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

Moon: 91.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Sep 10, 2025 at 5:48:49 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:04 am↑ 85° East
Sunset Today: 5:56 pm↑ 275° West
Moonrise Today: 8:29 pm↑ 77° East
Moonset Today: 7:28 am↑ 279° West
Daylight Hours: 11 hours, 52 minutes (+1m 10s)
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Today's Sun Position in Mackay

Time: 5:48 pm
Altitude: 1.3°
Direction: 275° W
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 11h 51m 48s (Sep 10, 2025)

1 minute, 10 seconds longer than yesterday (Sep 9, 2025)

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

1 hour, 33 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

The Sun's altitude in Mackay 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 Mackay Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Mackay 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 – 4:50 am
Astro. Twilight 4:50 am – 5:16 am
Nautical Twilight 5:16 am – 5:42 am
Civil Twilight 5:42 am – 6:04 am
Daylight 6:04 am – 5:56 pm
Civil Twilight 5:56 pm – 6:18 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:18 pm – 6:44 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:44 pm – 7:10 pm
Night 7:10 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Mackay - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Sep Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. km
Sep 10 6:04 am 5:56 pm 11:51:48 +1:10 12:00 pm (64.0°) 150.643
Sep 11 6:03 am 5:56 pm 11:52:58 +1:10 11:59 am (64.4°) 150.605
Sep 12 6:02 am 5:56 pm 11:54:09 +1:10 11:59 am (64.7°) 150.566
Sep 13 6:01 am 5:57 pm 11:55:20 +1:11 11:59 am (65.1°) 150.528
Sep 14 6:00 am 5:57 pm 11:56:32 +1:11 11:58 am (65.5°) 150.489
Sep 15 5:59 am 5:57 pm 11:57:43 +1:11 11:58 am (65.9°) 150.451
Sep 16 5:58 am 5:57 pm 11:58:54 +1:11 11:58 am (66.3°) 150.411
* All times are local time for Mackay. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2025

March equinox Mar 20 7:01 pm
June solstice Jun 21 12:42 pm
September equinox Sep 23 4:19 am
December solstice Dec 22 1:03 am
* All times are local Mackay time.

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Today's Moon in Mackay

Percent Illuminated: 91.1%
Time: 5:48 pm
Altitude: -36.2°
Direction: 91° E
Position: Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in Mackay 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 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Mackay - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Sep Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (km) Illumination
Sep 10 - 7:28 am 8:29 pm 1:30 am (61.4°) 365,245 95.1%
Sep 11 - 8:08 am 9:33 pm 2:21 am (54.5°) 364,794 88.5%
Sep 12 - 8:53 am 10:39 pm 3:15 am (48.4°) 365,635 79.6%
Sep 13 - 9:43 am 11:46 pm 4:13 am (43.6°) 367,536 69.0%
Sep 14 - 10:39 am - 5:13 am (40.6°) 370,229 57.4%
Sep 15 12:51 am 11:39 am - 6:15 am (39.5°) 373,434 45.5%
Sep 16 1:52 am 12:42 pm - 7:16 am (40.4°) 376,921 34.2%
* All times are local time for Mackay. 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 Mackay This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Sep 10, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Thu 6:02 am Thu 5:47 pm Thu 11:54 am Extremely difficult to see
Venus Thu 4:33 am Thu 3:49 pm Thu 10:11 am Fairly good visibility
Mars Wed 7:51 am Wed 8:21 pm Wed 2:06 pm Average visibility
Jupiter Thu 2:41 am Thu 1:33 pm Thu 8:07 am Fairly good visibility
Saturn Wed 6:39 pm Thu 6:50 am Thu 12:45 am Perfect visibility
Uranus Wed 11:11 pm Thu 10:09 am Thu 4:40 am Average visibility
Neptune Wed 6:47 pm Thu 6:52 am Thu 12:49 am Slightly difficult to see
* All times are local time for Mackay.

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