Sun/Moon Almanac

Sun

Sunlit Earth 

View from 35785 km above Brisbane

Moon

Sun Picture big Earth from Moon: current cloud cover


Waxing Gibbous

Moon Picture big
(Dawn: 05:01) Sunrise: 05:24
Solar Noon: 12:01
Sunset: 18:38 (Dusk: 19:02)
Daylength: 13h 14m
Daylight: 14h 01m
There will be 1min 28s less daylight tomorrow
Distance earth to sun: 147,578,326 km (0.987 AU)
Moonrise: 15:25
Transit: 20:31
Moonset: 00:38
79% Illuminated
10 days old
Distance earth to moon: 375,713 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
05/02/2025 18:02
05 February 2025 08:02 GMT
12/02/2025 23:53
12 February 2025 13:53 GMT
21/02/2025 03:32
20 February 2025 17:32 GMT
28/02/2025 10:45
28 February 2025 00:45 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.