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

Moon: 60.9%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Jan 21, 2025 at 3:56:07 am
Sunrise Today: 6:21 am 116° Southeast
Sunset Today: 8:41 pm 244° Southwest
Moonset Today: 1:13 pm 256° West
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 20 minutes (-1m 38s)
Location of MelbourneLocation

Today's Sun Position in Melbourne

Time:3:56 am
Altitude:-23.0°
Direction:143° SE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 14h 19m 52s (Jan 21, 2025)

1 minute, 38 seconds shorter than yesterday (Jan 20, 2025)

4 hours, 47 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2024)

27 minutes, 32 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Melbourne Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:34 am
Astro. Twilight4:34 am – 5:14 am
Nautical Twilight5:14 am – 5:51 am
Civil Twilight5:51 am – 6:21 am
Daylight6:21 am – 8:41 pm
Civil Twilight8:41 pm – 9:10 pm
Nautical Twilight9:10 pm – 9:47 pm
Astro. Twilight9:47 pm – 10:27 pm
Night10:27 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Melbourne - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JanSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jan 216:21 am8:41 pm14:19:52−1:381:31 pm (72.1°)91.478
Jan 226:22 am8:40 pm14:18:10−1:411:31 pm (71.8°)91.487
Jan 236:23 am8:39 pm14:16:27−1:431:31 pm (71.6°)91.496
Jan 246:24 am8:39 pm14:14:41−1:451:32 pm (71.4°)91.506
Jan 256:25 am8:38 pm14:12:53−1:471:32 pm (71.1°)91.516
Jan 266:26 am8:37 pm14:11:04−1:491:32 pm (70.9°)91.527
Jan 276:27 am8:37 pm14:09:12−1:511:32 pm (70.6°)91.538
* All times are local time for Melbourne. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Melbourne

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Melbourne - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
JanMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jan 21-1:13 pm-6:28 am(61.2°)251,15659.9%
Jan 2212:15 am2:12 pm-7:09 am(66.6°)251,05450.3%
Jan 2312:40 am3:13 pm-7:52 am(71.4°)250,09040.6%
Jan 241:10 am4:16 pm-8:38 am(75.5°)248,31631.1%
Jan 251:45 am5:19 pm-9:29 am(78.6°)245,85622.2%
Jan 262:29 am6:20 pm-10:23 am(80.3°)242,89914.2%
Jan 273:22 am7:15 pm-11:20 am(80.4°)239,6907.6%
* All times are local time for Melbourne. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. 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, Tue, Jan 21, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 5:16 amTue 8:02 pmTue 12:39 pmDifficult to see
VenusTue 10:16 amTue 10:47 pmTue 4:32 pmGreat visibility
MarsTue 8:27 pmWed 5:37 amWed 1:02 amPerfect visibility
JupiterTue 5:05 pmWed 2:47 amTue 9:56 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 10:04 amTue 10:53 pmTue 4:29 pmAverage visibility
UranusTue 3:37 pmWed 1:42 amTue 8:40 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 11:01 amTue 11:18 pmTue 5:10 pmVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Melbourne.

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