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Melbourne, Vic, Australia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 64.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Oct 23, 2024 at 8:53:28 am
Sunrise Today: 6:24 am 105° East
Sunset Today: 7:45 pm 255° West
Moonrise Today: 1:34 am 53° Northeast
Moonset Today: 10:37 am 306° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 21 minutes (+2m 19s)
Location of MelbourneLocation

Today's Sun Position in Melbourne

Time:8:53 am
Altitude:28.5°
Direction:82° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 13h 21m 29s (Oct 23, 2024)

2 minutes, 19 seconds longer than yesterday (Oct 22, 2024)

3 hours, 49 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2024)

1 hour, 25 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Melbourne Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:49 am
Astro. Twilight4:49 am – 5:23 am
Nautical Twilight5:23 am – 5:56 am
Civil Twilight5:56 am – 6:24 am
Daylight6:24 am – 7:45 pm
Civil Twilight7:45 pm – 8:12 pm
Nautical Twilight8:12 pm – 8:45 pm
Astro. Twilight8:45 pm – 9:20 pm
Night9:20 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Melbourne - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
OctSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Oct 236:24 am7:45 pm13:21:29+2:191:04 pm (63.7°)92.483
Oct 246:22 am7:46 pm13:23:48+2:181:04 pm (64.1°)92.458
Oct 256:21 am7:47 pm13:26:06+2:171:04 pm (64.4°)92.433
Oct 266:20 am7:48 pm13:28:23+2:171:04 pm (64.8°)92.409
Oct 276:18 am7:49 pm13:30:39+2:161:03 pm (65.1°)92.384
Oct 286:17 am7:50 pm13:32:55+2:151:03 pm (65.4°)92.360
Oct 296:16 am7:51 pm13:35:09+2:141:03 pm (65.8°)92.335
* All times are local time for Melbourne. 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 Melbourne

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Melbourne - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
OctMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Oct 231:34 am10:37 am-6:04 am(23.2°)237,37165.9%
Oct 242:22 am11:43 am-7:00 am(25.3°)241,26955.3%
Oct 253:01 am12:49 pm-7:52 am(28.9°)244,73644.8%
Oct 263:32 am1:52 pm-8:39 am(33.3°)247,60734.8%
Oct 273:58 am2:53 pm-9:22 am(38.5°)249,80025.7%
Oct 284:21 am3:52 pm-10:02 am(44.1°)251,29817.6%
Oct 294:42 am4:50 pm-10:41 am(49.9°)252,13510.9%
* All times are local time for Melbourne. 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 Melbourne This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Oct 23, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 6:59 amWed 8:58 pmWed 1:58 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 8:09 amWed 10:49 pmWed 3:29 pmGood visibility
MarsWed 2:13 amWed 11:52 amWed 7:02 amPerfect visibility
JupiterTue 11:46 pmWed 9:22 amWed 4:34 amPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 3:43 pmThu 4:40 amWed 10:11 pmPerfect visibility
UranusWed 9:45 pmThu 7:45 amThu 2:45 amAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 4:55 pmThu 5:12 amWed 11:04 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Melbourne.

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