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

Moon: 99.8%
Full Moon
Current Time: May 23, 2024 at 6:03:37 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:20 am 64° Northeast
Sunset Today: 5:13 pm 296° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 4:40 pm 120° Southeast
Moonset Today: 6:50 am 242° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 53 minutes (-1m 23s)
Location of MelbourneLocation

Today's Sun Position in Melbourne

Time:6:03 pm
Altitude:-10.0°
Direction:289° W
Phase:Nautical Twilight

Day length today: 9h 53m 18s (May 23, 2024)

1 minute, 23 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 22, 2024)

20 minutes, 51 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

4 hours, 54 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Melbourne Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:47 am
Astro. Twilight5:47 am – 6:19 am
Nautical Twilight6:19 am – 6:51 am
Civil Twilight6:51 am – 7:20 am
Daylight7:20 am – 5:13 pm
Civil Twilight5:13 pm – 5:42 pm
Nautical Twilight5:42 pm – 6:14 pm
Astro. Twilight6:14 pm – 6:45 pm
Night6:45 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Melbourne - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 237:20 am5:13 pm9:53:18−1:2312:16 pm (31.6°)94.114
May 247:20 am5:12 pm9:51:57−1:2112:16 pm (31.4°)94.131
May 257:21 am5:12 pm9:50:37−1:1912:17 pm (31.2°)94.148
May 267:22 am5:11 pm9:49:21−1:1612:17 pm (31.0°)94.165
May 277:23 am5:11 pm9:48:07−1:1412:17 pm (30.9°)94.182
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
* 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 23-6:50 am4:40 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 24-7:57 am5:20 pm12:14 am(76.5°)242,70399.9%
May 25-9:02 am6:10 pm1:08 am(79.3°)240,38898.6%
May 26-10:03 am7:09 pm2:06 am(80.4°)238,16695.0%
May 27-10:57 am8:16 pm3:05 am(79.8°)236,10589.1%
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%
* 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, Thu, May 23, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 5:29 amFri 4:14 pmFri 10:52 amAverage visibility
VenusFri 7:05 amFri 5:02 pmFri 12:04 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 3:35 amFri 3:03 pmFri 9:19 amAverage visibility
JupiterFri 7:02 amFri 5:00 pmFri 12:01 pmVery difficult to see
SaturnFri 1:10 amFri 1:53 pmFri 7:32 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 6:34 amFri 4:39 pmFri 11:37 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 2:06 amFri 2:18 pmFri 8:12 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Melbourne.

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