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

Moon: 89.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 11, 2025 at 12:26:43 am
Sunrise Today: 6:39 am↑ 84° East
Sunset Today: 6:13 pm↑ 275° West
Moonrise Today: 10:41 pm↑ 64° Northeast
Moonset Today: 7:56 am↑ 291° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 34 minutes (+2m 54s)
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Today's Sun Position in Christchurch

Time: 12:26 am
Altitude: -51.2°
Direction: 180° S
Phase: Night

Day length today: 11h 34m 28s (Sep 11, 2025)

2 minutes, 54 seconds longer than yesterday (Sep 10, 2025)

2 hours, 38 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

3 hours, 51 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

The Sun's altitude in Christchurch today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Christchurch Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Christchurch today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night 12:00 am – 5:04 am
Astro. Twilight 5:04 am – 5:37 am
Nautical Twilight 5:37 am – 6:10 am
Civil Twilight 6:10 am – 6:39 am
Daylight 6:39 am – 6:13 pm
Civil Twilight 6:13 pm – 6:42 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:42 pm – 7:15 pm
Astro. Twilight 7:15 pm – 7:49 pm
Night 7:49 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Christchurch - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Sep Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Sep 11 6:39 am 6:13 pm 11:34:28 +2:54 12:26 pm (42.0°) 93.583
Sep 12 6:37 am 6:14 pm 11:37:23 +2:54 12:25 pm (42.3°) 93.559
Sep 13 6:35 am 6:15 pm 11:40:17 +2:54 12:25 pm (42.7°) 93.535
Sep 14 6:33 am 6:17 pm 11:43:13 +2:55 12:25 pm (43.1°) 93.511
Sep 15 6:32 am 6:18 pm 11:46:08 +2:55 12:24 pm (43.5°) 93.487
Sep 16 6:30 am 6:19 pm 11:49:04 +2:55 12:24 pm (43.9°) 93.463
Sep 17 6:28 am 6:20 pm 11:52:00 +2:56 12:24 pm (44.3°) 93.438
* All times are local time for Christchurch. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2025

March equinox Mar 20 10:01 pm
June solstice Jun 21 2:42 pm
September equinox Sep 23 6:19 am
December solstice Dec 22 4:03 am
* All times are local Christchurch time.

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Today's Moon in Christchurch

Percent Illuminated: 89.8%
Time: 12:26 am
Altitude: 25.2°
Direction: 36° NE
Position: Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in Christchurch today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Christchurch - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Sep Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Sep 11 - 7:56 am 10:41 pm 2:44 am (32.3°) 226,665 89.1%
Sep 12 - 8:24 am - 3:38 am (26.2°) 227,139 80.3%
Sep 13 12:03 am 8:59 am - 4:35 am (21.3°) 228,282 69.7%
Sep 14 1:22 am 9:45 am - 5:35 am (18.2°) 229,929 58.2%
Sep 15 2:33 am 10:42 am - 6:38 am (17.0°) 231,904 46.3%
Sep 16 3:32 am 11:49 am - 7:39 am (17.8°) 234,064 34.9%
Sep 17 4:17 am 1:02 pm - 8:37 am (20.3°) 236,300 24.5%
* 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, Thu, Sep 11, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Thu 6:44 am Thu 5:58 pm Thu 12:20 pm Extremely difficult to see
Venus Thu 5:35 am Thu 3:40 pm Thu 10:37 am Fairly good visibility
Mars Thu 7:55 am Thu 9:07 pm Thu 2:31 pm Average visibility
Jupiter Thu 4:00 am Thu 1:06 pm Thu 8:33 am Fairly good visibility
Saturn Wed 6:59 pm Thu 7:23 am Thu 1:11 am Perfect visibility
Uranus Thu 12:26 am Thu 9:47 am Thu 5:07 am Average visibility
Neptune Wed 7:11 pm Thu 7:21 am Thu 1:16 am Slightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Christchurch.

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