 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Christchurch - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 247:45 am5:06 pm9:21:01−1:4212:26 pm (25.7°)94.130
May 257:46 am5:05 pm9:19:21−1:3912:26 pm (25.5°)94.147
May 267:47 am5:05 pm9:17:45−1:3612:26 pm (25.3°)94.164
May 277:48 am5:04 pm9:16:12−1:3312:26 pm (25.2°)94.181
May 287:49 am5:03 pm9:14:41−1:3012:26 pm (25.0°)94.197
May 297:50 am5:03 pm9:13:14−1:2712:26 pm (24.8°)94.213
May 307:50 am5:02 pm9:11:50−1:2312:26 pm (24.7°)94.229
* All times are local time for Christchurch. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Christchurch

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Christchurch - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 24-8:22 am5:04 pm12:19 am(70.4°)242,88299.9%
May 25-9:31 am5:50 pm1:13 am(73.3°)240,56398.8%
May 26-10:33 am6:48 pm2:11 am(74.6°)238,33195.4%
May 27-11:26 am7:57 pm3:10 am(74.1°)236,25789.6%
May 28-12:08 pm9:12 pm4:08 am(71.7°)234,37981.7%
May 29-12:41 pm10:30 pm5:04 am(67.7°)232,71472.1%
May 30-1:08 pm11:47 pm5:57 am(62.4°)231,27961.1%
* All times are local time for Christchurch. 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 Christchurch This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 24, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 5:51 amSat 4:14 pmSat 11:03 amAverage visibility
VenusSat 7:31 amSat 4:57 pmSat 12:14 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 3:48 amSat 3:06 pmSat 9:27 amAverage visibility
JupiterSat 7:23 amSat 4:52 pmSat 12:08 pmDifficult to see
SaturnSat 1:11 amSat 2:04 pmSat 7:38 amAverage visibility
UranusSat 6:54 amSat 4:31 pmSat 11:43 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSat 2:10 amSat 2:25 pmSat 8:18 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Christchurch.

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