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Whanganui, MWT, New Zealand — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 16.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 4:43:45 am
Sunrise Today: 7:25 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 7:27 pm 271° West
Moonrise Today: 12:08 pm 58° Northeast
Moonset Today: 9:29 pm 304° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 2 minutes (-2m 38s)

Today's Sun Position in Whanganui

Time: 4:43 am
Altitude: -30.6°
Direction: 118° SE
Phase: Night

Day length today: 12h 2m 9s (Mar 23, 2026)

2 minutes, 38 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 22, 2026)

2 hours, 42 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

2 hours, 58 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Whanganui Today

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Night 12:00 am – 5:54 am
Astro. Twilight 5:54 am – 6:26 am
Nautical Twilight 6:26 am – 6:58 am
Civil Twilight 6:58 am – 7:25 am
Daylight 7:25 am – 7:27 pm
Civil Twilight 7:27 pm – 7:54 pm
Nautical Twilight 7:54 pm – 8:25 pm
Astro. Twilight 8:25 pm – 8:57 pm
Night 8:57 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Whanganui - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Mar Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Mar 23 7:25 am 7:27 pm 12:02:09 −2:38 1:26 pm (49.1°) 92.638
Mar 24 7:26 am 7:25 pm 11:59:31 −2:38 1:26 pm (48.7°) 92.664
Mar 25 7:27 am 7:24 pm 11:56:53 −2:38 1:25 pm (48.3°) 92.689
Mar 26 7:28 am 7:22 pm 11:54:15 −2:37 1:25 pm (48.0°) 92.715
Mar 27 7:29 am 7:20 pm 11:51:37 −2:37 1:25 pm (47.6°) 92.741
Mar 28 7:30 am 7:19 pm 11:49:00 −2:37 1:24 pm (47.2°) 92.767
Mar 29 7:31 am 7:17 pm 11:46:23 −2:37 1:24 pm (46.8°) 92.793
* All times are local time for Whanganui. 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 Whanganui

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Whanganui - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Mar 23 12:08 pm 9:29 pm - 4:52 pm (24.7°) 228,092 21.4%
Mar 24 1:24 pm 10:19 pm - 5:53 pm (21.7°) 228,783 32.1%
Mar 25 2:34 pm 11:19 pm - 6:56 pm (20.8°) 229,933 43.8%
Mar 26 3:32 pm - - 7:58 pm (21.9°) 231,410 55.6%
Mar 27 - 12:28 am 4:19 pm 8:57 pm (24.9°) 233,102 67.0%
Mar 28 - 1:41 am 4:56 pm 9:51 pm (29.3°) 234,948 77.2%
Mar 29 - 2:54 am 5:26 pm 10:41 pm (34.7°) 236,909 85.9%
* All times are local time for Whanganui. 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 Whanganui This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 23, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Mon 5:29 am Mon 6:26 pm Mon 11:57 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Mon 8:55 am Mon 8:12 pm Mon 2:34 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Mon 6:03 am Mon 6:52 pm Mon 12:28 pm Difficult to see
Jupiter Mon 3:43 pm Tue 1:03 am Mon 8:23 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Mon 7:34 am Mon 7:40 pm Mon 1:37 pm Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Mon 12:08 pm Mon 9:54 pm Mon 5:01 pm Difficult to see
Neptune Mon 7:23 am Mon 7:30 pm Mon 1:26 pm Very close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Whanganui.

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