Current Time: | Mar 19, 2024 at 7:46:26 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 6:20 am↑ 91° East |
Sunset Today: | 6:28 pm↑ 269° West |
Moonrise Today: | 2:44 pm↑ 62° Northeast |
Moonset Today: | 1:02 am↑ 299° Northwest |
Daylight Hours: | 12 hours, 8 minutes (-57s) |
Today's Sun Position in Cairns
Time: | 7:46 pm |
Altitude: | -19.5° |
Direction: | 264° W |
Phase: | Night |
Day length today: 12h 7m 47s (Mar 19, 2024)
57 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 18, 2024)
1 hour longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)
1 hour shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)
The Sun's altitude in Cairns today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cairns Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Cairns today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
Night | 12:00 am – 5:08 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 5:08 am – 5:33 am |
Nautical Twilight | 5:33 am – 5:58 am |
Civil Twilight | 5:58 am – 6:20 am |
Daylight | 6:20 am – 6:28 pm |
Civil Twilight | 6:28 pm – 6:49 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 6:49 pm – 7:15 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 7:15 pm – 7:40 pm |
Night | 7:40 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Cairns - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Mar | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Mar 19 | 6:20 am | 6:28 pm | 12:07:47 | −0:57 | 12:24 pm (73.5°) | 92.545 |
Mar 20 | 6:20 am | 6:27 pm | 12:06:49 | −0:57 | 12:24 pm (73.1°) | 92.571 |
Mar 21 | 6:20 am | 6:26 pm | 12:05:52 | −0:57 | 12:24 pm (72.7°) | 92.596 |
Mar 22 | 6:21 am | 6:26 pm | 12:04:54 | −0:57 | 12:23 pm (72.3°) | 92.622 |
Mar 23 | 6:21 am | 6:25 pm | 12:03:56 | −0:57 | 12:23 pm (71.9°) | 92.648 |
Mar 24 | 6:21 am | 6:24 pm | 12:02:59 | −0:57 | 12:23 pm (71.5°) | 92.674 |
Mar 25 | 6:21 am | 6:23 pm | 12:02:01 | −0:57 | 12:22 pm (71.1°) | 92.700 |
* All times are local time for Cairns. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
The March equinox (autumnal equinox) in Cairns is at 1:06 pm on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 20 | 1:06 pm |
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June solstice | Jun 21 | 6:51 am |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 10:44 pm |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 7:21 pm |
* All times are local Cairns time. |
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Today's Moon in Cairns
Percent Illuminated: | 71.7% |
Time: | 7:46 pm |
Altitude: | 45.5° |
Direction: | 11° N |
Position: | Waxing Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Cairns today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Moon in Cairns - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Mar | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Mar 19 | - | 1:02 am | 2:44 pm | 8:20 pm | (46.3°) | 247,837 | 72.0% | |||
Mar 20 | - | 1:57 am | 3:29 pm | 9:09 pm | (49.5°) | 249,904 | 80.4% | |||
Mar 21 | - | 2:51 am | 4:10 pm | 9:55 pm | (53.7°) | 251,333 | 87.6% | |||
Mar 22 | - | 3:42 am | 4:47 pm | 10:37 pm | (58.6°) | 252,163 | 93.3% | |||
Mar 23 | - | 4:31 am | 5:21 pm | 11:18 pm | (64.1°) | 252,457 | 97.3% | |||
Mar 24 | - | 5:18 am | 5:53 pm | 11:57 pm | (69.9°) | 252,276 | 99.5% | |||
Mar 25 | - | 6:04 am | 6:25 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
* All times are local time for Cairns. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Cairns This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 19, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Wed 7:33 am | Wed 7:18 pm | Wed 1:26 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Wed 4:59 am | Wed 5:26 pm | Wed 11:13 am | Fairly good visibility |
Mars | Wed 4:07 am | Wed 4:44 pm | Wed 10:25 am | Slightly difficult to see |
Jupiter | Tue 9:35 am | Tue 9:00 pm | Tue 3:17 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Saturn | Wed 5:09 am | Wed 5:33 pm | Wed 11:21 am | Difficult to see |
Uranus | Tue 9:59 am | Tue 9:18 pm | Tue 3:39 pm | Difficult to see |
Neptune | Wed 6:13 am | Wed 6:21 pm | Wed 12:17 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Cairns. |