What Time Does the Moon Rise Tonight in Sydney?
Tonight in Sydney (Thursday 5 November) the Moon rises at 3:48 AM in the east, climbs to 60° in the north at 10:06 AM and sets at 4:34 PM in the west, local time. It is a waning crescent, 20% lit. The best time to look is 5:23 AM, when it is 19° up in the east in a dark sky.
Updated · times are local to each place
The Moon over Sydney tonight
The next 7 nights in Sydneylocal time
- Tonight3:48 AM Fri4:34 PM Fri14% lit
- Fri 64:14 AM Sat5:35 PM Sat8% lit
- Sat 74:43 AM Sun6:36 PM Sun3% lit
- Sun 85:14 AM Mon7:38 PM Mon1% lit
- Mon 95:49 AM Tue8:39 PM Tue0% litNew Moon
- Tue 106:30 AM Wed9:37 PM Wed2% lit
- Wed 117:16 AM Thu10:31 PM Thu5% lit
Tonight's Moon at a glance
as of 19:34 UTCMoonrise tonight in cities near Sydney
Local time in each city, for the night that is coming or under way there. A day name marks a time after midnight. Each bar runs from noon to noon: the dark part is night, the gold part is when the Moon is above the horizon.
| City | Moonrise | Moonset |
|---|---|---|
| Melbourne710 km away. Up 4:12 AM to dawn, rises E | 4:12 AM Fri | 5:03 PM Fri |
| Auckland2,160 km away. Up 4:11 AM to dawn, rises E | 4:11 AM Fri | 4:58 PM Fri |
| Perth3,290 km away. Up 2:44 AM to dawn, rises E | 2:44 AM Thu | 3:00 PM Thu |
| Jakarta5,500 km away. Up 02:16 to dawn, rises E | 02:16 Thu | 14:36 Thu |
| Manila6,270 km away. Up 2:14 AM to dawn, rises E | 2:14 AM Thu | 2:37 PM Thu |
| Singapore6,310 km away. Up 03:27 to dawn, rises E | 03:27 Thu | 15:48 Thu |
All 47 cities: moonrise tonight around the world.
Moon phases and the next full Moons
- New Moon
- First quarter
- Full Moon
- Last quarter
The next 12 full Moonswith their traditional names (Sydney time)
The next lunar eclipse is a penumbral eclipse on 20 February 2027.
How to see the Moon tonight in Sydney
- 1
Check the time and direction
Use the panel at the top of this page, or the city table, for tonight's moonrise, the direction it rises in and the best time to look. In Sydney tonight the Moon rises at 3:48 AM in the east.
- 2
Face the right way
The Moon rises in the eastern half of the sky and sets in the western half, but the exact point moves through the month. Near full Moon in winter it rises north of east and climbs high; in summer it rises south of east and stays low. In the southern hemisphere it is the other way round.
- 3
Find a clear, low horizon
Haze and buildings near the horizon often hide the Moon for the first few minutes after moonrise, so a high or open spot helps. A waning crescent rises around midnight and is highest around dawn.
- 4
Clouds? Watch it live
If clouds hide it, you can still watch the Moon live on our 3D Moon globe, with tonight's phase, the lunar orbiters and the landing sites.
Why does moonrise move later each night?
The Moon moves about 13° along its orbit every day, so Earth has to turn a little further each night to bring it back over the horizon. On average moonrise comes about 50 minutes later each night. This week in Sydney it comes up between 27 and 46 minutes later each night.
More in tonight's sky
Moonrise questions
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