Sun/Moon Almanac

Sun

Sunlit Earth 

View from 35785 km above Brisbane

Moon
Sun Picture big Earth from Moon: current cloud cover


Waxing Crescent

Moon Picture big
(Dawn: 05:42) Sunrise: 06:05
Solar Noon: 11:47
Sunset: 17:28 (Dusk: 17:51)
Daylength: 11h 22m
Daylight: 12h 09m
There will be 1min 30s less daylight tomorrow
Distance earth to sun: 150,188,243 km (1.004 AU)
 Moonrise: 06:36
Transit: 12:13
Moonset: 17:43
1% Illuminated
1 day old
Distance earth to moon: 359,269 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
24/04/2026 12:32
24 April 2026 02:32 GMT		 02/05/2026 03:23
01 May 2026 17:23 GMT		 10/05/2026 07:10
09 May 2026 21:10 GMT		 17/05/2026 06:01
16 May 2026 20:01 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
23/09/2026 10:05
23 September 2026 00:05 GMT		 22/12/2026 06:50
21 December 2026 20:50 GMT		 21/03/2026 00:46
20 March 2026 14:46 GMT		 21/06/2026 18:24
21 June 2026 08:24 GMT
Seasons in Australia begin on - Spring: 1st September; Summer: 1st December; Autumn: 1st March and Winter: 1st June.