SKY · SUN & MOON · AUSTRALIA

Sunrise, Sunset & Moon Times — Melbourne

Here are today's Sun and Moon times for Melbourne, in local time: the Sun rises at 7:34 AM and sets at 5:07 PM, giving about 9h 33m of daylight. Below: every twilight phase, the golden and blue hour, and tonight's Moon.

TODAY'S SUN · MELBOURNE
Sunrise7:34 AM
Sunset5:07 PM
Day length9h 33m
Sun right nowup, 22°

Computed for Melbourne (-37.81°, 144.96°), shown in local time (Australia/Melbourne).

Twilight & the golden hour for Melbourne

EVENING (DUSK)
Golden hour4:26 PM – 5:25 PM
Blue hour5:25 PM – 5:37 PM
Civil dusk · Sun −6°5:37 PM
Nautical dusk · Sun −12°6:09 PM
Astronomical dusk · true dark6:41 PM
MORNING (DAWN)
Astronomical dawn · Sun −18°6:00 AM
Nautical dawn · Sun −12°6:32 AM
Civil dawn · Sun −6°7:05 AM
Sunrise · Sun −0.8°7:34 AM

Golden hour is the warm, soft light photographers love (Sun between about +6° and −4°); blue hour is the deep-blue window just after. Astronomical dusk is when the sky reaches true darkness and the faintest stars appear — the moment that matters for stargazing.

The Moon over Melbourne

Moonrise10:30 AM
Moonset7:25 PM
PhaseWaxing Crescent
Illumination6%

The Moon is currently above the horizon at Melbourne. A bright Moon washes out faint stars — see the stargazing-conditions page for tonight's full verdict.

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