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

Moon: 88.5%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 9, 2025 at 11:11:54 am
Sunrise Today: 6:21 am 71° East
Sunset Today: 5:26 pm 289° West
Moonrise Today: 3:17 pm 96° East
Moonset Today: 3:12 am 267° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 5 minutes (-1m)
Location of RockhamptonLocation

Today's Sun Position in Rockhampton

Time:11:11 am
Altitude:48.0°
Direction:15° N
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 11h 5m 21s (May 9, 2025)

1 minute shorter than yesterday (May 8, 2025)

23 minutes, 41 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2024)

2 hours, 29 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Rockhampton Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:04 am
Astro. Twilight5:04 am – 5:30 am
Nautical Twilight5:30 am – 5:57 am
Civil Twilight5:57 am – 6:21 am
Daylight6:21 am – 5:26 pm
Civil Twilight5:26 pm – 5:50 pm
Nautical Twilight5:50 pm – 6:17 pm
Astro. Twilight6:17 pm – 6:44 pm
Night6:44 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Rockhampton - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 96:21 am5:26 pm11:05:21−1:0011:54 am (49.2°)93.833
May 106:22 am5:26 pm11:04:22−0:5911:54 am (49.0°)93.854
May 116:22 am5:25 pm11:03:23−0:5811:54 am (48.7°)93.875
May 126:22 am5:25 pm11:02:25−0:5711:54 am (48.5°)93.896
May 136:23 am5:24 pm11:01:29−0:5611:54 am (48.2°)93.917
May 146:23 am5:24 pm11:00:33−0:5511:54 am (48.0°)93.937
May 156:24 am5:24 pm10:59:38−0:5411:54 am (47.7°)93.958
* All times are local time for Rockhampton. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Rockhampton

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Rockhampton - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 9-3:12 am3:17 pm9:37 pm(73.4°)251,85291.0%
May 10-4:01 am3:47 pm10:17 pm(79.0°)252,36695.7%
May 11-4:52 am4:19 pm10:59 pm(84.1°)252,37198.7%
May 12-5:44 am4:53 pm11:43 pm(88.5°)251,91899.9%
May 13-6:38 am5:32 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 14-7:33 am6:16 pm12:31 am(88.0°)251,04799.1%
May 15-8:29 am7:05 pm1:21 am(85.7°)249,77396.4%
* All times are local time for Rockhampton. 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 Rockhampton This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 9, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryFri 4:45 amFri 4:23 pmFri 10:34 amAverage visibility
VenusFri 3:08 amFri 3:06 pmFri 9:07 amGreat visibility
MarsFri 12:11 pmFri 11:05 pmFri 5:38 pmAverage visibility
JupiterFri 8:59 amFri 7:38 pmFri 2:18 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnFri 2:42 amFri 2:53 pmFri 8:48 amAverage visibility
UranusFri 7:00 amFri 5:54 pmFri 12:27 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneFri 2:54 amFri 2:59 pmFri 8:56 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Rockhampton.

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