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) |
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)
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
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 – 4:48 am |
---|---|
Astro. Twilight | 4:48 am – 5:19 am |
Nautical Twilight | 5:19 am – 5:49 am |
Civil Twilight | 5:49 am – 6:15 am |
Daylight | 6:15 am – 6:13 pm |
Civil Twilight | 6:13 pm – 6:39 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 6:39 pm – 7:10 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 7:10 pm – 7:40 pm |
Night | 7:40 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Melbourne - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Sep 18 | 6:15 am | 6:13 pm | 11:57:31 | +2:24 | 12:14 pm (50.5°) | 93.402 |
Sep 19 | 6:14 am | 6:14 pm | 11:59:55 | +2:24 | 12:13 pm (50.9°) | 93.376 |
Sep 20 | 6:12 am | 6:14 pm | 12:02:20 | +2:24 | 12:13 pm (51.3°) | 93.351 |
Sep 21 | 6:11 am | 6:15 pm | 12:04:44 | +2:24 | 12:13 pm (51.6°) | 93.326 |
Sep 22 | 6:09 am | 6:16 pm | 12:07:09 | +2:24 | 12:12 pm (52.0°) | 93.300 |
Sep 23 | 6:07 am | 6:17 pm | 12:09:34 | +2:25 | 12:12 pm (52.4°) | 93.275 |
Sep 24 | 6:06 am | 6:18 pm | 12:11:59 | +2:25 | 12:12 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?
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 20 | 2:06 pm |
---|---|---|
June solstice | Jun 21 | 6:51 am |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 10:44 pm |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 8:21 pm |
* All times are local Melbourne time. |
Seasons Calculator for Melbourne
Sun Articles
Today's Moon in Melbourne
Percent Illuminated: | 99.7% |
Time: | 10:45 pm |
Altitude: | 43.2° |
Direction: | 40° NE |
Position: | Near Full Moon (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
Moon in Melbourne - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Sep 18 | - | 6:16 am | 6:26 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
Sep 19 | - | 6:43 am | 7:42 pm | 12:40 am | (50.5°) | 222,009 | 99.6% | |||
Sep 20 | - | 7:11 am | 8:59 pm | 1:32 am | (42.9°) | 222,719 | 96.4% | |||
Sep 21 | - | 7:42 am | 10:16 pm | 2:25 am | (36.0°) | 224,615 | 90.3% | |||
Sep 22 | - | 8:17 am | 11:32 pm | 3:21 am | (30.2°) | 227,457 | 81.7% | |||
Sep 23 | - | 8:59 am | - | 4:18 am | (25.9°) | 230,927 | 71.6% | |||
Sep 24 | 12:44 am | 9:49 am | - | 5:18 am | (23.3°) | 234,685 | 60.6% | |||
* 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. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Melbourne This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Sep 18, 2024 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Thu 5:58 am | Thu 5:21 pm | Thu 11:39 am | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Thu 7:27 am | Thu 8:33 pm | Thu 1:59 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Mars | Thu 2:18 am | Thu 11:47 am | Thu 7:02 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Thu 12:58 am | Thu 10:34 am | Thu 5:46 am | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Wed 5:11 pm | Thu 6:03 am | Wed 11:37 pm | Perfect visibility |
Uranus | Wed 11:07 pm | Thu 9:06 am | Thu 4:07 am | Average visibility |
Neptune | Thu 6:13 pm | Fri 6:28 am | Fri 12:21 am | Slightly difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Melbourne. |
More about the planets visible in the night sky in Melbourne