Current Time: | Oct 3, 2023 at 10:53:07 pm |
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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) |
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)
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 – 5:24 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 5:24 am – 5:56 am |
Nautical Twilight | 5:56 am – 6:27 am |
Civil Twilight | 6:27 am – 6:53 am |
Daylight | 6:53 am – 7:25 pm |
Civil Twilight | 7:25 pm – 7:52 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 7:52 pm – 8:23 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 8:23 pm – 8:55 pm |
Night | 8:55 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Melbourne - Next 7 Days
2023 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Oct | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Oct 3 | 6:53 am | 7:25 pm | 12:31:58 | +2:25 | 1:09 pm (56.0°) | 93.030 |
Oct 4 | 6:52 am | 7:26 pm | 12:34:23 | +2:25 | 1:09 pm (56.4°) | 93.004 |
Oct 5 | 6:50 am | 7:27 pm | 12:36:49 | +2:25 | 1:08 pm (56.8°) | 92.978 |
Oct 6 | 6:49 am | 7:28 pm | 12:39:14 | +2:25 | 1:08 pm (57.2°) | 92.952 |
Oct 7 | 6:47 am | 7:29 pm | 12:41:39 | +2:25 | 1:08 pm (57.5°) | 92.926 |
Oct 8 | 6:46 am | 7:30 pm | 12:44:04 | +2:24 | 1:07 pm (57.9°) | 92.899 |
Oct 9 | 6:44 am | 7:31 pm | 12:46:29 | +2:24 | 1:07 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. |
Equinoxes & Solstices 2023
March equinox | Mar 21 | 8:24 am |
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June solstice | Jun 22 | 12:58 am |
September equinox | Sep 23 | 4:50 pm |
December solstice | Dec 22 | 2:27 pm |
* All times are local Melbourne time. |
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Today's Moon in Melbourne
Percent Illuminated: | 79.6% |
Time: | 10:53 pm |
Altitude: | -12.5° |
Direction: | 68° E |
Position: | 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
2023 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Oct | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Oct 3 | - | 8:53 am | - | 3:55 am | (30.4°) | 233,989 | 86.0% | |||
Oct 4 | 12:02 am | 9:32 am | - | 4:49 am | (26.4°) | 237,915 | 77.4% | |||
Oct 5 | 1:09 am | 10:18 am | - | 5:45 am | (23.9°) | 241,743 | 67.7% | |||
Oct 6 | 2:09 am | 11:10 am | - | 6:40 am | (23.1°) | 245,183 | 57.6% | |||
3:01 am | 12:08 pm | - | 7:33 am | (23.8°) | 248,017 | 47.4% | ||||
Oct 8 | 3:44 am | 1:08 pm | - | 8:24 am | (25.9°) | 250,107 | 37.5% | |||
Oct 9 | 4:20 am | 2:09 pm | - | 9:12 am | (29.2°) | 251,398 | 28.3% | |||
* 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. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Melbourne This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Oct 3, 2023 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Wed 6:31 am | Wed 6:23 pm | Wed 12:27 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Wed 4:49 am | Wed 3:49 pm | Wed 10:19 am | Great visibility |
Mars | Wed 7:30 am | Wed 8:33 pm | Wed 2:01 pm | Very difficult to see |
Jupiter | Wed 10:01 pm | Thu 8:31 am | Thu 3:16 am | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Tue 4:06 pm | Wed 5:30 am | Tue 10:48 pm | Perfect visibility |
Uranus | Wed 10:45 pm | Thu 8:52 am | Thu 3:48 am | Average visibility |
Neptune | Tue 6:08 pm | Wed 6:29 am | Wed 12:19 am | Slightly difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Melbourne. |
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