sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Christchurch, New Zealand (Canterbury, Christchurch City).
Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 19:06 (GMT+12:00) Pacific/Auckland
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All times are shown in Christchurch local time.
Solar noon
Today was at: 12:29 (elapsed time: -6h 37m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 36.9°.
Day Length: 10h 54m 49s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 07:02:12 | 12:29:37 | 17:57:01 |
| Azimuth | 77.6° | 0° | 282.6° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
10h 54m 49s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 150 096 817 km
93 265 838 mi
Christchurch ↔ Sun, nearest point: 149 402 571 km
92 834 454 mi

| Local timezone: | GMT+12:00 |
| Latitude: | -43.53333° |
| Longitude: | 172.63333° |
| Country: | New Zealand Canterbury |
| Population: | 363 926 |
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:26:57 | 5h 26m 57s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:26:57 | 06:00:05 | 33m 8s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 06:00:05 | 06:33:19 | 33m 14s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:33:19 | 07:02:12 | 28m 53s | |
| Daylight | 07:02:12 | 17:57:01 | 10h 54m 49s | |
| Civil Twilight | 17:57:01 | 18:25:54 | 28m 53s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 18:25:54 | 18:59:08 | 33m 14s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 18:59:08 | 19:32:16 | 33m 8s | |
| Night | 19:32:16 | 23:59:59 | 4h 27m 43s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: -13.2° (
19:06)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 270.8° (
19:06)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-04-13 | 2026-04-14 | 2026-04-15 | 2026-04-16 | 2026-04-17 |
| Day: | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Sunrise: | 06:59:52 | 07:01:02 | 07:02:12 | 07:03:22 | 07:04:32 |
| Solar noon: | 12:30:06 | 12:29:51 | 12:29:37 | 12:29:22 | 12:29:08 |
| Sunset: | 18:00:21 | 17:58:41 | 17:57:01 | 17:55:23 | 17:53:45 |
| Day Length: | 11h 0m 29s | 10h 57m 39s | 10h 54m 49s | 10h 52m 1s | 10h 49m 13s |
Christchurch sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):