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Newcastle, NSW, Australia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 23.4%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 7:53:56 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:57 am 89° East
Sunset Today: 7:00 pm 271° West
Moonrise Today: 11:24 am 61° Northeast
Moonset Today: 9:28 pm 301° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 3 minutes (-2m 2s)

Today's Sun Position in Newcastle

Time: 7:53 pm
Altitude: -12.0°
Direction: 263° W
Phase: Nautical Twilight

Day length today: 12h 2m 43s (Mar 23, 2026)

2 minutes, 2 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 22, 2026)

2 hours, 4 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

2 hours, 17 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Newcastle Today

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Night 12:00 am – 5:35 am
Astro. Twilight 5:35 am – 6:04 am
Nautical Twilight 6:04 am – 6:33 am
Civil Twilight 6:33 am – 6:57 am
Daylight 6:57 am – 7:00 pm
Civil Twilight 7:00 pm – 7:25 pm
Nautical Twilight 7:25 pm – 7:53 pm
Astro. Twilight 7:53 pm – 8:22 pm
Night 8:22 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Newcastle - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Mar Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Mar 23 6:57 am 7:00 pm 12:02:43 −2:02 12:59 pm (56.1°) 92.640
Mar 24 6:58 am 6:59 pm 12:00:40 −2:02 12:59 pm (55.7°) 92.665
Mar 25 6:59 am 6:58 pm 11:58:38 −2:02 12:58 pm (55.3°) 92.691
Mar 26 7:00 am 6:56 pm 11:56:36 −2:02 12:58 pm (54.9°) 92.717
Mar 27 7:00 am 6:55 pm 11:54:34 −2:02 12:58 pm (54.5°) 92.743
Mar 28 7:01 am 6:54 pm 11:52:32 −2:01 12:58 pm (54.1°) 92.768
Mar 29 7:02 am 6:52 pm 11:50:31 −2:01 12:57 pm (53.8°) 92.794
* All times are local time for Newcastle. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Newcastle

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Newcastle - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Mar 23 11:24 am 9:28 pm - 4:29 pm (31.5°) 228,120 22.0%
Mar 24 12:37 pm 10:21 pm - 5:30 pm (28.7°) 228,845 32.8%
Mar 25 1:44 pm 11:23 pm - 6:33 pm (27.9°) 230,019 44.5%
Mar 26 2:43 pm - - 7:35 pm (29.1°) 231,514 56.4%
Mar 27 - 12:30 am 3:33 pm 8:34 pm (32.2°) 233,217 67.7%
Mar 28 - 1:40 am 4:14 pm 9:28 pm (36.7°) 235,071 77.9%
Mar 29 - 2:48 am 4:49 pm 10:17 pm (42.2°) 237,040 86.4%
* All times are local time for Newcastle. 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 Newcastle This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Mar 23, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Tue 5:04 am Tue 5:50 pm Tue 11:27 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Tue 8:26 am Tue 7:50 pm Tue 2:08 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Tue 5:41 am Tue 6:18 pm Tue 12:00 noon Difficult to see
Jupiter Mon 2:57 pm Tue 12:54 am Mon 7:56 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Tue 7:04 am Tue 7:08 pm Tue 1:06 pm Extremely difficult to see
Uranus Mon 11:26 am Mon 9:43 pm Mon 4:34 pm Difficult to see
Neptune Tue 6:52 am Tue 6:58 pm Tue 12:55 pm Extremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Newcastle.

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