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Darwin, NT, Australia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 8.5%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 11:32:46 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:50 am 90° East
Sunset Today: 6:56 pm 270° West
Moonrise Today: 8:34 am 76° East
Moonset Today: 8:30 pm 287° West
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 6 minutes (-42s)
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Today's Sun Position in Darwin

Time:11:32 pm
Altitude:-66.6°
Direction:240° SW
Phase:Night

Day length today:12h 6m 17s (Mar 21, 2026)

42 seconds shorter than yesterday (Mar 20, 2026)

42 minutes, 46 seconds longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

45 minutes, 27 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 22, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Darwin Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:40 am
Astro. Twilight5:40 am – 6:04 am
Nautical Twilight6:04 am – 6:29 am
Civil Twilight6:29 am – 6:50 am
Daylight6:50 am – 6:56 pm
Civil Twilight6:56 pm – 7:18 pm
Nautical Twilight7:18 pm – 7:42 pm
Astro. Twilight7:42 pm – 8:07 pm
Night8:07 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Darwin - Next 7 Days

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2026Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MarSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Mar 216:50 am6:56 pm12:06:17−0:4212:53 pm (77.3°)92.590
Mar 226:50 am6:56 pm12:05:35−0:4112:53 pm (76.9°)92.616
Mar 236:50 am6:55 pm12:04:53−0:4112:53 pm (76.5°)92.641
Mar 246:50 am6:54 pm12:04:11−0:4112:52 pm (76.1°)92.667
Mar 256:50 am6:54 pm12:03:30−0:4112:52 pm (75.8°)92.692
Mar 266:50 am6:53 pm12:02:48−0:4112:52 pm (75.4°)92.718
Mar 276:50 am6:53 pm12:02:06−0:4112:52 pm (75.0°)92.744
* All times are local time for Darwin. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The March equinox (autumnal equinox) in Darwin 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 Darwin

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Darwin - Next 7 days

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2026Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MarMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Mar 218:34 am8:30 pm-2:33 pm(62.2°)228,4926.2%
Mar 229:33 am9:20 pm-3:28 pm(56.4°)227,97313.3%
Mar 2310:35 am10:15 pm-4:26 pm(51.9°)228,14722.6%
Mar 2411:40 am11:14 pm-5:28 pm(49.2°)228,90233.5%
Mar 2512:44 pm--6:31 pm(48.6°)230,09845.2%
Mar 26-12:17 am1:46 pm7:32 pm(49.9°)231,60857.1%
Mar 27-1:20 am2:42 pm8:31 pm(53.1°)233,32168.3%
* All times are local time for Darwin. 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 Darwin This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Mar 21, 2026
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 5:20 amSun 5:36 pmSun 11:28 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSun 8:04 amSun 7:57 pmSun 2:00 pmFairly good visibility
MarsSun 5:47 amSun 6:03 pmSun 11:55 amDifficult to see
JupiterSat 2:17 pmSun 1:37 amSat 7:57 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnSun 7:05 amSun 7:08 pmSun 1:07 pmExtremely difficult to see
UranusSun 10:48 amSun 10:15 pmSun 4:32 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneSun 6:55 amSun 6:58 pmSun 12:56 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
* All times are local time for Darwin.

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