Sun & moon times today, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Moon: 2.2%

Current Time:	May 10, 2021 at 3:59:55 pm
Sunrise Today:	7:09 am↑ 68° East
Sunset Today:	5:23 pm↑ 292° Northwest
Moonrise Today:	5:20 am↑ 81° East
Moonset Today:	4:45 pm↑ 282° West
Daylight Hours:	10 hours, 15 minutes (-1m 49s)

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Time:	3:59 pm
Altitude:	13.7°
Direction:	306° NW
Phase:	Daylight

Day length today: 10h 14m 41s (May 10, 2021)

1 minute, 49 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 9, 2021)

42 minutes, 13 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2020)

4 hours, 32 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2020)

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Night	12:00 am – 5:38 am
Astro. Twilight	5:38 am – 6:09 am
Nautical Twilight	6:09 am – 6:41 am
Civil Twilight	6:41 am – 7:09 am
Daylight	7:09 am – 5:23 pm
Civil Twilight	5:23 pm – 5:51 pm
Nautical Twilight	5:51 pm – 6:23 pm
Astro. Twilight	6:23 pm – 6:53 pm
Night	6:53 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Melbourne - Next 7 Days

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2021	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May 10	7:09 am	5:23 pm	10:14:41	−1:49	12:16 pm (34.6°)	93.864
May 11	7:09 am	5:22 pm	10:12:53	−1:48	12:16 pm (34.3°)	93.885
May 12	7:10 am	5:21 pm	10:11:06	−1:46	12:16 pm (34.0°)	93.907
May 13	7:11 am	5:21 pm	10:09:22	−1:44	12:16 pm (33.8°)	93.927
May 14	7:12 am	5:20 pm	10:07:39	−1:42	12:16 pm (33.6°)	93.948
May 15	7:13 am	5:19 pm	10:05:57	−1:41	12:16 pm (33.3°)	93.968
May 16	7:14 am	5:18 pm	10:04:18	−1:39	12:16 pm (33.1°)	93.987
* 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 2021

March Equinox	Mar 20	8:38 pm
June Solstice	Jun 21	1:32 pm
September Equinox	Sep 23	5:21 am
December Solstice	Dec 22	2:59 am
* All times are local Melbourne time.

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Percent Illuminated:

2.2%

Time:	3:59 pm
Altitude:	7.8°
Direction:	289° W
Position:	Waning Crescent

Year 2021 Moon Phases

Moon in Melbourne - Next 7 days

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2021	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
May	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
May 10	5:20 am	4:45 pm	-	11:06 am	(43.0°)	251,869	2.8%
May 11	6:18 am	5:11 pm	-	11:48 am	(38.2°)	252,450	0.5%
May 12	7:17 am	5:40 pm	-	12:31 pm	(33.8°)	252,587	0.1%
May 13	8:15 am	6:13 pm	-	1:17 pm	(30.3°)	252,281	1.6%
May 14	9:14 am	6:52 pm	-	2:05 pm	(27.6°)	251,514	5.0%
May 15	10:11 am	7:37 pm	-	2:55 pm	(26.1°)	250,255	10.2%
May 16	11:04 am	8:28 pm	-	3:46 pm	(25.8°)	248,470	17.0%
* 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, Mon, May 10, 2021
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Mon 8:56 am	Mon 6:20 pm	Mon 1:38 pm	Slightly difficult to see
Venus	Mon 8:07 am	Mon 6:00 pm	Mon 1:04 pm	Slightly difficult to see
Mars	Mon 11:11 am	Mon 8:32 pm	Mon 3:51 pm	Average visibility
Jupiter	Tue 12:31 am	Tue 1:53 pm	Tue 7:12 am	Fairly good visibility
Saturn	Mon 11:10 pm	Tue 1:07 pm	Tue 6:08 am	Perfect visibility
Uranus	Mon 6:28 am	Mon 4:58 pm	Mon 11:43 am	Extremely difficult to see
Neptune	Tue 2:24 am	Tue 2:53 pm	Tue 8:39 am	Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Melbourne.

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