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

Moon: 16.3%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 11:56:18 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:27 am↑ 109° East
Sunset Today: 6:26 pm↑ 251° West
Moonrise Today: 8:06 am↑ 119° Southeast
Moonset Today: 9:56 pm↑ 241° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 59 minutes (+51s)

Today's Sun Position in Townsville

Time: 11:56 pm
Altitude: -52.7°
Direction: 180° S
Phase: Night

Day length today: 12h 59m 27s (Nov 13, 2026)

51 seconds longer than yesterday (Nov 12, 2026)

2 hours, 1 minute longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2026)

18 minutes, 18 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Townsville Today

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Night 12:00 am – 4:08 am
Astro. Twilight 4:08 am – 4:36 am
Nautical Twilight 4:36 am – 5:03 am
Civil Twilight 5:03 am – 5:27 am
Daylight 5:27 am – 6:26 pm
Civil Twilight 6:26 pm – 6:50 pm
Nautical Twilight 6:50 pm – 7:17 pm
Astro. Twilight 7:17 pm – 7:45 pm
Night 7:45 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Townsville - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Nov Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Nov 13 5:27 am 6:26 pm 12:59:27 +0:51 11:56 am (88.7°) 92.003
Nov 14 5:27 am 6:27 pm 13:00:18 +0:50 11:57 am (88.9°) 91.982
Nov 15 5:26 am 6:27 pm 13:01:07 +0:49 11:57 am (89.2°) 91.961
Nov 16 5:26 am 6:28 pm 13:01:56 +0:48 11:57 am (89.4°) 91.940
Nov 17 5:26 am 6:29 pm 13:02:44 +0:47 11:57 am (89.7°) 91.919
Nov 18 5:26 am 6:29 pm 13:03:31 +0:46 11:57 am (89.9°) 91.898
Nov 19 5:25 am 6:30 pm 13:04:17 +0:46 11:58 am (89.8°) 91.878
* All times are local time for Townsville. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Townsville

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Townsville - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Nov Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Nov 13 8:06 am 9:56 pm - 3:02 pm (81.9°) 251,950 13.8%
Nov 14 8:59 am 10:42 pm - 3:52 pm (83.6°) 251,956 21.2%
Nov 15 9:52 am 11:24 pm - 4:40 pm (86.6°) 251,227 29.6%
Nov 16 10:45 am - - 5:26 pm (89.4°) 249,709 38.8%
Nov 17 - 12:02 am 11:36 am 6:09 pm (84.6°) 247,407 48.7%
Nov 18 - 12:38 am 12:27 pm 6:52 pm (79.0°) 244,396 58.7%
Nov 19 - 1:12 am 1:19 pm 7:35 pm (73.0°) 240,823 68.8%
* All times are local time for Townsville. 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 Townsville This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Nov 13, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sat 4:36 am Sat 5:11 pm Sat 10:54 am Difficult to see
Venus Sat 3:46 am Sat 4:18 pm Sat 10:02 am Fairly good visibility
Mars Sat 12:51 am Sat 12:12 pm Sat 6:31 am Average visibility
Jupiter Sat 12:51 am Sat 12:15 pm Sat 6:33 am Fairly good visibility
Saturn Fri 3:18 pm Sat 3:18 am Fri 9:18 pm Perfect visibility
Uranus Sat 7:15 pm Sun 6:17 am Sun 12:46 am Average visibility
Neptune Fri 2:49 pm Sat 2:53 am Fri 8:51 pm Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Townsville.

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