Today's Sun Position in Sydney
Time:03:05Altitude:-44.8°Direction:102° EPhase:NightDay length today: 10h 42m 24s (10 Aug 2025)
1 minute, 41 seconds longer than yesterday (9 Aug 2025)
48 minutes, 34 seconds longer than winter solstice (21 Jun 2025)
3 hours, 42 minutes shorter than summer solstice (21 Dec 2024)
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 – 05:14 Astro. Twilight05:14 – 05:43 Nautical Twilight05:43 – 06:13 Civil Twilight06:13 – 06:39 Daylight06:39 – 17:21 Civil Twilight17:21 – 17:47 Nautical Twilight17:47 – 18:17 Astro. Twilight18:17 – 18:46 Night18:46 – 23:59Sun in Sydney - Next 7 Days
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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar NoonAugSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. km10 Aug06:3917:2110:42:24+1:4112:00 (40.6°)151.63711 Aug06:3817:2210:44:07+1:4212:00 (40.9°)151.61312 Aug06:3717:2310:45:50+1:4312:00 (41.2°)151.58813 Aug06:3617:2410:47:35+1:4412:00 (41.5°)151.56414 Aug06:3517:2410:49:21+1:4511:59 (41.8°)151.53815 Aug06:3417:2510:51:08+1:4611:59 (42.1°)151.51216 Aug06:3317:2610:52:55+1:4711:59 (42.5°)151.486 * All times are local time for Sydney. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.See full month's Sun
Equinoxes & Solstices 2025
March equinox20 Mar20:01June solstice21 Jun12:42September equinox23 Sep04:19December solstice22 Dec02:03* All times are local Sydney time.Seasons Calculator for Sydney
Sun Articles
What Are the Types of Twilight?Tips on Photographing Sunsets and SunrisesAstronomical Refraction Percent Illuminated:99.8%Time:03:05Altitude:49.0°Direction:285° WPosition: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)Illumination10 Aug-07:1218:1800:17(72.8°)379,02799.9%11 Aug-07:4319:2501:05(66.7°)375,43997.9%12 Aug-08:1120:3201:53(59.9°)372,65193.4%13 Aug-08:3921:3902:40(52.9°)370,71586.4%14 Aug-09:0922:4803:28(45.9°)369,62377.3%15 Aug-09:4123:5904:19(39.5°)369,28966.6% 16 Aug-10:19-05:12(33.9°)369,60954.9% * All times are local time for Sydney. 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, Sun, 10 Aug 2025PlanetRiseSetMeridianCommentMercurySun 05:45Sun 16:21Sun 11:03Very difficult to seeVenusSun 04:29Sun 14:30Sun 09:30Good visibilityMarsSun 08:44Sun 20:51Sun 14:47Average visibilityJupiterSun 04:42Sun 14:36Sun 09:39Fairly good visibilitySaturnSat 20:43Sun 08:56Sun 02:50Perfect visibilityUranusSun 01:32Sun 11:42Sun 06:37Difficult to seeNeptuneSat 20:47Sun 08:53Sun 02:50Difficult to see* All times are local time for Sydney.More about the planets visible in the night sky in Sydney
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