Sun/Moon Almanac

Sun

Sunlit Earth 

View from 35785 km above Brisbane

Moon
Sun Picture big Earth from Moon: current cloud cover


Waning Gibbous

Moon Picture big
(Dawn: 05:43) Sunrise: 06:05
Solar Noon: 11:46
Sunset: 17:27 (Dusk: 17:49)
Daylength: 11h 21m
Daylight: 12h 06m
There will be 1min 28s less daylight tomorrow
Distance earth to sun: 150,302,182 km (1.005 AU) 		Moonrise: 22:43
Transit: 05:02
Moonset: 12:18
62% Illuminated
20 days old
Distance earth to moon: 392,486 km (0.003 AU)

Sun/Moon Graph

sun/moon graph
  • Noon is technically when the Sun is at Zenith.
  • Morning civil twilight is when the Sun is 6° below the horizon and ends at Sunrise.
  • Evening civil twilight begins at Sunset and ends when the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon.
  • Nautical twilight is when the Sun is between 6° and 12° below the horizon.
  • Astronomical twilight is when the Sun is between 12° and 18° below the horizon.

Day/Night Map



Lunar Cycle

First Quarter Moon Full Moon Last Quarter Moon New Moon
First Quarter Moon Full Moon Last Quarter Moon New Moon
05/04/2025 12:15
05 April 2025 02:15 GMT		 13/04/2025 10:22
13 April 2025 00:22 GMT		 21/04/2025 11:35
21 April 2025 01:35 GMT		 28/04/2025 05:31
27 April 2025 19:31 GMT

Solar Cycle

Vernal Equinox
 Summer Solstice
 Autumn Equinox Winter Solstice
Start of Spring First day of Summer First day of Fall First day of Winter
23/09/2025 04:19
22 September 2025 18:19 GMT		 22/12/2025 01:03
21 December 2025 15:03 GMT		 20/03/2025 19:01
20 March 2025 09:01 GMT		 21/06/2025 12:42
21 June 2025 02:42 GMT
Seasons in Australia begin on - Spring: 1st September; Summer: 1st December; Autumn: 1st March and Winter: 1st June.