Moonrise & Moonset in Sydney, Australia
For October 13, 2026 in Sydney, Australia, the Moon is waxing crescent and 5% lit. See the moonrise and moonset times below, with the date and direction for each event.
It's 6:53 AM Australian Eastern Daylight Time in Sydney.
Waxing crescent
5% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 7:17 AM ESE
- Moonset
- 9:51 PM WSW
- Up right now
- No
Times are Sydney, Australia local time, computed for October 13, 2026 — refreshed live in your browser.
Where the moon is right now
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Sydney is the marker on the globe — on the daylit half right now, close to the line where day meets night, riding the dotted circle its spot traces as the Earth turns. The moon is 26° from the sun in the sky now, and that angle is the phase: waxing crescent. You are looking down on the Earth from far above its orbit, from the south — the side you are on — with sunlight arriving from the top left, so the half of the Earth facing that way is the half having its day. Sizes and distances are not to scale; the directions are.
That angle sets the tides, too. The moon does most of the pulling and the sun about half as much, so when the two line up — new moon and full moon — their pulls add and the tide runs to its biggest (spring tides); when they sit square on at the quarters the pulls fight and it runs to its smallest (neaps). The coast follows a day or two behind, and the shape of the shore matters as much as the sky does.
Also see the Sun, Earth & Moon movement simulator for Sydney, to watch how the three move together over a day, a week or a month.
Next phases — Sydney, Australia time
The next 30 days
Each disc is that day's phase, from the date selected above.
Next 7 days
| Day | Moonrise | Moonset | Lit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 13 | 7:17 AMESE | 9:51 PMWSW | 6% | |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 7:54 AMESE | 10:52 PMWSW | 12% | |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 8:36 AMESE | 11:49 PMSW | 19% | |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 9:25 AMSE | — | 27% | |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 10:18 AMESE | 12:40 AMSW | 35% | |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 11:14 AMESE | 1:26 AMWSW | 45% | |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 12:13 PMESE | 2:06 AMWSW | 54% |
Rise and set drift later by roughly 30–70 minutes a night. A "—" means that event skips the calendar day (the moon can rise late tonight and set tomorrow).
About Sydney
These coordinates are what every time on this page is solved for — sunrise, moonrise and the rest are computed from this exact point, not from a regional average.
Related astronomical information
Calculated astronomical positions for these coordinates. Local weather and conditions are not modelled.
More moon
The phase itself is worldwide: today's moon phase · moon phase calendar · full moon calendar · lunar eclipses · supermoons · blue moons.
Moonrise in Sydney, Australia FAQ
What time does the moon rise in Sydney, Australia tonight? Moonrise is at 7:17 AM in the ESE tonight (October 13, 2026, Sydney, Australia local time). The time shifts by roughly 30–70 minutes from one night to the next, so check the 7-day table for the rest of the week.
Is the moon visible in Sydney, Australia right now? Not at the last update — it was below the horizon. The page recomputes this live when you open it. Whether you can actually see it also depends on cloud cover and how bright the sky is.
Which direction should I look for the moon in Sydney, Australia? Tonight it rises in the ESE and sets in the WSW. Like the sun, the moon rises on the eastern side of the sky and sets on the western side, drifting between northeast and southeast (and northwest to southwest) through the month.
When is the next full moon in Sydney, Australia? October 26, 2026 at 3:11 PM Sydney, Australia local time. The full moon happens at one instant worldwide — only the clock reading is local.