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Nelson, NSN, New Zealand — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 99.6%
Full Moon
Current Time: Jul 10, 2025 at 8:38:06 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:51 am 61° Northeast
Sunset Today: 5:13 pm 299° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 4:09 pm 128° Southeast
Moonset Today: 7:31 am 231° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 22 minutes (+1m 3s)
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Today's Sun Position in Nelson

Time:8:38 pm
Altitude:-37.7°
Direction:267° W
Phase:Night

Day length today: 9h 22m 5s (Jul 10, 2025)

1 minute, 3 seconds longer than yesterday (Jul 9, 2025)

10 minutes, 35 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

5 hours, 47 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Nelson Today

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Night12:00 am – 6:12 am
Astro. Twilight6:12 am – 6:46 am
Nautical Twilight6:46 am – 7:20 am
Civil Twilight7:20 am – 7:51 am
Daylight7:51 am – 5:13 pm
Civil Twilight5:13 pm – 5:44 pm
Nautical Twilight5:44 pm – 6:18 pm
Astro. Twilight6:18 pm – 6:52 pm
Night6:52 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Nelson - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JulSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jul 107:51 am5:13 pm9:22:05+1:0312:32 pm (26.5°)94.496
Jul 117:50 am5:14 pm9:23:12+1:0712:32 pm (26.7°)94.493
Jul 127:50 am5:14 pm9:24:22+1:1012:32 pm (26.8°)94.491
Jul 137:49 am5:15 pm9:25:35+1:1312:32 pm (26.9°)94.487
Jul 147:49 am5:16 pm9:26:51+1:1612:32 pm (27.1°)94.484
Jul 157:48 am5:17 pm9:28:10+1:1912:32 pm (27.2°)94.480
Jul 167:48 am5:17 pm9:29:32+1:2112:32 pm (27.4°)94.476
* All times are local time for Nelson. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Nelson

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Nelson - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JulMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jul 10-7:31 am4:09 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Jul 11-8:17 am5:15 pm12:16 am(75.8°)243,57499.7%
Jul 12-8:55 am6:25 pm1:10 am(73.0°)241,23399.4%
Jul 13-9:27 am7:37 pm2:02 am(68.8°)238,96396.7%
Jul 14-9:53 am8:48 pm2:52 am(63.5°)236,83591.7%
Jul 15-10:17 am9:59 pm3:39 am(57.3°)234,89884.5%
Jul 16-10:39 am11:10 pm4:25 am(50.6°)233,16475.4%
* All times are local time for Nelson. 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 Nelson This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Jul 10, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 9:06 amFri 7:21 pmFri 2:13 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusFri 4:39 amFri 2:24 pmFri 9:32 amGood visibility
MarsThu 10:36 amThu 9:49 pmThu 4:12 pmAverage visibility
JupiterFri 7:06 amFri 4:15 pmFri 11:41 amSlightly difficult to see
SaturnThu 11:15 pmFri 11:28 amFri 5:22 amGreat visibility
UranusFri 4:14 amFri 1:51 pmFri 9:02 amDifficult to see
NeptuneThu 11:18 pmFri 11:24 amFri 5:21 amDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Nelson.

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