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Katherine, NT, Australia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 93.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 4:18:15 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:33 am 107° East
Sunset Today: 7:15 pm 253° West
Moonrise Today: 9:01 pm 86° East
Moonset Today: 8:26 am 278° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 42 minutes (-41s)

Today's Sun Position in Katherine

Time: 4:18 pm
Altitude: 41.1°
Direction: 261° W
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 12h 41m 44s (Feb 4, 2026)

41 seconds shorter than yesterday (Feb 3, 2026)

1 hour, 25 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

17 minutes, 28 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Katherine Today

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Night 12:00 am – 5:18 am
Astro. Twilight 5:18 am – 5:45 am
Nautical Twilight 5:45 am – 6:11 am
Civil Twilight 6:11 am – 6:33 am
Daylight 6:33 am – 7:15 pm
Civil Twilight 7:15 pm – 7:37 pm
Nautical Twilight 7:37 pm – 8:04 pm
Astro. Twilight 8:04 pm – 8:30 pm
Night 8:30 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Katherine - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Feb Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Feb 4 6:33 am 7:15 pm 12:41:44 −0:41 12:54 pm (88.2°) 91.631
Feb 5 6:34 am 7:15 pm 12:41:02 −0:41 12:54 pm (88.5°) 91.646
Feb 6 6:34 am 7:15 pm 12:40:20 −0:42 12:54 pm (88.8°) 91.661
Feb 7 6:35 am 7:14 pm 12:39:37 −0:42 12:55 pm (89.1°) 91.677
Feb 8 6:35 am 7:14 pm 12:38:54 −0:43 12:55 pm (89.5°) 91.693
Feb 9 6:35 am 7:14 pm 12:38:11 −0:43 12:55 pm (89.8°) 91.709
Feb 10 6:36 am 7:13 pm 12:37:27 −0:43 12:55 pm (89.9°) 91.726
* All times are local time for Katherine. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Katherine

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Katherine - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Feb Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Feb 4 - 8:26 am 9:01 pm 2:23 am (66.4°) 235,652 96.1%
Feb 5 - 9:17 am 9:38 pm 3:07 am (72.9°) 238,989 90.8%
Feb 6 - 10:06 am 10:14 pm 3:50 am (79.3°) 242,348 83.7%
Feb 7 - 10:55 am 10:50 pm 4:33 am (85.4°) 245,458 75.3%
Feb 8 - 11:44 am 11:28 pm 5:15 am (89.0°) 248,071 66.2%
Feb 9 - 12:34 pm - 6:00 am (84.2°) 250,002 56.5%
Feb 10 12:08 am 1:26 pm - 6:46 am (80.4°) 251,121 46.8%
* All times are local time for Katherine. 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 Katherine This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Feb 4, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Wed 7:17 am Wed 7:54 pm Wed 1:36 pm Difficult to see
Venus Wed 7:04 am Wed 7:42 pm Wed 1:23 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Wed 6:08 am Wed 6:53 pm Wed 12:31 pm Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Wed 5:19 pm Thu 4:32 am Wed 10:55 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Wed 9:38 am Wed 9:46 pm Wed 3:42 pm Average visibility
Uranus Wed 1:42 pm Thu 1:04 am Wed 7:23 pm Average visibility
Neptune Wed 9:43 am Wed 9:48 pm Wed 3:46 pm Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Katherine.

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