Canterbury
Christchurch sunrise & sunset — December 2027
Every day this month for Christchurch, with civil twilight, the Moon, and how fast the days are changing. Times are NZDT.
Computed from standard astronomical algorithms · Christchurch at -43.534, 172.632 · Reviewed Oct 2026 · Method
Flat horizon, sea level
These times are computed for a level, unobstructed horizon at sea level, with an average atmosphere. Hills, mountains and buildings all bring sunset forward and push sunrise back — in steep country by half an hour or more. Refraction varies with temperature and pressure, which is worth another minute either way. Do not plan anything where being wrong is dangerous around these times. Give yourself real margin before dark.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | ± | First light | Last light | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Wed | 05:44 | 20:53 | 15h 09m | 05:09 | 21:28 | 07:46 | 23:42 | 8% | |
| 2 Thu | 05:44 | 20:54 | 15h 10m | +1m | 05:09 | 21:29 | 08:49 | — | 13.9% |
| 3 Fri | 05:43 | 20:55 | 15h 12m | +2m | 05:08 | 21:30 | 09:53 | 00:15 | 21.2% |
| 4 Sat | 05:43 | 20:56 | 15h 13m | +1m | 05:08 | 21:31 | 10:56 | 00:42 | 29.4% |
| 5 Sun | 05:43 | 20:57 | 15h 15m | +2m | 05:08 | 21:32 | 11:59 | 01:04 | 38.3% |
| 6 Mon | 05:42 | 20:58 | 15h 16m | +1m | 05:07 | 21:34 | 13:00 | 01:24 | 47.6% |
| 7 Tue | 05:42 | 20:59 | 15h 17m | +1m | 05:07 | 21:35 | 14:02 | 01:43 | 57.1% |
| 8 Wed | 05:42 | 21:00 | 15h 18m | +1m | 05:07 | 21:36 | 15:06 | 02:02 | 66.5% |
| 9 Thu | 05:42 | 21:01 | 15h 19m | +1m | 05:07 | 21:37 | 16:12 | 02:22 | 75.5% |
| 10 Fri | 05:42 | 21:02 | 15h 20m | +1m | 05:07 | 21:38 | 17:21 | 02:45 | 83.7% |
| 11 Sat | 05:42 | 21:03 | 15h 21m | +1m | 05:06 | 21:39 | 18:33 | 03:13 | 90.7% |
| 12 Sun | 05:42 | 21:04 | 15h 22m | +1m | 05:06 | 21:40 | 19:46 | 03:47 | 96% |
| 13 Mon | 05:42 | 21:05 | 15h 23m | +1m | 05:06 | 21:40 | 20:56 | 04:32 | 99.2% |
| 14 Tue | 05:42 | 21:06 | 15h 23m | +0m | 05:07 | 21:41 | 21:57 | 05:29 | 99.8% |
| 15 Wed | 05:42 | 21:06 | 15h 24m | +1m | 05:07 | 21:42 | 22:47 | 06:38 | 97.7% |
| 16 Thu | 05:43 | 21:07 | 15h 24m | +0m | 05:07 | 21:43 | 23:27 | 07:55 | 92.9% |
| 17 Fri | 05:43 | 21:08 | 15h 25m | +1m | 05:07 | 21:44 | 23:59 | 09:16 | 85.7% |
| 18 Sat | 05:43 | 21:08 | 15h 25m | +0m | 05:07 | 21:44 | — | 10:35 | 76.5% |
| 19 Sun | 05:43 | 21:09 | 15h 26m | +1m | 05:08 | 21:45 | 00:26 | 11:52 | 66% |
| 20 Mon | 05:44 | 21:10 | 15h 26m | +0m | 05:08 | 21:46 | 00:50 | 13:06 | 54.9% |
| 21 Tue | 05:44 | 21:10 | 15h 26m | +0m | 05:08 | 21:46 | 01:13 | 14:19 | 43.7% |
| 22 Wed | 05:45 | 21:11 | 15h 26m | +0m | 05:09 | 21:47 | 01:36 | 15:32 | 33.1% |
| 23 Thu | 05:45 | 21:11 | 15h 26m | +0m | 05:09 | 21:47 | 02:01 | 16:44 | 23.4% |
| 24 Fri | 05:46 | 21:12 | 15h 26m | +0m | 05:10 | 21:47 | 02:30 | 17:55 | 15.1% |
| 25 Sat | 05:46 | 21:12 | 15h 26m | +0m | 05:10 | 21:48 | 03:05 | 19:02 | 8.4% |
| 26 Sun | 05:47 | 21:12 | 15h 25m | −1m | 05:11 | 21:48 | 03:47 | 20:03 | 3.6% |
| 27 Mon | 05:48 | 21:13 | 15h 25m | +0m | 05:12 | 21:48 | 04:37 | 20:56 | 0.8% |
| 28 Tue | 05:48 | 21:13 | 15h 25m | +0m | 05:12 | 21:49 | 05:34 | 21:40 | 0.1% |
| 29 Wed | 05:49 | 21:13 | 15h 24m | −1m | 05:13 | 21:49 | 06:36 | 22:15 | 1.2% |
| 30 Thu | 05:50 | 21:13 | 15h 23m | −1m | 05:14 | 21:49 | 07:40 | 22:43 | 4.1% |
| 31 Fri | 05:51 | 21:13 | 15h 23m | +0m | 05:15 | 21:49 | 08:44 | 23:07 | 8.7% |
“First light” and “last light” are civil twilight — the Sun 6° below the horizon, when there is enough light to see without a torch. A dash means the event does not happen on that date: the Moon rises about 50 minutes later each day, so roughly once a month it skips a calendar day.