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

Moon: 0.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: May 9, 2024 at 7:21:15 am
Sunrise Today: 7:08 am 68° East
Sunset Today: 5:24 pm 292° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 8:16 am 59° Northeast
Moonset Today: 5:53 pm 303° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 16 minutes (-1m 51s)
Location of MelbourneLocation

Today's Sun Position in Melbourne

Time:7:21 am
Altitude:1.8°
Direction:66° E
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 10h 16m (May 9, 2024)

1 minute, 51 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 8, 2024)

43 minutes, 33 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

4 hours, 31 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Melbourne Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:38 am
Astro. Twilight5:38 am – 6:09 am
Nautical Twilight6:09 am – 6:40 am
Civil Twilight6:40 am – 7:08 am
Daylight7:08 am – 5:24 pm
Civil Twilight5:24 pm – 5:52 pm
Nautical Twilight5:52 pm – 6:23 pm
Astro. Twilight6:23 pm – 6:54 pm
Night6:54 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Melbourne - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 97:08 am5:24 pm10:16:00−1:5112:16 pm (34.7°)93.844
May 107:09 am5:23 pm10:14:11−1:4912:16 pm (34.5°)93.865
May 117:10 am5:22 pm10:12:23−1:4712:16 pm (34.2°)93.886
May 127:11 am5:21 pm10:10:37−1:4612:16 pm (34.0°)93.907
May 137:11 am5:20 pm10:08:52−1:4412:16 pm (33.7°)93.927
May 147:12 am5:19 pm10:07:10−1:4212:16 pm (33.5°)93.947
May 157:13 am5:19 pm10:05:29−1:4012:16 pm (33.3°)93.967
* All times are local time for Melbourne. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Melbourne

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Melbourne - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 98:16 am5:53 pm-1:07 pm(27.0°)230,2191.4%
May 109:29 am6:41 pm-2:07 pm(24.0°)233,3455.6%
May 1110:36 am7:37 pm-3:07 pm(22.9°)236,88411.9%
May 1211:33 am8:39 pm-4:05 pm(23.6°)240,51620.0%
May 1312:19 pm9:44 pm-4:59 pm(25.9°)243,93529.1%
May 1412:56 pm10:48 pm-5:49 pm(29.5°)246,88338.9%
May 151:26 pm11:50 pm-6:34 pm(34.0°)249,17148.8%
* All times are local time for Melbourne. 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, Thu, May 9, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 4:55 amThu 4:23 pmThu 10:39 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 6:31 amThu 5:06 pmThu 11:49 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsThu 3:38 amThu 3:34 pmThu 9:36 amAverage visibility
JupiterThu 7:43 amThu 5:48 pmThu 12:46 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnThu 2:04 amThu 2:49 pmThu 8:27 amAverage visibility
UranusThu 7:29 amThu 5:35 pmThu 12:32 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneThu 3:03 amThu 3:16 pmThu 9:09 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Melbourne.

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