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

Moon: 12.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 11, 2024 at 5:49:06 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:32 am 72° East
Sunset Today: 5:54 pm 289° West
Moonrise Today: 9:28 am 60° Northeast
Moonset Today: 8:38 pm 300° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 22 minutes (-40s)
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Today's Sun Position in Cairns

Time:5:49 pm
Altitude:0.8°
Direction:289° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 11h 21m 58s (May 11, 2024)

40 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 10, 2024)

14 minutes, 54 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

1 hour, 46 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cairns Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:17 am
Astro. Twilight5:17 am – 5:43 am
Nautical Twilight5:43 am – 6:09 am
Civil Twilight6:09 am – 6:32 am
Daylight6:32 am – 5:54 pm
Civil Twilight5:54 pm – 6:16 pm
Nautical Twilight6:16 pm – 6:43 pm
Astro. Twilight6:43 pm – 7:08 pm
Night7:08 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Cairns - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 116:32 am5:54 pm11:21:58−0:4012:13 pm (55.1°)93.886
May 126:32 am5:53 pm11:21:18−0:4012:13 pm (54.9°)93.907
May 136:32 am5:53 pm11:20:38−0:3912:13 pm (54.6°)93.927
May 146:33 am5:53 pm11:20:00−0:3812:13 pm (54.4°)93.947
May 156:33 am5:52 pm11:19:22−0:3712:13 pm (54.1°)93.967
May 166:33 am5:52 pm11:18:45−0:3712:13 pm (53.9°)93.986
May 176:34 am5:52 pm11:18:08−0:3612:13 pm (53.7°)94.005
* 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 119:28 am8:38 pm-3:03 pm(43.9°)236,87511.9%
May 1210:26 am9:37 pm-4:01 pm(44.7°)240,50820.0%
May 1311:18 am10:34 pm-4:55 pm(47.0°)243,92829.1%
May 1412:04 pm11:29 pm-5:45 pm(50.5°)246,87738.9%
May 1512:45 pm--6:31 pm(55.1°)249,16748.8%
May 16-12:20 am1:21 pm7:13 pm(60.2°)250,68158.6%
May 17-1:09 am1:54 pm7:53 pm(65.8°)251,37868.0%
* 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, Sat, May 11, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 4:41 amSun 4:29 pmSun 10:35 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSun 6:05 amSun 5:31 pmSun 11:48 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 3:30 amSun 3:29 pmSun 9:29 amAverage visibility
JupiterSat 6:58 amSat 6:15 pmSat 12:36 pmDifficult to see
SaturnSun 2:03 amSun 2:22 pmSun 8:13 amAverage visibility
UranusSat 6:43 amSat 6:00 pmSat 12:21 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 2:52 amSun 2:58 pmSun 8:55 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Cairns.

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