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Nelson, NSN, New Zealand — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 87.9%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 11, 2025 at 6:30:13 am
Sunrise Today: 6:35 am↑ 85° East
Sunset Today: 6:12 pm↑ 275° West
Moonrise Today: 10:32 pm↑ 65° East
Moonset Today: 7:58 am↑ 290° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 37 minutes (+2m 40s)
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Today's Sun Position in Nelson

Time: 6:30 am
Altitude: -1.0°
Direction: 85° E
Phase: Civil Twilight

Day length today: 11h 36m 46s (Sep 11, 2025)

2 minutes, 40 seconds longer than yesterday (Sep 10, 2025)

2 hours, 25 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

3 hours, 32 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

The Sun's altitude in Nelson 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 Nelson Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Nelson 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 – 5:03 am
Astro. Twilight 5:03 am – 5:36 am
Nautical Twilight 5:36 am – 6:07 am
Civil Twilight 6:07 am – 6:35 am
Daylight 6:35 am – 6:12 pm
Civil Twilight 6:12 pm – 6:39 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:39 pm – 7:11 pm
Astro. Twilight 7:11 pm – 7:44 pm
Night 7:44 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Nelson - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Sep Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Sep 11 6:35 am 6:12 pm 11:36:46 +2:40 12:23 pm (44.2°) 93.583
Sep 12 6:33 am 6:13 pm 11:39:27 +2:41 12:23 pm (44.6°) 93.559
Sep 13 6:32 am 6:14 pm 11:42:09 +2:41 12:22 pm (45.0°) 93.535
Sep 14 6:30 am 6:15 pm 11:44:51 +2:41 12:22 pm (45.4°) 93.511
Sep 15 6:28 am 6:16 pm 11:47:33 +2:42 12:22 pm (45.7°) 93.487
Sep 16 6:27 am 6:17 pm 11:50:15 +2:42 12:21 pm (46.1°) 93.463
Sep 17 6:25 am 6:18 pm 11:52:58 +2:42 12:21 pm (46.5°) 93.438
* All times are local time for Nelson. 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 Nelson time.

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Today's Moon in Nelson

Percent Illuminated: 87.9%
Time: 6:30 am
Altitude: 13.7°
Direction: 305° NW
Position: Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in Nelson 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 Nelson - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Sep Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Sep 11 - 7:58 am 10:32 pm 2:41 am (34.6°) 226,665 89.1%
Sep 12 - 8:28 am 11:52 pm 3:35 am (28.4°) 227,138 80.3%
Sep 13 - 9:06 am - 4:32 am (23.6°) 228,280 69.7%
Sep 14 1:09 am 9:52 am - 5:33 am (20.4°) 229,926 58.2%
Sep 15 2:19 am 10:50 am - 6:35 am (19.2°) 231,901 46.3%
Sep 16 3:18 am 11:56 am - 7:36 am (20.0°) 234,060 34.9%
Sep 17 4:05 am 1:08 pm - 8:34 am (22.6°) 236,295 24.5%
* All times are local time for Nelson. 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 Nelson This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Thu, Sep 11, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Thu 6:39 am Thu 5:57 pm Thu 12:17 pm Extremely difficult to see
Venus Thu 5:28 am Thu 3:42 pm Thu 10:35 am Fairly good visibility
Mars Thu 7:55 am Thu 9:02 pm Thu 2:28 pm Average visibility
Jupiter Thu 3:51 am Thu 1:10 pm Thu 8:31 am Fairly good visibility
Saturn Wed 6:58 pm Thu 7:20 am Thu 1:09 am Perfect visibility
Uranus Thu 12:17 am Thu 9:51 am Thu 5:04 am Average visibility
Neptune Wed 7:08 pm Thu 7:18 am Thu 1:13 am Slightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Nelson.

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