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Alice Springs, NT, Australia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 57.3%
Third Quarter
Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 1:20:52 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:58 am↑ 71° East
Sunset Today: 6:03 pm↑ 289° West
Moonset Today: 12:55 pm↑ 248° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 5 minutes (-1m 1s)
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Today's Sun Position in Alice Springs

Time: 1:20 pm
Altitude: 47.2°
Direction: 342° N
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 11h 4m 37s (May 9, 2026)

1 minute, 1 second shorter than yesterday (May 8, 2026)

24 minutes, 16 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

2 hours, 31 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2025)

The Sun's altitude in Alice Springs 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 Alice Springs Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Alice Springs 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

Night 12:00 am – 5:40 am
Astro. Twilight 5:40 am – 6:07 am
Nautical Twilight 6:07 am – 6:34 am
Civil Twilight 6:34 am – 6:58 am
Daylight 6:58 am – 6:03 pm
Civil Twilight 6:03 pm – 6:26 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:26 pm – 6:53 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:53 pm – 7:20 pm
Night 7:20 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Alice Springs - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
May Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
May 9 6:58 am 6:03 pm 11:04:36 −1:01 12:30 pm (49.0°) 93.830
May 10 6:58 am 6:02 pm 11:03:36 −1:00 12:30 pm (48.7°) 93.852
May 11 6:59 am 6:02 pm 11:02:36 −0:59 12:30 pm (48.5°) 93.874
May 12 6:59 am 6:01 pm 11:01:37 −0:58 12:30 pm (48.2°) 93.896
May 13 7:00 am 6:01 pm 11:00:39 −0:57 12:30 pm (47.9°) 93.917
May 14 7:00 am 6:00 pm 10:59:42 −0:56 12:30 pm (47.7°) 93.938
May 15 7:01 am 6:00 pm 10:58:46 −0:55 12:30 pm (47.5°) 93.959
* All times are local time for Alice Springs. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2026

March equinox Mar 21 12:16 am
June solstice Jun 21 5:55 pm
September equinox Sep 23 9:35 am
December solstice Dec 22 6:20 am
* All times are local Alice Springs time.

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Today's Moon in Alice Springs

Percent Illuminated: 57.3%
Time: 1:20 pm
Altitude: -6.1°
Direction: 246° W
Position: Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in Alice Springs 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 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Alice Springs - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
May 9 - 12:55 pm - 6:06 am (87.3°) 247,349 60.2%
May 10 12:08 am 1:31 pm - 6:52 am (82.6°) 244,408 50.0%
May 11 1:03 am 2:05 pm - 7:37 am (77.0°) 240,909 39.6%
May 12 1:59 am 2:38 pm - 8:21 am (70.8°) 237,034 29.3%
May 13 2:56 am 3:12 pm - 9:07 am (64.1°) 233,054 19.7%
May 14 3:55 am 3:48 pm - 9:54 am (57.3°) 229,289 11.3%
May 15 4:58 am 4:28 pm - 10:46 am (50.7°) 226,086 4.8%
* All times are local time for Alice Springs. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Alice Springs This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 9, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sat 6:28 am Sat 5:42 pm Sat 12:06 pm Difficult to see
Venus Sat 9:16 am Sat 7:51 pm Sat 2:33 pm Good visibility
Mars Sat 5:03 am Sat 4:39 pm Sat 10:51 am Slightly difficult to see
Jupiter Sat 11:32 am Sat 10:13 pm Sat 4:53 pm Fairly good visibility
Saturn Sat 4:09 am Sat 4:05 pm Sat 10:07 am Average visibility
Uranus Sat 7:56 am Sat 6:45 pm Sat 1:21 pm Extremely difficult to see
Neptune Sat 3:40 am Sat 3:43 pm Sat 9:42 am Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Alice Springs.

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