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

Moon: 69.6%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 27, 2021 at 9:18:31 am
Sunrise Today: 5:38 am 92° East
Sunset Today: 5:54 pm 267° West
Moonrise Today: 11:48 pm 60° Northeast
Moonset Today: 9:02 am 298° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 17 minutes (+2m 5s)
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Today's Sun Position in Sydney

Time:9:18 am
Altitude:42.8°
Direction:55° NE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 12h 16m 44s (Sep 27, 2021)

2 minutes, 5 seconds longer than yesterday (Sep 26, 2021)

2 hours, 22 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2021)

2 hours, 8 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2020)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Sydney Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:14 am
Astro. Twilight4:14 am – 4:43 am
Nautical Twilight4:43 am – 5:13 am
Civil Twilight5:13 am – 5:38 am
Daylight5:38 am – 5:54 pm
Civil Twilight5:54 pm – 6:19 pm
Nautical Twilight6:19 pm – 6:49 pm
Astro. Twilight6:49 pm – 7:18 pm
Night7:18 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Sydney - Next 7 Days

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2021Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
SepSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Sep 275:38 am5:54 pm12:16:44+2:0511:46 am (57.8°)93.176
Sep 285:36 am5:55 pm12:18:50+2:0511:45 am (58.2°)93.150
Sep 295:35 am5:56 pm12:20:56+2:0511:45 am (58.6°)93.124
Sep 305:33 am5:56 pm12:23:02+2:0511:45 am (59.0°)93.098
Oct 15:32 am5:57 pm12:25:08+2:0511:44 am (59.4°)93.072
Oct 25:31 am5:58 pm12:27:13+2:0511:44 am (59.7°)93.046
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
Oct 36:29 am6:59 pm12:29:19+2:0512:44 pm (60.1°)93.020
* All times are local time for Sydney. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

Note that Daylight Saving Time starts on Sunday, October 3, 2021 at 2:00 am, and this is accounted for above.

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Today's Moon in Sydney

Year 2021 Moon Phases

Moon in Sydney - Next 7 days

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2021Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
SepMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Sep 27-9:02 am11:48 pm3:59 am(33.2°)251,42371.5%
Sep 28-9:43 am-4:47 am(30.8°)251,13862.3%
Sep 2912:43 am10:30 am-5:37 am(29.4°)250,02052.7%
Sep 301:35 am11:22 am-6:28 am(29.4°)248,08242.7%
Oct 12:23 am12:20 pm-7:20 am(30.7°)245,41732.9%
Oct 23:07 am1:21 pm-8:12 am(33.4°)242,19023.5%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
Oct 34:46 am3:25 pm-10:02 am(37.4°)238,63815.0%
* All times are local time for Sydney. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. 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, Mon, Sep 27, 2021
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 6:21 amMon 7:37 pmMon 12:59 pmSlightly difficult to see
VenusMon 7:35 amMon 9:30 pmMon 2:32 pmGood visibility
MarsMon 5:52 amMon 6:09 pmMon 12:00 noonExtremely difficult to see
JupiterMon 2:29 pmTue 3:55 amMon 9:12 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnMon 1:11 pmTue 3:04 amMon 8:08 pmPerfect visibility
UranusMon 8:57 pmTue 7:34 amTue 2:15 amAverage visibility
NeptuneMon 4:45 pmTue 5:13 amMon 10:59 pmSlightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Sydney.

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