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

Moon: 93.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 4:47:39 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:59 am↑ 108° East
Sunset Today: 6:53 pm↑ 253° West
Moonrise Today: 8:33 pm↑ 85° East
Moonset Today: 7:52 am↑ 278° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 54 minutes (-55s)
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Today's Sun Position in Townsville

Time: 4:47 pm
Altitude: 28.1°
Direction: 261° W
Phase: Daylight

Day length today: 12h 54m 13s (Feb 4, 2026)

55 seconds shorter than yesterday (Feb 3, 2026)

1 hour, 56 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

23 minutes, 32 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2025)

The Sun's altitude in Townsville 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 Townsville Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Townsville 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 – 4:41 am
Astro. Twilight 4:41 am – 5:08 am
Nautical Twilight 5:08 am – 5:36 am
Civil Twilight 5:36 am – 5:59 am
Daylight 5:59 am – 6:53 pm
Civil Twilight 6:53 pm – 7:16 pm
Nautical Twilight 7:16 pm – 7:43 pm
Astro. Twilight 7:43 pm – 8:11 pm
Night 8:11 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Townsville - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Feb Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Feb 4 5:59 am 6:53 pm 12:54:13 −0:55 12:26 pm (87.0°) 91.631
Feb 5 5:59 am 6:53 pm 12:53:17 −0:56 12:26 pm (86.7°) 91.645
Feb 6 6:00 am 6:52 pm 12:52:20 −0:56 12:26 pm (86.4°) 91.661
Feb 7 6:00 am 6:52 pm 12:51:23 −0:57 12:26 pm (86.1°) 91.676
Feb 8 6:01 am 6:51 pm 12:50:25 −0:58 12:26 pm (85.8°) 91.692
Feb 9 6:01 am 6:51 pm 12:49:26 −0:58 12:26 pm (85.5°) 91.709
Feb 10 6:02 am 6:50 pm 12:48:27 −0:59 12:26 pm (85.1°) 91.725
* All times are local time for Townsville. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2026

March equinox Mar 21 12:46 am
June solstice Jun 21 6:25 pm
September equinox Sep 23 10:05 am
December solstice Dec 22 6:50 am
* All times are local Townsville time.

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Today's Moon in Townsville

Percent Illuminated: 93.3%
Time: 4:47 pm
Altitude: -52.1°
Direction: 107° E
Position: Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in Townsville 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 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Townsville - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Feb Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Feb 4 - 7:52 am 8:33 pm 1:52 am (61.2°) 235,522 96.3%
Feb 5 - 8:46 am 9:07 pm 2:37 am (67.8°) 238,852 91.0%
Feb 6 - 9:38 am 9:41 pm 3:20 am (74.2°) 242,215 84.0%
Feb 7 - 10:29 am 10:15 pm 4:03 am (80.3°) 245,340 75.7%
Feb 8 - 11:20 am 10:51 pm 4:45 am (85.9°) 247,977 66.5%
Feb 9 - 12:12 pm 11:29 pm 5:29 am (89.3°) 249,940 56.9%
Feb 10 - 1:05 pm - 6:16 am (85.4°) 251,092 47.2%
* 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, Wed, Feb 4, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Wed 6:43 am Wed 7:31 pm Wed 1:07 pm Difficult to see
Venus Wed 6:30 am Wed 7:20 pm Wed 12:55 pm Slightly difficult to see
Mars Wed 5:33 am Wed 6:33 pm Wed 12:03 pm Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Wed 4:59 pm Thu 3:55 am Wed 10:27 pm Perfect visibility
Saturn Wed 9:09 am Wed 9:19 pm Wed 3:14 pm Average visibility
Uranus Wed 1:22 pm Thu 12:28 am Wed 6:55 pm Average visibility
Neptune Wed 9:15 am Wed 9:21 pm Wed 3:18 pm Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Townsville.

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