Sunrise and sunset in Wollongong, Australia
Today, Thursday, 29 October 2026, the sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 19:22 in Wollongong (GMT+11): 13 h 23 min of daylight, 1 min 58 s longer than yesterday. At its highest, at 12:40, it is 69° above the horizon.
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 19:22
- Solar noon
- 12:40, 69° high
- Day length
- 13 h 23 min
- Golden hour
- 05:58–06:32 and 18:47–19:22
- Blue hour
- 05:21–05:42 and 19:38–19:59
See the sun’s path over Wollongong on the map → with its shadow, the analemma and the view from the street.
Twilight today
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:27–05:00 | 20:20–20:53 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:00–05:32 | 19:48–20:20 |
| Civil twilight | 05:32–05:58 | 19:22–19:48 |
Sunrise and sunset in Wollongong through the year
| 1st of | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Sun at noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 05:47 | 20:12 | 14 h 24 min | 78.6° |
| February | 06:16 | 20:02 | 13 h 46 min | 72.7° |
| March | 06:43 | 19:33 | 12 h 50 min | 63.2° |
| April | 07:08 | 18:51 | 11 h 43 min | 51.1° |
| May | 06:31 | 17:15 | 10 h 43 min | 40.5° |
| June | 06:53 | 16:54 | 10 h 00 min | 33.5° |
| July | 07:03 | 16:56 | 9 h 53 min | 32.5° |
| August | 06:50 | 17:15 | 10 h 25 min | 37.5° |
| September | 06:15 | 17:37 | 11 h 22 min | 47.3° |
| October | 05:33 | 17:59 | 12 h 25 min | 58.7° |
| November | 05:55 | 19:25 | 13 h 29 min | 70° |
| December | 05:37 | 19:53 | 14 h 16 min | 77.4° |
Times are local, daylight saving included, for the 1st of each month this year.
Next solar eclipses seen from Wollongong
- Saturday, 22 July 2028: total here, at 14:01 (total eclipse)
- Monday, 25 November 2030: 77% of the sun covered at 19:18 (total eclipse)
- Saturday, 10 March 2035: 63% of the sun covered at 08:25 (annular eclipse)
Places near Wollongong
- Sydney 68 km
- Central Coast 119 km
- Newcastle 185 km
- Canberra 187 km
- Melbourne 652 km
- Bendigo 652 km
- Geelong 717 km
- Ballarat 723 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 -34.4240°, 150.8935° at sea level, in the Australia/Sydney time zone.