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Queenstown, OTA, New Zealand — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 88.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 21, 2024 at 10:39:54 am
Sunrise Today: 6:36 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 6:41 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 10:57 pm 61° Northeast
Moonset Today: 7:49 am 294° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 5 minutes (+3m 6s)
Location of QueenstownLocation

Today's Sun Position in Queenstown

Time:10:39 am
Altitude:37.4°
Direction:38° NE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 4m 31s (Sep 21, 2024)

3 minutes, 6 seconds longer than yesterday (Sep 20, 2024)

3 hours, 18 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2024)

3 hours, 33 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Queenstown Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:57 am
Astro. Twilight4:57 am – 5:33 am
Nautical Twilight5:33 am – 6:07 am
Civil Twilight6:07 am – 6:36 am
Daylight6:36 am – 6:41 pm
Civil Twilight6:41 pm – 7:10 pm
Nautical Twilight7:10 pm – 7:44 pm
Astro. Twilight7:44 pm – 8:19 pm
Night8:19 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Queenstown - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
SepSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Sep 216:36 am6:41 pm12:04:31+3:0612:38 pm (44.4°)93.327
Sep 226:34 am6:42 pm12:07:38+3:0612:38 pm (44.8°)93.302
Sep 236:32 am6:43 pm12:10:45+3:0712:37 pm (45.2°)93.276
Sep 246:30 am6:44 pm12:13:52+3:0712:37 pm (45.6°)93.251
Sep 256:28 am6:45 pm12:16:59+3:0712:36 pm (46.0°)93.225
Sep 266:26 am6:47 pm12:20:07+3:0712:36 pm (46.3°)93.200
Sep 276:25 am6:48 pm12:23:15+3:0712:36 pm (46.7°)93.174
* All times are local time for Queenstown. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The September equinox (vernal equinox) in Queenstown is at 12:43 am on Monday, September 23, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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Today's Moon in Queenstown

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Queenstown - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
SepMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Sep 21-7:49 am10:57 pm2:47 am(29.2°)224,45890.7%
Sep 22-8:17 am-3:42 am(23.2°)227,24782.4%
Sep 2312:20 am8:53 am-4:40 am(18.8°)230,68672.3%
Sep 241:37 am9:38 am-5:39 am(16.2°)234,43561.4%
Sep 252:43 am10:34 am-6:38 am(15.4°)238,18350.2%
Sep 263:36 am11:38 am-7:35 am(16.4°)241,68039.4%
Sep 274:16 am12:47 pm-8:28 am(18.9°)244,76029.4%
* All times are local time for Queenstown. 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 Queenstown This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Sep 21, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 6:29 amSat 5:52 pmSat 12:10 pmDifficult to see
VenusSat 7:40 amSat 9:12 pmSat 2:26 pmFairly good visibility
MarsSat 3:04 amSat 11:46 amSat 7:25 amAverage visibility
JupiterSun 1:35 amSun 10:26 amSun 6:01 amPerfect visibility
SaturnSat 5:16 pmSun 6:24 amSat 11:50 pmPerfect visibility
UranusSat 11:39 pmSun 9:01 amSun 4:20 amAverage visibility
NeptuneSat 6:29 pmSun 6:47 amSun 12:38 amSlightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Queenstown.

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