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Darwin, NT, Australia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 0.5%
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Current Time: Mar 21, 2023 at 2:16:10 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:50 am↑ 90° East
Sunset Today: 6:57 pm↑ 270° West
Moonrise Today: 6:10 am↑ 98° East
Moonset Today: 6:45 pm↑ 265° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 6 minutes (-42s)
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Today's Sun Position in Darwin

Time:2:16 pm
Altitude:66.0°
Direction:300° NW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 6m 29s (Mar 21, 2023)

42 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 20, 2023)

42 minutes, 58 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2022)

45 minutes, 15 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2022)

The Sun's altitude in Darwin today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Darwin Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Darwin 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

Night12:00 am – 5:40 am
Astro. Twilight5:40 am – 6:04 am
Nautical Twilight6:04 am – 6:29 am
Civil Twilight6:29 am – 6:50 am
Daylight6:50 am – 6:57 pm
Civil Twilight6:57 pm – 7:18 pm
Nautical Twilight7:18 pm – 7:42 pm
Astro. Twilight7:42 pm – 8:07 pm
Night8:07 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Darwin - Next 7 Days

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2023Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 216:50 am6:57 pm12:06:29−0:4212:53 pm (77.4°)92.579
Mar 226:50 am6:56 pm12:05:47−0:4112:53 pm (77.0°)92.605
Mar 236:50 am6:55 pm12:05:05−0:4112:53 pm (76.7°)92.631
Mar 246:50 am6:55 pm12:04:23−0:4112:53 pm (76.3°)92.657
Mar 256:50 am6:54 pm12:03:41−0:4112:52 pm (75.9°)92.683
Mar 266:50 am6:53 pm12:03:00−0:4112:52 pm (75.5°)92.709
Mar 276:50 am6:53 pm12:02:18−0:4112:52 pm (75.1°)92.735
* All times are local time for Darwin. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (autumnal equinox) in Darwin is at 6:54 am on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2023

March equinoxMar 216:54 am
June solsticeJun 2212:28 am
September equinoxSep 234:20 pm
December solsticeDec 2212:57 pm
* All times are local Darwin time.

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Today's Moon in Darwin

Percent Illuminated:0.5%
Time:2:16 pm
Altitude:63.3°
Direction:282° W
Position:Near New Moon (Waning Crescent)

The Moon's path in Darwin 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

Year 2023 Moon Phases

Moon in Darwin - Next 7 days

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2023Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 216:10 am6:45 pm-12:29 pm(83.8°)226,4080.6%
Mar 227:06 am7:28 pm-1:18 pm(76.7°)228,3280.3%
Mar 238:01 am8:10 pm-2:07 pm(69.7°)231,0872.9%
Mar 248:55 am8:53 pm-2:55 pm(63.4°)234,4478.0%
Mar 259:50 am9:38 pm-3:45 pm(57.9°)238,11015.1%
Mar 2610:45 am10:25 pm-4:36 pm(53.7°)241,76023.7%
Mar 2711:41 am11:14 pm-5:28 pm(50.7°)245,10233.1%
* All times are local time for Darwin. 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 Darwin This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Mar 21, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 7:06 amTue 7:11 pmTue 1:09 pmVery difficult to see
VenusTue 9:13 amTue 8:53 pmTue 3:03 pmGood visibility
MarsTue 1:05 pmWed 12:21 amTue 6:43 pmAverage visibility
JupiterTue 7:58 amTue 7:52 pmTue 1:55 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnTue 4:57 amTue 5:21 pmTue 11:09 amSlightly difficult to see
UranusTue 10:01 amTue 9:34 pmTue 3:48 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneTue 6:33 amTue 6:41 pmTue 12:37 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Darwin.

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