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Cairns, Qld, Australia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 20.1%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Jun 11, 2024 at 7:12:56 am
Sunrise Today: 6:42 am 66° East
Sunset Today: 5:50 pm 294° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 10:40 am 69° East
Moonset Today: 10:11 pm 289° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 8 minutes (-11s)
Location of CairnsLocation

Today's Sun Position in Cairns

Time:7:12 am
Altitude:5.9°
Direction:64° NE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 11h 7m 59s (Jun 11, 2024)

11 seconds shorter than yesterday (Jun 10, 2024)

55 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

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

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cairns Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:25 am
Astro. Twilight5:25 am – 5:52 am
Nautical Twilight5:52 am – 6:19 am
Civil Twilight6:19 am – 6:42 am
Daylight6:42 am – 5:50 pm
Civil Twilight5:50 pm – 6:14 pm
Nautical Twilight6:14 pm – 6:41 pm
Astro. Twilight6:41 pm – 7:07 pm
Night7:07 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Cairns - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JunSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jun 116:42 am5:50 pm11:07:59−0:1112:16 pm (50.0°)94.385
Jun 126:42 am5:50 pm11:07:48−0:1012:16 pm (49.9°)94.394
Jun 136:43 am5:50 pm11:07:38−0:0912:17 pm (49.9°)94.404
Jun 146:43 am5:50 pm11:07:30−0:0812:17 pm (49.8°)94.412
Jun 156:43 am5:51 pm11:07:22−0:0712:17 pm (49.8°)94.421
Jun 166:43 am5:51 pm11:07:16−0:0612:17 pm (49.7°)94.428
Jun 176:44 am5:51 pm11:07:11−0:0512:17 pm (49.7°)94.436
* All times are local time for Cairns. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Cairns

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Cairns - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JunMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jun 1110:40 am10:11 pm-4:24 pm(53.2°)246,97623.2%
Jun 1211:18 am11:02 pm-5:08 pm(58.2°)249,07632.2%
Jun 1311:53 am11:49 pm-5:49 pm(63.7°)250,47141.7%
Jun 1412:25 pm--6:29 pm(69.5°)251,06451.4%
Jun 15-12:36 am12:57 pm7:08 pm(75.3°)250,81961.0%
Jun 16-1:22 am1:29 pm7:47 pm(81.1°)249,76970.3%
Jun 17-2:09 am2:03 pm8:28 pm(86.7°)248,00778.9%
* All times are local time for Cairns. 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 Cairns This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Jun 11, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 6:22 amTue 5:31 pmTue 11:57 amDifficult to see
VenusTue 6:51 amTue 5:56 pmTue 12:24 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
MarsTue 3:07 amTue 2:44 pmTue 8:55 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 5:28 amTue 4:41 pmTue 11:04 amAverage visibility
SaturnTue 12:12 amTue 12:30 pmTue 6:21 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 4:49 amTue 4:05 pmTue 10:27 amVery difficult to see
NeptuneTue 12:56 amTue 1:02 pmTue 6:59 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Cairns.

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