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Rockhampton, Qld, Australia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 37.2%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Sep 22, 2023 at 12:35:39 am
Sunrise Today: 5:48 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 5:53 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 10:14 am 120° Southeast
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 5 minutes (+1m 20s)
Location of RockhamptonLocation

Today's Sun Position in Rockhampton

Time:12:35 am
Altitude:-64.8°
Direction:153° SE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 12h 5m 25s (Sep 22, 2023)

1 minute, 20 seconds longer than yesterday (Sep 21, 2023)

1 hour, 23 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

1 hour, 29 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2022)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Rockhampton Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:33 am
Astro. Twilight4:33 am – 4:59 am
Nautical Twilight4:59 am – 5:25 am
Civil Twilight5:25 am – 5:48 am
Daylight5:48 am – 5:53 pm
Civil Twilight5:53 pm – 6:16 pm
Nautical Twilight6:16 pm – 6:42 pm
Astro. Twilight6:42 pm – 7:08 pm
Night7:08 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Rockhampton - Next 7 Days

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2023Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
SepSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Sep 225:48 am5:53 pm12:05:25+1:2011:50 am (66.2°)93.323
Sep 235:47 am5:54 pm12:06:46+1:2011:50 am (66.6°)93.296
Sep 245:46 am5:54 pm12:08:07+1:2011:50 am (66.9°)93.270
Sep 255:45 am5:54 pm12:09:27+1:2011:49 am (67.3°)93.243
Sep 265:44 am5:55 pm12:10:48+1:2011:49 am (67.7°)93.216
Sep 275:43 am5:55 pm12:12:09+1:2011:49 am (68.1°)93.190
Sep 285:42 am5:55 pm12:13:30+1:2111:48 am (68.5°)93.163
* All times are local time for Rockhampton. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The September equinox (vernal equinox) in Rockhampton is at 4:50 pm on Saturday, September 23, 2023.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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Today's Moon in Rockhampton

Year 2023 Moon Phases

Moon in Rockhampton - Next 7 days

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2023Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
SepMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Sep 2210:14 am--5:21 pm(85.6°)235,74444.6%
Sep 23-12:30 am11:10 am6:21 pm(85.1°)232,59456.0%
Sep 24-1:31 am12:14 pm7:22 pm(86.4°)229,55967.5%
Sep 25-2:28 am1:21 pm8:23 pm(89.8°)226,89678.3%
Sep 26-3:20 am2:30 pm9:21 pm(85.2°)224,88787.6%
Sep 27-4:06 am3:37 pm10:16 pm(78.8°)223,78794.6%
Sep 28-4:48 am4:43 pm11:08 pm(71.6°)223,77798.8%
* All times are local time for Rockhampton. 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 Rockhampton This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Sep 22, 2023
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 4:57 amFri 4:34 pmFri 10:46 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusFri 3:28 amFri 2:52 pmFri 9:10 amGreat visibility
MarsFri 6:44 amFri 7:09 pmFri 12:56 pmDifficult to see
JupiterThu 9:13 pmFri 8:23 amFri 2:48 amPerfect visibility
SaturnFri 3:48 pmSat 4:35 amFri 10:12 pmPerfect visibility
UranusThu 9:49 pmFri 8:47 amFri 3:18 amAverage visibility
NeptuneThu 5:39 pmFri 5:51 amThu 11:45 pmSlightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Rockhampton.

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