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

Moon: 1.0%
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Current Time: Dec 19, 2025 at 1:38:08 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:07 am 116° Southeast
Sunset Today: 6:42 pm 244° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 3:57 am 120° Southeast
Moonset Today: 6:11 pm 239° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 35 minutes (+6s)

Today's Sun Position in Rockhampton

Time: 1:38 pm
Altitude: 66.4°
Direction: 265° W
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 13h 34m 39s (Dec 19, 2025)

6 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 18, 2025)

2 hours, 52 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

6 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Rockhampton Today

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Night 12:00 am – 3:40 am
Astro. Twilight 3:40 am – 4:11 am
Nautical Twilight 4:11 am – 4:42 am
Civil Twilight 4:42 am – 5:07 am
Daylight 5:07 am – 6:42 pm
Civil Twilight 6:42 pm – 7:07 pm
Nautical Twilight 7:07 pm – 7:37 pm
Astro. Twilight 7:37 pm – 8:09 pm
Night 8:09 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Rockhampton - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Dec Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Dec 19 5:07 am 6:42 pm 13:34:39 +0:06 11:54 am (90.0°) 91.467
Dec 20 5:08 am 6:42 pm 13:34:43 +0:04 11:55 am (89.9°) 91.460
Dec 21 5:08 am 6:43 pm 13:34:45 +0:02 11:55 am (89.9°) 91.454
Dec 22 5:09 am 6:43 pm 13:34:45 < 1s 11:56 am (89.9°) 91.447
Dec 23 5:09 am 6:44 pm 13:34:43 −0:01 11:56 am (89.9°) 91.441
Dec 24 5:10 am 6:44 pm 13:34:39 −0:03 11:57 am (90.0°) 91.435
Dec 25 5:10 am 6:45 pm 13:34:33 −0:05 11:57 am (90.0°) 91.430
* All times are local time for Rockhampton. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (summer solstice) in Rockhampton is at 1:03 am on Monday, December 22, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 2 hours, 53 minutes longer than the June solstice. In locations south of the equator, the longest day of the year is around this date.

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Today's Moon in Rockhampton

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Moon in Rockhampton - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Dec 19 3:57 am 6:11 pm - 11:03 am (85.6°) 251,727 1.2%
Dec 20 4:47 am 7:03 pm - 11:55 am (85.1°) 250,708 0.2%
Dec 21 5:40 am 7:52 pm - 12:47 pm (86.0°) 249,344 1.2%
Dec 22 6:37 am 8:37 pm - 1:39 pm (88.3°) 247,672 4.2%
Dec 23 7:34 am 9:18 pm - 2:28 pm (88.0°) 245,712 9.1%
Dec 24 8:31 am 9:55 pm - 3:15 pm (83.3°) 243,469 15.9%
Dec 25 9:27 am 10:29 pm - 4:01 pm (77.7°) 240,952 24.3%
* All times are local time for Rockhampton. 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 Rockhampton This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Dec 19, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Fri 3:56 am Fri 5:18 pm Fri 10:37 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Fri 4:49 am Fri 6:21 pm Fri 11:35 am Slightly difficult to see
Mars Fri 5:31 am Fri 7:06 pm Fri 12:18 pm Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Fri 8:20 pm Sat 7:04 am Sat 1:42 am Perfect visibility
Saturn Fri 11:44 am Sat 12:00 midnight Fri 5:52 pm Average visibility
Uranus Fri 4:22 pm Sat 3:15 am Fri 9:49 pm Average visibility
Neptune Fri 12:01 pm Sat 12:09 am Fri 6:05 pm Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Rockhampton.

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