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Cairns, Qld, Australia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 29.8%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 3, 2024 at 5:15:08 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:29 am 74° East
Sunset Today: 5:57 pm 286° West
Moonrise Today: 1:19 am 107° East
Moonset Today: 2:20 pm 257° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 28 minutes (-45s)
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Today's Sun Position in Cairns

Time:5:15 pm
Altitude:8.9°
Direction:290° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 11h 27m 42s (May 3, 2024)

45 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 2, 2024)

20 minutes, 38 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

1 hour, 40 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cairns Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:15 am
Astro. Twilight5:15 am – 5:41 am
Nautical Twilight5:41 am – 6:07 am
Civil Twilight6:07 am – 6:29 am
Daylight6:29 am – 5:57 pm
Civil Twilight5:57 pm – 6:19 pm
Nautical Twilight6:19 pm – 6:45 pm
Astro. Twilight6:45 pm – 7:11 pm
Night7:11 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Cairns - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 36:29 am5:57 pm11:27:42−0:4512:13 pm (57.3°)93.707
May 46:30 am5:57 pm11:26:57−0:4512:13 pm (57.0°)93.731
May 56:30 am5:56 pm11:26:12−0:4412:13 pm (56.7°)93.754
May 66:30 am5:56 pm11:25:28−0:4312:13 pm (56.4°)93.777
May 76:30 am5:55 pm11:24:45−0:4312:13 pm (56.2°)93.800
May 86:31 am5:55 pm11:24:02−0:4212:13 pm (55.9°)93.822
May 96:31 am5:54 pm11:23:20−0:4212:13 pm (55.6°)93.844
* All times are local time for Cairns. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Cairns

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Cairns - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 31:19 am2:20 pm-7:52 am(87.2°)229,01734.0%
May 42:18 am3:01 pm-8:42 am(80.5°)227,21323.1%
May 53:17 am3:41 pm-9:31 am(73.2°)226,03213.6%
May 64:16 am4:22 pm-10:21 am(65.9°)225,6636.3%
May 75:16 am5:06 pm-11:13 am(58.9°)226,2351.7%
May 86:18 am5:52 pm-12:07 pm(52.9°)227,7790.1%
May 97:22 am6:44 pm-1:04 pm(48.1°)230,2121.4%
* 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.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Cairns This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 3, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 4:44 amSat 4:36 pmSat 10:40 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusFri 5:53 amFri 5:29 pmFri 11:41 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 3:36 amSat 3:41 pmSat 9:38 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 7:21 amFri 6:39 pmFri 1:00 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnSat 2:32 amSat 2:51 pmSat 8:42 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 7:12 amFri 6:30 pmFri 12:51 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSat 3:22 amSat 3:29 pmSat 9:25 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Cairns.

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