Current Time: | Sep 22, 2023 at 2:06:47 pm |
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Sunrise Today: | 5:53 am↑ 90° East |
Sunset Today: | 5:59 pm↑ 270° West |
Moonrise Today: | 10:25 am↑ 119° Southeast |
Daylight Hours: | 12 hours, 5 minutes (+1m 12s) |
Today's Sun Position in Mackay
Time: | 2:06 pm |
Altitude: | 51.5° |
Direction: | 300° NW |
Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 12h 5m 29s (Sep 22, 2023)
1 minute, 12 seconds longer than yesterday (Sep 21, 2023)
1 hour, 14 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)
1 hour, 19 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2022)
The Sun's altitude in Mackay 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 Mackay Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Mackay 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
Night | 12:00 am – 4:39 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 4:39 am – 5:05 am |
Nautical Twilight | 5:05 am – 5:31 am |
Civil Twilight | 5:31 am – 5:53 am |
Daylight | 5:53 am – 5:59 pm |
Civil Twilight | 5:59 pm – 6:21 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 6:21 pm – 6:47 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 6:47 pm – 7:12 pm |
Night | 7:12 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Mackay - Next 7 Days
2023 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Sep | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Sep 22 | 5:53 am | 5:59 pm | 12:05:29 | +1:12 | 11:56 am (68.4°) | 93.323 |
Sep 23 | 5:52 am | 5:59 pm | 12:06:41 | +1:12 | 11:55 am (68.8°) | 93.296 |
Sep 24 | 5:51 am | 5:59 pm | 12:07:53 | +1:12 | 11:55 am (69.2°) | 93.270 |
Sep 25 | 5:50 am | 5:59 pm | 12:09:06 | +1:12 | 11:55 am (69.6°) | 93.243 |
Sep 26 | 5:49 am | 6:00 pm | 12:10:18 | +1:12 | 11:54 am (70.0°) | 93.216 |
Sep 27 | 5:48 am | 6:00 pm | 12:11:31 | +1:12 | 11:54 am (70.3°) | 93.189 |
Sep 28 | 5:47 am | 6:00 pm | 12:12:43 | +1:12 | 11:54 am (70.7°) | 93.163 |
* All times are local time for Mackay. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
The September equinox (vernal equinox) in Mackay is at 4:50 pm on Saturday, September 23, 2023.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?
Equinoxes & Solstices 2023
March equinox | Mar 21 | 7:24 am |
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June solstice | Jun 22 | 12:58 am |
September equinox | Sep 23 | 4:50 pm |
December solstice | Dec 22 | 1:27 pm |
* All times are local Mackay time. |
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Today's Moon in Mackay
Percent Illuminated: | 43.1% |
Time: | 2:06 pm |
Altitude: | 45.4° |
Direction: | 108° E |
Position: | Waxing Crescent |
The Moon's path in Mackay 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
Moon in Mackay - Next 7 days
2023 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Sep | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Sep 22 | 10:25 am | - | - | 5:26 pm | (83.4°) | 235,733 | 44.6% | |||
- | 12:30 am | 11:22 am | 6:26 pm | (82.8°) | 232,582 | 56.1% | ||||
Sep 24 | - | 1:31 am | 12:25 pm | 7:28 pm | (84.2°) | 229,548 | 67.6% | |||
Sep 25 | - | 2:28 am | 1:32 pm | 8:29 pm | (87.5°) | 226,888 | 78.3% | |||
Sep 26 | - | 3:21 am | 2:39 pm | 9:27 pm | (87.4°) | 224,881 | 87.6% | |||
Sep 27 | - | 4:08 am | 3:46 pm | 10:21 pm | (81.0°) | 223,785 | 94.6% | |||
Sep 28 | - | 4:51 am | 4:50 pm | 11:14 pm | (73.9°) | 223,779 | 98.8% | |||
* All times are local time for Mackay. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Mackay This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Sep 22, 2023 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Fri 5:01 am | Fri 4:41 pm | Fri 10:51 am | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Fri 3:31 am | Fri 3:00 pm | Fri 9:16 am | Great visibility |
Mars | Fri 6:50 am | Fri 7:13 pm | Fri 1:02 pm | Difficult to see |
Jupiter | Fri 9:12 pm | Sat 8:27 am | Sat 2:50 am | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Fri 3:56 pm | Sat 4:38 am | Fri 10:17 pm | Perfect visibility |
Uranus | Fri 9:47 pm | Sat 8:52 am | Sat 3:20 am | Average visibility |
Neptune | Fri 5:41 pm | Sat 5:52 am | Fri 11:46 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Mackay. |