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

Moon: 19.1%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 4, 2024 at 6:38:05 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:02 am 69° East
Sunset Today: 5:13 pm 291° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 1:50 am 103° East
Moonset Today: 3:09 pm 262° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 12 minutes (-2m 15s)
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Today's Sun Position in Launceston

Time:6:38 pm
Altitude:-16.1°
Direction:278° W
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 10h 11m 34s (May 4, 2024)

2 minutes, 15 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 3, 2024)

1 hour, 1 minute longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

4 hours, 59 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Launceston Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:27 am
Astro. Twilight5:27 am – 6:00 am
Nautical Twilight6:00 am – 6:33 am
Civil Twilight6:33 am – 7:02 am
Daylight7:02 am – 5:13 pm
Civil Twilight5:13 pm – 5:42 pm
Nautical Twilight5:42 pm – 6:15 pm
Astro. Twilight6:15 pm – 6:48 pm
Night6:48 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Launceston - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 47:02 am5:13 pm10:11:34−2:1512:08 pm (32.5°)93.731
May 57:03 am5:12 pm10:09:20−2:1412:08 pm (32.2°)93.754
May 67:04 am5:11 pm10:07:08−2:1212:08 pm (31.9°)93.777
May 77:05 am5:10 pm10:04:57−2:1012:07 pm (31.7°)93.800
May 87:06 am5:09 pm10:02:47−2:0912:07 pm (31.4°)93.822
May 97:07 am5:08 pm10:00:40−2:0712:07 pm (31.1°)93.844
May 107:08 am5:06 pm9:58:34−2:0512:07 pm (30.9°)93.865
* All times are local time for Launceston. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Launceston

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Launceston - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 41:50 am3:09 pm-8:36 am(55.6°)227,21823.1%
May 53:06 am3:32 pm-9:26 am(48.4°)226,03513.7%
May 64:22 am3:56 pm-10:16 am(41.1°)225,6636.3%
May 75:40 am4:23 pm-11:07 am(34.2°)226,2311.7%
May 87:00 am4:53 pm-12:01 pm(28.1°)227,7720.1%
May 98:19 am5:31 pm-12:58 pm(23.4°)230,2021.4%
May 109:35 am6:17 pm-1:58 pm(20.4°)233,3255.5%
* All times are local time for Launceston. 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, Sat, May 4, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 4:48 amSun 4:18 pmSun 10:34 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSun 6:19 amSun 4:54 pmSun 11:37 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 3:29 amSun 3:34 pmSun 9:32 amAverage visibility
JupiterSun 7:54 amSun 5:44 pmSun 12:49 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnSun 2:06 amSun 2:59 pmSun 8:33 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 7:43 amSun 5:33 pmSun 12:38 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 3:09 amSun 3:23 pmSun 9:16 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Launceston.

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