Sunrise and sunset in Ballarat, Australia
Today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 19:54 in Ballarat (GMT+11): 13 h 30 min of daylight, 2 min 15 s longer than yesterday. At its highest, at 13:09, it is 65.4° above the horizon.
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 19:54
- Solar noon
- 13:09, 65.4° high
- Day length
- 13 h 30 min
- Golden hour
- 06:24–07:00 and 19:19–19:54
- Blue hour
- 05:46–06:07 and 20:11–20:33
See the sun’s path over Ballarat on the map → with its shadow, the analemma and the view from the street.
Twilight today
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:48–05:23 | 20:55–21:30 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:23–05:56 | 20:22–20:55 |
| Civil twilight | 05:56–06:24 | 19:54–20:22 |
Sunrise and sunset in Ballarat through the year
| 1st of | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Sun at noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:07 | 20:50 | 14 h 42 min | 75.5° |
| February | 06:39 | 20:39 | 13 h 59 min | 69.7° |
| March | 07:10 | 20:07 | 12 h 56 min | 60.2° |
| April | 07:38 | 19:20 | 11 h 41 min | 48.1° |
| May | 07:05 | 17:40 | 10 h 34 min | 37.5° |
| June | 07:31 | 17:16 | 9 h 44 min | 30.5° |
| July | 07:41 | 17:17 | 9 h 36 min | 29.3° |
| August | 07:26 | 17:38 | 10 h 12 min | 34.3° |
| September | 06:48 | 18:04 | 11 h 15 min | 44° |
| October | 06:02 | 18:29 | 12 h 26 min | 55.4° |
| November | 06:19 | 19:58 | 13 h 38 min | 66.7° |
| December | 05:58 | 20:31 | 14 h 32 min | 74.1° |
Times are local, daylight saving included, for the 1st of each month this year.
Next solar eclipses seen from Ballarat
- Saturday, 22 July 2028: 80% of the sun covered at 13:51 (total eclipse)
- Monday, 25 November 2030: 76% of the sun covered at 19:16 (total eclipse)
- Saturday, 10 March 2035: 74% of the sun covered at 08:23 (annular eclipse)
Places near Ballarat
- Geelong 79 km
- Bendigo 98 km
- Melbourne 102 km
- Canberra 536 km
- Adelaide 555 km
- Hobart 660 km
- Wollongong 723 km
- Sydney 781 km
What the times mean
Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the sun’s disc touches the horizon, with the usual allowance for refraction. Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour is the low, warm light while the sun is under 6° high; blue hour, the deep blue while it is 4° to 8° below. All are for -37.5662°, 143.8496° at sea level, in the Australia/Melbourne time zone.