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Wellington, WGN, New Zealand — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 0.7%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 19, 2025 at 8:58:47 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:43 am 123° Southeast
Sunset Today: 8:52 pm 237° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 4:20 am 127° Southeast
Moonset Today: 8:30 pm 232° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 15 hours, 10 minutes (+13s)

Today's Sun Position in Wellington

Time: 8:58 pm
Altitude: -1.0°
Direction: 236° SW
Phase: Civil Twilight

Day length today: 15h 9m 36s (Dec 19, 2025)

13 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 18, 2025)

5 hours, 58 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

14 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Wellington Today

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Night 12:00 am – 3:34 am
Astro. Twilight 3:34 am – 4:25 am
Nautical Twilight 4:25 am – 5:09 am
Civil Twilight 5:09 am – 5:43 am
Daylight 5:43 am – 8:52 pm
Civil Twilight 8:52 pm – 9:26 pm
Nautical Twilight 9:26 pm – 10:09 pm
Astro. Twilight 10:09 pm – 11:01 pm
Night 11:01 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Wellington - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Dec Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. km
Dec 19 5:43 am 8:52 pm 15:09:36 +0:13 1:17 pm (72.1°) 147.203
Dec 20 5:43 am 8:53 pm 15:09:45 +0:09 1:18 pm (72.1°) 147.192
Dec 21 5:43 am 8:53 pm 15:09:50 +0:04 1:18 pm (72.2°) 147.181
Dec 22 5:44 am 8:54 pm 15:09:51 < 1s 1:19 pm (72.2°) 147.171
Dec 23 5:44 am 8:54 pm 15:09:47 −0:03 1:19 pm (72.1°) 147.161
Dec 24 5:45 am 8:55 pm 15:09:39 −0:08 1:20 pm (72.1°) 147.152
Dec 25 5:46 am 8:55 pm 15:09:26 −0:12 1:20 pm (72.1°) 147.143
* All times are local time for Wellington. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (summer solstice) in Wellington is at 4:03 am on Monday, December 22, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 58 minutes longer than the June solstice. In locations south of the equator, the longest day of the year is around this date.

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Today's Moon in Wellington

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Wellington - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (km) Illumination
Dec 19 4:20 am 8:30 pm - 12:23 pm (76.1°) 405,203 1.3%
Dec 20 5:06 am 9:23 pm - 1:15 pm (76.7°) 403,605 0.2%
Dec 21 6:00 am 10:09 pm - 2:07 pm (75.9°) 401,444 1.0%
Dec 22 7:01 am 10:47 pm - 2:58 pm (73.7°) 398,786 3.9%
Dec 23 8:06 am 11:18 pm - 3:48 pm (70.1°) 395,663 8.7%
Dec 24 9:13 am 11:45 pm - 4:35 pm (65.4°) 392,083 15.4%
Dec 25 10:21 am - - 5:21 pm (59.9°) 388,061 23.7%
* All times are local time for Wellington. 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 Wellington This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Dec 19, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sat 4:39 am Sat 7:26 pm Sat 12:02 pm Slightly difficult to see
Venus Sat 5:26 am Sat 8:33 pm Sat 12:59 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Fri 6:05 am Fri 9:18 pm Fri 1:41 pm Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Fri 10:25 pm Sat 7:46 am Sat 3:06 am Perfect visibility
Saturn Fri 1:00 pm Sat 1:31 am Fri 7:15 pm Average visibility
Uranus Fri 6:22 pm Sat 4:02 am Fri 11:12 pm Average visibility
Neptune Fri 1:21 pm Sat 1:35 am Fri 7:28 pm Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Wellington.

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