What time is sunset in Highton today?

Sunset in Highton is at 7:33 PM local time (Australia/Melbourne) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Highton?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 9% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 9:04 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:15 AM.

Moonrise in Highton is at 5:21 AM and moonset is at 5:04 PM local time.

Highton is too far from the poles for regular aurora; it would take a very strong geomagnetic storm.

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Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-08 · times in Australia/Melbourne · 38.17°S, 144.31°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:48 AM
Sunset	7:33 PM
Day length	12 h 45 min
End of civil twilight	8:00 PM
End of nautical twilight	8:31 PM
End of astronomical twilight	9:04 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	11 h 13 min
Fully dark sky tonight	8 h 11 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:15 AM

Moonrise	5:21 AM
Moonset	5:04 PM
Illumination	9.4%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.44°N, 133.19°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:27 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:42 AM	9:40 PM	2:40 PM	Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:14 AM	9:40 PM	2:27 PM	Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 18° toward the W.
Mars (mag 1.1)	3:53 AM	1:46 PM	8:49 AM	Visible about 2 h after dark, highest 22° toward the NE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	4:36 AM	3:03 PM	9:49 AM	Visible about 1.3 h after dark, highest 17° toward the NE.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	7:02 PM	6:58 AM	1:02 AM	Visible about 10.5 h after dark, highest 50° toward the N.

Aurora near poles only. Highton is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.