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

Moon: 78.8%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 19, 2024 at 3:09:31 am
Sunrise Today: 7:16 am 65° East
Sunset Today: 5:16 pm 295° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 2:55 pm 94° East
Moonset Today: 2:46 am 270° West
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 59 minutes (-1m 32s)
Location of MelbourneLocation

Today's Sun Position in Melbourne

Time:3:09 am
Altitude:-48.5°
Direction:103° E
Phase:Night

Day length today: 9h 59m 15s (May 19, 2024)

1 minute, 32 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 18, 2024)

26 minutes, 38 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

4 hours, 47 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Melbourne Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:45 am
Astro. Twilight5:45 am – 6:16 am
Nautical Twilight6:16 am – 6:48 am
Civil Twilight6:48 am – 7:16 am
Daylight7:16 am – 5:16 pm
Civil Twilight5:16 pm – 5:44 pm
Nautical Twilight5:44 pm – 6:16 pm
Astro. Twilight6:16 pm – 6:47 pm
Night6:47 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Melbourne - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 197:16 am5:16 pm9:59:15−1:3212:16 pm (32.4°)94.042
May 207:17 am5:15 pm9:57:44−1:3012:16 pm (32.2°)94.061
May 217:18 am5:14 pm9:56:16−1:2812:16 pm (32.0°)94.079
May 227:19 am5:14 pm9:54:50−1:2512:16 pm (31.8°)94.096
May 237:20 am5:13 pm9:53:26−1:2312:17 pm (31.6°)94.114
May 247:20 am5:13 pm9:52:05−1:2112:17 pm (31.4°)94.131
May 257:21 am5:12 pm9:50:46−1:1912:17 pm (31.2°)94.148
* 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 19-2:46 am2:55 pm9:15 pm(56.4°)250,46184.4%
May 20-3:44 am3:17 pm9:55 pm(62.2°)249,04490.8%
May 21-4:44 am3:41 pm10:38 pm(67.6°)247,17495.8%
May 22-5:46 am4:08 pm11:24 pm(72.5°)245,01098.9%
May 23-6:50 am4:40 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 24-7:57 am5:21 pm12:14 am(76.5°)242,70399.9%
May 25-9:02 am6:10 pm1:08 am(79.3°)240,38798.6%
* 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, Sun, May 19, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 5:12 amSun 4:14 pmSun 10:43 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSun 6:54 amSun 5:03 pmSun 11:59 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 3:36 amSun 3:13 pmSun 9:25 amAverage visibility
JupiterSun 7:16 amSun 5:16 pmSun 12:16 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnSun 1:28 amSun 2:12 pmSun 7:50 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 6:53 amSun 4:58 pmSun 11:55 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 2:25 amSun 2:37 pmSun 8:31 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Melbourne.

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