Christchurch
Sunrise and sunset in Christchurch
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Christchurch, in local time. At 43.5° S, the day lasts from 8 h 56 min at the winter solstice to 15 h 26 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 06:27, sunset at 20:01.
Day length 13 h 34 min, 2 min 52 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 13:13, with the Sun 57° above the horizon.
Times are Christchurch time (GMT+13).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:41 | 21:47 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:20 | 21:08 |
| Civil twilight | 05:57 | 20:31 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 06:27 | 20:01 |
| Golden hour | 06:27–07:05 | 19:22–20:01 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Christchurch
- Longest day: December 22, 15 h 26 min, from sunrise at 05:44 to sunset at 21:10.
- Shortest day: June 21, 8 h 56 min, from sunrise at 08:02 to sunset at 16:59.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 06:14 | 21:06 | 14 h 52 min |
| February 21 | 06:56 | 20:28 | 13 h 32 min |
| March 21 | 07:32 | 19:40 | 12 h 08 min |
| April 21 | 07:09 | 17:46 | 10 h 38 min |
| May 21 | 07:42 | 17:09 | 9 h 27 min |
| June 21 | 08:02 | 16:59 | 8 h 56 min |
| July 21 | 07:54 | 17:18 | 9 h 24 min |
| August 21 | 07:15 | 17:50 | 10 h 35 min |
| September 21 | 06:21 | 18:24 | 12 h 03 min |
| October 21 | 06:28 | 20:00 | 13 h 32 min |
| November 21 | 05:49 | 20:41 | 14 h 51 min |
| December 21 | 05:44 | 21:10 | 15 h 26 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 43.5° S, 172.6° E, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
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