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 May 2026.
Today
May 17, 2026 . Current time: 11:21:07 pm
First light at 7:07:16 am
Sunrise time: 7:36:46 am
Sunset time: 5:14:57 pm
Last light at 5:44:27 pm
Day length: 9 hours, 38 minutes
Sunset in Christchurch was 6 hours, 6 minutes ago
Moon set on May 17 at 03:55 PM
Moon will rise on May 18 at 08:24 AMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (1%)Tomorrow
May 18, 2026
First light at 7:08:14 am
Sunrise time: 7:37:48 am
Sunset time: 5:13:59 pm
Last light at 5:43:33 pm
Day length: 9 hours, 36 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Christchurch
Moon will rise on May 18 at 08:24 AM Moon will set on May 18 at 04:48 PMMoon phase: 🌒 Waxing Crescent (4%)
- 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 1 month and 3 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 7 months, during the summer solstice on December 22, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours and 29 minutes.
May 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 May in Christchurch.
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 0 minutes over the course of May 2026 in Christchurch, Canterbury - from 10 hours, 14 minutes on the first day to 9 hours, 14 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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| Fri, May 1 | 6:50:54 am | 7:19:15 am | 5:33:59 pm | 6:02:21 pm | 10h 14m 44s | 10h 14m 44s | 12:26:37 pm | -28.5° | 6:17:00 am | 6:36:14 pm | 5:43:40 am | 7:09:35 pm | 13h 46m 24s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Sat, May 2 | 6:51:58 am | 7:20:23 am | 5:32:37 pm | 6:01:03 pm | 10h 12m 14s | -2m -30s | 12:26:30 pm | -28.2° | 6:18:01 am | 6:34:59 pm | 5:44:39 am | 7:08:21 pm | 13h 48m 54s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sun, May 3 | 6:53:02 am | 7:21:31 am | 5:31:16 pm | 5:59:46 pm | 10h 9m 45s | -2m -29s | 12:26:24 pm | -27.9° | 6:19:02 am | 6:33:46 pm | 5:45:38 am | 7:07:10 pm | 13h 51m 23s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Mon, May 4 | 6:54:05 am | 7:22:39 am | 5:29:57 pm | 5:58:30 pm | 10h 7m 18s | -2m -27s | 12:26:18 pm | -27.6° | 6:20:02 am | 6:32:33 pm | 5:46:36 am | 7:05:59 pm | 13h 53m 49s | 🌖 (97%) |
| Tue, May 5 | 6:55:08 am | 7:23:46 am | 5:28:38 pm | 5:57:16 pm | 10h 4m 52s | -2m -26s | 12:26:12 pm | -27.3° | 6:21:02 am | 6:31:23 pm | 5:47:34 am | 7:04:51 pm | 13h 56m 15s | 🌖 (93%) |
| Wed, May 6 | 6:56:11 am | 7:24:53 am | 5:27:21 pm | 5:56:03 pm | 10h 2m 28s | -2m -24s | 12:26:07 pm | -27° | 6:22:01 am | 6:30:14 pm | 5:48:31 am | 7:03:44 pm | 13h 58m 39s | 🌖 (87%) |
| Thu, May 7 | 6:57:14 am | 7:26:00 am | 5:26:06 pm | 5:54:52 pm | 10h 0m 6s | -2m -22s | 12:26:03 pm | -26.8° | 6:23:00 am | 6:29:06 pm | 5:49:28 am | 7:02:38 pm | 14h 1m 1s | 🌖 (81%) |
| Fri, May 8 | 6:58:16 am | 7:27:07 am | 5:24:52 pm | 5:53:42 pm | 9h 57m 45s | -2m -21s | 12:25:59 pm | -26.5° | 6:23:59 am | 6:28:00 pm | 5:50:25 am | 7:01:34 pm | 14h 3m 21s | 🌖 (72%) |
| Sat, May 9 | 6:59:18 am | 7:28:13 am | 5:23:39 pm | 5:52:34 pm | 9h 55m 26s | -2m -19s | 12:25:56 pm | -26.2° | 6:24:57 am | 6:26:55 pm | 5:51:21 am | 7:00:32 pm | 14h 5m 40s | 🌖 (63%) |
| Sun, May 10 | 7:00:20 am | 7:29:19 am | 5:22:28 pm | 5:51:28 pm | 9h 53m 9s | -2m -17s | 12:25:54 pm | -26° | 6:25:55 am | 6:25:52 pm | 5:52:16 am | 6:59:31 pm | 14h 7m 56s | 🌗 (54%) |
| Mon, May 11 | 7:01:21 am | 7:30:24 am | 5:21:19 pm | 5:50:23 pm | 9h 50m 55s | -2m -14s | 12:25:52 pm | -25.7° | 6:26:52 am | 6:24:51 pm | 5:53:11 am | 6:58:32 pm | 14h 10m 10s | 🌗 (44%) |
| Tue, May 12 | 7:02:21 am | 7:31:29 am | 5:20:11 pm | 5:49:19 pm | 9h 48m 42s | -2m -13s | 12:25:50 pm | -25.4° | 6:27:49 am | 6:23:51 pm | 5:54:06 am | 6:57:35 pm | 14h 12m 23s | 🌘 (34%) |
| Wed, May 13 | 7:03:21 am | 7:32:34 am | 5:19:05 pm | 5:48:17 pm | 9h 46m 31s | -2m -11s | 12:25:49 pm | -25.2° | 6:28:45 am | 6:22:53 pm | 5:54:59 am | 6:56:39 pm | 14h 14m 33s | 🌘 (24%) |
| Thu, May 14 | 7:04:21 am | 7:33:38 am | 5:18:00 pm | 5:47:17 pm | 9h 44m 22s | -2m -9s | 12:25:49 pm | -24.9° | 6:29:41 am | 6:21:57 pm | 5:55:53 am | 6:55:45 pm | 14h 16m 41s | 🌘 (15%) |
| Fri, May 15 | 7:05:20 am | 7:34:41 am | 5:16:57 pm | 5:46:18 pm | 9h 42m 16s | -2m -6s | 12:25:49 pm | -24.7° | 6:30:37 am | 6:21:02 pm | 5:56:46 am | 6:54:53 pm | 14h 18m 47s | 🌘 (8%) |
| Sat, May 16 | 7:06:18 am | 7:35:44 am | 5:15:56 pm | 5:45:22 pm | 9h 40m 12s | -2m -4s | 12:25:50 pm | -24.5° | 6:31:31 am | 6:20:09 pm | 5:57:38 am | 6:54:02 pm | 14h 20m 50s | 🌘 (3%) |
| Sun, May 17 | 7:07:16 am | 7:36:46 am | 5:14:57 pm | 5:44:27 pm | 9h 38m 11s | -2m -1s | 12:25:51 pm | -24.2° | 6:32:25 am | 6:19:18 pm | 5:58:30 am | 6:53:13 pm | 14h 22m 51s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Mon, May 18 | 7:08:14 am | 7:37:48 am | 5:13:59 pm | 5:43:33 pm | 9h 36m 11s | -2m 0s | 12:25:53 pm | -24° | 6:33:19 am | 6:18:28 pm | 5:59:21 am | 6:52:26 pm | 14h 24m 50s | 🌒 (1%) |
| Tue, May 19 | 7:09:10 am | 7:38:49 am | 5:13:03 pm | 5:42:42 pm | 9h 34m 14s | -1m -57s | 12:25:56 pm | -23.8° | 6:34:12 am | 6:17:40 pm | 6:00:11 am | 6:51:41 pm | 14h 26m 46s | 🌒 (4%) |
| Wed, May 20 | 7:10:06 am | 7:39:49 am | 5:12:09 pm | 5:41:52 pm | 9h 32m 20s | -1m -54s | 12:25:59 pm | -23.6° | 6:35:04 am | 6:16:54 pm | 6:01:01 am | 6:50:57 pm | 14h 28m 39s | 🌒 (11%) |
| Thu, May 21 | 7:11:01 am | 7:40:48 am | 5:11:17 pm | 5:41:04 pm | 9h 30m 29s | -1m -51s | 12:26:03 pm | -23.4° | 6:35:55 am | 6:16:10 pm | 6:01:50 am | 6:50:15 pm | 14h 30m 30s | 🌒 (19%) |
| Fri, May 22 | 7:11:56 am | 7:41:47 am | 5:10:26 pm | 5:40:18 pm | 9h 28m 39s | -1m -50s | 12:26:07 pm | -23.2° | 6:36:46 am | 6:15:27 pm | 6:02:38 am | 6:49:35 pm | 14h 32m 19s | 🌒 (29%) |
| Sat, May 23 | 7:12:49 am | 7:42:45 am | 5:09:38 pm | 5:39:33 pm | 9h 26m 53s | -1m -46s | 12:26:11 pm | -23° | 6:37:36 am | 6:14:46 pm | 6:03:26 am | 6:48:57 pm | 14h 34m 4s | 🌒 (39%) |
| Sun, May 24 | 7:13:42 am | 7:43:42 am | 5:08:51 pm | 5:38:51 pm | 9h 25m 9s | -1m -44s | 12:26:16 pm | -22.8° | 6:38:26 am | 6:14:07 pm | 6:04:13 am | 6:48:20 pm | 14h 35m 46s | 🌓 (50%) |
| Mon, May 25 | 7:14:34 am | 7:44:37 am | 5:08:07 pm | 5:38:10 pm | 9h 23m 30s | -1m -39s | 12:26:22 pm | -22.6° | 6:39:14 am | 6:13:30 pm | 6:04:59 am | 6:47:46 pm | 14h 37m 25s | 🌔 (61%) |
| Tue, May 26 | 7:15:25 am | 7:45:32 am | 5:07:24 pm | 5:37:32 pm | 9h 21m 52s | -1m -38s | 12:26:28 pm | -22.4° | 6:40:02 am | 6:12:55 pm | 6:05:44 am | 6:47:13 pm | 14h 39m 2s | 🌔 (71%) |
| Wed, May 27 | 7:16:15 am | 7:46:26 am | 5:06:44 pm | 5:36:55 pm | 9h 20m 18s | -1m -34s | 12:26:35 pm | -22.3° | 6:40:48 am | 6:12:22 pm | 6:06:28 am | 6:46:42 pm | 14h 40m 35s | 🌔 (79%) |
| Thu, May 28 | 7:17:04 am | 7:47:19 am | 5:06:05 pm | 5:36:20 pm | 9h 18m 46s | -1m -32s | 12:26:42 pm | -22.1° | 6:41:34 am | 6:11:50 pm | 6:07:12 am | 6:46:12 pm | 14h 42m 6s | 🌔 (87%) |
| Fri, May 29 | 7:17:52 am | 7:48:11 am | 5:05:28 pm | 5:35:47 pm | 9h 17m 17s | -1m -29s | 12:26:50 pm | -21.9° | 6:42:19 am | 6:11:20 pm | 6:07:55 am | 6:45:45 pm | 14h 43m 34s | 🌔 (93%) |
| Sat, May 30 | 7:18:40 am | 7:49:02 am | 5:04:54 pm | 5:35:16 pm | 9h 15m 52s | -1m -25s | 12:26:58 pm | -21.8° | 6:43:03 am | 6:10:53 pm | 6:08:36 am | 6:45:19 pm | 14h 44m 57s | 🌔 (97%) |
| Sun, May 31 | 7:19:25 am | 7:49:51 am | 5:04:21 pm | 5:34:47 pm | 9h 14m 30s | -1m -22s | 12:27:06 pm | -21.6° | 6:43:46 am | 6:10:27 pm | 6:09:17 am | 6:44:55 pm | 14h 46m 18s | 🌔 (99%) |
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