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

Moon: 23.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 10:36:50 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:34 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 7:36 pm 271° West
Moonrise Today: 12:31 pm 56° Northeast
Moonset Today: 9:25 pm 306° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 2 minutes (-3m)

Today's Sun Position in Christchurch

Time: 10:36 pm
Altitude: -31.8°
Direction: 236° SW
Phase: Night

Day length today: 12h 1m 47s (Mar 23, 2026)

3 minutes shorter than yesterday (Mar 22, 2026)

3 hours, 5 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

3 hours, 24 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Christchurch Today

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Night 12:00 am – 5:58 am
Astro. Twilight 5:58 am – 6:32 am
Nautical Twilight 6:32 am – 7:06 am
Civil Twilight 7:06 am – 7:34 am
Daylight 7:34 am – 7:36 pm
Civil Twilight 7:36 pm – 8:05 pm
Nautical Twilight 8:05 pm – 8:38 pm
Astro. Twilight 8:38 pm – 9:12 pm
Night 9:12 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Christchurch - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Mar Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Mar 23 7:34 am 7:36 pm 12:01:47 −3:00 1:36 pm (45.5°) 92.638
Mar 24 7:36 am 7:34 pm 11:58:47 −2:59 1:35 pm (45.1°) 92.664
Mar 25 7:37 am 7:33 pm 11:55:47 −2:59 1:35 pm (44.7°) 92.690
Mar 26 7:38 am 7:31 pm 11:52:48 −2:59 1:35 pm (44.4°) 92.715
Mar 27 7:39 am 7:29 pm 11:49:49 −2:58 1:34 pm (44.0°) 92.741
Mar 28 7:40 am 7:27 pm 11:46:51 −2:58 1:34 pm (43.6°) 92.767
Mar 29 7:42 am 7:25 pm 11:43:52 −2:58 1:34 pm (43.2°) 92.793
* All times are local time for Christchurch. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Christchurch

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Christchurch - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Mar 23 12:31 pm 9:25 pm - 5:02 pm (21.0°) 228,095 21.4%
Mar 24 1:50 pm 10:12 pm - 6:03 pm (18.1°) 228,789 32.2%
Mar 25 3:00 pm 11:12 pm - 7:06 pm (17.2°) 229,942 43.9%
Mar 26 3:58 pm - - 8:08 pm (18.3°) 231,421 55.7%
Mar 27 - 12:22 am 4:43 pm 9:07 pm (21.3°) 233,113 67.1%
Mar 28 - 1:38 am 5:17 pm 10:01 pm (25.7°) 234,961 77.3%
Mar 29 - 2:55 am 5:44 pm 10:51 pm (31.2°) 236,923 86.0%
* All times are local time for Christchurch. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. 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, Mon, Mar 23, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Tue 5:30 am Tue 6:37 pm Tue 12:04 pm Slightly difficult to see
Venus Tue 9:11 am Tue 8:18 pm Tue 2:45 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Tue 6:09 am Tue 7:02 pm Tue 12:36 pm Difficult to see
Jupiter Mon 4:04 pm Tue 1:01 am Mon 8:32 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Tue 7:40 am Tue 7:46 pm Tue 1:43 pm Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Tue 12:24 pm Tue 9:51 pm Tue 5:07 pm Difficult to see
Neptune Tue 7:28 am Tue 7:36 pm Tue 1:32 pm Very close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Christchurch.

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