Melbourne, Vic, Australia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today
Melbourne, Vic, Australia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for TodayWaxing Crescent
Current Time: Sep 27, 2017 at 2:39:16 am
Sunrise Today: 6:02 am↑ 93° East
Sunset Today: 6:20 pm↑ 267° West
Moonrise Today: 10:22 am↑ 114° Southeast
Moonset Today: 12:01 am↑ 247° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 18 minutes (+2m 25s)
Today's Sun Position in Melbourne
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 in a separate box. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
2:39 am
Altitude
-37.9°Heading
130° SEPosition
NightDay length
12h 18m 31s
Change since
Yesterday: +2m 25s
Winter: +2h 46m
Summer: -2h 28m
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Melbourne Today
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
| Night | 12:00 am – 4:33 am | |
| Astro. Twilight | 4:33 am – 5:05 am | |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:05 am – 5:36 am | |
| Civil Twilight | 5:36 am – 6:02 am | |
| Daylight | 6:02 am – 6:20 pm | |
| Civil Twilight | 6:20 pm – 6:47 pm | |
| Nautical Twilight | 6:47 pm – 7:17 pm | |
| Astro. Twilight | 7:17 pm – 7:49 pm | |
| Night | 7:49 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Melbourne - Next 7 Days
| 2017 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Difference | Time | Mil. mi |
| Sep 27 | 6:02 am | 6:20 pm | 12:18:31 | +2:25 | 12:11 pm (53.9°) | 93.173 |
| Sep 28 | 6:00 am | 6:21 pm | 12:20:57 | +2:25 | 12:10 pm (54.2°) | 93.146 |
| Sep 29 | 5:59 am | 6:22 pm | 12:23:22 | +2:25 | 12:10 pm (54.6°) | 93.119 |
| Sep 30 | 5:57 am | 6:23 pm | 12:25:48 | +2:25 | 12:10 pm (55.0°) | 93.092 |
| Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details) | ||||||
| Oct 1 | 6:56 am | 7:24 pm | 12:28:13 | +2:25 | 1:09 pm (55.4°) | 93.065 |
| Oct 2 | 6:54 am | 7:25 pm | 12:30:39 | +2:25 | 1:09 pm (55.8°) | 93.038 |
| Oct 3 | 6:53 am | 7:26 pm | 12:33:04 | +2:25 | 1:09 pm (56.2°) | 93.011 |
| * All times are local time for Melbourne. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. | ||||||
Note that Daylight Saving Time starts on Sunday, October 1, 2017 at 2:00 am, and this is accounted for above.
Equinoxes & Solstices 2017
| 2017 | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| March Equinox | Mar 20 | 9:29 pm |
| June Solstice | Jun 21 | 2:24 pm |
| September Equinox | Sep 23 | 6:02 am |
| December Solstice | Dec 22 | 3:28 am |
| * All times are local Melbourne time. | ||
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Today's Moon in Melbourne
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
2:39 am
Altitude
-24.8°Heading
219° SWPosition
Waxing CrescentPercent illuminated
36.8%
Moon in Melbourne - Next 7 days
| 2017 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Sep 27 | - | 12:01 am | 10:22 am | 5:36 pm | (70.9°) | 251,250 | 42.6% | |||
 Sep 28 | - | 12:52 am | 11:07 am | 6:24 pm | (71.4°) | 250,791 | 52.3% | |||
| Sep 29 | - | 1:41 am | 11:55 am | 7:12 pm | (71.0°) | 249,488 | 62.0% | |||
| Sep 30 | - | 2:27 am | 12:48 pm | 8:00 pm | (69.6°) | 247,420 | 71.4% | |||
| Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details) | ||||||||||
| Oct 1 | - | 4:10 am | 2:43 pm | 9:49 pm | (67.4°) | 244,735 | 80.2% | |||
| Oct 2 | - | 4:49 am | 3:42 pm | 10:37 pm | (64.2°) | 241,643 | 87.8% | |||
| Oct 3 | - | 5:26 am | 4:43 pm | 11:26 pm | (60.3°) | 238,393 | 93.9% | |||
| * All times are local time for Melbourne. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
Planets Visible in the Sky in Melbourne This Coming Night
| Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Sep 27, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
| Mercury | Wed 5:48 am | Wed 5:31 pm | Wed 11:39 am | Difficult to see |
| Venus | Wed 5:05 am | Wed 4:12 pm | Wed 10:38 am | Slightly difficult to see |
| Mars | Wed 5:18 am | Wed 4:37 pm | Wed 10:57 am | Difficult to see |
| Jupiter | Wed 7:06 am | Wed 8:09 pm | Wed 1:37 pm | Average visiblity |
| Saturn | Wed 10:04 am | Thu 12:36 am | Wed 5:20 pm | Average visiblity |
| Uranus | Tue 8:09 pm | Wed 7:10 am | Wed 1:40 am | Average visiblity |
| Neptune | Wed 4:23 pm | Thu 5:16 am | Wed 10:50 pm | Difficult to see |
| * All times are local time for Melbourne. | ||||
More about the planets visible in the night sky in Melbourne
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