Sun & moon times today, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Moon: 22.6%

Current Time:	May 12, 2024 at 11:29:20 pm
Sunrise Today:	6:18 am↑ 70° East
Sunset Today:	5:06 pm↑ 290° Northwest
Moonrise Today:	10:24 am↑ 58° Northeast
Moonset Today:	8:36 pm↑ 302° Northwest
Daylight Hours:	10 hours, 47 minutes (-1m 11s)

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Time:	11:29 pm
Altitude:	-79.9°
Direction:	198° S
Phase:	Night

Day length today: 10h 47m 19s (May 12, 2024)

1 minute, 11 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 11, 2024)

25 minutes, 30 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

3 hours, 8 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

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Night	12:00 am – 4:57 am
Astro. Twilight	4:57 am – 5:25 am
Nautical Twilight	5:25 am – 5:54 am
Civil Twilight	5:54 am – 6:18 am
Daylight	6:18 am – 5:06 pm
Civil Twilight	5:06 pm – 5:30 pm
Nautical Twilight	5:30 pm – 5:59 pm
Astro. Twilight	5:59 pm – 6:27 pm
Night	6:27 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Gold Coast - Next 7 Days

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2024	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May 12	6:18 am	5:06 pm	10:47:19	−1:11	11:42 am (43.8°)	93.906
May 13	6:19 am	5:05 pm	10:46:09	−1:10	11:42 am (43.5°)	93.927
May 14	6:20 am	5:05 pm	10:45:00	−1:08	11:42 am (43.3°)	93.947
May 15	6:20 am	5:04 pm	10:43:52	−1:07	11:42 am (43.1°)	93.966
May 16	6:21 am	5:03 pm	10:42:46	−1:06	11:42 am (42.8°)	93.986
May 17	6:21 am	5:03 pm	10:41:41	−1:04	11:42 am (42.6°)	94.005
May 18	6:22 am	5:02 pm	10:40:38	−1:03	11:42 am (42.4°)	94.023
* All times are local time for Gold Coast. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2024

March equinox	Mar 20	1:06 pm
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 Gold Coast time.

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Percent Illuminated:

22.6%

Time:	11:29 pm
Altitude:	-34.3°
Direction:	286° W
Position:	Waxing Crescent

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Moon in Gold Coast - Next 7 days

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2024	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
May	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
May 12	10:24 am	8:36 pm	-	3:29 pm	(33.4°)	240,432	19.8%
May 13	11:14 am	9:37 pm	-	4:24 pm	(35.7°)	243,859	28.9%
May 14	11:56 am	10:36 pm	-	5:14 pm	(39.3°)	246,821	38.7%
May 15	12:32 pm	11:32 pm	-	5:59 pm	(43.7°)	249,126	48.6%
May 16	1:03 pm	-	-	6:42 pm	(48.9°)	250,658	58.4%
May 17	-	12:27 am	1:31 pm	7:22 pm	(54.4°)	251,372	67.8%
May 18	-	1:19 am	1:58 pm	8:01 pm	(60.2°)	251,290	76.5%
* All times are local time for Gold Coast. 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 Gold Coast This Coming Night

	Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, May 12, 2024
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Mon 4:18 am	Mon 3:52 pm	Mon 10:05 am	Slightly difficult to see
Venus	Mon 5:51 am	Mon 4:46 pm	Mon 11:19 am	Slightly difficult to see
Mars	Mon 3:01 am	Mon 2:54 pm	Mon 8:58 am	Average visibility
Jupiter	Mon 6:39 am	Mon 5:20 pm	Mon 12:00 noon	Difficult to see
Saturn	Mon 1:23 am	Mon 1:54 pm	Mon 7:38 am	Average visibility
Uranus	Mon 6:22 am	Mon 5:05 pm	Mon 11:44 am	Very close to Sun, not visible
Neptune	Mon 2:16 am	Mon 2:25 pm	Mon 8:20 am	Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Gold Coast.

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