Sunrise and sunset times in Christchurch
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Christchurch, as well as the whole calendar for November 2026.
Today
November 15, 2026. Current time: 8:21:19 pm
Night ends at 3:55 am3:54:41 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 5:23 am5:22:32 am
Dawn, the start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 5:55:17 amWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 8:33:18 pmWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 9:06 pm9:06:11 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 10:35 pm10:34:42 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 1.13° · Azimuth: 245.22° (SW)
Daylight Golden Hour Blue Hour Twilight Night
Day length: 14 hours, 38 minutes
11 minutes left for today's sunset in Christchurch
Moonset: 1:06 am
Moonrise: 10:00 amMoon phase: 🌘 Waxing Crescent (30%)🌕 Full moon: Nov 25 at 3:53 am · 🌑 New moon: Dec 9 at 1:51 pmTomorrow
November 16, 2026
Night ends at 3:53 am3:52:56 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 5:21 am5:21:26 am
Dawn, the start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 5:54:18 amWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 8:34:37 pmWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 9:08 pm9:07:38 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 10:37 pm10:36:47 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Day length: 14 hours, 40 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in Christchurch
Moonset: 1:37 am Moonrise: 11:04 amMoon phase: 🌘 Waxing Crescent (40%)
- Christchurch, Canterbury
- Latitude: -43.533329 (South)
- Longitude: 172.633331 (East)
- Time zone: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13)
Shortest day in Christchurch, Canterbury
The shortest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the winter solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 8 hours, 56 minutes.Longest day in Christchurch, Canterbury
The longest day of the year will be in 1 month and 7 days, during the summer solstice on December 22, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours, 25 minutes.
November 2026 - Christchurch, Canterbury - 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 November in Christchurch.
All times are in Christchurch's time: New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT, UTC+13).
The day length increases by 1 hour, 5 minutes over the course of November 2026 in Christchurch, Canterbury - from 14 hours, 2 minutes on the first day to 15 hours, 7 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First LightStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | SunriseWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley). | Sunrise Variation |
SunsetWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley). | Sunset Variation |
Last LightEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar NoonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night LengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun DeclinationThe latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. | Moonrise | Moonset |
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| Sun, Nov 1 | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.5:41:08 am | 6:12:11 am | -1m 24s | 8:14:38 pm | +1m 20s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.8:45:49 pm | 14h 2m 27s | 2m 44s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:13:01 pm | 60.83° | 5:03:02 am | 9:24:07 pm | 4:21:21 am | 10:06:09 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.9h 56m 10s | 🌔 (55%)Waning Gibbous: 55% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:13:02 am | 14.4° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 2 | 5:39:38 am | 6:10:48 am | -1m 23s | 8:15:57 pm | +1m 19s | 8:47:15 pm | 14h 5m 9s | 2m 42s | 1:12:59 pm | 61.15° | 5:01:21 am | 9:25:46 pm | 4:19:20 am | 10:08:06 pm | 9h 53m 30s | 🌓 (43%) Last quarter at 9:28 amLast quarter at 9:28 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
1:12:59 am | 14.7° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 3 | 5:38:10 am | 6:09:27 am | -1m 21s | 8:17:17 pm | +1m 20s | 8:48:42 pm | 14h 7m 50s | 2m 41s | 1:12:59 pm | 61.46° | 4:59:41 am | 9:27:24 pm | 4:17:21 am | 10:10:05 pm | 9h 50m 50s | 🌒 (33%)Waning Crescent: 33% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:12:59 am | 15.0° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 4 | 5:36:43 am | 6:08:07 am | -1m 20s | 8:18:37 pm | +1m 20s | 8:50:09 pm | 14h 10m 30s | 2m 40s | 1:12:59 pm | 61.78° | 4:58:02 am | 9:29:03 pm | 4:15:22 am | 10:12:04 pm | 9h 48m 12s | 🌒 (23%)Waning Crescent: 23% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:12:59 am | 15.3° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 5 | 5:35:18 am | 6:06:49 am | -1m 18s | 8:19:57 pm | +1m 20s | 8:51:36 pm | 14h 13m 8s | 2m 38s | 1:13:00 pm | 62.08° | 4:56:24 am | 9:30:43 pm | 4:13:24 am | 10:14:05 pm | 9h 45m 35s | 🌒 (15%)Waning Crescent: 15% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:13:00 am | 15.6° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 6 | 5:33:54 am | 6:05:32 am | -1m 17s | 8:21:17 pm | +1m 20s | 8:53:03 pm | 14h 15m 45s | 2m 37s | 1:13:01 pm | 62.38° | 4:54:48 am | 9:32:23 pm | 4:11:26 am | 10:16:06 pm | 9h 43m 0s | 🌒 (8%)Waning Crescent: 8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:13:00 am | 15.9° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 7 | 5:32:32 am | 6:04:17 am | -1m 15s | 8:22:38 pm | +1m 21s | 8:54:31 pm | 14h 18m 21s | 2m 35s | 1:13:04 pm | 62.68° | 4:53:13 am | 9:34:03 pm | 4:09:30 am | 10:18:08 pm | 9h 40m 25s | 🌒 (4%)Waning Crescent: 4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:13:02 am | 16.2° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 8 | 5:31:11 am | 6:03:03 am | -1m 14s | 8:23:58 pm | +1m 20s | 8:55:58 pm | 14h 20m 55s | 2m 34s | 1:13:08 pm | 62.98° | 4:51:39 am | 9:35:43 pm | 4:07:35 am | 10:20:10 pm | 9h 37m 53s | 🌒 (1%)Waning Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:13:06 am | 16.5° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 9 | 5:29:51 am | 6:01:51 am | -1m 12s | 8:25:18 pm | +1m 20s | 8:57:26 pm | 14h 23m 27s | 2m 32s | 1:13:12 pm | 63.27° | 4:50:07 am | 9:37:24 pm | 4:05:41 am | 10:22:14 pm | 9h 35m 23s | 🌑 (0.2%) New moon at 8:02 pmNew moon at 8:02 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.2% illuminated |
1:13:10 am | 16.8° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 10 | 5:28:34 am | 6:00:41 am | -1m 10s | 8:26:38 pm | +1m 20s | 8:58:54 pm | 14h 25m 57s | 2m 30s | 1:13:17 pm | 63.55° | 4:48:37 am | 9:39:04 pm | 4:03:47 am | 10:24:17 pm | 9h 32m 54s | 🌘 (2%)Waxing Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:13:14 am | 17.1° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 11 | 5:27:18 am | 5:59:32 am | -1m 9s | 8:27:59 pm | +1m 21s | 9:00:21 pm | 14h 28m 27s | 2m 29s | 1:13:23 pm | 63.83° | 4:47:08 am | 9:40:45 pm | 4:01:55 am | 10:26:22 pm | 9h 30m 27s | 🌘 (5%)Waxing Crescent: 5% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:13:20 am | 17.4° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 12 | 5:26:04 am | 5:58:26 am | -1m 6s | 8:29:19 pm | +1m 20s | 9:01:49 pm | 14h 30m 53s | 2m 27s | 1:13:30 pm | 64.10° | 4:45:40 am | 9:42:26 pm | 4:00:05 am | 10:28:26 pm | 9h 28m 2s | 🌘 (9%)Waxing Crescent: 9% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:13:26 am | 17.6° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 13 | 5:24:51 am | 5:57:21 am | -1m 5s | 8:30:39 pm | +1m 20s | 9:03:16 pm | 14h 33m 18s | 2m 25s | 1:13:38 pm | 64.37° | 4:44:15 am | 9:44:07 pm | 3:58:15 am | 10:30:31 pm | 9h 25m 39s | 🌘 (15%)Waxing Crescent: 15% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:13:34 am | 17.9° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 14 | 5:23:41 am | 5:56:18 am | -1m 3s | 8:31:58 pm | +1m 19s | 9:04:44 pm | 14h 35m 40s | 2m 23s | 1:13:47 pm | 64.64° | 4:42:51 am | 9:45:48 pm | 3:56:27 am | 10:32:36 pm | 9h 23m 19s | 🌘 (23%)Waxing Crescent: 23% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:13:43 am | 18.2° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 15 | 5:22:32 am | 5:55:17 am | -1m 1s | 8:33:18 pm | +1m 20s | 9:06:11 pm | 14h 38m 1s | 2m 20s | 1:13:56 pm | 64.90° | 4:41:29 am | 9:47:28 pm | 3:54:41 am | 10:34:42 pm | 9h 21m 0s | 🌘 (31%)Waxing Crescent: 31% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:13:51 am | 18.4° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 16 | 5:21:26 am | 5:54:18 am | -59s | 8:34:37 pm | +1m 19s | 9:07:38 pm | 14h 40m 19s | 2m 18s | 1:14:07 pm | 65.15° | 4:40:08 am | 9:49:09 pm | 3:52:56 am | 10:36:47 pm | 9h 18m 44s | 🌘 (40%)Waxing Crescent: 40% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:14:02 am | 18.7° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 17 | 5:20:21 am | 5:53:21 am | -57s | 8:35:56 pm | +1m 19s | 9:09:04 pm | 14h 42m 35s | 2m 16s | 1:14:18 pm | 65.40° | 4:38:50 am | 9:50:49 pm | 3:51:12 am | 10:38:53 pm | 9h 16m 30s | 🌘 (50%)Waxing Crescent: 50% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:14:12 am | 18.9° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 18 | 5:19:18 am | 5:52:26 am | -55s | 8:37:14 pm | +1m 18s | 9:10:30 pm | 14h 44m 48s | 2m 13s | 1:14:30 pm | 65.64° | 4:37:34 am | 9:52:29 pm | 3:49:31 am | 10:40:58 pm | 9h 14m 19s | 🌗 (60%) First quarter at 12:47 amFirst quarter at 12:47 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 60% illuminated |
1:14:24 am | 19.2° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 19 | 5:18:18 am | 5:51:33 am | -53s | 8:38:32 pm | +1m 18s | 9:11:56 pm | 14h 46m 59s | 2m 11s | 1:14:43 pm | 65.88° | 4:36:20 am | 9:54:08 pm | 3:47:51 am | 10:43:03 pm | 9h 12m 10s | 🌖 (69%)Waxing Gibbous: 69% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:14:36 am | 19.4° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 20 | 5:17:19 am | 5:50:42 am | -51s | 8:39:50 pm | +1m 18s | 9:13:21 pm | 14h 49m 8s | 2m 8s | 1:14:57 pm | 66.11° | 4:35:08 am | 9:55:46 pm | 3:46:13 am | 10:45:08 pm | 9h 10m 4s | 🌖 (79%)Waxing Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:14:50 am | 19.6° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 21 | 5:16:23 am | 5:49:54 am | -48s | 8:41:07 pm | +1m 17s | 9:14:45 pm | 14h 51m 13s | 2m 6s | 1:15:11 pm | 66.33° | 4:33:58 am | 9:57:24 pm | 3:44:37 am | 10:47:12 pm | 9h 8m 0s | 🌖 (87%)Waxing Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:15:04 am | 19.9° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 22 | 5:15:29 am | 5:49:07 am | -47s | 8:42:23 pm | +1m 16s | 9:16:09 pm | 14h 53m 16s | 2m 3s | 1:15:26 pm | 66.55° | 4:32:50 am | 9:59:02 pm | 3:43:03 am | 10:49:15 pm | 9h 6m 0s | 🌖 (93%)Waxing Gibbous: 93% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:15:18 am | 20.1° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 23 | 5:14:38 am | 5:48:23 am | -44s | 8:43:39 pm | +1m 16s | 9:17:32 pm | 14h 55m 16s | 2m 0s | 1:15:43 pm | 66.76° | 4:31:45 am | 10:00:38 pm | 3:41:32 am | 10:51:18 pm | 9h 4m 2s | 🌖 (98%)Waxing Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:15:35 am | 20.3° S | ||
| Tue, Nov 24 | 5:13:48 am | 5:47:41 am | -42s | 8:44:54 pm | +1m 15s | 9:18:54 pm | 14h 57m 13s | 1m 57s | 1:16:00 pm | 66.97° | 4:30:43 am | 10:02:13 pm | 3:40:03 am | 10:53:20 pm | 9h 2m 7s | 🌖 (99.7%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:15:52 am | 20.5° S | ||
| Wed, Nov 25 | 5:13:01 am | 5:47:01 am | -40s | 8:46:08 pm | +1m 14s | 9:20:15 pm | 14h 59m 7s | 1m 54s | 1:16:17 pm | 67.17° | 4:29:42 am | 10:03:48 pm | 3:38:36 am | 10:55:21 pm | 9h 0m 16s | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 3:53 amFull moon at 3:53 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99% illuminated |
1:16:08 am | 20.7° S | ||
| Thu, Nov 26 | 5:12:17 am | 5:46:24 am | -37s | 8:47:22 pm | +1m 14s | 9:21:36 pm | 15h 0m 58s | 1m 51s | 1:16:36 pm | 67.36° | 4:28:45 am | 10:05:21 pm | 3:37:12 am | 10:57:21 pm | 8h 58m 27s | 🌔 (95%)Waning Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:27 am | 20.9° S | ||
| Fri, Nov 27 | 5:11:35 am | 5:45:49 am | -35s | 8:48:34 pm | +1m 12s | 9:22:55 pm | 15h 2m 45s | 1m 48s | 1:16:55 pm | 67.55° | 4:27:50 am | 10:06:53 pm | 3:35:50 am | 10:59:19 pm | 8h 56m 42s | 🌔 (88%)Waning Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:45 am | 21.1° S | ||
| Sat, Nov 28 | 5:10:55 am | 5:45:16 am | -33s | 8:49:46 pm | +1m 12s | 9:24:13 pm | 15h 4m 30s | 1m 44s | 1:17:15 pm | 67.73° | 4:26:57 am | 10:08:24 pm | 3:34:32 am | 11:01:16 pm | 8h 55m 0s | 🌔 (80%)Waning Gibbous: 80% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:05 am | 21.3° S | ||
| Sun, Nov 29 | 5:10:18 am | 5:44:46 am | -30s | 8:50:56 pm | +1m 10s | 9:25:30 pm | 15h 6m 10s | 1m 41s | 1:17:35 pm | 67.91° | 4:26:08 am | 10:09:53 pm | 3:33:16 am | 11:03:11 pm | 8h 53m 22s | 🌔 (70%)Waning Gibbous: 70% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:24 am | 21.4° S | ||
| Mon, Nov 30 | 5:09:44 am | 5:44:18 am | -28s | 8:52:05 pm | +1m 9s | 9:26:46 pm | 15h 7m 47s | 1m 37s | 1:17:57 pm | 68.07° | 4:25:21 am | 10:11:21 pm | 3:32:03 am | 11:05:05 pm | 8h 51m 48s | 🌔 (59%)Waning Gibbous: 59% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:46 am | 21.6° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Christchurch, Canterbury - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Christchurch, Canterbury 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, Canterbury.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Christchurch
In Christchurch, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on December 10 at 5:41 am, while the latest sunrise is on June 28 at 8:03 am. The earliest sunset is on June 15 at 4:58 pm, and the latest sunset is on January 2 at 9:13 pm.
Christchurch gets 6h 29m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 25m versus 8h 56m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 06m.
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 22.6° above the horizon (around Jun 23) and 69.1° (around Dec 17) in Christchurch. The smaller loop hangs at the bottom, the signature of a Southern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Christchurch the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:12 and 12:43 depending on the time of year, but never at 12:00.
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, Canterbury
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Christchurch, Canterbury — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:
Linwood 1 kmSydenham 2 kmSaint Albans 2 kmSpreydon 3 kmFendalton 3 kmWoolston 4 kmCashmere Hills 6 kmBromley 6 km
Larger cities around Christchurch, and how much earlier or later the sun sets there today: