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

Moon: 79.6%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Oct 3, 2023 at 10:53:07 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:53 am 95° East
Sunset Today: 7:25 pm 264° West
Moonset Today: 8:53 am 298° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 32 minutes (+2m 25s)
Location of MelbourneLocation

Today's Sun Position in Melbourne

Time:10:53 pm
Altitude:-37.6°
Direction:225° SW
Phase:Night

Day length today: 12h 31m 58s (Oct 3, 2023)

2 minutes, 25 seconds longer than yesterday (Oct 2, 2023)

2 hours, 59 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

2 hours, 15 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2022)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Melbourne Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:24 am
Astro. Twilight5:24 am – 5:56 am
Nautical Twilight5:56 am – 6:27 am
Civil Twilight6:27 am – 6:53 am
Daylight6:53 am – 7:25 pm
Civil Twilight7:25 pm – 7:52 pm
Nautical Twilight7:52 pm – 8:23 pm
Astro. Twilight8:23 pm – 8:55 pm
Night8:55 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Melbourne - Next 7 Days

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2023Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
OctSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Oct 36:53 am7:25 pm12:31:58+2:251:09 pm (56.0°)93.030
Oct 46:52 am7:26 pm12:34:23+2:251:09 pm (56.4°)93.004
Oct 56:50 am7:27 pm12:36:49+2:251:08 pm (56.8°)92.978
Oct 66:49 am7:28 pm12:39:14+2:251:08 pm (57.2°)92.952
Oct 76:47 am7:29 pm12:41:39+2:251:08 pm (57.5°)92.926
Oct 86:46 am7:30 pm12:44:04+2:241:07 pm (57.9°)92.899
Oct 96:44 am7:31 pm12:46:29+2:241:07 pm (58.3°)92.873
* All times are local time for Melbourne. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Melbourne

Year 2023 Moon Phases

Moon in Melbourne - Next 7 days

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2023Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
OctMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Oct 3-8:53 am-3:55 am(30.4°)233,98986.0%
Oct 412:02 am9:32 am-4:49 am(26.4°)237,91577.4%
Oct 51:09 am10:18 am-5:45 am(23.9°)241,74367.7%
Oct 62:09 am11:10 am-6:40 am(23.1°)245,18357.6%
Oct 73:01 am12:08 pm-7:33 am(23.8°)248,01747.4%
Oct 83:44 am1:08 pm-8:24 am(25.9°)250,10737.5%
Oct 94:20 am2:09 pm-9:12 am(29.2°)251,39828.3%
* All times are local time for Melbourne. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. 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, Oct 3, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 6:31 amWed 6:23 pmWed 12:27 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 4:49 amWed 3:49 pmWed 10:19 amGreat visibility
MarsWed 7:30 amWed 8:33 pmWed 2:01 pmVery difficult to see
JupiterWed 10:01 pmThu 8:31 amThu 3:16 amPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 4:06 pmWed 5:30 amTue 10:48 pmPerfect visibility
UranusWed 10:45 pmThu 8:52 amThu 3:48 amAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 6:08 pmWed 6:29 amWed 12:19 amSlightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Melbourne.

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