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Frankston, Vic, Australia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 8.0%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 11:17:37 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:22 am 91° East
Sunset Today: 7:30 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 9:36 am 73° East
Moonset Today: 8:23 pm 291° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 7 minutes (-2m 29s)

Today's Sun Position in Frankston

Time: 11:17 pm
Altitude: -42.0°
Direction: 226° SW
Phase: Night

Day length today: 12h 7m 5s (Mar 21, 2026)

2 minutes, 29 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 20, 2026)

2 hours, 36 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

2 hours, 42 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Frankston Today

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Night 12:00 am – 5:54 am
Astro. Twilight 5:54 am – 6:25 am
Nautical Twilight 6:25 am – 6:56 am
Civil Twilight 6:56 am – 7:22 am
Daylight 7:22 am – 7:30 pm
Civil Twilight 7:30 pm – 7:56 pm
Nautical Twilight 7:56 pm – 8:26 pm
Astro. Twilight 8:26 pm – 8:58 pm
Night 8:58 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Frankston - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Mar Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Mar 21 7:22 am 7:30 pm 12:07:05 −2:29 1:26 pm (51.7°) 92.589
Mar 22 7:23 am 7:28 pm 12:04:36 −2:28 1:26 pm (51.3°) 92.614
Mar 23 7:24 am 7:26 pm 12:02:08 −2:28 1:26 pm (50.9°) 92.640
Mar 24 7:25 am 7:25 pm 11:59:39 −2:28 1:25 pm (50.5°) 92.666
Mar 25 7:26 am 7:23 pm 11:57:11 −2:28 1:25 pm (50.1°) 92.691
Mar 26 7:27 am 7:22 pm 11:54:43 −2:28 1:25 pm (49.7°) 92.717
Mar 27 7:28 am 7:20 pm 11:52:15 −2:27 1:24 pm (49.3°) 92.743
* All times are local time for Frankston. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (autumnal equinox) in Frankston is at 1:46 am on Saturday, March 21, 2026.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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Today's Moon in Frankston

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Frankston - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Mar 21 9:36 am 8:23 pm - 3:04 pm (36.4°) 228,528 6.0%
Mar 22 10:52 am 8:57 pm - 3:58 pm (30.6°) 227,980 13.0%
Mar 23 12:08 pm 9:39 pm - 4:56 pm (26.1°) 228,128 22.2%
Mar 24 1:23 pm 10:30 pm - 5:58 pm (23.4°) 228,863 33.0%
Mar 25 2:31 pm 11:31 pm - 7:01 pm (22.6°) 230,044 44.8%
Mar 26 3:29 pm - - 8:03 pm (23.9°) 231,544 56.6%
Mar 27 - 12:40 am 4:16 pm 9:01 pm (27.0°) 233,250 67.9%
* All times are local time for Frankston. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. 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 Frankston This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Mar 21, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sun 5:35 am Sun 6:27 pm Sun 12:01 pm Slightly difficult to see
Venus Sun 8:51 am Sun 8:14 pm Sun 2:33 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Sun 6:04 am Sun 6:52 pm Sun 12:28 pm Difficult to see
Jupiter Sat 3:45 pm Sun 1:15 am Sat 8:30 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Sun 7:37 am Sun 7:42 pm Sun 1:40 pm Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Sun 12:07 pm Sun 10:02 pm Sun 5:05 pm Difficult to see
Neptune Sun 7:26 am Sun 7:33 pm Sun 1:29 pm Very close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Frankston.

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