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

Moon: 69.9%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 3, 2023 at 12:07:27 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:34 am 113° Southeast
Sunset Today: 6:38 pm 247° West
Moonrise Today: 11:39 pm 71° East
Moonset Today: 10:25 am 291° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 4 minutes (+26s)
Location of CairnsLocation

Today's Sun Position in Cairns

Time:12:07 pm
Altitude:84.9°
Direction:183° S
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 13h 4m 23s (Dec 3, 2023)

26 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 2, 2023)

1 hour, 57 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

4 minutes, 11 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2022)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cairns Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:13 am
Astro. Twilight4:13 am – 4:42 am
Nautical Twilight4:42 am – 5:10 am
Civil Twilight5:10 am – 5:34 am
Daylight5:34 am – 6:38 pm
Civil Twilight6:38 pm – 7:02 pm
Nautical Twilight7:02 pm – 7:30 pm
Astro. Twilight7:30 pm – 7:59 pm
Night7:59 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Cairns - Next 7 Days

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2023Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 35:34 am6:38 pm13:04:23+0:2612:06 pm (84.9°)91.642
Dec 45:34 am6:39 pm13:04:48+0:2512:06 pm (84.7°)91.628
Dec 55:34 am6:39 pm13:05:12+0:2312:07 pm (84.6°)91.615
Dec 65:34 am6:40 pm13:05:35+0:2212:07 pm (84.5°)91.602
Dec 75:35 am6:41 pm13:05:56+0:2112:08 pm (84.4°)91.589
Dec 85:35 am6:41 pm13:06:16+0:2012:08 pm (84.3°)91.577
Dec 95:35 am6:42 pm13:06:35+0:1812:08 pm (84.1°)91.565
* 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 2023 Moon Phases

Moon in Cairns - Next 7 days

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2023Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 3-10:25 am11:39 pm4:41 am(51.1°)249,67072.6%
Dec 4-11:15 am-5:25 am(55.6°)250,86863.5%
Dec 512:14 am12:03 pm-6:07 am(60.7°)251,24853.9%
Dec 612:48 am12:50 pm-6:47 am(66.2°)250,76444.3%
Dec 71:20 am1:37 pm-7:27 am(72.1°)249,44234.7%
Dec 81:52 am2:25 pm-8:07 am(78.0°)247,37525.6%
Dec 92:26 am3:15 pm-8:48 am(83.9°)244,71817.3%
* 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, Sun, Dec 3, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 7:01 amSun 8:14 pmSun 1:37 pmAverage visibility
VenusSun 3:04 amSun 3:30 pmSun 9:17 amGood visibility
MarsSun 5:17 amSun 6:17 pmSun 11:47 amExtremely difficult to see
JupiterSun 4:02 pmMon 3:34 amSun 9:48 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnSun 11:27 amMon 12:01 amSun 5:44 pmAverage visibility
UranusSun 5:00 pmMon 4:19 amSun 10:40 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneSun 1:07 pmMon 1:17 amSun 7:12 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Cairns.

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