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

Moon: 77.9%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 19, 2024 at 12:10:04 am
Sunrise Today: 6:34 am 70° East
Sunset Today: 5:51 pm 291° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 2:58 pm 93° East
Moonset Today: 2:42 am 270° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 17 minutes (-34s)
Location of CairnsLocation

Today's Sun Position in Cairns

Time:12:10 am
Altitude:-87.1°
Direction:345° N
Phase:Night

Day length today: 11h 16m 58s (May 19, 2024)

34 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 18, 2024)

9 minutes, 55 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 22, 2023)

1 hour, 51 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cairns Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:19 am
Astro. Twilight5:19 am – 5:45 am
Nautical Twilight5:45 am – 6:11 am
Civil Twilight6:11 am – 6:34 am
Daylight6:34 am – 5:51 pm
Civil Twilight5:51 pm – 6:14 pm
Nautical Twilight6:14 pm – 6:41 pm
Astro. Twilight6:41 pm – 7:07 pm
Night7:07 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Cairns - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 196:34 am5:51 pm11:16:58−0:3412:13 pm (53.2°)94.042
May 206:35 am5:51 pm11:16:24−0:3312:13 pm (53.0°)94.060
May 216:35 am5:51 pm11:15:51−0:3312:13 pm (52.8°)94.078
May 226:35 am5:51 pm11:15:19−0:3212:13 pm (52.6°)94.096
May 236:36 am5:50 pm11:14:47−0:3112:13 pm (52.4°)94.114
May 246:36 am5:50 pm11:14:17−0:3012:13 pm (52.3°)94.131
May 256:36 am5:50 pm11:13:47−0:2912:13 pm (52.1°)94.148
* 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
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 19-2:42 am2:58 pm9:11 pm(77.5°)250,46384.4%
May 20-3:29 am3:31 pm9:52 pm(83.3°)249,04790.8%
May 21-4:17 am4:05 pm10:34 pm(88.8°)247,17995.7%
May 22-5:07 am4:44 pm11:20 pm(86.3°)245,01598.9%
May 23-6:01 am5:27 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 24-6:58 am6:15 pm12:11 am(82.3°)242,70899.9%
May 25-7:57 am7:09 pm1:05 am(79.5°)240,39398.7%
* 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, Sun, May 19, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 4:50 amSun 4:30 pmSun 10:40 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSun 6:15 amSun 5:35 pmSun 11:55 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 3:25 amSun 3:18 pmSun 9:21 amAverage visibility
JupiterSun 6:35 amSun 5:50 pmSun 12:13 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnSun 1:38 amSun 1:56 pmSun 7:47 amAverage visibility
UranusSun 6:13 amSun 5:30 pmSun 11:52 amExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneSun 2:25 amSun 2:31 pmSun 8:28 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Cairns.

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