Today's Sun Position in Sydney
Time:14:05Altitude:57.1°Direction:207° SWPhase:DaylightDay length today: 14h 25m 47s (9 Aug 2025)
2 minutes, 45 seconds shorter than yesterday (8 Aug 2025)
5 hours, 48 minutes longer than winter solstice (21 Dec 2024)
1 hour, 20 minutes shorter than summer solstice (20 Jun 2025)
The Sun's altitude in Sydney today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Sydney Today
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Day, night, and twilight times in Sydney today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
Night00:00 – 03:49 Astro. Twilight03:49 – 04:37 Nautical Twilight04:37 – 05:19 Civil Twilight05:19 – 05:52 Daylight05:52 – 20:18 Civil Twilight20:18 – 20:52 Nautical Twilight20:52 – 21:33 Astro. Twilight21:33 – 22:21 Night22:21 – 23:59Sun in Sydney - Next 7 Days
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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar NoonAugSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. km9 Aug05:5220:1814:25:47−2:4513:06 (59.5°)151.64710 Aug05:5420:1714:23:00−2:4613:06 (59.2°)151.62311 Aug05:5520:1514:20:12−2:4813:05 (58.9°)151.59912 Aug05:5620:1314:17:22−2:4913:05 (58.6°)151.57413 Aug05:5720:1214:14:31−2:5113:05 (58.3°)151.54914 Aug05:5920:1014:11:38−2:5213:05 (58.0°)151.52315 Aug06:0020:0914:08:44−2:5313:05 (57.7°)151.497 * All times are local time for Sydney. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.See full month's Sun
Equinoxes & Solstices 2025
March equinox20 Mar06:01June solstice20 Jun23:42September equinox22 Sep15:19December solstice21 Dec11:03* All times are local Sydney time.Sun Articles
What Are the Types of Twilight?Tips on Photographing Sunsets and SunrisesAstronomical Refraction Percent Illuminated:99.8%Time:14:05Altitude:-59.7°Direction:18° NPosition:Near Full Moon (Waning Gibbous)The Moon's path in Sydney today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Year 2025 Moon Phases
Moon in Sydney - Next 7 days
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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian PassingAugMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (km)Illumination 9 Aug-05:5120:4501:01(23.9°)380,70499.9%10 Aug-07:0921:0501:51(29.5°)376,83199.1%11 Aug-08:2621:2302:39(36.0°)373,69995.6%12 Aug-09:4421:4103:26(43.0°)371,40889.6%13 Aug-11:0222:0104:14(50.0°)369,97781.3%14 Aug-12:2322:2305:03(56.7°)369,34371.2%15 Aug-13:4522:5105:55(62.7°)369,40459.8% * All times are local time for Sydney. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.See full month's Moon
Moon Articles
What's a Blue Moon?What's a Super Full Moon?Is the Moon Upside-Down in the Other Hemisphere?How Do Moon Phases Work?What Is Lunar Perigee and Apogee?Moon Rise/Set Photography TipsFull Moon NamesPlanets Visible in the Sky in Sydney This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, 9 Aug 2025PlanetRiseSetMeridianCommentMercurySat 05:02Sat 19:21Sat 12:11Very difficult to seeVenusSat 02:52Sat 18:18Sat 10:35Good visibilityMarsSat 09:51Sat 21:55Sat 15:53Average visibilityJupiterSat 03:00Sat 18:32Sat 10:46Fairly good visibilitySaturnSat 21:58Sun 09:48Sun 03:53Perfect visibilityUranusSat 00:11Sat 15:16Sat 07:44Difficult to seeNeptuneSat 21:53Sun 09:53Sun 03:53Difficult to see* All times are local time for Sydney.More about the planets visible in the night sky in Sydney
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