Sun & moon times today, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Moon: 78.3%

Current Time:	May 20, 2022 at 2:01:31 pm
Sunrise Today:	6:43 am↑ 66° East
Sunset Today:	4:59 pm↑ 294° Northwest
Moonrise Today:	8:58 pm↑ 121° Southeast
Moonset Today:	11:02 am↑ 238° Southwest
Daylight Hours:	10 hours, 16 minutes (-1m 18s)

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Time:	2:01 pm
Altitude:	27.9°
Direction:	325° NW
Phase:	Daylight

Day length today: 10h 15m 57s (May 20, 2022)

1 minute, 18 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 19, 2022)

22 minutes, 9 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2021)

4 hours, 8 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2021)

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Night	12:00 am – 5:16 am
Astro. Twilight	5:16 am – 5:46 am
Nautical Twilight	5:46 am – 6:16 am
Civil Twilight	6:16 am – 6:43 am
Daylight	6:43 am – 4:59 pm
Civil Twilight	4:59 pm – 5:26 pm
Nautical Twilight	5:26 pm – 5:56 pm
Astro. Twilight	5:56 pm – 6:26 pm
Night	6:26 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in City of Sydney - Next 7 Days

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2022	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May 20	6:43 am	4:59 pm	10:15:57	−1:18	11:51 am (36.2°)	94.051
May 21	6:44 am	4:58 pm	10:14:41	−1:16	11:51 am (36.0°)	94.070
May 22	6:44 am	4:58 pm	10:13:26	−1:14	11:51 am (35.8°)	94.089
May 23	6:45 am	4:57 pm	10:12:14	−1:12	11:51 am (35.6°)	94.107
May 24	6:46 am	4:57 pm	10:11:03	−1:10	11:51 am (35.4°)	94.125
May 25	6:47 am	4:56 pm	10:09:54	−1:08	11:52 am (35.2°)	94.143
May 26	6:47 am	4:56 pm	10:08:47	−1:06	11:52 am (35.1°)	94.161
* All times are local time for City of Sydney. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2022

March equinox	Mar 21	2:33 am
June solstice	Jun 21	7:14 pm
September equinox	Sep 23	11:04 am
December solstice	Dec 22	8:48 am
* All times are local City of Sydney time.

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Percent Illuminated:

78.3%

Time:	2:01 pm
Altitude:	-25.6°
Direction:	208° SW
Position:	Waning Gibbous

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Moon in City of Sydney - Next 7 days

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2022	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
May	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
May 20	-	11:02 am	8:58 pm	3:27 am	(82.5°)	225,971	82.5%
May 21	-	11:53 am	10:09 pm	4:29 am	(80.2°)	228,283	72.2%
May 22	-	12:35 pm	11:18 pm	5:26 am	(76.3°)	231,086	60.9%
May 23	-	1:10 pm	-	6:19 am	(71.2°)	234,116	49.4%
May 24	12:24 am	1:41 pm	-	7:07 am	(65.5°)	237,158	38.2%
May 25	1:27 am	2:08 pm	-	7:52 am	(59.5°)	240,061	27.9%
May 26	2:27 am	2:35 pm	-	8:35 am	(53.4°)	242,730	18.9%
* All times are local time for City of Sydney. 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 City of Sydney This Coming Night

	Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 20, 2022
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Fri 6:57 am	Fri 5:09 pm	Fri 12:03 pm	Extremely difficult to see
Venus	Fri 3:34 am	Fri 3:07 pm	Fri 9:21 am	Good visibility
Mars	Fri 1:42 am	Fri 2:04 pm	Fri 7:53 am	Average visibility
Jupiter	Fri 2:09 am	Fri 2:15 pm	Fri 8:12 am	Fairly good visibility
Saturn	Fri 11:11 pm	Sat 12:33 pm	Sat 5:52 am	Average visibility
Uranus	Fri 5:40 am	Fri 4:14 pm	Fri 10:57 am	Extremely difficult to see
Neptune	Sat 1:34 am	Sat 1:54 pm	Sat 7:44 am	Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for City of Sydney.

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