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Launceston, Tas, Australia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 99.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 5, 2025 at 3:43:32 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:31 am 121° Southeast
Sunset Today: 8:32 pm 239° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 9:22 pm 51° Northeast
Moonset Today: 4:57 am 307° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 15 hours, 1 minute (+1m 10s)
Location of LauncestonLocation

Today's Sun Position in Launceston

Time:3:43 pm
Altitude:51.3°
Direction:287° W
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 15h 1m 7s (Dec 5, 2025)

1 minute, 10 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 4, 2025)

5 hours, 50 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

9 minutes, 43 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Launceston Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:26 am
Astro. Twilight3:26 am – 4:15 am
Nautical Twilight4:15 am – 4:58 am
Civil Twilight4:58 am – 5:31 am
Daylight5:31 am – 8:32 pm
Civil Twilight8:32 pm – 9:06 pm
Nautical Twilight9:06 pm – 9:48 pm
Astro. Twilight9:48 pm – 10:38 pm
Night10:38 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Launceston - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 55:31 am8:32 pm15:01:07+1:101:01 pm (71.0°)91.608
Dec 65:31 am8:33 pm15:02:14+1:061:02 pm (71.1°)91.595
Dec 75:31 am8:34 pm15:03:17+1:031:02 pm (71.2°)91.582
Dec 85:31 am8:35 pm15:04:16+0:591:03 pm (71.3°)91.570
Dec 95:31 am8:36 pm15:05:12+0:551:03 pm (71.4°)91.559
Dec 105:31 am8:37 pm15:06:03+0:511:04 pm (71.5°)91.548
Dec 115:31 am8:38 pm15:06:50+0:471:04 pm (71.6°)91.537
* All times are local time for Launceston. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Launceston

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Launceston - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 5-4:57 am9:22 pm12:33 am(21.3°)221,81499.6%
Dec 6-5:57 am10:29 pm1:40 am(19.5°)222,62299.2%
Dec 7-7:09 am11:21 pm2:47 am(20.0°)224,70395.6%
Dec 8-8:27 am-3:51 am(22.6°)227,81589.2%
Dec 912:01 am9:44 am-4:48 am(26.9°)231,60980.9%
Dec 1012:31 am10:57 am-5:40 am(32.3°)235,69371.2%
Dec 1112:56 am12:06 pm-6:26 am(38.2°)239,73560.9%
* All times are local time for Launceston. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. 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 Launceston This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Dec 5, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 4:37 amFri 6:40 pmFri 11:38 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusFri 5:07 amFri 7:50 pmFri 12:28 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsFri 6:05 amFri 9:16 pmFri 1:41 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterFri 11:15 pmSat 8:38 amSat 3:57 amPerfect visibility
SaturnFri 1:43 pmSat 2:16 amFri 7:59 pmGreat visibility
UranusFri 7:11 pmSat 4:48 amFri 11:59 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneFri 2:06 pmSat 2:20 amFri 8:13 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Launceston.

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