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

Moon: 72.4%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: Jun 17, 2024 at 1:31:39 am
Sunrise Today: 7:34 am 61° Northeast
Sunset Today: 5:07 pm 299° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 1:42 pm 105° East
Moonset Today: 2:32 am 258° West
Daylight Hours: 9 hours, 33 minutes (-13s)
Location of MelbourneLocation

Today's Sun Position in Melbourne

Time:1:31 am
Altitude:-69.1°
Direction:129° SE
Phase:Night

Day length today: 9h 32m 49s (Jun 17, 2024)

13 seconds shorter than yesterday (Jun 16, 2024)

22 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

5 hours, 14 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Melbourne Today

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Night12:00 am – 6:00 am
Astro. Twilight6:00 am – 6:32 am
Nautical Twilight6:32 am – 7:05 am
Civil Twilight7:05 am – 7:34 am
Daylight7:34 am – 5:07 pm
Civil Twilight5:07 pm – 5:36 pm
Nautical Twilight5:36 pm – 6:09 pm
Astro. Twilight6:09 pm – 6:41 pm
Night6:41 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Melbourne - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
JunSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Jun 177:34 am5:07 pm9:32:49−0:1312:21 pm (28.8°)94.436
Jun 187:34 am5:07 pm9:32:39−0:1012:21 pm (28.8°)94.443
Jun 197:35 am5:07 pm9:32:31−0:0712:21 pm (28.8°)94.450
Jun 207:35 am5:07 pm9:32:27−0:0412:21 pm (28.8°)94.456
Jun 217:35 am5:08 pm9:32:27< 1s12:21 pm (28.8°)94.463
Jun 227:35 am5:08 pm9:32:29+0:0212:22 pm (28.8°)94.468
Jun 237:36 am5:08 pm9:32:34+0:0512:22 pm (28.8°)94.474
* All times are local time for Melbourne. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The June solstice (winter solstice) in Melbourne is at 6:50 am on Friday, June 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 5 hours, 15 minutes shorter than the December solstice. In locations south of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

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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
JunMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Jun 17-2:32 am1:42 pm8:32 pm(65.5°)248,00278.9%
Jun 18-3:32 am2:07 pm9:16 pm(70.7°)245,67486.5%
Jun 19-4:36 am2:38 pm10:05 pm(75.1°)242,97292.8%
Jun 20-5:42 am3:15 pm10:58 pm(78.3°)240,11397.3%
Jun 21-6:48 am4:01 pm11:55 pm(80.1°)237,32299.6%
Jun 22-7:52 am4:58 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
Jun 23-8:50 am6:04 pm12:55 am(80.2°)234,80099.4%
* 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, Mon, Jun 17, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 7:53 amMon 5:14 pmMon 12:34 pmVery difficult to see
VenusMon 7:52 amMon 5:19 pmMon 12:35 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsMon 3:29 amMon 2:15 pmMon 8:52 amAverage visibility
JupiterMon 5:54 amMon 3:45 pmMon 10:50 amAverage visibility
SaturnSun 11:40 pmMon 12:22 pmMon 6:01 amGreat visibility
UranusMon 5:07 amMon 3:09 pmMon 10:08 amVery difficult to see
NeptuneMon 12:33 amMon 12:44 pmMon 6:39 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Melbourne.

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