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Gold Coast, Qld, Australia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 44.3%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 12, 2025 at 8:54:00 pm
Sunrise Today: 4:43 am 117° Southeast
Sunset Today: 6:36 pm 243° Southwest
Moonset Today: 11:48 am 272° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 54 minutes (+24s)
Location of Gold CoastLocation

Today's Sun Position in Gold Coast

Time:8:54 pm
Altitude:-25.1°
Direction:222° SW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 13h 53m 31s (Dec 12, 2025)

24 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 11, 2025)

3 hours, 31 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

1 minute, 53 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Gold Coast Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:10 am
Astro. Twilight3:10 am – 3:44 am
Nautical Twilight3:44 am – 4:16 am
Civil Twilight4:16 am – 4:43 am
Daylight4:43 am – 6:36 pm
Civil Twilight6:36 pm – 7:03 pm
Nautical Twilight7:03 pm – 7:35 pm
Astro. Twilight7:35 pm – 8:09 pm
Night8:09 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Gold Coast - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 124:43 am6:36 pm13:53:31+0:2411:39 am (85.1°)91.527
Dec 134:43 am6:37 pm13:53:53+0:2211:40 am (85.1°)91.517
Dec 144:43 am6:37 pm13:54:13+0:2011:40 am (85.2°)91.508
Dec 154:44 am6:38 pm13:54:31+0:1711:41 am (85.3°)91.499
Dec 164:44 am6:39 pm13:54:46+0:1511:41 am (85.3°)91.491
Dec 174:44 am6:39 pm13:54:59+0:1211:42 am (85.4°)91.483
Dec 184:45 am6:40 pm13:55:09+0:1011:42 am (85.4°)91.475
* All times are local time for Gold Coast. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Gold Coast

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Gold Coast - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 12-11:48 am-5:43 am(57.9°)243,37850.6%
Dec 1312:13 am12:42 pm-6:24 am(64.0°)246,55640.5%
Dec 1412:40 am1:36 pm-7:05 am(69.9°)249,07530.9%
Dec 151:08 am2:29 pm-7:46 am(75.4°)250,88722.3%
Dec 161:39 am3:24 pm-8:28 am(80.4°)251,99614.8%
Dec 172:12 am4:20 pm-9:13 am(84.5°)252,4558.7%
Dec 182:50 am5:16 pm-10:01 am(87.7°)252,3394.1%
* All times are local time for Gold Coast. 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 Gold Coast This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Dec 12, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySat 3:31 amSat 5:01 pmSat 10:16 amAverage visibility
VenusSat 4:21 amSat 6:09 pmSat 11:14 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 5:12 amSat 7:08 pmSat 12:10 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterSat 8:44 pmSun 7:10 amSun 1:57 amPerfect visibility
SaturnFri 11:57 amSat 12:17 amFri 6:07 pmGreat visibility
UranusFri 4:48 pmSat 3:24 amFri 10:06 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneFri 12:16 pmSat 12:25 amFri 6:20 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Gold Coast.

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