Sun Times in Christchurch

Check the sunrise time displayed above for Christchurch (Pacific/Auckland). Times are calculated from the city's coordinates.

Check the sunset time displayed above for Christchurch (Pacific/Auckland). Times are calculated from the city's coordinates.

Morning golden hour in Christchurch ends at 8:02 AM. Evening golden hour starts at 7:17 PM.

The day length for Christchurch is shown above. It represents the time between sunrise and sunset.

The sun's highest point (solar noon) for Christchurch is shown in the times above (Pacific/Auckland). This is when the sun crosses the meridian.

Sunset and dusk times for Christchurch are displayed above (Pacific/Auckland). It typically takes over an hour after sunset for the sky to get fully dark.

Twilight duration in Christchurch varies by season. You can calculate it from the sunset and astronomical dusk times shown above.

The earliest sunrise in Christchurch in 2026 is at 6:15 AM on November 1 (Pacific/Auckland). This occurs around the summer solstice when days are longest.

The latest sunset in Christchurch in 2026 is at 9:14 PM on December 29 (Pacific/Auckland). This occurs shortly after the summer solstice.

After sunset in Christchurch, civil twilight lasts roughly 30 minutes, during which the sky fades but remains somewhat bright. Full darkness follows after astronomical dusk. See the exact times above.