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Launceston, ENG, United Kingdom — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 15.0%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Mar 15, 2026 at 9:10:52 am
Sunrise Today: 6:31 am 92° East
Sunset Today: 6:22 pm 268° West
Moonrise Today: 5:21 am 125° Southeast
Moonset Today: 2:02 pm 238° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 51 minutes (+3m 51s)
Location of LauncestonLocation

Today's Sun Position in Launceston

Time:9:10 am
Altitude:22.9°
Direction:125° SE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today:11h 50m 41s (Mar 15, 2026)

3 minutes, 51 seconds longer than yesterday (Mar 14, 2026)

3 hours, 52 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

4 hours, 38 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Launceston Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:41 am
Astro. Twilight4:41 am – 5:20 am
Nautical Twilight5:20 am – 5:58 am
Civil Twilight5:58 am – 6:31 am
Daylight6:31 am – 6:22 pm
Civil Twilight6:22 pm – 6:54 pm
Nautical Twilight6:54 pm – 7:33 pm
Astro. Twilight7:33 pm – 8:12 pm
Night8:12 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Launceston - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 156:31 am6:22 pm11:50:41+3:5112:26 pm (37.4°)92.445
Mar 166:29 am6:23 pm11:54:32+3:5112:26 pm (37.8°)92.471
Mar 176:27 am6:25 pm11:58:24+3:5112:25 pm (38.2°)92.497
Mar 186:24 am6:27 pm12:02:15+3:5112:25 pm (38.6°)92.522
Mar 196:22 am6:28 pm12:06:06+3:5112:25 pm (38.9°)92.548
Mar 206:20 am6:30 pm12:09:57+3:5112:24 pm (39.3°)92.574
Mar 216:18 am6:31 pm12:13:48+3:5112:24 pm (39.7°)92.599
* All times are local time for Launceston. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (vernal equinox) in Launceston is at 2:46 pm on Friday, March 20, 2026.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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Today's Moon in Launceston

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Launceston - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 155:21 am2:02 pm-9:36 am(18.2°)242,74614.8%
Mar 165:39 am3:21 pm-10:24 am(23.3°)239,5028.1%
Mar 175:54 am4:41 pm-11:11 am(29.3°)236,2873.1%
Mar 186:08 am6:02 pm-11:57 am(35.9°)233,3550.4%
Mar 196:21 am7:25 pm-12:44 pm(42.8°)230,9430.3%
Mar 206:35 am8:51 pm-1:32 pm(49.7°)229,1973.1%
Mar 216:51 am10:19 pm-2:24 pm(56.0°)228,2098.6%
* All times are local time for Launceston. 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 Launceston This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Mar 15, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 5:52 amSun 4:59 pmSun 11:26 amVery difficult to see
VenusSun 7:07 amSun 7:50 pmSun 1:28 pmFairly good visibility
MarsSun 6:13 amSun 4:53 pmSun 11:33 amExtremely difficult to see
JupiterSun 11:42 amMon 3:57 amSun 7:49 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnSun 7:01 amSun 7:01 pmSun 1:01 pmExtremely difficult to see
UranusSun 8:42 amMon 12:13 amSun 4:27 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneSun 6:52 amSun 6:52 pmSun 12:52 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Launceston.

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