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

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Moon: 94.4%

Waning Gibbous

Current Time: May 21, 2019 at 12:43:17 pm


Sunrise Today: 7:17 am↑ 65° Northeast
Sunset Today: 5:15 pm↑ 295° Northwest


Moonrise Today: 7:16 pm↑ 118° Southeast
Moonset Today: 9:16 am↑ 243° Southwest


Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 57 minutes (-1m 29s)

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Today's Sun Position in Melbourne

Time:12:43 pm
Altitude:31.8°
Direction:353° N
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 9h 57m 19s (May 21, 2019)

1 minute, 29 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 20, 2019)

24 minutes, 50 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2018)

4 hours, 50 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2018)

The Sun's altitude in Melbourne 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 Melbourne Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Melbourne 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 – 5:46 am
Astro. Twilight5:46 am – 6:17 am
Nautical Twilight6:17 am – 6:49 am
Civil Twilight6:49 am – 7:17 am
Daylight7:17 am – 5:15 pm
Civil Twilight5:15 pm – 5:43 pm
Nautical Twilight5:43 pm – 6:15 pm
Astro. Twilight6:15 pm – 6:47 pm
Night6:47 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Melbourne - Next 7 Days

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2019Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDifferenceTimeMil. mi
May 217:17 am5:15 pm9:57:19−1:2912:16 pm (32.1°)94.068
May 227:18 am5:14 pm9:55:51−1:2712:16 pm (31.9°)94.087
May 237:19 am5:13 pm9:54:25−1:2512:16 pm (31.7°)94.105
May 247:20 am5:13 pm9:53:02−1:2312:16 pm (31.5°)94.123
May 257:21 am5:12 pm9:51:41−1:2012:17 pm (31.3°)94.141
May 267:21 am5:12 pm9:50:22−1:1812:17 pm (31.2°)94.158
May 277:22 am5:11 pm9:49:06−1:1612:17 pm (31.0°)94.176
* All times are local time for Melbourne. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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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 Melbourne time.

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Today's Moon in Melbourne

Percent Illuminated:94.4%
Time:12:43 pm
Altitude:-27.7°
Direction:204° SW
Position:Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in Melbourne 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 Melbourne - Next 7 days

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2019Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 21-9:16 am7:16 pm1:51 am(72.7°)240,13596.3%
May 22-10:13 am8:07 pm2:44 am(74.1°)243,06391.3%
May 23-11:04 am9:01 pm3:36 am(74.1°)245,81584.6%
May 24-11:48 am9:57 pm4:26 am(73.0°)248,16176.6%
May 25-12:27 pm10:53 pm5:15 am(70.9°)249,90767.7%
May 26-1:01 pm11:50 pm6:01 am(67.9°)250,90958.2%
May 27-1:32 pm-6:45 am(64.3°)251,08248.5%
* All times are local time for Melbourne. 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, Tue, May 21, 2019
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 7:15 amTue 5:11 pmTue 12:14 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
VenusTue 5:22 amTue 4:10 pmTue 10:46 amFairly good visibility
MarsTue 10:00 amTue 7:20 pmTue 2:40 pmAverage visibility
JupiterTue 6:31 pmWed 9:06 amWed 1:49 amPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 8:37 pmWed 11:04 amWed 3:50 amPerfect visibility
UranusTue 5:11 amTue 3:57 pmTue 10:34 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 1:27 amTue 2:05 pmTue 7:46 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Melbourne.

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