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Alice Springs, NT, Australia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 8.5%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 11:31:17 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:38 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 6:44 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 8:34 am 75° East
Moonset Today: 8:03 pm 288° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 6 minutes (-1m 23s)
Location of Alice SpringsLocation

Today's Sun Position in Alice Springs

Time:11:31 pm
Altitude:-61.1°
Direction:219° SW
Phase:Night

Day length today:12h 6m 23s (Mar 21, 2026)

1 minute, 23 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 20, 2026)

1 hour, 26 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

1 hour, 29 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Alice Springs Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:23 am
Astro. Twilight5:23 am – 5:49 am
Nautical Twilight5:49 am – 6:15 am
Civil Twilight6:15 am – 6:38 am
Daylight6:38 am – 6:44 pm
Civil Twilight6:44 pm – 7:07 pm
Nautical Twilight7:07 pm – 7:33 pm
Astro. Twilight7:33 pm – 7:59 pm
Night7:59 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Alice Springs - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 216:38 am6:44 pm12:06:23−1:2312:41 pm (66.1°)92.590
Mar 226:38 am6:43 pm12:05:00−1:2312:41 pm (65.7°)92.615
Mar 236:39 am6:42 pm12:03:37−1:2312:41 pm (65.3°)92.641
Mar 246:39 am6:41 pm12:02:14−1:2312:40 pm (64.9°)92.667
Mar 256:39 am6:40 pm12:00:51−1:2212:40 pm (64.5°)92.692
Mar 266:40 am6:39 pm11:59:28−1:2212:40 pm (64.1°)92.718
Mar 276:40 am6:38 pm11:58:05−1:2212:39 pm (63.7°)92.744
* All times are local time for Alice Springs. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (autumnal equinox) in Alice Springs is at 12:16 am on Saturday, March 21, 2026.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?

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Today's Moon in Alice Springs

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Alice Springs - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 218:34 am8:03 pm-2:21 pm(50.8°)228,5006.1%
Mar 229:39 am8:47 pm-3:15 pm(45.1°)227,97513.2%
Mar 2310:46 am9:37 pm-4:13 pm(40.6°)228,14322.5%
Mar 2411:55 am10:34 pm-5:15 pm(37.9°)228,89433.4%
Mar 251:00 pm11:36 pm-6:18 pm(37.2°)230,08745.1%
Mar 262:00 pm--7:20 pm(38.5°)231,59457.0%
Mar 27-12:41 am2:53 pm8:18 pm(41.7°)233,30668.2%
* All times are local time for Alice Springs. 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 Alice Springs This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Mar 21, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 5:01 amSun 5:31 pmSun 11:16 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSun 7:57 amSun 7:39 pmSun 1:48 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsSun 5:29 amSun 5:57 pmSun 11:43 amDifficult to see
JupiterSat 2:25 pmSun 1:04 amSat 7:45 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnSun 6:53 amSun 6:57 pmSun 12:55 pmExtremely difficult to see
UranusSun 10:54 amSun 9:45 pmSun 4:19 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneSun 6:42 amSun 6:47 pmSun 12:44 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Alice Springs.

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