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Melbourne, Vic, Australia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 76.0%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 28, 2024 at 5:23:07 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:23 am 63° Northeast
Sunset Today: 5:10 pm 297° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 9:28 pm 119° Southeast
Moonset Today: 11:42 am 239° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 47 minutes (-1m 11s)
Location of MelbourneLocation

Today's Sun Position in Melbourne

Time:5:23 pm
Altitude:-2.2°
Direction:295° NW
Phase:Civil Twilight

Day length today: 9h 46m 55s (May 28, 2024)

1 minute, 11 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 27, 2024)

14 minutes, 27 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

5 hours shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Melbourne Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:51 am
Astro. Twilight5:51 am – 6:22 am
Nautical Twilight6:22 am – 6:55 am
Civil Twilight6:55 am – 7:23 am
Daylight7:23 am – 5:10 pm
Civil Twilight5:10 pm – 5:39 pm
Nautical Twilight5:39 pm – 6:12 pm
Astro. Twilight6:12 pm – 6:43 pm
Night6:43 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Melbourne - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 287:23 am5:10 pm9:46:55−1:1112:17 pm (30.7°)94.198
May 297:24 am5:10 pm9:45:46−1:0912:17 pm (30.5°)94.214
May 307:25 am5:09 pm9:44:39−1:0612:17 pm (30.4°)94.230
May 317:25 am5:09 pm9:43:35−1:0312:17 pm (30.2°)94.246
Jun 17:26 am5:09 pm9:42:34−1:0112:18 pm (30.1°)94.261
Jun 27:27 am5:08 pm9:41:35−0:5812:18 pm (30.0°)94.275
Jun 37:27 am5:08 pm9:40:39−0:5512:18 pm (29.9°)94.290
* All times are local time for Melbourne. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Melbourne

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Melbourne - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 28-11:42 am9:28 pm4:03 am(77.3°)234,24381.1%
May 29-12:19 pm10:41 pm4:59 am(73.2°)232,59671.3%
May 30-12:50 pm11:53 pm5:52 am(67.7°)231,17960.2%
May 31-1:18 pm-6:41 am(61.4°)230,02448.5%
Jun 11:04 am1:44 pm-7:30 am(54.5°)229,19036.7%
Jun 22:14 am2:10 pm-8:18 am(47.3°)228,76325.6%
Jun 33:26 am2:38 pm-9:07 am(40.4°)228,84315.9%
* 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, Tue, May 28, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:51 amWed 4:16 pmWed 11:04 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 7:16 amWed 5:03 pmWed 12:10 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
MarsWed 3:33 amWed 2:53 pmWed 9:13 amAverage visibility
JupiterWed 6:48 amWed 4:45 pmWed 11:46 amSlightly difficult to see
SaturnWed 12:52 amWed 1:34 pmWed 7:13 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 6:16 amWed 4:20 pmWed 11:18 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 1:47 amWed 1:58 pmWed 7:53 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Melbourne.

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