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

Moon: 4.9%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: May 6, 2024 at 4:30:01 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:05 am 70° East
Sunset Today: 5:27 pm 291° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 4:29 am 83° East
Moonset Today: 4:09 pm 281° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 22 minutes (-1m 55s)
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Today's Sun Position in Melbourne

Time:4:30 pm
Altitude:9.5°
Direction:300° NW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 10h 21m 38s (May 6, 2024)

1 minute, 55 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 5, 2024)

49 minutes, 11 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

4 hours, 25 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Melbourne Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:35 am
Astro. Twilight5:35 am – 6:06 am
Nautical Twilight6:06 am – 6:38 am
Civil Twilight6:38 am – 7:05 am
Daylight7:05 am – 5:27 pm
Civil Twilight5:27 pm – 5:54 pm
Nautical Twilight5:54 pm – 6:26 pm
Astro. Twilight6:26 pm – 6:57 pm
Night6:57 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Melbourne - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 67:05 am5:27 pm10:21:38−1:5512:16 pm (35.6°)93.777
May 77:06 am5:26 pm10:19:44−1:5412:16 pm (35.3°)93.800
May 87:07 am5:25 pm10:17:51−1:5212:16 pm (35.0°)93.822
May 97:08 am5:24 pm10:16:00−1:5112:16 pm (34.7°)93.844
May 107:09 am5:23 pm10:14:11−1:4912:16 pm (34.5°)93.865
May 117:10 am5:22 pm10:12:23−1:4712:16 pm (34.2°)93.886
May 127:11 am5:21 pm10:10:37−1:4612:16 pm (34.0°)93.907
* All times are local time for Melbourne. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Melbourne

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Melbourne - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 64:29 am4:09 pm-10:25 am(44.7°)225,6636.3%
May 75:44 am4:38 pm-11:16 am(37.8°)226,2371.7%
May 87:00 am5:12 pm-12:10 pm(31.7°)227,7840.1%
May 98:16 am5:53 pm-1:07 pm(27.0°)230,2191.4%
May 109:29 am6:41 pm-2:07 pm(24.0°)233,3455.6%
May 1110:36 am7:37 pm-3:07 pm(22.9°)236,88411.9%
May 1211:33 am8:39 pm-4:05 pm(23.6°)240,51620.0%
* All times are local time for Melbourne. 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, Mon, May 6, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 4:54 amTue 4:26 pmTue 10:40 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusMon 6:25 amMon 5:07 pmMon 11:46 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 3:38 amTue 3:38 pmTue 9:38 amAverage visibility
JupiterMon 7:52 amMon 5:57 pmMon 12:54 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnTue 2:11 amTue 2:57 pmTue 8:34 amAverage visibility
UranusMon 7:40 amMon 5:46 pmMon 12:43 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 3:11 amTue 3:24 pmTue 9:17 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Melbourne.

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