Sunrise and sunset in Sydney, Australia
Today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 19:19 in Sydney (GMT+11): 13 h 19 min of daylight, 1 min 57 s longer than yesterday. At its highest, at 12:40, it is 69° above the horizon.
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 19:19
- Solar noon
- 12:40, 69° high
- Day length
- 13 h 19 min
- Golden hour
- 06:00–06:34 and 18:45–19:19
- Blue hour
- 05:24–05:44 and 19:35–19:56
See the sun’s path over Sydney on the map → with its shadow, the analemma and the view from the street.
Twilight today
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:30–05:03 | 20:17–20:49 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:03–05:34 | 19:45–20:17 |
| Civil twilight | 05:34–06:00 | 19:19–19:45 |
Sunrise and sunset in Sydney through the year
| 1st of | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Sun at noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 05:48 | 20:10 | 14 h 21 min | 79.2° |
| February | 06:17 | 20:02 | 13 h 44 min | 73.4° |
| March | 06:43 | 19:34 | 12 h 50 min | 63.9° |
| April | 07:07 | 18:52 | 11 h 44 min | 51.8° |
| May | 06:30 | 17:16 | 10 h 46 min | 41.2° |
| June | 06:52 | 16:56 | 10 h 03 min | 34.2° |
| July | 07:02 | 16:57 | 9 h 55 min | 33° |
| August | 06:49 | 17:16 | 10 h 26 min | 38° |
| September | 06:15 | 17:38 | 11 h 22 min | 47.6° |
| October | 05:34 | 17:58 | 12 h 23 min | 59.1° |
| November | 05:56 | 19:23 | 13 h 26 min | 70.4° |
| December | 05:38 | 19:51 | 14 h 12 min | 77.8° |
Times are local, daylight saving included, for the 1st of each month this year.
Next solar eclipses seen from Sydney
- Saturday, 22 July 2028: total here, at 14:01 (total eclipse)
- Monday, 25 November 2030: 79% of the sun covered at 19:19 (total eclipse)
- Saturday, 10 March 2035: 61% of the sun covered at 08:25 (annular eclipse)
Places near Sydney
- Central Coast 51 km
- Wollongong 68 km
- Newcastle 117 km
- Canberra 247 km
- Gold Coast 686 km
- Toowoomba 705 km
- Bendigo 706 km
- Melbourne 713 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 -33.8678°, 151.2073° at sea level, in the Australia/Sydney time zone.