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Palmerston North, MWT, New Zealand — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 98.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 25, 2024 at 5:21:57 am
Sunrise Today: 7:25 am 63° Northeast
Sunset Today: 5:03 pm 297° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 5:52 pm 128° Southeast
Moonset Today: 9:04 am 233° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 38 minutes (-1m 27s)
Location of Palmerston NorthLocation

Today's Sun Position in Palmerston North

Time:5:21 am
Altitude:-23.2°
Direction:82° E
Phase:Night

Day length today: 9h 37m 32s (May 25, 2024)

1 minute, 27 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 24, 2024)

20 minutes, 14 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

5 hours, 26 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Palmerston North Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:49 am
Astro. Twilight5:49 am – 6:22 am
Nautical Twilight6:22 am – 6:55 am
Civil Twilight6:55 am – 7:25 am
Daylight7:25 am – 5:03 pm
Civil Twilight5:03 pm – 5:33 pm
Nautical Twilight5:33 pm – 6:06 pm
Astro. Twilight6:06 pm – 6:39 pm
Night6:39 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Palmerston North - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 257:25 am5:03 pm9:37:32−1:2712:14 pm (28.7°)94.147
May 267:26 am5:02 pm9:36:07−1:2512:14 pm (28.5°)94.164
May 277:27 am5:01 pm9:34:44−1:2212:14 pm (28.3°)94.181
May 287:28 am5:01 pm9:33:25−1:1912:14 pm (28.2°)94.197
May 297:28 am5:00 pm9:32:08−1:1612:14 pm (28.0°)94.213
May 307:29 am5:00 pm9:30:54−1:1312:15 pm (27.9°)94.229
May 317:30 am5:00 pm9:29:43−1:1112:15 pm (27.7°)94.244
* All times are local time for Palmerston North. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Palmerston North

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Palmerston North - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 25-9:04 am5:52 pm1:01 am(76.5°)240,58298.8%
May 26-10:06 am6:51 pm1:58 am(77.8°)238,34995.4%
May 27-11:00 am7:58 pm2:57 am(77.3°)236,27389.7%
May 28-11:44 am9:11 pm3:56 am(75.0°)234,39381.8%
May 29-12:20 pm10:26 pm4:52 am(71.0°)232,72772.2%
May 30-12:50 pm11:40 pm5:45 am(65.7°)231,29061.2%
May 31-1:16 pm-6:35 am(59.4°)230,11049.5%
* All times are local time for Palmerston North. 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 Palmerston North This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 25, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 5:34 amSat 4:07 pmSat 10:51 amAverage visibility
VenusSat 7:11 amSat 4:54 pmSat 12:02 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 3:33 amSat 2:57 pmSat 9:15 amAverage visibility
JupiterSat 7:03 amSat 4:49 pmSat 11:56 amDifficult to see
SaturnSat 1:02 amSat 1:49 pmSat 7:26 amAverage visibility
UranusSat 6:34 amSat 4:27 pmSat 11:31 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSat 1:59 amSat 2:12 pmSat 8:06 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Palmerston North.

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