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 September 2026.
Today
September 10, 2026 . Current time: 10:37:33 am
First light at 6:12:28 am
Sunrise time: 6:39:35 am
Sunset time: 6:13:38 pm
Last light at 6:40:44 pm
Day length: 11 hours, 34 minutes
7 hours, 36 minutes left for today's sunset in Christchurch
Moon rose on Sep 10 at 6:06 AM
Moon will set on Sep 10 at 5:06 PMMoon phase: 🌒 Waning Crescent (2%)🌑 New moon: Sep 11 at 3:27 PM · 🌕 Full moon: Sep 27 at 5:50 AMTomorrow
September 11, 2026
First light at 6:10:41 am
Sunrise time: 6:37:47 am
Sunset time: 6:14:44 pm
Last light at 6:41:49 pm
Day length: 11 hours, 36 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 3 minutes longer than today in Christchurch
Moon will rise on Sep 11 at 6:28 AM Moon will set on Sep 11 at 6:19 PMMoon phase: 🌑 New Moon (0%)
- Christchurch, Canterbury
- Latitude: -43.533329 (South)
- Longitude: 172.633331 (East)
- Time zone: New Zealand Standard Time (NZST, UTC+12)
Shortest day in Christchurch, Canterbury
The shortest day of the year was 2 months and 18 days ago, 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 3 months, during the summer solstice on December 22, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours and 29 minutes.
September 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 September in Christchurch.
The day length increases by 1 hour, 24 minutes over the course of September 2026 in Christchurch, Canterbury - from 11 hours, 8 minutes on the first day to 12 hours, 32 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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| Tue, Sep 1 | 6:28:08 am | 6:55:28 am | 6:03:46 pm | 6:31:06 pm | 11h 8m 18s | 2m 49s | 12:29:37 pm | 38.1° | 5:54:58 am | 7:04:16 pm | 5:21:49 am | 7:37:25 pm | 12h 49m 58s | 🌔 (88%) |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 6:26:26 am | 6:53:44 am | 6:04:52 pm | 6:32:10 pm | 11h 11m 8s | 2m 50s | 12:29:18 pm | 38.5° | 5:53:17 am | 7:05:18 pm | 5:20:07 am | 7:38:29 pm | 12h 47m 8s | 🌔 (80%) |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 6:24:44 am | 6:52:00 am | 6:05:57 pm | 6:33:13 pm | 11h 13m 57s | 2m 49s | 12:28:58 pm | 38.9° | 5:51:35 am | 7:06:22 pm | 5:18:24 am | 7:39:33 pm | 12h 44m 18s | 🌔 (70%) |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 6:23:00 am | 6:50:15 am | 6:07:03 pm | 6:34:17 pm | 11h 16m 48s | 2m 51s | 12:28:39 pm | 39.2° | 5:49:53 am | 7:07:25 pm | 5:16:40 am | 7:40:38 pm | 12h 41m 26s | 🌔 (59%) |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 6:21:17 am | 6:48:29 am | 6:08:09 pm | 6:35:21 pm | 11h 19m 40s | 2m 52s | 12:28:19 pm | 39.6° | 5:48:09 am | 7:08:29 pm | 5:14:55 am | 7:41:43 pm | 12h 38m 34s | 🌓 (48%) |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 6:19:32 am | 6:46:43 am | 6:09:14 pm | 6:36:25 pm | 11h 22m 31s | 2m 51s | 12:27:59 pm | 40° | 5:46:25 am | 7:09:33 pm | 5:13:09 am | 7:42:48 pm | 12h 35m 43s | 🌒 (37%) |
| Mon, Sep 7 | 6:17:47 am | 6:44:57 am | 6:10:20 pm | 6:37:30 pm | 11h 25m 23s | 2m 52s | 12:27:38 pm | 40.3° | 5:44:40 am | 7:10:37 pm | 5:11:22 am | 7:43:54 pm | 12h 32m 50s | 🌒 (26%) |
| Tue, Sep 8 | 6:16:01 am | 6:43:10 am | 6:11:26 pm | 6:38:34 pm | 11h 28m 16s | 2m 53s | 12:27:18 pm | 40.7° | 5:42:54 am | 7:11:41 pm | 5:09:34 am | 7:45:01 pm | 12h 29m 56s | 🌒 (17%) |
| Wed, Sep 9 | 6:14:15 am | 6:41:22 am | 6:12:32 pm | 6:39:39 pm | 11h 31m 10s | 2m 54s | 12:26:57 pm | 41.1° | 5:41:08 am | 7:12:46 pm | 5:07:46 am | 7:46:08 pm | 12h 27m 3s | 🌒 (9%) |
| Thu, Sep 10 | 6:12:28 am | 6:39:35 am | 6:13:38 pm | 6:40:44 pm | 11h 34m 3s | 2m 53s | 12:26:36 pm | 41.5° | 5:39:21 am | 7:13:52 pm | 5:05:56 am | 7:47:16 pm | 12h 24m 9s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Fri, Sep 11 | 6:10:41 am | 6:37:47 am | 6:14:44 pm | 6:41:49 pm | 11h 36m 57s | 2m 54s | 12:26:15 pm | 41.8° | 5:37:33 am | 7:14:58 pm | 5:04:06 am | 7:48:24 pm | 12h 21m 14s | 🌒 (1%) |
| Sat, Sep 12 | 6:08:54 am | 6:35:58 am | 6:15:50 pm | 6:42:54 pm | 11h 39m 52s | 2m 55s | 12:25:54 pm | 42.2° | 5:35:44 am | 7:16:04 pm | 5:02:15 am | 7:49:33 pm | 12h 18m 20s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 6:07:06 am | 6:34:10 am | 6:16:56 pm | 6:44:00 pm | 11h 42m 46s | 2m 54s | 12:25:33 pm | 42.6° | 5:33:55 am | 7:17:10 pm | 5:00:23 am | 7:50:43 pm | 12h 15m 25s | 🌘 (2%) |
| Mon, Sep 14 | 6:05:17 am | 6:32:21 am | 6:18:02 pm | 6:45:06 pm | 11h 45m 41s | 2m 55s | 12:25:11 pm | 43° | 5:32:06 am | 7:18:17 pm | 4:58:30 am | 7:51:53 pm | 12h 12m 30s | 🌘 (6%) |
| Tue, Sep 15 | 6:03:28 am | 6:30:32 am | 6:19:08 pm | 6:46:12 pm | 11h 48m 36s | 2m 55s | 12:24:50 pm | 43.4° | 5:30:16 am | 7:19:25 pm | 4:56:36 am | 7:53:04 pm | 12h 9m 34s | 🌘 (12%) |
| Wed, Sep 16 | 6:01:39 am | 6:28:42 am | 6:20:15 pm | 6:47:18 pm | 11h 51m 33s | 2m 57s | 12:24:29 pm | 43.8° | 5:28:25 am | 7:20:32 pm | 4:54:42 am | 7:54:15 pm | 12h 6m 38s | 🌘 (20%) |
| Thu, Sep 17 | 5:59:50 am | 6:26:53 am | 6:21:22 pm | 6:48:25 pm | 11h 54m 29s | 2m 56s | 12:24:07 pm | 44.1° | 5:26:34 am | 7:21:41 pm | 4:52:47 am | 7:55:28 pm | 12h 3m 41s | 🌘 (28%) |
| Fri, Sep 18 | 5:58:00 am | 6:25:03 am | 6:22:28 pm | 6:49:31 pm | 11h 57m 25s | 2m 56s | 12:23:46 pm | 44.5° | 5:24:42 am | 7:22:49 pm | 4:50:51 am | 7:56:40 pm | 12h 0m 45s | 🌘 (37%) |
| Sat, Sep 19 | 5:56:10 am | 6:23:13 am | 6:23:35 pm | 6:50:39 pm | 12h 0m 22s | 2m 57s | 12:23:24 pm | 44.9° | 5:22:50 am | 7:23:58 pm | 4:48:55 am | 7:57:54 pm | 11h 57m 49s | 🌗 (47%) |
| Sun, Sep 20 | 5:54:20 am | 6:21:24 am | 6:24:42 pm | 6:51:46 pm | 12h 3m 18s | 2m 56s | 12:23:03 pm | 45.3° | 5:20:58 am | 7:25:08 pm | 4:46:57 am | 7:59:08 pm | 11h 54m 52s | 🌗 (56%) |
| Mon, Sep 21 | 5:52:29 am | 6:19:34 am | 6:25:49 pm | 6:52:54 pm | 12h 6m 15s | 2m 57s | 12:22:42 pm | 45.7° | 5:19:05 am | 7:26:18 pm | 4:45:00 am | 8:00:23 pm | 11h 51m 55s | 🌖 (65%) |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 5:50:39 am | 6:17:44 am | 6:26:57 pm | 6:54:02 pm | 12h 9m 13s | 2m 58s | 12:22:20 pm | 46.1° | 5:17:11 am | 7:27:29 pm | 4:43:01 am | 8:01:39 pm | 11h 48m 57s | 🌖 (74%) |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 5:48:48 am | 6:15:54 am | 6:28:04 pm | 6:55:10 pm | 12h 12m 10s | 2m 57s | 12:21:59 pm | 46.5° | 5:15:18 am | 7:28:40 pm | 4:41:02 am | 8:02:56 pm | 11h 46m 0s | 🌖 (82%) |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 5:46:57 am | 6:14:04 am | 6:29:12 pm | 6:56:19 pm | 12h 15m 8s | 2m 58s | 12:21:38 pm | 46.9° | 5:13:24 am | 7:29:52 pm | 4:39:03 am | 8:04:13 pm | 11h 43m 2s | 🌖 (89%) |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 5:45:06 am | 6:12:14 am | 6:30:20 pm | 6:57:28 pm | 12h 18m 6s | 2m 58s | 12:21:17 pm | 47.2° | 5:11:30 am | 7:31:05 pm | 4:37:03 am | 8:05:31 pm | 11h 40m 5s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 5:43:15 am | 6:10:25 am | 6:31:28 pm | 6:58:38 pm | 12h 21m 3s | 2m 57s | 12:20:56 pm | 47.6° | 5:09:35 am | 7:32:17 pm | 4:35:02 am | 8:06:51 pm | 11h 37m 7s | 🌖 (98%) |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 6:41:24 am | 7:08:35 am | 7:32:37 pm | 7:59:47 pm | 12h 24m 2s | 2m 59s | 1:20:36 pm | 48° | 6:07:41 am | 8:33:31 pm | 5:33:01 am | 9:08:10 pm | 11h 34m 9s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 6:39:34 am | 7:06:46 am | 7:33:46 pm | 8:00:58 pm | 12h 27m 0s | 2m 58s | 1:20:16 pm | 48.4° | 6:05:46 am | 8:34:45 pm | 5:31:00 am | 9:09:31 pm | 11h 31m 10s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 6:37:43 am | 7:04:56 am | 7:34:55 pm | 8:02:08 pm | 12h 29m 59s | 2m 59s | 1:19:55 pm | 48.8° | 6:03:51 am | 8:36:00 pm | 5:28:58 am | 9:10:53 pm | 11h 28m 12s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 6:35:52 am | 7:03:07 am | 7:36:04 pm | 8:03:19 pm | 12h 32m 57s | 2m 58s | 1:19:36 pm | 49.2° | 6:01:56 am | 8:37:15 pm | 5:26:56 am | 9:12:16 pm | 11h 25m 15s | 🌔 (91%) |
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Sunrise and Sunset photos in Christchurch, Canterbury
Enjoy this beautiful gallery of images of the sunset and sunrise at Christchurch, Canterbury. All images provided by our fantastic community of photographers!
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, Canterbury
In Christchurch, Canterbury, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on December 10 at 5:40 am, while the latest sunrise is on June 27 at 8:02 am. The earliest sunset is on June 15 at 5:00 pm, and the latest sunset is on January 2 at 9:15 pm.
Christchurch, Canterbury gets 6h 29m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 29m versus 8h 59m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 10m.
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 12:13 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
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