Sunrise and sunset in Cairns, Australia
Today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 18:21 in Cairns (GMT+10): 12 h 39 min of daylight, 53 s longer than yesterday. At its highest, at 12:01, it is 86° above the horizon.
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Solar noon
- 12:01, 86° high
- Day length
- 12 h 39 min
- Golden hour
- 05:42–06:11 and 17:52–18:21
- Blue hour
- 05:11–05:28 and 18:35–18:52
See the sun’s path over Cairns on the map → with its shadow, the analemma and the view from the street.
Twilight today
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:27–04:53 | 19:10–19:36 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:53–05:20 | 18:43–19:10 |
| Civil twilight | 05:20–05:42 | 18:21–18:43 |
Sunrise and sunset in Cairns through the year
| 1st of | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Sun at noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 05:47 | 18:54 | 13 h 07 min | 83.9° |
| February | 06:06 | 18:57 | 12 h 50 min | 89.6° |
| March | 06:17 | 18:43 | 12 h 26 min | 80.9° |
| April | 06:23 | 18:20 | 11 h 56 min | 68.7° |
| May | 06:30 | 18:00 | 11 h 30 min | 58.2° |
| June | 06:40 | 17:51 | 11 h 11 min | 51.1° |
| July | 06:47 | 17:55 | 11 h 07 min | 49.9° |
| August | 06:43 | 18:05 | 11 h 21 min | 54.9° |
| September | 06:25 | 18:11 | 11 h 46 min | 64.6° |
| October | 06:00 | 18:15 | 12 h 14 min | 76° |
| November | 05:40 | 18:23 | 12 h 42 min | 87.3° |
| December | 05:35 | 18:38 | 13 h 03 min | 85.2° |
Times are local, daylight saving included, for the 1st of each month this year.
Next solar eclipses seen from Cairns
- Saturday, 22 July 2028: 66% of the sun covered at 13:41 (total eclipse)
- Monday, 25 November 2030: 62% of the sun covered at 18:30 (total eclipse)
- Saturday, 10 March 2035: 8% of the sun covered at 07:17 (annular eclipse)
Places near Cairns
- Townsville 283 km
- Port Moresby 841 km
- Merauke 1102 km
- Sunshine Coast 1319 km
- Toowoomba 1343 km
- Brisbane 1390 km
- Logan City 1410 km
- Gold Coast 1461 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 -16.9237°, 145.7661° at sea level, in the Australia/Brisbane time zone.