| Current Time: | Jan 21, 2026 at 11:03:29 pm |
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| Sunrise Today: | 5:58 am↑ 111° Southeast |
| Sunset Today: | 6:57 pm↑ 249° West |
| Moonrise Today: | 7:49 am↑ 105° East |
| Moonset Today: | 8:44 pm↑ 258° West |
| Daylight Hours: | 12 hours, 58 minutes (-37s) |
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cairns Today
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| Night | 12:00 am – 4:39 am |
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| Astro. Twilight | 4:39 am – 5:08 am |
| Nautical Twilight | 5:08 am – 5:35 am |
| Civil Twilight | 5:35 am – 5:58 am |
| Daylight | 5:58 am – 6:57 pm |
| Civil Twilight | 6:57 pm – 7:20 pm |
| Nautical Twilight | 7:20 pm – 7:47 pm |
| Astro. Twilight | 7:47 pm – 8:15 pm |
| Night | 8:15 pm – 11:59 pm |
Today's Moon in Cairns
Moon in Cairns - Next 7 days
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| Jan | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| Jan 21 | 7:49 am | 8:44 pm | - | 2:19 pm | (85.9°) | 240,846 | 5.7% | |||
| Jan 22 | 8:42 am | 9:21 pm | - | 3:04 pm | (79.7°) | 238,723 | 11.7% | |||
| Jan 23 | 9:35 am | 9:57 pm | - | 3:48 pm | (73.1°) | 236,637 | 19.7% | |||
| Jan 24 | 10:28 am | 10:34 pm | - | 4:33 pm | (66.5°) | 234,606 | 29.3% | |||
| Jan 25 | 11:23 am | 11:14 pm | - | 5:21 pm | (60.0°) | 232,650 | 40.1% | |||
 Jan 26 | 12:21 pm | 11:58 pm | - | 6:11 pm | (54.1°) | 230,835 | 51.7% | |||
| Jan 27 | 1:23 pm | - | - | 7:06 pm | (49.1°) | 229,251 | 63.4% | |||
| * All times are local time for Cairns. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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