Sunrise and sunset times in Christchurch
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Christchurch, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 2, 2026. Current time: 6:32:02 am
First light at 6:36:34 am
Sunrise time: 7:07:34 am
Sunset time: 6:45:17 pm
Last light at 7:16:17 pm
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -6.7° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 88° (E)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 37 minutes
12 hours, 13 minutes left for today's sunset in Christchurch
Moon will set on Oct 2 at 2:46 PM
Moon will rise on Oct 2 at 9:43 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (65%)🌑 New moon: Oct 10 at 4:50 PM · 🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 4:13 AMTomorrow
October 3, 2026
First light at 6:38:09 am
Sunrise time: 7:09:09 am
Sunset time: 6:43:05 pm
Last light at 7:14:05 pm
Day length: 11 hours, 33 minutes
Tomorrow will be 4 minutes shorter than today in Christchurch
Moon will set on Oct 3 at 3:39 PM Moon will rise on Oct 3 at 10:59 PMMoon phase: 🌗 Last Quarter (46%)
- Christchurch, England
- Latitude: 50.733059 (North)
- Longitude: -1.775670 (West)
- Time zone: British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1)
Shortest day in Christchurch, England
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 19 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 8 hours and 1 minutes.Longest day in Christchurch, England
The longest day of the year was around 3 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 16 hours and 34 minutes.
October 2026 - Christchurch, England - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of October in Christchurch.
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 50 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Christchurch, England - from 11 hours, 41 minutes on the first day to 9 hours, 50 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First Light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last Light | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar Noon
Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.
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Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night Length
Calculated form this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.
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Moon phase |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | 6:35:00 am | 7:05:59 am | 6:47:31 pm | 7:18:30 pm | 11h 41m 32s | -3m 48s | 12:56:45 pm | 36° | 5:56:51 am | 7:56:38 pm | 5:17:49 am | 8:35:41 pm | 12h 20m 3s | 🌖 (68%) |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:36:34 am | 7:07:34 am | 6:45:17 pm | 7:16:17 pm | 11h 37m 43s | -3m 49s | 12:56:26 pm | 35.6° | 5:58:28 am | 7:54:23 pm | 5:19:32 am | 8:33:19 pm | 12h 23m 52s | 🌖 (57%) |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:38:09 am | 7:09:09 am | 6:43:05 pm | 7:14:05 pm | 11h 33m 56s | -3m 47s | 12:56:07 pm | 35.2° | 6:00:04 am | 7:52:09 pm | 5:21:14 am | 8:30:59 pm | 12h 27m 39s | 🌗 (46%) |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:39:43 am | 7:10:44 am | 6:40:52 pm | 7:11:53 pm | 11h 30m 8s | -3m 48s | 12:55:48 pm | 34.8° | 6:01:41 am | 7:49:55 pm | 5:22:56 am | 8:28:40 pm | 12h 31m 28s | 🌘 (34%) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:41:18 am | 7:12:20 am | 6:38:40 pm | 7:09:42 pm | 11h 26m 20s | -3m 48s | 12:55:30 pm | 34.4° | 6:03:17 am | 7:47:43 pm | 5:24:38 am | 8:26:22 pm | 12h 35m 15s | 🌘 (24%) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:42:52 am | 7:13:55 am | 6:36:29 pm | 7:07:32 pm | 11h 22m 34s | -3m 46s | 12:55:12 pm | 34° | 6:04:53 am | 7:45:31 pm | 5:26:18 am | 8:24:06 pm | 12h 39m 2s | 🌘 (15%) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:44:27 am | 7:15:31 am | 6:34:18 pm | 7:05:23 pm | 11h 18m 47s | -3m 47s | 12:54:55 pm | 33.7° | 6:06:28 am | 7:43:21 pm | 5:27:59 am | 8:21:51 pm | 12h 42m 50s | 🌘 (8%) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:46:01 am | 7:17:08 am | 6:32:08 pm | 7:03:14 pm | 11h 15m 0s | -3m 47s | 12:54:38 pm | 33.3° | 6:08:04 am | 7:41:11 pm | 5:29:38 am | 8:19:37 pm | 12h 46m 36s | 🌘 (3%) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:47:36 am | 7:18:44 am | 6:29:58 pm | 7:01:06 pm | 11h 11m 14s | -3m 46s | 12:54:21 pm | 32.9° | 6:09:39 am | 7:39:03 pm | 5:31:18 am | 8:17:25 pm | 12h 50m 23s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:49:11 am | 7:20:21 am | 6:27:49 pm | 6:58:59 pm | 11h 7m 28s | -3m 46s | 12:54:05 pm | 32.5° | 6:11:14 am | 7:36:56 pm | 5:32:56 am | 8:15:14 pm | 12h 54m 10s | 🌑 (0.1%) |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:50:46 am | 7:21:59 am | 6:25:40 pm | 6:56:53 pm | 11h 3m 41s | -3m 47s | 12:53:49 pm | 32.1° | 6:12:49 am | 7:34:49 pm | 5:34:35 am | 8:13:04 pm | 12h 57m 56s | 🌒 (2%) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:52:21 am | 7:23:36 am | 6:23:32 pm | 6:54:47 pm | 10h 59m 56s | -3m 45s | 12:53:34 pm | 31.8° | 6:14:24 am | 7:32:44 pm | 5:36:12 am | 8:10:56 pm | 13h 1m 42s | 🌒 (6%) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:53:56 am | 7:25:14 am | 6:21:25 pm | 6:52:43 pm | 10h 56m 11s | -3m 45s | 12:53:20 pm | 31.4° | 6:15:59 am | 7:30:40 pm | 5:37:50 am | 8:08:49 pm | 13h 5m 27s | 🌒 (11%) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:55:31 am | 7:26:52 am | 6:19:19 pm | 6:50:39 pm | 10h 52m 27s | -3m 44s | 12:53:05 pm | 31° | 6:17:33 am | 7:28:37 pm | 5:39:27 am | 8:06:44 pm | 13h 9m 11s | 🌒 (18%) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:57:07 am | 7:28:30 am | 6:17:13 pm | 6:48:37 pm | 10h 48m 43s | -3m 44s | 12:52:52 pm | 30.6° | 6:19:08 am | 7:26:36 pm | 5:41:03 am | 8:04:41 pm | 13h 12m 56s | 🌒 (25%) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:58:42 am | 7:30:09 am | 6:15:09 pm | 6:46:35 pm | 10h 45m 0s | -3m 43s | 12:52:39 pm | 30.3° | 6:20:42 am | 7:24:36 pm | 5:42:39 am | 8:02:38 pm | 13h 16m 39s | 🌒 (34%) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 7:00:18 am | 7:31:48 am | 6:13:05 pm | 6:44:35 pm | 10h 41m 17s | -3m 43s | 12:52:26 pm | 29.9° | 6:22:16 am | 7:22:37 pm | 5:44:15 am | 8:00:38 pm | 13h 20m 22s | 🌒 (43%) |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7:01:53 am | 7:33:27 am | 6:11:02 pm | 6:42:36 pm | 10h 37m 35s | -3m 42s | 12:52:15 pm | 29.5° | 6:23:50 am | 7:20:39 pm | 5:45:50 am | 7:58:39 pm | 13h 24m 5s | 🌓 (53%) |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:03:29 am | 7:35:07 am | 6:09:00 pm | 6:40:38 pm | 10h 33m 53s | -3m 42s | 12:52:03 pm | 29.2° | 6:25:24 am | 7:18:43 pm | 5:47:25 am | 7:56:42 pm | 13h 27m 46s | 🌔 (62%) |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:05:05 am | 7:36:46 am | 6:06:59 pm | 6:38:41 pm | 10h 30m 13s | -3m 40s | 12:51:53 pm | 28.8° | 6:26:58 am | 7:16:48 pm | 5:49:00 am | 7:54:46 pm | 13h 31m 27s | 🌔 (71%) |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:06:41 am | 7:38:26 am | 6:04:59 pm | 6:36:45 pm | 10h 26m 33s | -3m 40s | 12:51:43 pm | 28.5° | 6:28:31 am | 7:14:55 pm | 5:50:34 am | 7:52:52 pm | 13h 35m 8s | 🌔 (80%) |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:08:17 am | 7:40:07 am | 6:03:00 pm | 6:34:50 pm | 10h 22m 53s | -3m 40s | 12:51:34 pm | 28.1° | 6:30:05 am | 7:13:03 pm | 5:52:08 am | 7:50:59 pm | 13h 38m 47s | 🌔 (88%) |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:09:53 am | 7:41:47 am | 6:01:03 pm | 6:32:57 pm | 10h 19m 16s | -3m 37s | 12:51:25 pm | 27.8° | 6:31:38 am | 7:11:12 pm | 5:53:41 am | 7:49:09 pm | 13h 42m 25s | 🌔 (94%) |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:11:29 am | 7:43:28 am | 5:59:06 pm | 6:31:05 pm | 10h 15m 38s | -3m 38s | 12:51:17 pm | 27.4° | 6:33:11 am | 7:09:23 pm | 5:55:14 am | 7:47:20 pm | 13h 46m 3s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:13:05 am | 6:45:09 am | 4:57:11 pm | 5:29:15 pm | 10h 12m 2s | -3m 36s | 11:51:10 am | 27.1° | 5:34:44 am | 6:07:35 pm | 4:56:47 am | 6:45:33 pm | 13h 49m 39s | 🌔 (99.9%) |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:14:41 am | 6:46:50 am | 4:55:16 pm | 5:27:26 pm | 10h 8m 26s | -3m 36s | 11:51:03 am | 26.7° | 5:36:17 am | 6:05:50 pm | 4:58:20 am | 6:43:47 pm | 13h 53m 16s | 🌕 (99%) |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:16:18 am | 6:48:32 am | 4:53:24 pm | 5:25:38 pm | 10h 4m 52s | -3m 34s | 11:50:58 am | 26.4° | 5:37:50 am | 6:04:05 pm | 4:59:52 am | 6:42:04 pm | 13h 56m 49s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:17:54 am | 6:50:13 am | 4:51:32 pm | 5:23:52 pm | 10h 1m 19s | -3m 33s | 11:50:53 am | 26.1° | 5:39:23 am | 6:02:23 pm | 5:01:23 am | 6:40:22 pm | 14h 0m 23s | 🌖 (89%) |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:19:30 am | 6:51:55 am | 4:49:42 pm | 5:22:07 pm | 9h 57m 47s | -3m 32s | 11:50:48 am | 25.7° | 5:40:55 am | 6:00:42 pm | 5:02:55 am | 6:38:42 pm | 14h 3m 55s | 🌖 (81%) |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:21:06 am | 6:53:37 am | 4:47:53 pm | 5:20:24 pm | 9h 54m 16s | -3m 31s | 11:50:45 am | 25.4° | 5:42:27 am | 5:59:03 pm | 5:04:26 am | 6:37:04 pm | 14h 7m 26s | 🌖 (71%) |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:22:43 am | 6:55:19 am | 4:46:06 pm | 5:18:42 pm | 9h 50m 47s | -3m 29s | 11:50:42 am | 25.1° | 5:43:59 am | 5:57:25 pm | 5:05:57 am | 6:35:28 pm | 14h 10m 55s | 🌖 (60%) |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Christchurch, England
Enjoy this beautiful gallery of images of the sunset and sunrise at Christchurch, England. All images provided by our fantastic community of photographers!
Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Christchurch, England - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Christchurch, England for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Christchurch, England.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Christchurch, England
In Christchurch, England, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 16 at 4:51 am, while the latest sunrise is on December 31 at 8:06 am. The earliest sunset is on December 12 at 4:03 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 25 at 9:26 pm.
Christchurch, England gets 8h 32m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (16h 34m versus 8h 01m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 19m.
Christchurch Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Christchurch. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Christchurch.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 15.8° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 62.6° (around Jun 20) in Christchurch. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.
Places near Christchurch, England
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Christchurch, England — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:
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