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Sydney, NSW, Australia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 70.2%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Mar 19, 2024 at 4:31:06 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:57 am 91° East
Sunset Today: 7:07 pm 269° West
Moonrise Today: 4:07 pm 57° Northeast
Moonset Today: 12:51 am 304° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 10 minutes (-2m 7s)
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Today's Sun Position in Sydney

Time:4:31 pm
Altitude:31.0°
Direction:293° NW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 10m 4s (Mar 19, 2024)

2 minutes, 7 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 18, 2024)

2 hours, 16 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

2 hours, 14 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Sydney Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:34 am
Astro. Twilight5:34 am – 6:03 am
Nautical Twilight6:03 am – 6:32 am
Civil Twilight6:32 am – 6:57 am
Daylight6:57 am – 7:07 pm
Civil Twilight7:07 pm – 7:32 pm
Nautical Twilight7:32 pm – 8:01 pm
Astro. Twilight8:01 pm – 8:31 pm
Night8:31 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Sydney - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 196:57 am7:07 pm12:10:04−2:071:02 pm (56.6°)92.545
Mar 206:58 am7:06 pm12:07:57−2:071:02 pm (56.2°)92.570
Mar 216:59 am7:04 pm12:05:50−2:071:02 pm (55.8°)92.596
Mar 226:59 am7:03 pm12:03:42−2:071:02 pm (55.4°)92.621
Mar 237:00 am7:02 pm12:01:35−2:071:01 pm (55.0°)92.647
Mar 247:01 am7:00 pm11:59:29−2:061:01 pm (54.6°)92.673
Mar 257:02 am6:59 pm11:57:22−2:061:01 pm (54.2°)92.700
* All times are local time for Sydney. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (autumnal equinox) in Sydney is at 2:06 pm on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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Today's Moon in Sydney

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Sydney - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 19-12:51 am4:07 pm8:57 pm(29.2°)247,80171.8%
Mar 20-1:52 am4:46 pm9:47 pm(32.3°)249,87880.3%
Mar 21-2:52 am5:20 pm10:32 pm(36.5°)251,31687.5%
Mar 22-3:51 am5:48 pm11:15 pm(41.4°)252,15593.2%
Mar 23-4:49 am6:14 pm11:55 pm(46.9°)252,45697.2%
Mar 24-5:45 am6:37 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Mar 25-6:40 am7:00 pm12:35 am(52.6°)252,28299.5%
* All times are local time for Sydney. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in Sydney on Mar 25

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Sydney This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 19, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 8:19 amTue 7:45 pmTue 2:03 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusTue 5:21 amTue 6:18 pmTue 11:50 amFairly good visibility
MarsTue 4:24 amTue 5:45 pmTue 11:05 amSlightly difficult to see
JupiterTue 10:36 amTue 9:15 pmTue 3:56 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnTue 5:38 amTue 6:28 pmTue 12:03 pmDifficult to see
UranusTue 11:04 amTue 9:30 pmTue 4:17 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 6:51 amTue 7:06 pmTue 12:59 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Sydney.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in Sydney