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Wellington, WGN, New Zealand — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 86.2%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 9, 2025 at 4:29:49 am
Sunrise Today: 7:16 am 67° East
Sunset Today: 5:18 pm 293° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 3:29 pm 97° East
Moonset Today: 3:36 am 267° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 2 minutes (-2m 7s)
Location of WellingtonLocation

Today's Sun Position in Wellington

Time:4:29 am
Altitude:-31.4°
Direction:94° E
Phase:Night

Day length today: 10h 1m 59s (May 9, 2025)

2 minutes, 7 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 8, 2025)

50 minutes, 36 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2024)

5 hours, 7 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Wellington Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:41 am
Astro. Twilight5:41 am – 6:13 am
Nautical Twilight6:13 am – 6:46 am
Civil Twilight6:46 am – 7:16 am
Daylight7:16 am – 5:18 pm
Civil Twilight5:18 pm – 5:47 pm
Nautical Twilight5:47 pm – 6:20 pm
Astro. Twilight6:20 pm – 6:53 pm
Night6:53 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Wellington - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 97:16 am5:18 pm10:01:59−2:0712:17 pm (31.4°)93.831
May 107:17 am5:17 pm9:59:54−2:0512:17 pm (31.1°)93.852
May 117:18 am5:15 pm9:57:50−2:0312:17 pm (30.8°)93.874
May 127:19 am5:14 pm9:55:49−2:0112:17 pm (30.6°)93.894
May 137:20 am5:13 pm9:53:49−1:5912:17 pm (30.3°)93.915
May 147:21 am5:12 pm9:51:51−1:5712:17 pm (30.1°)93.936
May 157:22 am5:11 pm9:49:55−1:5512:17 pm (29.9°)93.956
* All times are local time for Wellington. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Wellington

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Wellington - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 9-3:36 am3:29 pm9:57 pm(54.8°)251,79790.6%
May 10-4:36 am3:48 pm10:37 pm(60.4°)252,34895.4%
May 11-5:37 am4:09 pm11:19 pm(65.6°)252,38598.6%
May 12-6:40 am4:34 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 13-7:44 am5:03 pm12:03 am(70.0°)251,96299.8%
May 14-8:47 am5:39 pm12:50 am(73.6°)251,11899.2%
May 15-9:48 am6:24 pm1:41 am(76.0°)249,87196.6%
* All times are local time for Wellington. 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 Wellington This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 9, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 5:21 amFri 4:31 pmFri 10:57 amAverage visibility
VenusFri 3:34 amFri 3:26 pmFri 9:30 amGreat visibility
MarsFri 1:11 pmFri 10:51 pmFri 6:01 pmAverage visibility
JupiterFri 10:06 amFri 7:17 pmFri 2:41 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnFri 3:00 amFri 3:21 pmFri 9:11 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 7:59 amFri 5:41 pmFri 12:50 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 3:15 amFri 3:24 pmFri 9:19 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Wellington.

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