Canberra, ACT, Australia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Canberra, ACT, Australia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 22, 2018 at 3:45:43 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:53 am↑ 90° East
Sunset Today: 5:59 pm↑ 270° West
Moonrise Today: 3:14 pm↑ 108° East
Moonset Today: 4:22 am↑ 251° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 5 minutes (+2m 12s)
Today's Sun Position in Canberra
The Sun's altitude in Canberra today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed in a separate box. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
3:45 pm
Altitude
26.0°Heading
291° NWPosition
DaylightDay length
12h 5m 45s
Change since
Yesterday: +2m 12s
Winter: +2h 19m
Summer: -2h 26m
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Canberra Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Canberra today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
| Night | 12:00 am – 4:29 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 4:29 am – 4:58 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 4:58 am – 5:28 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:28 am – 5:53 am | |
| Daylight | 5:53 am – 5:59 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:59 pm – 6:24 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:24 pm – 6:54 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 6:54 pm – 7:24 pm | |
| Night | 7:24 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Canberra - Next 7 Days
| 2018 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Sep 22 | 5:53 am | 5:59 pm | 12:05:45 | +2:12 | 11:56 am (54.3°) | 93.310 |
| Sep 23 | 5:52 am | 6:00 pm | 12:07:57 | +2:12 | 11:56 am (54.7°) | 93.284 |
| Sep 24 | 5:50 am | 6:01 pm | 12:10:09 | +2:12 | 11:55 am (55.1°) | 93.258 |
| Sep 25 | 5:49 am | 6:01 pm | 12:12:21 | +2:12 | 11:55 am (55.5°) | 93.232 |
| Sep 26 | 5:47 am | 6:02 pm | 12:14:34 | +2:12 | 11:54 am (55.9°) | 93.206 |
| Sep 27 | 5:46 am | 6:03 pm | 12:16:46 | +2:12 | 11:54 am (56.3°) | 93.179 |
| Sep 28 | 5:45 am | 6:04 pm | 12:18:59 | +2:12 | 11:54 am (56.7°) | 93.153 |
| * All times are local time for Canberra. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||
September Equinox (Vernal Equinox) is on Sunday, September 23, 2018 at 11:54 am in Canberra.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on Equinox?
Equinoxes & Solstices 2018
| 2018 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 21 | 3:15 am |
| June Solstice | Jun 21 | 8:07 pm |
| September Equinox | Sep 23 | 11:54 am |
| December Solstice | Dec 22 | 9:23 am |
| * All times are local Canberra time. | ||
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Today's Moon in Canberra
The Moon's path in Canberra today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
3:45 pm
Altitude
5.2°Heading
103° EPosition
Waxing GibbousPercent illuminated
92.2%
Moon in Canberra - Next 7 days
| 2018 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Sep 22 | - | 4:22 am | 3:14 pm | 10:09 pm | (67.9°) | 249,732 | 93.5% | |||
| Sep 23 | - | 4:57 am | 4:11 pm | 10:53 pm | (64.1°) | 248,117 | 97.5% | |||
| Sep 24 | - | 5:30 am | 5:08 pm | 11:38 pm | (59.8°) | 246,208 | 99.6% | |||
 Sep 25 | - | 6:01 am | 6:05 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
| Sep 26 | - | 6:32 am | 7:04 pm | 12:22 am | (55.2°) | 244,129 | 99.6% | |||
| Sep 27 | - | 7:04 am | 8:04 pm | 1:08 am | (50.4°) | 241,982 | 97.4% | |||
| Sep 28 | - | 7:38 am | 9:06 pm | 1:54 am | (45.8°) | 239,834 | 93.1% | |||
| * All times are local time for Canberra. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
Planets Visible in the Sky in Canberra This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Sep 22, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Sat 6:02 am | Sat 6:01 pm | Sat 12:01 pm | Very close to Sun, not visible |
| Venus | Sat 7:11 am | Sat 9:13 pm | Sat 2:12 pm | Great visibility |
| Mars | Sat 1:08 pm | Sun 3:38 am | Sat 8:23 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Jupiter | Sat 8:20 am | Sat 10:04 pm | Sat 3:12 pm | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Sat 10:59 am | Sun 1:21 am | Sat 6:10 pm | Perfect visibility |
| Uranus | Sat 8:28 pm | Sun 7:25 am | Sun 1:56 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Sat 4:41 pm | Sun 5:24 am | Sat 11:03 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Canberra. | ||||
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