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

Moon: 8.0%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 22, 2026 at 1:24:44 am
Sunrise Today: 7:39 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 7:43 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 11:19 am 63° Northeast
Moonset Today: 8:51 pm 300° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 5 minutes (-3m 5s)

Today's Sun Position in Timaru

Time: 1:24 am
Altitude: -45.8°
Direction: 186° S
Phase: Night

Day length today: 12h 4m 46s (Mar 22, 2026)

3 minutes, 5 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 21, 2026)

3 hours, 14 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

3 hours, 27 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Timaru Today

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Night 12:00 am – 6:01 am
Astro. Twilight 6:01 am – 6:36 am
Nautical Twilight 6:36 am – 7:10 am
Civil Twilight 7:10 am – 7:39 am
Daylight 7:39 am – 7:43 pm
Civil Twilight 7:43 pm – 8:12 pm
Nautical Twilight 8:12 pm – 8:46 pm
Astro. Twilight 8:46 pm – 9:21 pm
Night 9:21 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Timaru - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Mar Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Mar 22 7:39 am 7:43 pm 12:04:46 −3:05 1:41 pm (45.1°) 92.613
Mar 23 7:40 am 7:42 pm 12:01:41 −3:05 1:41 pm (44.7°) 92.638
Mar 24 7:41 am 7:40 pm 11:58:36 −3:05 1:41 pm (44.3°) 92.664
Mar 25 7:42 am 7:38 pm 11:55:30 −3:05 1:41 pm (43.9°) 92.690
Mar 26 7:44 am 7:36 pm 11:52:26 −3:04 1:40 pm (43.5°) 92.715
Mar 27 7:45 am 7:34 pm 11:49:21 −3:04 1:40 pm (43.1°) 92.741
Mar 28 7:46 am 7:32 pm 11:46:17 −3:04 1:40 pm (42.7°) 92.767
* All times are local time for Timaru. 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 Timaru

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Timaru - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Mar 22 11:19 am 8:51 pm - 4:10 pm (24.7°) 227,995 12.4%
Mar 23 12:41 pm 9:27 pm - 5:08 pm (20.1°) 228,096 21.5%
Mar 24 2:00 pm 10:14 pm - 6:09 pm (17.2°) 228,793 32.2%
Mar 25 3:11 pm 11:14 pm - 7:12 pm (16.3°) 229,947 43.9%
Mar 26 4:08 pm - - 8:14 pm (17.5°) 231,427 55.8%
Mar 27 - 12:24 am 4:52 pm 9:13 pm (20.5°) 233,120 67.1%
Mar 28 - 1:41 am 5:25 pm 10:07 pm (24.9°) 234,968 77.3%
* All times are local time for Timaru. 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 Timaru This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Mar 22, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sun 5:44 am Sun 6:49 pm Sun 12:16 pm Slightly difficult to see
Venus Sun 9:11 am Sun 8:25 pm Sun 2:49 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Sun 6:14 am Sun 7:13 pm Sun 12:44 pm Difficult to see
Jupiter Sun 4:16 pm Mon 1:07 am Sun 8:42 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Sun 7:52 am Sun 7:59 pm Sun 1:55 pm Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Sun 12:39 pm Sun 10:01 pm Sun 5:20 pm Difficult to see
Neptune Sun 7:41 am Sun 7:49 pm Sun 1:45 pm Very close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Timaru.

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