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Cairns, Qld, Australia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 71.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 29, 2024 at 4:33:12 am
Sunrise Today: 6:38 am 68° East
Sunset Today: 5:50 pm 292° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 11:13 pm 108° East
Moonset Today: 11:35 am 249° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 12 minutes (-25s)
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Today's Sun Position in Cairns

Time:4:33 am
Altitude:-29.1°
Direction:74° E
Phase:Night

Day length today: 11h 11m 59s (May 29, 2024)

25 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 28, 2024)

4 minutes, 55 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

1 hour, 56 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cairns Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:21 am
Astro. Twilight5:21 am – 5:48 am
Nautical Twilight5:48 am – 6:15 am
Civil Twilight6:15 am – 6:38 am
Daylight6:38 am – 5:50 pm
Civil Twilight5:50 pm – 6:13 pm
Nautical Twilight6:13 pm – 6:40 pm
Astro. Twilight6:40 pm – 7:06 pm
Night7:06 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Cairns - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 296:38 am5:50 pm11:11:59−0:2512:14 pm (51.4°)94.214
May 306:38 am5:50 pm11:11:34−0:2412:14 pm (51.3°)94.230
May 316:38 am5:50 pm11:11:10−0:2312:14 pm (51.1°)94.246
Jun 16:39 am5:50 pm11:10:47−0:2212:14 pm (51.0°)94.261
Jun 26:39 am5:50 pm11:10:26−0:2112:14 pm (50.9°)94.275
Jun 36:39 am5:50 pm11:10:05−0:2012:15 pm (50.7°)94.290
Jun 46:40 am5:50 pm11:09:45−0:1912:15 pm (50.6°)94.303
* All times are local time for Cairns. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Cairns

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Cairns - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 29-11:35 am11:13 pm4:56 am(85.6°)232,59971.3%
May 30-12:19 pm-5:48 am(89.0°)231,18160.2%
May 3112:12 am1:00 pm-6:38 am(82.6°)230,02648.5%
Jun 11:09 am1:39 pm-7:26 am(75.7°)229,19136.7%
Jun 22:06 am2:18 pm-8:14 am(68.6°)228,76325.7%
Jun 33:04 am2:59 pm-9:03 am(61.6°)228,84215.9%
Jun 44:03 am3:43 pm-9:55 am(55.3°)229,5208.2%
* All times are local time for Cairns. 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 Cairns This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 29, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 5:18 amWed 4:44 pmWed 11:01 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 6:31 amWed 5:42 pmWed 12:07 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
MarsWed 3:17 amWed 3:03 pmWed 9:10 amAverage visibility
JupiterWed 6:06 amWed 5:20 pmWed 11:43 amSlightly difficult to see
SaturnWed 1:01 amWed 1:19 pmWed 7:10 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 5:37 amWed 4:53 pmWed 11:15 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 1:46 amWed 1:52 pmWed 7:49 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Cairns.

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