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

Moon: 56.9%
Third Quarter
Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 4:38:40 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:29 am↑ 67° East
Sunset Today: 5:21 pm↑ 293° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 11:16 pm↑ 116° Southeast
Moonset Today: 1:31 pm↑ 242° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 52 minutes (-2m 19s)
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Today's Sun Position in Christchurch

Time: 4:38 pm
Altitude: 6.3°
Direction: 301° NW
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 9h 52m 12s (May 9, 2026)

2 minutes, 19 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 8, 2026)

55 minutes, 51 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

5 hours, 33 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2025)

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 – 5:51 am
Astro. Twilight 5:51 am – 6:24 am
Nautical Twilight 6:24 am – 6:59 am
Civil Twilight 6:59 am – 7:29 am
Daylight 7:29 am – 5:21 pm
Civil Twilight 5:21 pm – 5:52 pm
Nautical Twilight 5:52 pm – 6:26 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:26 pm – 7:00 pm
Night 7:00 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Christchurch - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
May Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
May 9 7:29 am 5:21 pm 9:52:12 −2:19 12:25 pm (29.2°) 93.827
May 10 7:30 am 5:20 pm 9:49:55 −2:17 12:25 pm (28.9°) 93.850
May 11 7:31 am 5:19 pm 9:47:40 −2:15 12:25 pm (28.7°) 93.872
May 12 7:32 am 5:18 pm 9:45:27 −2:13 12:25 pm (28.4°) 93.893
May 13 7:33 am 5:17 pm 9:43:16 −2:11 12:25 pm (28.2°) 93.915
May 14 7:35 am 5:16 pm 9:41:07 −2:08 12:25 pm (27.9°) 93.936
May 15 7:36 am 5:15 pm 9:39:00 −2:06 12:25 pm (27.7°) 93.956
* 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 2026

March equinox Mar 21 3:46 am
June solstice Jun 21 8:25 pm
September equinox Sep 23 12:05 pm
December solstice Dec 22 9:50 am
* All times are local Christchurch time.

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Today's Moon in Christchurch

Percent Illuminated: 56.9%
Time: 4:38 pm
Altitude: -23.8°
Direction: 205° SW
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 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Christchurch - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
May 9 - 1:31 pm 11:16 pm 5:56 am (67.6°) 247,627 61.2%
May 10 - 1:56 pm - 6:42 am (63.0°) 244,754 51.2%
May 11 12:24 am 2:17 pm - 7:27 am (57.5°) 241,308 40.7%
May 12 1:33 am 2:37 pm - 8:12 am (51.4°) 237,462 30.4%
May 13 2:44 am 2:57 pm - 8:57 am (44.7°) 233,479 20.6%
May 14 3:57 am 3:19 pm - 9:44 am (37.9°) 229,673 12.1%
May 15 5:15 am 3:43 pm - 10:35 am (31.3°) 226,395 5.4%
* 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, Sat, May 9, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sat 6:53 am Sat 5:06 pm Sat 12:00 noon Difficult to see
Venus Sat 10:05 am Sat 6:52 pm Sat 2:28 pm Good visibility
Mars Sun 5:14 am Sun 4:16 pm Sun 10:45 am Slightly difficult to see
Jupiter Sat 12:17 pm Sat 9:19 pm Sat 4:48 pm Fairly good visibility
Saturn Sun 4:04 am Sun 3:53 pm Sun 9:59 am Average visibility
Uranus Sat 8:35 am Sat 5:57 pm Sat 1:16 pm Extremely difficult to see
Neptune Sun 3:32 am Sun 3:35 pm Sun 9:33 am Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Christchurch.

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