Sun & moon times today, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Moon: 75.3%

Current Time:	Apr 29, 2024 at 11:40:09 am
Sunrise Today:	6:59 am↑ 72° East
Sunset Today:	5:35 pm↑ 288° West
Moonrise Today:	9:16 pm↑ 126° Southeast
Moonset Today:	12:09 pm↑ 233° Southwest
Daylight Hours:	10 hours, 36 minutes (-2m 4s)

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Where is the Sun directly overhead right now?

Time:	11:40 am
Altitude:	36.9°
Direction:	11° N
Phase:	Daylight

Day length today: 10h 35m 36s (Apr 29, 2024)

2 minutes, 4 seconds shorter than yesterday (Apr 28, 2024)

1 hour, 3 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

4 hours, 11 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

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Night	12:00 am – 5:30 am
Astro. Twilight	5:30 am – 6:01 am
Nautical Twilight	6:01 am – 6:32 am
Civil Twilight	6:32 am – 6:59 am
Daylight	6:59 am – 5:35 pm
Civil Twilight	5:35 pm – 6:02 pm
Nautical Twilight	6:02 pm – 6:33 pm
Astro. Twilight	6:33 pm – 7:03 pm
Night	7:03 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Melbourne - Next 7 Days

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2024	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
Apr	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Apr	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
Apr 29	6:59 am	5:35 pm	10:35:36	−2:04	12:17 pm (37.6°)	93.611
Apr 30	7:00 am	5:33 pm	10:33:32	−2:03	12:17 pm (37.3°)	93.635
May 1	7:01 am	5:32 pm	10:31:30	−2:02	12:17 pm (37.0°)	93.659
May 2	7:02 am	5:31 pm	10:29:29	−2:01	12:17 pm (36.7°)	93.684
May 3	7:03 am	5:30 pm	10:27:29	−1:59	12:17 pm (36.4°)	93.708
May 4	7:03 am	5:29 pm	10:25:31	−1:58	12:16 pm (36.1°)	93.731
May 5	7:04 am	5:28 pm	10:23:34	−1:57	12:16 pm (35.8°)	93.754
* All times are local time for Melbourne. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2024

March equinox	Mar 20	2:06 pm
June solstice	Jun 21	6:51 am
September equinox	Sep 22	10:44 pm
December solstice	Dec 21	8:21 pm
* All times are local Melbourne time.

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Percent Illuminated:

75.3%

Time:	11:40 am
Altitude:	3.9°
Direction:	237° SW
Position:	Waning Gibbous

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Moon in Melbourne - Next 7 days

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2024	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
Apr	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
Apr 29	-	12:09 pm	9:16 pm	4:12 am	(80.5°)	238,683	78.1%
Apr 30	-	12:59 pm	10:24 pm	5:11 am	(79.3°)	236,196	68.2%
May 1	-	1:42 pm	11:37 pm	6:08 am	(76.4°)	233,677	57.2%
May 2	-	2:17 pm	-	7:03 am	(71.8°)	231,231	45.6%
May 3	12:50 am	2:48 pm	-	7:55 am	(66.0°)	229,012	34.0%
May 4	2:03 am	3:15 pm	-	8:45 am	(59.3°)	227,209	23.1%
May 5	3:16 am	3:42 pm	-	9:35 am	(52.0°)	226,030	13.6%
* All times are local time for Melbourne. 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 Melbourne This Coming Night

	Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Apr 29, 2024
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Mon 5:06 am	Mon 4:42 pm	Mon 10:54 am	Slightly difficult to see
Venus	Mon 6:09 am	Mon 5:12 pm	Mon 11:41 am	Slightly difficult to see
Mars	Mon 3:39 am	Mon 3:55 pm	Mon 9:47 am	Average visibility
Jupiter	Mon 8:11 am	Mon 6:20 pm	Mon 1:15 pm	Slightly difficult to see
Saturn	Mon 2:39 am	Mon 3:27 pm	Mon 9:03 am	Average visibility
Uranus	Mon 8:05 am	Mon 6:13 pm	Mon 1:09 pm	Extremely difficult to see
Neptune	Mon 3:41 am	Mon 3:55 pm	Mon 9:48 am	Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Melbourne.

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