LEV

SKY · SUN & MOON · NEW ZEALAND

Sunrise, Sunset & Moon Times — Christchurch

Here are today's Sun and Moon times for Christchurch, in local time: the Sun rises at 8:03 AM and sets at 5:00 PM, giving about 8h 57m of daylight. Below: every twilight phase, the golden and blue hour, and tonight's Moon.

TODAY'S SUN · CHRISTCHURCH
Sunrise8:03 AM
Sunset5:00 PM
Day length8h 57m
Sun right nowbelow horizon

Computed for Christchurch (-43.53°, 172.64°), shown in local time (Pacific/Auckland).

Twilight & the golden hour for Christchurch

EVENING (DUSK)
Golden hour4:13 PM – 5:20 PM
Blue hour5:20 PM – 5:32 PM
Civil dusk · Sun −6°5:32 PM
Nautical dusk · Sun −12°6:09 PM
Astronomical dusk · true dark6:44 PM
MORNING (DAWN)
Astronomical dawn · Sun −18°6:19 AM
Nautical dawn · Sun −12°6:54 AM
Civil dawn · Sun −6°7:30 AM
Sunrise · Sun −0.8°8:03 AM

Golden hour is the warm, soft light photographers love (Sun between about +6° and −4°); blue hour is the deep-blue window just after. Astronomical dusk is when the sky reaches true darkness and the faintest stars appear — the moment that matters for stargazing.

The Moon over Christchurch

Moonrise11:46 AM
Moonset9:51 PM
PhaseWaxing Crescent
Illumination23%

The Moon is currently above the horizon at Christchurch. A bright Moon washes out faint stars — see the stargazing-conditions page for tonight's full verdict.

Christchurch right now

SKY · TONIGHTEverything up over Christchurch tonightSKY · LIVEIs tonight good for stargazing — ChristchurchEARTH · WEATHERClouds & conditions over Christchurch

More sky over Christchurch

SKY · LIVEMoon phase & the month ahead — ChristchurchSKY · LIVEPlanets visible tonight — ChristchurchSKY · LIVEAurora forecastSKY · LIVEHow sunrise, twilight & golden hour work

Sun & Moon times nearby

New ZealandSunrise & sunset — AucklandNew ZealandSunrise & sunset — Wellington

SEE IT ON THE MAP

Watch the day/night line sweep over Christchurch in real time.

Open the live sky map →