Sunrise & Sunset in Christchurch
Sunrise and sunset times, golden hours and the best spots to watch around Christchurch.
Christchurch sunrise & sunset times, updated automatically, with today’s daylight, golden hours and a 7-day forecast.
Sunrise
07:13
Sunset
17:51
Daylight
10h 38m
12 am6 amnoon6 pm12 am
First light
06:45
Golden hr am
07:13–07:41
Solar noon
12:32
Golden hr pm
17:23–17:51
Last light
18:19
This week: Daylight is getting longer by about 3 minutes a day this week.
Sunrise and sunset times for Christchurch are calculated from the city’s location and update automatically each day. Knowing the exact times helps with planning sunrise walks, photography, fishing, tramping and getting home before dark. The daylight bar and table above show today’s first light, sunrise, solar noon, sunset and last light, plus the times for the week ahead. All times are New Zealand local time for a flat horizon, so hills or tall buildings can delay sunrise or bring sunset a little earlier.
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today · Fri 21 Aug | 07:13 | 17:51 | 10h 38m |
| Sat 22 Aug | 07:12 | 17:52 | 10h 40m (+3 min) |
| Sun 23 Aug | 07:10 | 17:53 | 10h 43m (+3 min) |
| Mon 24 Aug | 07:08 | 17:55 | 10h 46m (+3 min) |
| Tue 25 Aug | 07:07 | 17:56 | 10h 48m (+3 min) |
| Wed 26 Aug | 07:05 | 17:57 | 10h 51m (+3 min) |
| Thu 27 Aug | 07:03 | 17:58 | 10h 54m (+3 min) |
Sunrise, sunset and twilight times are calculated for Christchurch using standard astronomical formulae. Times are New Zealand local time for a flat, unobstructed horizon and are approximate.