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

Moon: 99.7%
Full Moon
Current Time: Sep 18, 2024 at 10:45:27 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:15 am 88° East
Sunset Today: 6:13 pm 271° West
Moonrise Today: 6:26 pm 91° East
Moonset Today: 6:16 am 264° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 58 minutes (+2m 24s)
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Today's Sun Position in Melbourne

Time:10:45 pm
Altitude:-48.4°
Direction:215° SW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 11h 57m 31s (Sep 18, 2024)

2 minutes, 24 seconds longer than yesterday (Sep 17, 2024)

2 hours, 25 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2024)

2 hours, 49 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Melbourne Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:48 am
Astro. Twilight4:48 am – 5:19 am
Nautical Twilight5:19 am – 5:49 am
Civil Twilight5:49 am – 6:15 am
Daylight6:15 am – 6:13 pm
Civil Twilight6:13 pm – 6:39 pm
Nautical Twilight6:39 pm – 7:10 pm
Astro. Twilight7:10 pm – 7:40 pm
Night7:40 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Melbourne - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
SepSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Sep 186:15 am6:13 pm11:57:31+2:2412:14 pm (50.5°)93.402
Sep 196:14 am6:14 pm11:59:55+2:2412:13 pm (50.9°)93.376
Sep 206:12 am6:14 pm12:02:20+2:2412:13 pm (51.3°)93.351
Sep 216:11 am6:15 pm12:04:44+2:2412:13 pm (51.6°)93.326
Sep 226:09 am6:16 pm12:07:09+2:2412:12 pm (52.0°)93.300
Sep 236:07 am6:17 pm12:09:34+2:2512:12 pm (52.4°)93.275
Sep 246:06 am6:18 pm12:11:59+2:2512:12 pm (52.8°)93.249
* All times are local time for Melbourne. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The September equinox (vernal equinox) in Melbourne is at 10:43 pm on Sunday, September 22, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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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
SepMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Sep 18-6:16 am6:26 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Sep 19-6:43 am7:42 pm12:40 am(50.5°)222,00999.6%
Sep 20-7:11 am8:59 pm1:32 am(42.9°)222,71996.4%
Sep 21-7:42 am10:16 pm2:25 am(36.0°)224,61590.3%
Sep 22-8:17 am11:32 pm3:21 am(30.2°)227,45781.7%
Sep 23-8:59 am-4:18 am(25.9°)230,92771.6%
Sep 2412:44 am9:49 am-5:18 am(23.3°)234,68560.6%
* 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, Wed, Sep 18, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 5:58 amThu 5:21 pmThu 11:39 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 7:27 amThu 8:33 pmThu 1:59 pmFairly good visibility
MarsThu 2:18 amThu 11:47 amThu 7:02 amAverage visibility
JupiterThu 12:58 amThu 10:34 amThu 5:46 amPerfect visibility
SaturnWed 5:11 pmThu 6:03 amWed 11:37 pmPerfect visibility
UranusWed 11:07 pmThu 9:06 amThu 4:07 amAverage visibility
NeptuneThu 6:13 pmFri 6:28 amFri 12:21 amSlightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Melbourne.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in Melbourne