Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Christchurch

Sunrise in Christchurch today is at 05:54:59 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 08:27:12 PM, giving Christchurch 14h 32min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 05:17:28 AM and ends at 09:04:30 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Christchurch or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Christchurch. Get a full year of light data with the printable Christchurch Photography Planner 2026.

Christchurch lies in the temperate zone at 50.7° latitude, with dramatic daylight variation between summer and winter. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Christchurch receives 16.5 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 04:54 AM and sunset at 09:23 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 7.9 hours — a difference of 8.5 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 04:53, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 21:23. The evening golden hour in Christchurch lasts about 80 minutes in summer and 83 minutes in winter — unusually long at this latitude, great for photography.