Sun & moon times today, Palmerston North, New Zealand

Moon: 88.5%

Where is the Sun directly overhead right now?

Day length today: 11h 37m 39s (Sep 11, 2025)

2 minutes, 35 seconds longer than yesterday (Sep 10, 2025)

2 hours, 20 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

3 hours, 25 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

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Sun in Palmerston North - Next 7 Days

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2025	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
Sep	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Sep	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Sep 11	6:25 am	6:03 pm	11:37:39	+2:35	12:14 pm (45.1°)	93.583
Sep 12	6:24 am	6:04 pm	11:40:15	+2:36	12:13 pm (45.5°)	93.559
Sep 13	6:22 am	6:05 pm	11:42:51	+2:36	12:13 pm (45.9°)	93.536
Sep 14	6:20 am	6:06 pm	11:45:28	+2:36	12:13 pm (46.3°)	93.512
Sep 15	6:19 am	6:07 pm	11:48:05	+2:37	12:12 pm (46.7°)	93.487
Sep 16	6:17 am	6:08 pm	11:50:42	+2:37	12:12 pm (47.0°)	93.463
Sep 17	6:15 am	6:09 pm	11:53:20	+2:37	12:12 pm (47.4°)	93.439
* All times are local time for Palmerston North. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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 Palmerston North time.

Percent Illuminated:

88.5%

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2025	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
Sep	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
Sep 11	-	7:50 am	10:20 pm	2:32 am	(35.5°)	226,664	89.1%
Sep 12	-	8:21 am	11:39 pm	3:25 am	(29.4°)	227,132	80.3%
Sep 13	-	8:59 am	-	4:23 am	(24.5°)	228,270	69.8%
Sep 14	12:56 am	9:47 am	-	5:23 am	(21.4°)	229,914	58.3%
Sep 15	2:06 am	10:44 am	-	6:25 am	(20.2°)	231,887	46.4%
Sep 16	3:05 am	11:51 am	-	7:26 am	(20.9°)	234,046	35.0%
Sep 17	3:52 am	1:02 pm	-	8:24 am	(23.5°)	236,281	24.6%
* 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, Thu, Sep 11, 2025
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Thu 6:29 am	Thu 5:49 pm	Thu 12:08 pm	Extremely difficult to see
Venus	Thu 5:17 am	Thu 3:34 pm	Thu 10:25 am	Fairly good visibility
Mars	Thu 7:47 am	Thu 8:52 pm	Thu 2:19 pm	Average visibility
Jupiter	Thu 3:39 am	Thu 1:04 pm	Thu 8:21 am	Fairly good visibility
Saturn	Wed 6:49 pm	Thu 7:10 am	Thu 12:59 am	Perfect visibility
Uranus	Thu 12:05 am	Thu 9:44 am	Thu 4:55 am	Average visibility
Neptune	Wed 6:59 pm	Thu 7:09 am	Thu 1:04 am	Slightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Palmerston North.