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Sydney, NSW, Australia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 97.0%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 22, 2024 at 6:35:48 am
Sunrise Today: 6:45 am 66° East
Sunset Today: 4:58 pm 294° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 3:51 pm 113° Southeast
Moonset Today: 5:12 am 249° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 13 minutes (-1m 13s)
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Today's Sun Position in Sydney

Time:6:35 am
Altitude:-1.7°
Direction:67° E
Phase:Civil Twilight

Day length today: 10h 12m 49s (May 22, 2024)

1 minute, 13 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 21, 2024)

19 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

4 hours, 11 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Sydney Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:17 am
Astro. Twilight5:17 am – 5:47 am
Nautical Twilight5:47 am – 6:18 am
Civil Twilight6:18 am – 6:45 am
Daylight6:45 am – 4:58 pm
Civil Twilight4:58 pm – 5:25 pm
Nautical Twilight5:25 pm – 5:55 pm
Astro. Twilight5:55 pm – 6:25 pm
Night6:25 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Sydney - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 226:45 am4:58 pm10:12:49−1:1311:51 am (35.7°)94.096
May 236:45 am4:57 pm10:11:38−1:1111:51 am (35.5°)94.114
May 246:46 am4:57 pm10:10:28−1:0911:52 am (35.3°)94.131
May 256:47 am4:56 pm10:09:20−1:0711:52 am (35.1°)94.148
May 266:47 am4:56 pm10:08:15−1:0511:52 am (35.0°)94.165
May 276:48 am4:55 pm10:07:11−1:0311:52 am (34.8°)94.182
May 286:49 am4:55 pm10:06:10−1:0111:52 am (34.6°)94.198
* All times are local time for Sydney. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Sydney

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Sydney - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 22-5:12 am3:51 pm10:58 pm(76.4°)245,04998.8%
May 23-6:14 am4:26 pm11:48 pm(80.5°)242,74499.9%
May 24-7:18 am5:08 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 25-8:22 am5:58 pm12:42 am(83.2°)240,42798.7%
May 26-9:23 am6:57 pm1:40 am(84.4°)238,20395.1%
May 27-10:17 am8:03 pm2:39 am(83.8°)236,14089.2%
May 28-11:04 am9:13 pm3:37 am(81.4°)234,27481.2%
* All times are local time for Sydney. 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 Sydney This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 22, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 4:51 amWed 3:53 pmWed 10:23 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 6:27 amWed 4:46 pmWed 11:37 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsWed 3:08 amWed 2:44 pmWed 8:56 amAverage visibility
JupiterWed 6:34 amWed 4:50 pmWed 11:42 amExtremely difficult to see
SaturnWed 12:55 amWed 1:33 pmWed 7:14 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 6:09 amWed 4:30 pmWed 11:19 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 1:49 amWed 2:00 pmWed 7:55 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Sydney.

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