Sun & moon times today, Melbourne City Centre, Victoria, Australia

Moon: 52.8%

Current Time:	May 5, 2025 at 6:01:29 am
Sunrise Today:	7:04 am↑ 70° East
Sunset Today:	5:28 pm↑ 290° Northwest
Moonrise Today:	2:03 pm↑ 68° East
Daylight Hours:	10 hours, 24 minutes (-1m 57s)

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Where is the Sun directly overhead right now?

Time:	6:01 am
Altitude:	-12.8°
Direction:	79° E
Phase:	Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 10h 24m 1s (May 5, 2025)

1 minute, 57 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 4, 2025)

51 minutes, 35 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2024)

4 hours, 23 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

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Night	12:00 am – 5:34 am
Astro. Twilight	5:34 am – 6:05 am
Nautical Twilight	6:05 am – 6:37 am
Civil Twilight	6:37 am – 7:04 am
Daylight	7:04 am – 5:28 pm
Civil Twilight	5:28 pm – 5:56 pm
Nautical Twilight	5:56 pm – 6:27 pm
Astro. Twilight	6:27 pm – 6:58 pm
Night	6:58 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Melbourne City Centre - Next 7 Days

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2025	Sunrise/Sunset		Daylength		Solar Noon
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May	Sunrise	Sunset	Length	Diff.	Time	Mil. mi
May 5	7:04 am	5:28 pm	10:24:01	−1:57	12:16 pm (35.9°)	93.746
May 6	7:05 am	5:27 pm	10:22:05	−1:55	12:16 pm (35.6°)	93.768
May 7	7:06 am	5:26 pm	10:20:11	−1:54	12:16 pm (35.4°)	93.790
May 8	7:07 am	5:25 pm	10:18:18	−1:52	12:16 pm (35.1°)	93.812
May 9	7:08 am	5:24 pm	10:16:27	−1:51	12:16 pm (34.8°)	93.833
May 10	7:09 am	5:23 pm	10:14:37	−1:49	12:16 pm (34.5°)	93.854
May 11	7:09 am	5:22 pm	10:12:49	−1:48	12:16 pm (34.3°)	93.875
* All times are local time for Melbourne City Centre. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2025

March equinox	Mar 20	8:01 pm
June solstice	Jun 21	12:42 pm
September equinox	Sep 23	4:19 am
December solstice	Dec 22	2:03 am
* All times are local Melbourne City Centre time.

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Percent Illuminated:

52.8%

Time:	6:01 am
Altitude:	-68.1°
Direction:	214° SW
Position:	Waxing Gibbous

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Moon in Melbourne City Centre - Next 7 days

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2025	Moonrise/Moonset			Meridian Passing
May	Moonrise	Moonset	Moonrise	Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
May 5	2:03 pm	-	-	7:17 pm	(35.6°)	243,882	58.4%
May 6	-	12:39 am	2:28 pm	8:00 pm	(41.2°)	246,807	68.2%
May 7	-	1:41 am	2:51 pm	8:41 pm	(47.0°)	249,116	77.1%
May 8	-	2:40 am	3:12 pm	9:20 pm	(53.0°)	250,796	84.8%
May 9	-	3:39 am	3:32 pm	9:59 pm	(58.8°)	251,864	91.1%
May 10	-	4:37 am	3:54 pm	10:40 pm	(64.4°)	252,369	95.8%
May 11	-	5:35 am	4:17 pm	11:21 pm	(69.5°)	252,367	98.7%
* All times are local time for Melbourne City Centre. 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 City Centre This Coming Night

	Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, May 5, 2025
Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Comment
Mercury	Mon 5:05 am	Mon 4:35 pm	Mon 10:51 am	Slightly difficult to see
Venus	Mon 3:42 am	Mon 3:36 pm	Mon 9:39 am	Great visibility
Mars	Mon 1:12 pm	Mon 11:04 pm	Mon 6:08 pm	Average visibility
Jupiter	Mon 10:07 am	Mon 7:38 pm	Mon 2:53 pm	Fairly good visibility
Saturn	Mon 3:14 am	Mon 3:34 pm	Mon 9:24 am	Average visibility
Uranus	Mon 8:04 am	Mon 6:04 pm	Mon 1:04 pm	Extremely difficult to see
Neptune	Mon 3:30 am	Mon 3:38 pm	Mon 9:34 am	Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Melbourne City Centre.

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