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Canberra, ACT, Australia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 57.4%
Third Quarter
Current Time: May 9, 2026 at 1:28:19 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:46 am↑ 69° East
Sunset Today: 5:13 pm↑ 291° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 11:14 pm↑ 112° Southeast
Moonset Today: 12:46 pm↑ 245° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 27 minutes (-1m 41s)
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Today's Sun Position in Canberra

Time: 1:28 pm
Altitude: 33.4°
Direction: 335° NW
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 10h 26m 39s (May 9, 2026)

1 minute, 41 seconds shorter than yesterday (May 8, 2026)

40 minutes, 14 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

4 hours, 5 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2025)

The Sun's altitude in Canberra 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 Canberra Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Canberra 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 – 5:19 am
Astro. Twilight 5:19 am – 5:49 am
Nautical Twilight 5:49 am – 6:19 am
Civil Twilight 6:19 am – 6:46 am
Daylight 6:46 am – 5:13 pm
Civil Twilight 5:13 pm – 5:39 pm
Nautical Twilight 5:39 pm – 6:10 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:10 pm – 6:40 pm
Night 6:40 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Canberra - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
May Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
May 9 6:46 am 5:13 pm 10:26:39 −1:41 11:59 am (37.4°) 93.829
May 10 6:47 am 5:12 pm 10:24:59 −1:39 11:59 am (37.1°) 93.851
May 11 6:47 am 5:11 pm 10:23:21 −1:38 11:59 am (36.9°) 93.873
May 12 6:48 am 5:10 pm 10:21:44 −1:36 11:59 am (36.6°) 93.895
May 13 6:49 am 5:09 pm 10:20:09 −1:35 11:59 am (36.4°) 93.916
May 14 6:50 am 5:08 pm 10:18:35 −1:33 11:59 am (36.1°) 93.937
May 15 6:51 am 5:08 pm 10:17:03 −1:32 11:59 am (35.9°) 93.958
* All times are local time for Canberra. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2026

March equinox Mar 21 1:46 am
June solstice Jun 21 6:25 pm
September equinox Sep 23 10:05 am
December solstice Dec 22 7:50 am
* All times are local Canberra time.

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Today's Moon in Canberra

Percent Illuminated: 57.4%
Time: 1:28 pm
Altitude: -8.3°
Direction: 239° SW
Position: Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in Canberra 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 Canberra - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
May 9 - 12:46 pm 11:14 pm 5:33 am (75.7°) 247,459 60.6%
May 10 - 1:16 pm - 6:19 am (71.0°) 244,545 50.5%
May 11 12:16 am 1:43 pm - 7:04 am (65.5°) 241,066 40.1%
May 12 1:18 am 2:09 pm - 7:49 am (59.3°) 237,203 29.7%
May 13 2:23 am 2:36 pm - 8:34 am (52.6°) 233,221 20.0%
May 14 3:29 am 3:04 pm - 9:21 am (45.8°) 229,439 11.6%
May 15 4:40 am 3:36 pm - 10:12 am (39.2°) 226,207 5.0%
* All times are local time for Canberra. 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 Canberra This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, May 9, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sat 6:13 am Sat 4:55 pm Sat 11:34 am Difficult to see
Venus Sat 9:13 am Sat 6:52 pm Sat 2:02 pm Good visibility
Mars Sat 4:40 am Sat 4:00 pm Sat 10:20 am Slightly difficult to see
Jupiter Sat 11:27 am Sat 9:17 pm Sat 4:22 pm Fairly good visibility
Saturn Sat 3:40 am Sat 3:32 pm Sat 9:36 am Average visibility
Uranus Sat 7:48 am Sat 5:52 pm Sat 12:50 pm Extremely difficult to see
Neptune Sat 3:09 am Sat 3:12 pm Sat 9:11 am Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Canberra.

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