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Sunshine Coast, Qld, Australia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 0.9%
New Moon
Current Time: Jan 18, 2026 at 8:09:15 am
Sunrise Today: 5:10 am 114° Southeast
Sunset Today: 6:45 pm 246° West
Moonrise Today: 4:10 am 120° Southeast
Moonset Today: 6:31 pm 242° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 35 minutes (-56s)
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Today's Sun Position in Sunshine Coast

Time:8:09 am
Altitude:37.7°
Direction:96° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today:13h 34m 44s (Jan 18, 2026)

56 seconds shorter than yesterday (Jan 17, 2026)

3 hours, 6 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

13 minutes, 57 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Sunshine Coast Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:42 am
Astro. Twilight3:42 am – 4:14 am
Nautical Twilight4:14 am – 4:45 am
Civil Twilight4:45 am – 5:10 am
Daylight5:10 am – 6:45 pm
Civil Twilight6:45 pm – 7:10 pm
Nautical Twilight7:10 pm – 7:41 pm
Astro. Twilight7:41 pm – 8:13 pm
Night8:13 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Sunshine Coast - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JanSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jan 185:10 am6:45 pm13:34:44−0:5611:58 am (84.0°)91.458
Jan 195:11 am6:45 pm13:33:45−0:5811:58 am (83.8°)91.465
Jan 205:12 am6:44 pm13:32:45−1:0011:58 am (83.6°)91.472
Jan 215:12 am6:44 pm13:31:43−1:0111:58 am (83.4°)91.480
Jan 225:13 am6:44 pm13:30:39−1:0311:59 am (83.2°)91.488
Jan 235:14 am6:44 pm13:29:35−1:0411:59 am (82.9°)91.496
Jan 245:15 am6:43 pm13:28:28−1:0611:59 am (82.7°)91.505
* All times are local time for Sunshine Coast. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Sunshine Coast

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Sunshine Coast - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JanMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jan 184:10 am6:31 pm-11:23 am(89.4°)247,2010.7%
Jan 195:09 am7:13 pm-12:14 pm(86.2°)245,1660.1%
Jan 206:08 am7:50 pm-1:02 pm(81.7°)243,0381.8%
Jan 217:07 am8:23 pm-1:49 pm(76.2°)240,8905.6%
Jan 228:05 am8:55 pm-2:34 pm(70.1°)238,76511.6%
Jan 239:03 am9:26 pm-3:18 pm(63.5°)236,67919.5%
Jan 2410:02 am9:58 pm-4:03 pm(56.8°)234,64629.1%
* All times are local time for Sunshine Coast. 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 Sunshine Coast This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Jan 18, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 4:57 amSun 6:42 pmSun 11:49 amExtremely difficult to see
VenusSun 5:22 amSun 6:57 pmSun 12:10 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 5:00 amSun 6:38 pmSun 11:50 amExtremely difficult to see
JupiterSun 6:04 pmMon 4:32 amSun 11:18 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnSun 9:43 amSun 9:58 pmSun 3:51 pmAverage visibility
UranusSun 2:16 pmMon 12:59 amSun 7:37 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneSun 9:54 amSun 10:02 pmSun 3:58 pmVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Sunshine Coast.

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