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

Moon: 28.2%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 25, 2024 at 9:18:39 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:46 am 123° Southeast
Sunset Today: 8:55 pm 237° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 1:46 am 103° East
Moonset Today: 3:26 pm 253° West
Daylight Hours: 15 hours, 9 minutes (-13s)
Location of WellingtonLocation

Today's Sun Position in Wellington

Time:9:18 pm
Altitude:-4.4°
Direction:233° SW
Phase:Civil Twilight

Day length today: 15h 9m 23s (Dec 25, 2024)

13 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 24, 2024)

5 hours, 58 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2024)

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

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Wellington Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:37 am
Astro. Twilight3:37 am – 4:28 am
Nautical Twilight4:28 am – 5:12 am
Civil Twilight5:12 am – 5:46 am
Daylight5:46 am – 8:55 pm
Civil Twilight8:55 pm – 9:29 pm
Nautical Twilight9:29 pm – 10:12 pm
Astro. Twilight10:12 pm – 11:04 pm
Night11:04 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Wellington - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 255:46 am8:55 pm15:09:23−0:131:20 pm (72.1°)91.426
Dec 265:46 am8:55 pm15:09:05−0:171:21 pm (72.1°)91.423
Dec 275:47 am8:56 pm15:08:43−0:221:21 pm (72.0°)91.419
Dec 285:48 am8:56 pm15:08:16−0:261:22 pm (72.0°)91.416
Dec 295:48 am8:56 pm15:07:45−0:301:22 pm (71.9°)91.414
Dec 305:49 am8:56 pm15:07:11−0:341:23 pm (71.9°)91.412
Dec 315:50 am8:57 pm15:06:31−0:391:23 pm (71.8°)91.410
* 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.

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Today's Moon in Wellington

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Wellington - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 251:46 am3:26 pm-8:30 am(59.2°)251,23532.8%
Dec 262:07 am4:29 pm-9:12 am(64.5°)250,43824.0%
Dec 272:31 am5:34 pm-9:56 am(69.2°)248,94116.2%
Dec 283:00 am6:39 pm-10:45 am(73.0°)246,8959.5%
Dec 293:36 am7:44 pm-11:37 am(75.7°)244,4904.4%
Dec 304:22 am8:44 pm-12:32 pm(76.9°)241,9281.2%
Dec 315:19 am9:36 pm-1:30 pm(76.4°)239,4010.2%
* 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, Wed, Dec 25, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 4:27 amThu 7:07 pmThu 11:47 amAverage visibility
VenusWed 9:33 amWed 11:40 pmWed 4:37 pmGreat visibility
MarsWed 10:54 pmThu 8:06 amThu 3:30 amPerfect visibility
JupiterWed 7:13 pmThu 4:33 amWed 11:53 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 11:37 amThu 12:39 amWed 6:08 pmAverage visibility
UranusWed 5:35 pmThu 3:23 amWed 10:29 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 12:45 pmThu 1:05 amWed 6:55 pmVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Wellington.

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