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Sydney, NSW, Australia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 70.4%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 7, 2025 at 1:43:10 am
Sunrise Today: 6:34 am 70° East
Sunset Today: 5:08 pm 290° West
Moonrise Today: 2:23 pm 83° East
Moonset Today: 1:19 am 281° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 35 minutes (-1m 38s)
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Today's Sun Position in Sydney

Time:1:43 am
Altitude:-59.7°
Direction:117° SE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 10h 34m 40s (May 7, 2025)

1 minute, 38 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 6, 2025)

40 minutes, 50 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2024)

3 hours, 50 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Sydney Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:08 am
Astro. Twilight5:08 am – 5:38 am
Nautical Twilight5:38 am – 6:08 am
Civil Twilight6:08 am – 6:34 am
Daylight6:34 am – 5:08 pm
Civil Twilight5:08 pm – 5:35 pm
Nautical Twilight5:35 pm – 6:04 pm
Astro. Twilight6:04 pm – 6:34 pm
Night6:34 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Sydney - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 76:34 am5:08 pm10:34:40−1:3811:51 am (39.3°)93.790
May 86:34 am5:08 pm10:33:03−1:3611:51 am (39.0°)93.811
May 96:35 am5:07 pm10:31:27−1:3511:51 am (38.8°)93.833
May 106:36 am5:06 pm10:29:53−1:3411:51 am (38.5°)93.854
May 116:37 am5:05 pm10:28:20−1:3211:51 am (38.2°)93.875
May 126:37 am5:04 pm10:26:49−1:3111:51 am (38.0°)93.896
May 136:38 am5:04 pm10:25:20−1:2911:51 am (37.7°)93.917
* All times are local time for Sydney. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Sydney

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Sydney - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 7-1:19 am2:23 pm8:15 pm(50.9°)249,08277.0%
May 8-2:16 am2:46 pm8:55 pm(56.9°)250,77284.7%
May 9-3:11 am3:09 pm9:34 pm(62.7°)251,85091.0%
May 10-4:07 am3:33 pm10:14 pm(68.3°)252,36595.7%
May 11-5:03 am3:59 pm10:56 pm(73.4°)252,37198.7%
May 12-6:01 am4:29 pm11:40 pm(77.8°)251,91999.9%
May 13-7:00 am5:03 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Sydney. 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 Sydney This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, May 7, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryWed 4:43 amWed 4:12 pmWed 10:28 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusWed 3:12 amWed 3:06 pmWed 9:09 amGreat visibility
MarsWed 12:33 pmWed 10:45 pmWed 5:39 pmAverage visibility
JupiterWed 9:25 amWed 7:18 pmWed 2:22 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnWed 2:43 amWed 3:00 pmWed 8:52 amAverage visibility
UranusWed 7:23 amWed 5:40 pmWed 12:32 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneWed 2:58 amWed 3:05 pmWed 9:01 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Sydney.

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