Moonrise and moonset in Sydney
Times by the clock in Sydney (UTC+11), today and for the next 13 days.
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset |
|---|---|---|
| Wed 4 Nov | 02:52rises in the east (79°) · 31% lit | 14:30 |
| Thu 5 Nov | 03:20rises in the east (86°) · 21% lit | 15:32 |
| Fri 6 Nov | 03:47rises in the east (94°) · 13% lit | 16:34 |
| Sat 7 Nov | 04:14rises in the east (101°) · 7% lit | 17:35 |
| Sun 8 Nov | 04:42rises in the east (108°) · 3% lit | 18:36 |
| Mon 9 Nov | 05:14rises in the south-east (114°) · 0% lit | 19:37 |
| Tue 10 Nov | 05:49rises in the south-east (118°) · 0% lit | 20:38 |
| Wed 11 Nov | 06:29rises in the south-east (122°) · 2% lit | 21:36 |
| Thu 12 Nov | 07:15rises in the south-east (124°) · 6% lit | 22:30 |
| Fri 13 Nov | 08:07rises in the south-east (124°) · 12% lit | 23:18 |
| Sat 14 Nov | 09:02rises in the south-east (122°) · 19% lit | No moonset this day |
| Sun 15 Nov | 10:00rises in the south-east (119°) · 27% lit | 00:00 |
| Mon 16 Nov | 10:58rises in the south-east (114°) · 36% lit | 00:37 |
| Tue 17 Nov | 11:57rises in the east (109°) · 46% lit | 01:08 |
Times are for the Moon's upper edge on a flat, sea-level horizon with standard refraction. Hills and buildings can delay moonrise by a few minutes; cloud can hide it.
Moon phases ahead
- New MoonMonday, 9 November 2026, 07:02 UTC
- First QuarterTuesday, 17 November 2026, 11:48 UTC
- Full MoonTuesday, 24 November 2026, 14:54 UTC
- Third QuarterTuesday, 1 December 2026, 06:09 UTC
Who watches for the Moon
- Hindu: the Karwa Chauth and Sankashti Chaturthi fasts end at moonrise, Chandra Darshan is seeing the new crescent, and Purnima is the full Moon. Festival dates follow your panchang.
- Muslim: each Hijri month begins with the new crescent seen after sunset. Crescent forecast
- Jewish: Kiddush Levana, the blessing of the new Moon, is said at night while the Moon is visible, in the first half of the month.
- Chinese, Korean and Japanese: the Mid-Autumn Festival, Chuseok and Tsukimi celebrate the full Moon of the eighth lunar month, and the Lantern Festival the year's first full Moon.
- Buddhist: Uposatha days follow the new, full and quarter Moons, and in Sri Lanka every full Moon is a Poya holiday.
- Photographers time the rising full Moon, and stargazers wait for moonset for a dark sky.