Sun/Moon Almanac

Sun

Sunlit Earth 

View from 35785 km above Brisbane

Moon

Sun Picture big Earth from Moon: current cloud cover


Waxing Gibbous

Moon Picture big
(Dawn: 04:19) Sunrise: 04:44
Solar Noon: 11:41
Sunset: 18:38 (Dusk: 19:03)
Daylength: 13h 53m
Daylight: 14h 44m
There will be 0min 22s more daylight tomorrow
Distance earth to sun: 147,282,060 km (0.985 AU)
Moonrise: 15:18
Transit: 20:53
Moonset: 01:43
87% Illuminated
11 days old
Distance earth to moon: 361,081 km (0.002 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
09/12/2024 01:26
08 December 2024 15:26 GMT
15/12/2024 19:02
15 December 2024 09:02 GMT
23/12/2024 08:18
22 December 2024 22:18 GMT
31/12/2024 08:27
30 December 2024 22:27 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
22/09/2024 22:44
22 September 2024 12:44 GMT
21/12/2024 19:20
21 December 2024 09:20 GMT
20/03/2024 13:06
20 March 2024 03:06 GMT
21/06/2024 06:51
20 June 2024 20:51 GMT
Seasons in Australia begin on - Spring: 1st September; Summer: 1st December; Autumn: 1st March and Winter: 1st June.