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

Moon: 59.9%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Jul 4, 2025 at 6:09:28 am
Sunrise Today: 6:47 am 66° East
Sunset Today: 5:55 pm 294° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 12:46 pm 104° East
Moonset Today: 12:54 am 259° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 9 minutes (+14s)
Location of CairnsLocation

Today's Sun Position in Cairns

Time:6:09 am
Altitude:-9.1°
Direction:69° E
Phase:Nautical Twilight

Day length today: 11h 8m 40s (Jul 4, 2025)

14 seconds longer than yesterday (Jul 3, 2025)

1 minute, 37 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

1 hour, 59 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cairns Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:29 am
Astro. Twilight5:29 am – 5:56 am
Nautical Twilight5:56 am – 6:23 am
Civil Twilight6:23 am – 6:47 am
Daylight6:47 am – 5:55 pm
Civil Twilight5:55 pm – 6:19 pm
Nautical Twilight6:19 pm – 6:46 pm
Astro. Twilight6:46 pm – 7:12 pm
Night7:12 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Cairns - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JulSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jul 46:47 am5:55 pm11:08:40+0:1412:21 pm (50.2°)94.503
Jul 56:47 am5:56 pm11:08:55+0:1512:21 pm (50.3°)94.503
Jul 66:47 am5:56 pm11:09:12+0:1612:21 pm (50.4°)94.502
Jul 76:47 am5:56 pm11:09:29+0:1712:21 pm (50.5°)94.501
Jul 86:47 am5:56 pm11:09:48+0:1812:21 pm (50.6°)94.499
Jul 96:47 am5:57 pm11:10:08+0:1912:22 pm (50.8°)94.498
Jul 106:47 am5:57 pm11:10:28+0:2012:22 pm (50.9°)94.495
* 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 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Cairns - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JulMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jul 4-12:54 am12:46 pm7:12 pm(87.4°)251,23064.9%
Jul 5-1:43 am1:21 pm7:55 pm(87.7°)251,38873.8%
Jul 6-2:32 am2:00 pm8:41 pm(83.6°)250,79481.9%
Jul 7-3:25 am2:43 pm9:30 pm(80.5°)249,54988.8%
Jul 8-4:19 am3:31 pm10:22 pm(78.7°)247,79494.3%
Jul 9-5:14 am4:23 pm11:16 pm(78.4°)245,68798.1%
Jul 10-6:08 am5:19 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* 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, Fri, Jul 4, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 8:32 amFri 7:51 pmFri 2:12 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusFri 3:36 amFri 2:58 pmFri 9:17 amGood visibility
MarsFri 10:22 amFri 10:04 pmFri 4:13 pmAverage visibility
JupiterFri 6:19 amFri 5:23 pmFri 11:51 amDifficult to see
SaturnThu 11:35 pmFri 11:41 amFri 5:38 amGreat visibility
UranusFri 3:42 amFri 2:55 pmFri 9:18 amDifficult to see
NeptuneThu 11:36 pmFri 11:40 amFri 5:38 amDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Cairns.

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