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

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Moon: 98.8%

Waxing Gibbous

Current Time: Mar 20, 2019 at 4:37:44 pm


Sunrise Today: 7:13 am↑ 91° East
Sunset Today: 7:24 pm↑ 269° West


Moonrise Today: 7:17 pm↑ 79° East
Moonset Today: 5:37 am↑ 285° West


Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 11 minutes (-2m 47s)

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Today's Sun Position in Launceston

Time:4:37 pm
Altitude:29.3°
Direction:299° NW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 11m (Mar 20, 2019)

2 minutes, 47 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 19, 2019)

3 hours longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2018)

2 hours, 59 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2018)

The Sun's altitude in Launceston 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 Launceston Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Launceston 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 – 6:13 am
Nautical Twilight6:13 am – 6:45 am
Civil Twilight6:45 am – 7:13 am
Daylight7:13 am – 7:24 pm
Civil Twilight7:24 pm – 7:51 pm
Nautical Twilight7:51 pm – 8:24 pm
Astro. Twilight8:24 pm – 8:57 pm
Night8:57 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Launceston - Next 7 Days

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2019Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDifferenceTimeMil. mi
Mar 207:13 am7:24 pm12:11:00−2:471:19 pm (48.9°)92.551
Mar 217:14 am7:22 pm12:08:13−2:471:18 pm (48.5°)92.577
Mar 227:15 am7:20 pm12:05:25−2:471:18 pm (48.1°)92.603
Mar 237:16 am7:19 pm12:02:38−2:471:18 pm (47.7°)92.629
Mar 247:17 am7:17 pm11:59:51−2:471:17 pm (47.3°)92.656
Mar 257:18 am7:15 pm11:57:04−2:461:17 pm (46.9°)92.683
Mar 267:19 am7:14 pm11:54:18−2:461:17 pm (46.5°)92.710
* 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.

March Equinox (Autumnal Equinox) is on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 8:58 am in Launceston.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on Equinox?

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2019

March EquinoxMar 218:59 am
June SolsticeJun 221:54 am
September EquinoxSep 235:50 pm
December SolsticeDec 223:19 pm
* All times are local Launceston time.

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Today's Moon in Launceston

Percent Illuminated:98.8%
Time:4:37 pm
Altitude:-29.7°
Direction:105° E
Position:Waxing Gibbous

The Moon's path in Launceston 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 2019 Moon Phases

Moon in Launceston - Next 7 days

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2019Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 20-5:37 am7:17 pm12:04 am(35.7°)223,34996.5%
Mar 21-6:53 am7:51 pm1:00 am(41.0°)223,62799.5%
Mar 22-8:07 am8:23 pm1:54 am(46.8°)225,08999.4%
Mar 23-9:21 am8:56 pm2:47 am(52.5°)227,61196.2%
Mar 24-10:32 am9:29 pm3:38 am(57.8°)230,94790.5%
Mar 25-11:40 am10:05 pm4:30 am(62.3°)234,77482.7%
Mar 26-12:46 pm10:45 pm5:22 am(66.0°)238,74273.6%
* 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, Wed, Mar 20, 2019
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 6:33 amWed 6:47 pmWed 12:39 pmExtremely difficult to see
VenusWed 4:02 amWed 5:55 pmWed 10:59 amGood visibility
MarsWed 11:50 amWed 9:32 pmWed 4:41 pmAverage visibility
JupiterWed 11:22 pmThu 2:20 pmThu 6:51 amPerfect visibility
SaturnThu 1:17 amThu 4:06 pmThu 8:41 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 9:54 amWed 8:38 pmWed 3:16 pmVery difficult to see
NeptuneWed 6:10 amWed 6:58 pmWed 12:34 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Launceston.

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