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
06:38
Sunset
19:52
Daylight
13h 14m
12 am6 amnoon6 pm12 am
First light
06:10
Golden hr am
06:38–07:06
Solar noon
13:15
Golden hr pm
19:24–19:52
Last light
20:20
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 · Thu 15 Oct | 06:38 | 19:52 | 13h 14m |
| Fri 16 Oct | 06:36 | 19:53 | 13h 17m (+3 min) |
| Sat 17 Oct | 06:34 | 19:55 | 13h 20m (+3 min) |
| Sun 18 Oct | 06:33 | 19:56 | 13h 23m (+3 min) |
| Mon 19 Oct | 06:31 | 19:57 | 13h 26m (+3 min) |
| Tue 20 Oct | 06:30 | 19:58 | 13h 28m (+3 min) |
| Wed 21 Oct | 06:28 | 20:00 | 13h 31m (+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.