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Sydney, Vanuatu — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 75.0%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 18, 2024 at 4:36:55 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:04 am 69° East
Sunset Today: 5:13 pm 291° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 1:51 pm 87° East
Moonset Today: 1:18 am 276° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 9 minutes (-41s)
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Today's Sun Position in Sydney

Time:4:36 pm
Altitude:7.4°
Direction:294° NW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 11h 9m 24s (May 18, 2024)

41 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 17, 2024)

12 minutes, 21 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

2 hours, 9 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Sydney Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:48 am
Astro. Twilight4:48 am – 5:14 am
Nautical Twilight5:14 am – 5:41 am
Civil Twilight5:41 am – 6:04 am
Daylight6:04 am – 5:13 pm
Civil Twilight5:13 pm – 5:37 pm
Nautical Twilight5:37 pm – 6:04 pm
Astro. Twilight6:04 pm – 6:30 pm
Night6:30 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Sydney - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 186:04 am5:13 pm11:09:24−0:4111:39 am (50.9°)94.023
May 196:04 am5:13 pm11:08:43−0:4011:39 am (50.6°)94.041
May 206:05 am5:13 pm11:08:03−0:3911:39 am (50.4°)94.059
May 216:05 am5:13 pm11:07:24−0:3811:39 am (50.2°)94.077
May 226:06 am5:12 pm11:06:47−0:3711:39 am (50.0°)94.095
May 236:06 am5:12 pm11:06:10−0:3611:39 am (49.8°)94.113
May 246:06 am5:12 pm11:05:34−0:3511:39 am (49.7°)94.130
* 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 18-1:18 am1:51 pm7:56 pm(68.6°)251,30976.1%
May 19-2:05 am2:21 pm8:35 pm(74.5°)250,53683.9%
May 20-2:53 am2:53 pm9:15 pm(80.3°)249,15590.4%
May 21-3:42 am3:26 pm9:58 pm(85.8°)247,31195.5%
May 22-4:33 am4:03 pm10:43 pm(89.2°)245,16298.7%
May 23-5:28 am4:44 pm11:33 pm(85.1°)242,86099.9%
May 24-6:26 am5:32 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* 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, Sat, May 18, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 4:18 amSun 3:54 pmSun 10:06 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSat 5:43 amSat 4:57 pmSat 11:20 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 2:52 amSun 2:43 pmSun 8:48 amAverage visibility
JupiterSat 6:08 amSat 5:16 pmSat 11:42 amVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnSun 1:03 amSun 1:24 pmSun 7:13 amAverage visibility
UranusSat 5:47 amSat 4:57 pmSat 11:22 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 1:51 amSun 1:57 pmSun 7:54 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Sydney.

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