Sun/Moon Almanac

Sun

Sunlit Earth 

View from 35785 km above Brisbane

Moon
Sun Picture big Earth from Moon: current cloud cover


New Moon

Moon Picture big
(Dawn: 05:13) Sunrise: 05:37
Solar Noon: 11:40
Sunset: 17:43 (Dusk: 18:06)
Daylength: 12h 06m
Daylight: 12h 52m
There will be 1min 37s more daylight tomorrow
Distance earth to sun: 150,158,094 km (1.004 AU) 		Moonrise: 05:38
Transit: 11:49
Moonset: 18:06
0% Illuminated
0 day old
Distance earth to moon: 401,486 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
30/09/2025 09:54
29 September 2025 23:54 GMT		 07/10/2025 13:47
07 October 2025 03:47 GMT		 14/10/2025 04:13
13 October 2025 18:13 GMT		 21/10/2025 22:25
21 October 2025 12:25 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.