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Macquarie Island, Tas, Australia — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 96.9%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Dec 6, 2025 at 7:44:59 pm
Sunrise Today: 3:45 am 133° Southeast
Sunset Today: 8:45 pm 227° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 11:04 pm 36° Northeast
Moonset Today: 3:41 am 325° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 17 hours (+2m 2s)
Location of Macquarie IslandLocation

Today's Sun Position in Macquarie Island

Time:7:44 pm
Altitude:6.3°
Direction:239° SW
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 16h 59m 43s (Dec 6, 2025)

2 minutes, 2 seconds longer than yesterday (Dec 5, 2025)

9 hours, 43 minutes longer than winter solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

16 minutes, 2 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Macquarie Island Today

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Astro. Twilight12:00 am – 1:14 am
Nautical Twilight1:14 am – 2:52 am
Civil Twilight2:52 am – 3:45 am
Daylight3:45 am – 8:45 pm
Civil Twilight8:45 pm – 9:39 pm
Nautical Twilight9:39 pm – 11:18 pm
Astro. Twilight11:18 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Macquarie Island - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
DecSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Dec 63:45 am8:45 pm16:59:43+2:0212:15 pm (58.0°)91.595
Dec 73:45 am8:46 pm17:01:39+1:5612:15 pm (58.1°)91.583
Dec 83:44 am8:48 pm17:03:29+1:4912:16 pm (58.2°)91.570
Dec 93:44 am8:49 pm17:05:11+1:4212:16 pm (58.3°)91.559
Dec 103:43 am8:50 pm17:06:46+1:3512:16 pm (58.4°)91.548
Dec 113:43 am8:51 pm17:08:14+1:2712:17 pm (58.5°)91.537
Dec 123:43 am8:52 pm17:09:35+1:2012:17 pm (58.6°)91.527
* All times are local time for Macquarie Island. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Macquarie Island

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Macquarie Island - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
DecMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Dec 6-3:41 am11:04 pm12:51 am(6.5°)222,57499.2%
Dec 7-4:56 am11:44 pm1:58 am(6.9°)224,61795.7%
Dec 8-6:28 am-3:02 am(9.5°)227,69989.5%
Dec 912:07 am8:03 am-3:59 am(13.7°)231,47881.2%
Dec 1012:22 am9:33 am-4:51 am(19.0°)235,55871.5%
Dec 1112:33 am10:58 am-5:37 am(24.9°)239,60761.2%
Dec 1212:41 am12:17 pm-6:20 am(31.0°)243,32550.8%
* All times are local time for Macquarie Island. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. 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 Macquarie Island This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sat, Dec 6, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 3:09 amSun 6:37 pmSun 10:53 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusSat 3:28 amSat 7:58 pmSat 11:42 amSlightly difficult to see
MarsSat 4:14 amSat 9:32 pmSat 12:53 pmExtremely difficult to see
JupiterSat 11:15 pmSun 6:56 amSun 3:05 amPerfect visibility
SaturnSat 12:43 pmSun 1:34 amSat 7:08 pmGreat visibility
UranusSat 7:05 pmSun 3:12 amSat 11:08 pmAverage visibility
NeptuneSat 1:11 pmSun 1:33 amSat 7:22 pmDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Macquarie Island.

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