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

Moon: 72.6%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Oct 22, 2024 at 12:55:04 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:44 am 102° East
Sunset Today: 6:18 pm 258° West
Moonrise Today: 11:27 pm 60° Northeast
Moonset Today: 9:36 am 300° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 35 minutes (+54s)
Location of CairnsLocation

Today's Sun Position in Cairns

Time:12:55 pm
Altitude:75.8°
Direction:292° NW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 34m 35s (Oct 22, 2024)

54 seconds longer than yesterday (Oct 21, 2024)

1 hour, 27 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2024)

33 minutes, 59 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cairns Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:29 am
Astro. Twilight4:29 am – 4:56 am
Nautical Twilight4:56 am – 5:22 am
Civil Twilight5:22 am – 5:44 am
Daylight5:44 am – 6:18 pm
Civil Twilight6:18 pm – 6:40 pm
Nautical Twilight6:40 pm – 7:06 pm
Astro. Twilight7:06 pm – 7:33 pm
Night7:33 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Cairns - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
OctSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Oct 225:44 am6:18 pm12:34:35+0:5412:01 pm (84.3°)92.508
Oct 235:43 am6:19 pm12:35:30+0:5412:01 pm (84.6°)92.483
Oct 245:42 am6:19 pm12:36:24+0:5412:01 pm (85.0°)92.458
Oct 255:42 am6:19 pm12:37:17+0:5312:00 pm (85.3°)92.433
Oct 265:41 am6:20 pm12:38:11+0:5312:00 pm (85.6°)92.409
Oct 275:41 am6:20 pm12:39:04+0:5312:00 pm (86.0°)92.384
Oct 285:40 am6:20 pm12:39:57+0:5212:00 pm (86.3°)92.360
* All times are local time for Cairns. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Cairns

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Cairns - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
OctMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Oct 22-9:36 am11:27 pm4:01 am(43.8°)233,28676.2%
Oct 23-10:36 am-5:01 am(44.2°)237,36265.9%
Oct 2412:21 am11:35 am-5:57 am(46.4°)241,26155.3%
Oct 251:08 am12:31 pm-6:48 am(49.9°)244,72944.8%
Oct 261:50 am1:24 pm-7:35 am(54.4°)247,60234.8%
Oct 272:27 am2:13 pm-8:18 am(59.6°)249,79625.7%
Oct 283:00 am3:01 pm-8:59 am(65.3°)251,29517.6%
* All times are local time for Cairns. 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 Cairns This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, Oct 22, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 6:29 amTue 7:17 pmTue 12:53 pmDifficult to see
VenusTue 7:53 amTue 8:56 pmTue 2:24 pmGood visibility
MarsWed 12:26 amWed 11:33 amWed 5:59 amPerfect visibility
JupiterTue 9:58 pmWed 9:04 amWed 3:31 amPerfect visibility
SaturnTue 3:00 pmWed 3:24 amTue 9:12 pmPerfect visibility
UranusTue 8:09 pmWed 7:24 amWed 1:46 amAverage visibility
NeptuneTue 4:00 pmWed 4:08 amTue 10:04 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Cairns.

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