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

Moon: 8.0%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 9:48:10 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:44 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 6:51 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 8:30 am 76° East
Moonset Today: 8:22 pm 287° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 6 minutes (-49s)

Today's Sun Position in Katherine

Time: 9:48 pm
Altitude: -43.3°
Direction: 256° W
Phase: Night

Day length today: 12h 6m 17s (Mar 21, 2026)

49 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 20, 2026)

50 minutes, 4 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

52 minutes, 54 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Katherine Today

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Night 12:00 am – 5:33 am
Astro. Twilight 5:33 am – 5:58 am
Nautical Twilight 5:58 am – 6:23 am
Civil Twilight 6:23 am – 6:44 am
Daylight 6:44 am – 6:51 pm
Civil Twilight 6:51 pm – 7:12 pm
Nautical Twilight 7:12 pm – 7:37 pm
Astro. Twilight 7:37 pm – 8:02 pm
Night 8:02 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Katherine - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Mar Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Mar 21 6:44 am 6:51 pm 12:06:17 −0:49 12:48 pm (75.3°) 92.590
Mar 22 6:45 am 6:50 pm 12:05:28 −0:48 12:47 pm (74.9°) 92.615
Mar 23 6:45 am 6:49 pm 12:04:39 −0:48 12:47 pm (74.5°) 92.641
Mar 24 6:45 am 6:49 pm 12:03:50 −0:48 12:47 pm (74.1°) 92.667
Mar 25 6:45 am 6:48 pm 12:03:02 −0:48 12:47 pm (73.8°) 92.692
Mar 26 6:45 am 6:47 pm 12:02:13 −0:48 12:46 pm (73.4°) 92.718
Mar 27 6:45 am 6:47 pm 12:01:24 −0:48 12:46 pm (73.0°) 92.744
* All times are local time for Katherine. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (autumnal equinox) in Katherine is at 12:16 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 Katherine

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Katherine - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Mar 21 8:30 am 8:22 pm - 2:28 pm (60.2°) 228,496 6.2%
Mar 22 9:30 am 9:11 pm - 3:22 pm (54.4°) 227,974 13.3%
Mar 23 10:33 am 10:05 pm - 4:20 pm (49.9°) 228,145 22.6%
Mar 24 11:39 am 11:04 pm - 5:22 pm (47.2°) 228,898 33.5%
Mar 25 12:43 pm - - 6:25 pm (46.5°) 230,093 45.2%
Mar 26 - 12:06 am 1:44 pm 7:27 pm (47.9°) 231,602 57.0%
Mar 27 - 1:10 am 2:40 pm 8:25 pm (51.1°) 233,314 68.3%
* 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, Sat, Mar 21, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sun 5:13 am Sun 5:31 pm Sun 11:22 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Sun 7:59 am Sun 7:50 pm Sun 1:55 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Sun 5:41 am Sun 5:59 pm Sun 11:50 am Difficult to see
Jupiter Sat 2:14 pm Sun 1:28 am Sat 7:51 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Sun 6:59 am Sun 7:03 pm Sun 1:01 pm Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Sat 10:49 am Sat 10:10 pm Sat 4:30 pm Difficult to see
Neptune Sun 6:49 am Sun 6:53 pm Sun 12:51 pm Very close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Katherine.

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