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Cairns, Qld, Australia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 27.3%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 15, 2026 at 10:13:55 am
Sunrise Today: 5:34 am↑ 110° East
Sunset Today: 6:28 pm↑ 250° West
Moonrise Today: 10:01 am↑ 115° Southeast
Moonset Today: 11:24 pm↑ 247° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 54 minutes (+43s)

Today's Sun Position in Cairns

Time: 10:13 am
Altitude: 64.4°
Direction: 97° E
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 12h 54m 4s (Nov 15, 2026)

43 seconds longer than yesterday (Nov 14, 2026)

1 hour, 47 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2026)

14 minutes, 30 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cairns Today

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Night 12:00 am – 4:16 am
Astro. Twilight 4:16 am – 4:44 am
Nautical Twilight 4:44 am – 5:11 am
Civil Twilight 5:11 am – 5:34 am
Daylight 5:34 am – 6:28 pm
Civil Twilight 6:28 pm – 6:51 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:51 pm – 7:18 pm
Astro. Twilight 7:18 pm – 7:46 pm
Night 7:46 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Cairns - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Nov Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Nov 15 5:34 am 6:28 pm 12:54:04 +0:43 12:01 pm (88.5°) 91.961
Nov 16 5:34 am 6:29 pm 12:54:47 +0:42 12:01 pm (88.2°) 91.939
Nov 17 5:34 am 6:29 pm 12:55:29 +0:41 12:01 pm (88.0°) 91.919
Nov 18 5:33 am 6:30 pm 12:56:10 +0:40 12:01 pm (87.7°) 91.898
Nov 19 5:33 am 6:30 pm 12:56:50 +0:40 12:02 pm (87.5°) 91.878
Nov 20 5:33 am 6:31 pm 12:57:29 +0:39 12:02 pm (87.3°) 91.858
Nov 21 5:33 am 6:31 pm 12:58:08 +0:38 12:02 pm (87.0°) 91.839
* All times are local time for Cairns. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Cairns

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Cairns - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Nov Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Nov 15 10:01 am 11:24 pm - 4:44 pm (84.2°) 251,224 29.6%
Nov 16 10:53 am - - 5:30 pm (88.2°) 249,703 38.9%
Nov 17 - 12:03 am 11:44 am 6:14 pm (86.9°) 247,400 48.7%
Nov 18 - 12:40 am 12:34 pm 6:56 pm (81.4°) 244,386 58.8%
Nov 19 - 1:15 am 1:24 pm 7:39 pm (75.3°) 240,812 68.8%
Nov 20 - 1:50 am 2:15 pm 8:23 pm (68.9°) 236,902 78.3%
Nov 21 - 2:27 am 3:09 pm 9:09 pm (62.5°) 232,950 86.8%
* All times are local time for Cairns. 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 Cairns This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Nov 15, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sun 4:39 am Sun 5:10 pm Sun 10:55 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Sun 3:48 am Sun 4:17 pm Sun 10:03 am Fairly good visibility
Mars Sun 12:50 am Sun 12:17 pm Sun 6:33 am Average visibility
Jupiter Sun 12:49 am Sun 12:18 pm Sun 6:34 am Fairly good visibility
Saturn Sun 3:13 pm Mon 3:14 am Sun 9:14 pm Perfect visibility
Uranus Sun 7:11 pm Mon 6:21 am Mon 12:46 am Average visibility
Neptune Sun 2:45 pm Mon 2:49 am Sun 8:47 pm Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Cairns.

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