Sun & moon times today, Palmerston North, New Zealand

Moon: 56.9%

Where is the Sun directly overhead right now?

Day length today: 10h 6m 35s (May 9, 2026)

2 minutes, 3 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 8, 2026)

49 minutes, 17 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

4 hours, 56 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2025)

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Sun in Palmerston North - Next 7 Days

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2026	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May 9	7:10 am	5:17 pm	10:06:35	−2:03	12:14 pm (32.4°)	93.827
May 10	7:11 am	5:16 pm	10:04:33	−2:01	12:13 pm (32.1°)	93.850
May 11	7:12 am	5:14 pm	10:02:33	−1:59	12:13 pm (31.8°)	93.872
May 12	7:13 am	5:13 pm	10:00:35	−1:57	12:13 pm (31.6°)	93.893
May 13	7:14 am	5:13 pm	9:58:39	−1:56	12:13 pm (31.3°)	93.915
May 14	7:15 am	5:12 pm	9:56:45	−1:54	12:13 pm (31.1°)	93.936
May 15	7:16 am	5:11 pm	9:54:53	−1:52	12:13 pm (30.8°)	93.956
* All times are local time for Palmerston North. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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 Palmerston North time.

Percent Illuminated:

56.9%

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2026	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
May	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
May 9	-	1:10 pm	11:11 pm	5:44 am	(70.8°)	247,648	61.3%
May 10	-	1:37 pm	-	6:30 am	(66.2°)	244,780	51.2%
May 11	12:17 am	2:01 pm	-	7:15 am	(60.8°)	241,338	40.8%
May 12	1:24 am	2:23 pm	-	7:59 am	(54.6°)	237,494	30.5%
May 13	2:32 am	2:46 pm	-	8:45 am	(48.0°)	233,511	20.7%
May 14	3:42 am	3:10 pm	-	9:32 am	(41.2°)	229,702	12.1%
May 15	4:57 am	3:38 pm	-	10:23 am	(34.6°)	226,419	5.4%
* All times are local time for Palmerston North. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

	Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 9, 2026
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Sat 6:35 am	Sat 5:00 pm	Sat 11:48 am	Difficult to see
Venus	Sat 9:42 am	Sat 6:51 pm	Sat 2:16 pm	Good visibility
Mars	Sun 4:58 am	Sun 4:07 pm	Sun 10:33 am	Slightly difficult to see
Jupiter	Sat 11:55 am	Sat 9:17 pm	Sat 4:36 pm	Fairly good visibility
Saturn	Sun 3:51 am	Sun 3:42 pm	Sun 9:47 am	Average visibility
Uranus	Sat 8:14 am	Sat 5:54 pm	Sat 1:04 pm	Extremely difficult to see
Neptune	Sun 3:20 am	Sun 3:23 pm	Sun 9:21 am	Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Palmerston North.