Sunrise and sunset times in Christchurch
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, as well as the whole calendar for April 2026.
Today
April 7, 2026 . Current time: 9:03:15 am
First light at 6:24:15 am
Sunrise time: 6:51:27 am
Sunset time: 6:11:59 pm
Last light at 6:39:11 pm
Day length: 11 hours, 20 minutes
9 hours, 8 minutes left for today's sunset in Christchurch
Moon will set on Apr 7 at 11:05 AM
Moon will rise on Apr 7 at 07:26 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (80%)Tomorrow
April 8, 2026
First light at 6:25:24 am
Sunrise time: 6:52:37 am
Sunset time: 6:10:16 pm
Last light at 6:37:29 pm
Day length: 11 hours, 17 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Christchurch
Moon will set on Apr 8 at 12:02 PM Moon will rise on Apr 8 at 08:15 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (66%)
- Christchurch, Canterbury
- Latitude: -43.533329
- Longitude: 172.633331
- Time zone: UTC+12 NZST
Shortest day in Christchurch, Canterbury
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 14 days, during the winter solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 8 hours and 59 minutes.Longest day in Christchurch, Canterbury
The longest day of the year will be in around 8 months, during the summer solstice on December 22, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours and 29 minutes.
April 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 April in Christchurch.
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 20 minutes over the course of April 2026 in Christchurch, Canterbury - from 11 hours, 38 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 17 minutes on the last day.
| Day | Twilight Start | Sunrise | Sunset | Twilight End | 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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| Wed, Apr 1 | 7:17:20 am | 7:44:24 am | 7:22:31 pm | 7:49:35 pm | 11h 38m 7s | 11h 38m 7s | 1:33:27 pm | -39.1° | 6:44:11 am | 8:22:44 pm | 6:10:43 am | 8:56:12 pm | 12h 23m 4s | 🌔 (97%) |
| Thu, Apr 2 | 7:18:30 am | 7:45:35 am | 7:20:45 pm | 7:47:50 pm | 11h 35m 10s | -2m -57s | 1:33:10 pm | -38.7° | 6:45:21 am | 8:20:58 pm | 6:11:56 am | 8:54:23 pm | 12h 26m 0s | 🌔 (100%) |
| Fri, Apr 3 | 7:19:39 am | 7:46:45 am | 7:18:59 pm | 7:46:05 pm | 11h 32m 14s | -2m -56s | 1:32:52 pm | -38.3° | 6:46:32 am | 8:19:13 pm | 6:13:09 am | 8:52:35 pm | 12h 28m 57s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Sat, Apr 4 | 7:20:49 am | 7:47:56 am | 7:17:13 pm | 7:44:21 pm | 11h 29m 17s | -2m -57s | 1:32:35 pm | -37.9° | 6:47:41 am | 8:17:28 pm | 6:14:21 am | 8:50:48 pm | 12h 31m 53s | 🌖 (98%) |
| Sun, Apr 5 | 6:21:58 am | 6:49:06 am | 6:15:28 pm | 6:42:37 pm | 11h 26m 22s | -2m -55s | 12:32:17 pm | -37.5° | 5:48:51 am | 7:15:44 pm | 5:15:32 am | 7:49:02 pm | 12h 34m 49s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Mon, Apr 6 | 6:23:07 am | 6:50:17 am | 6:13:43 pm | 6:40:53 pm | 11h 23m 26s | -2m -56s | 12:32:00 pm | -37.1° | 5:50:00 am | 7:14:01 pm | 5:16:43 am | 7:47:17 pm | 12h 37m 44s | 🌖 (89%) |
| Tue, Apr 7 | 6:24:15 am | 6:51:27 am | 6:11:59 pm | 6:39:11 pm | 11h 20m 32s | -2m -54s | 12:31:43 pm | -36.8° | 5:51:08 am | 7:12:18 pm | 5:17:53 am | 7:45:33 pm | 12h 40m 38s | 🌖 (82%) |
| Wed, Apr 8 | 6:25:24 am | 6:52:37 am | 6:10:16 pm | 6:37:29 pm | 11h 17m 39s | -2m -53s | 12:31:26 pm | -36.4° | 5:52:16 am | 7:10:36 pm | 5:19:03 am | 7:43:49 pm | 12h 43m 31s | 🌖 (75%) |
| Thu, Apr 9 | 6:26:32 am | 6:53:47 am | 6:08:32 pm | 6:35:47 pm | 11h 14m 45s | -2m -54s | 12:31:10 pm | -36° | 5:53:24 am | 7:08:55 pm | 5:20:12 am | 7:42:07 pm | 12h 46m 25s | 🌖 (66%) |
| Fri, Apr 10 | 6:27:41 am | 6:54:57 am | 6:06:50 pm | 6:34:07 pm | 11h 11m 53s | -2m -52s | 12:30:54 pm | -35.7° | 5:54:32 am | 7:07:15 pm | 5:21:21 am | 7:40:26 pm | 12h 49m 17s | 🌖 (57%) |
| Sat, Apr 11 | 6:28:49 am | 6:56:07 am | 6:05:08 pm | 6:32:27 pm | 11h 9m 1s | -2m -52s | 12:30:38 pm | -35.3° | 5:55:39 am | 7:05:36 pm | 5:22:29 am | 7:38:46 pm | 12h 52m 9s | 🌗 (47%) |
| Sun, Apr 12 | 6:29:56 am | 6:57:17 am | 6:03:26 pm | 6:30:47 pm | 11h 6m 9s | -2m -52s | 12:30:22 pm | -34.9° | 5:56:46 am | 7:03:58 pm | 5:23:37 am | 7:37:07 pm | 12h 55m 1s | 🌘 (38%) |
| Mon, Apr 13 | 6:31:04 am | 6:58:27 am | 6:01:46 pm | 6:29:09 pm | 11h 3m 19s | -2m -50s | 12:30:06 pm | -34.6° | 5:57:52 am | 7:02:20 pm | 5:24:44 am | 7:35:29 pm | 12h 57m 51s | 🌘 (28%) |
| Tue, Apr 14 | 6:32:12 am | 6:59:37 am | 6:00:05 pm | 6:27:31 pm | 11h 0m 28s | -2m -51s | 12:29:51 pm | -34.2° | 5:58:59 am | 7:00:44 pm | 5:25:51 am | 7:33:52 pm | 13h 0m 42s | 🌘 (19%) |
| Wed, Apr 15 | 6:33:19 am | 7:00:47 am | 5:58:26 pm | 6:25:54 pm | 10h 57m 39s | -2m -49s | 12:29:37 pm | -33.8° | 6:00:05 am | 6:59:08 pm | 5:26:57 am | 7:32:16 pm | 13h 3m 31s | 🌘 (11%) |
| Thu, Apr 16 | 6:34:26 am | 7:01:57 am | 5:56:47 pm | 6:24:18 pm | 10h 54m 50s | -2m -49s | 12:29:22 pm | -33.5° | 6:01:10 am | 6:57:34 pm | 5:28:03 am | 7:30:41 pm | 13h 6m 20s | 🌘 (5%) |
| Fri, Apr 17 | 6:35:33 am | 7:03:07 am | 5:55:10 pm | 6:22:43 pm | 10h 52m 3s | -2m -47s | 12:29:08 pm | -33.1° | 6:02:16 am | 6:56:01 pm | 5:29:09 am | 7:29:08 pm | 13h 9m 6s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Sat, Apr 18 | 6:36:40 am | 7:04:16 am | 5:53:33 pm | 6:21:09 pm | 10h 49m 17s | -2m -46s | 12:28:54 pm | -32.8° | 6:03:21 am | 6:54:28 pm | 5:30:14 am | 7:27:35 pm | 13h 11m 53s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Sun, Apr 19 | 6:37:47 am | 7:05:26 am | 5:51:56 pm | 6:19:36 pm | 10h 46m 30s | -2m -47s | 12:28:41 pm | -32.4° | 6:04:26 am | 6:52:57 pm | 5:31:18 am | 7:26:04 pm | 13h 14m 40s | 🌒 (1%) |
| Mon, Apr 20 | 6:38:53 am | 7:06:36 am | 5:50:21 pm | 6:18:03 pm | 10h 43m 45s | -2m -45s | 12:28:28 pm | -32.1° | 6:05:30 am | 6:51:27 pm | 5:32:22 am | 7:24:35 pm | 13h 17m 24s | 🌒 (6%) |
| Tue, Apr 21 | 6:40:00 am | 7:07:45 am | 5:48:47 pm | 6:16:32 pm | 10h 41m 2s | -2m -43s | 12:28:16 pm | -31.7° | 6:06:34 am | 6:49:57 pm | 5:33:26 am | 7:23:06 pm | 13h 20m 8s | 🌒 (13%) |
| Wed, Apr 22 | 6:41:06 am | 7:08:55 am | 5:47:13 pm | 6:15:02 pm | 10h 38m 18s | -2m -44s | 12:28:04 pm | -31.4° | 6:07:38 am | 6:48:30 pm | 5:34:29 am | 7:21:39 pm | 13h 22m 51s | 🌒 (22%) |
| Thu, Apr 23 | 6:42:12 am | 7:10:04 am | 5:45:41 pm | 6:13:33 pm | 10h 35m 37s | -2m -41s | 12:27:52 pm | -31.1° | 6:08:42 am | 6:47:03 pm | 5:35:32 am | 7:20:13 pm | 13h 25m 32s | 🌒 (32%) |
| Fri, Apr 24 | 6:43:18 am | 7:11:13 am | 5:44:09 pm | 6:12:04 pm | 10h 32m 56s | -2m -41s | 12:27:41 pm | -30.7° | 6:09:45 am | 6:45:37 pm | 5:36:34 am | 7:18:48 pm | 13h 28m 13s | 🌒 (43%) |
| Sat, Apr 25 | 6:44:24 am | 7:12:22 am | 5:42:39 pm | 6:10:38 pm | 10h 30m 17s | -2m -39s | 12:27:31 pm | -30.4° | 6:10:48 am | 6:44:13 pm | 5:37:36 am | 7:17:25 pm | 13h 30m 53s | 🌓 (54%) |
| Sun, Apr 26 | 6:45:29 am | 7:13:32 am | 5:41:09 pm | 6:09:12 pm | 10h 27m 37s | -2m -40s | 12:27:20 pm | -30.1° | 6:11:51 am | 6:42:50 pm | 5:38:38 am | 7:16:03 pm | 13h 33m 32s | 🌔 (65%) |
| Mon, Apr 27 | 6:46:34 am | 7:14:41 am | 5:39:41 pm | 6:07:47 pm | 10h 25m 0s | -2m -37s | 12:27:11 pm | -29.8° | 6:12:54 am | 6:41:28 pm | 5:39:39 am | 7:14:42 pm | 13h 36m 8s | 🌔 (75%) |
| Tue, Apr 28 | 6:47:40 am | 7:15:49 am | 5:38:14 pm | 6:06:24 pm | 10h 22m 25s | -2m -35s | 12:27:02 pm | -29.4° | 6:13:56 am | 6:40:08 pm | 5:40:40 am | 7:13:23 pm | 13h 38m 44s | 🌔 (83%) |
| Wed, Apr 29 | 6:48:44 am | 7:16:58 am | 5:36:48 pm | 6:05:01 pm | 10h 19m 50s | -2m -35s | 12:26:53 pm | -29.1° | 6:14:58 am | 6:38:48 pm | 5:41:40 am | 7:12:06 pm | 13h 41m 19s | 🌔 (90%) |
| Thu, Apr 30 | 6:49:49 am | 7:18:07 am | 5:35:23 pm | 6:03:41 pm | 10h 17m 16s | -2m -34s | 12:26:45 pm | -28.8° | 6:15:59 am | 6:37:31 pm | 5:42:40 am | 7:10:49 pm | 13h 43m 52s | 🌔 (95%) |
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