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

Moon: 88.5%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 9, 2025 at 1:11:52 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:29 am 67° East
Sunset Today: 5:21 pm 294° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 3:36 pm 97° East
Moonset Today: 3:45 am 267° West
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 52 minutes (-2m 18s)
Location of ChristchurchLocation

Today's Sun Position in Christchurch

Time:1:11 pm
Altitude:28.2°
Direction:348° N
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 9h 51m 39s (May 9, 2025)

2 minutes, 18 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 8, 2025)

55 minutes, 17 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2024)

5 hours, 34 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Christchurch Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:51 am
Astro. Twilight5:51 am – 6:24 am
Nautical Twilight6:24 am – 6:59 am
Civil Twilight6:59 am – 7:29 am
Daylight7:29 am – 5:21 pm
Civil Twilight5:21 pm – 5:52 pm
Nautical Twilight5:52 pm – 6:26 pm
Astro. Twilight6:26 pm – 6:59 pm
Night6:59 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Christchurch - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 97:29 am5:21 pm9:51:39−2:1812:25 pm (29.1°)93.831
May 107:30 am5:20 pm9:49:22−2:1612:25 pm (28.9°)93.853
May 117:32 am5:19 pm9:47:07−2:1412:25 pm (28.6°)93.874
May 127:33 am5:18 pm9:44:55−2:1212:25 pm (28.3°)93.895
May 137:34 am5:16 pm9:42:44−2:1012:25 pm (28.1°)93.915
May 147:35 am5:15 pm9:40:36−2:0812:25 pm (27.9°)93.936
May 157:36 am5:14 pm9:38:30−2:0612:25 pm (27.6°)93.956
* 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 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Christchurch - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 9-3:45 am3:36 pm10:06 pm(52.6°)251,80290.6%
May 10-4:47 am3:54 pm10:46 pm(58.2°)252,34995.5%
May 11-5:50 am4:13 pm11:27 pm(63.3°)252,38498.6%
May 12-6:55 am4:36 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 13-8:00 am5:03 pm12:12 am(67.8°)251,95899.8%
May 14-9:05 am5:38 pm12:59 am(71.3°)251,11299.2%
May 15-10:08 am6:22 pm1:50 am(73.7°)249,86396.6%
* 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 9, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 5:32 amFri 4:37 pmFri 11:05 amAverage visibility
VenusFri 3:43 amFri 3:34 pmFri 9:39 amGreat visibility
MarsFri 1:26 pmFri 10:53 pmFri 6:09 pmAverage visibility
JupiterFri 10:22 amFri 7:18 pmFri 2:50 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnFri 3:08 amFri 3:31 pmFri 9:19 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 8:13 amFri 5:44 pmFri 12:59 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 3:23 amFri 3:33 pmFri 9:28 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Christchurch.

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