Sunrise and sunset in Sydney
In Sydney today, the sun rises at 5:33 AM and sets at 5:58 PM. Day length: 12 h 25 min. Golden hour today: 5:18 AM–6:06 AM in the morning and 5:25 PM–6:13 PM in the evening.
Thursday, October 1 2026 · Australia
Thursday, October 1 2026 · Times in Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
Sunrise 5:33 AM · Sunset 5:58 PM · Day length 12 h 25 min
Twilight
| Event | Time | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 4:09 AM | |
| Nautical dawn | 4:39 AM | |
| Civil dawn | 5:08 AM | |
| Sunrise | 5:33 AM | E 94° |
| Solar noon | 11:45 AM | 59.3° |
| Sunset | 5:58 PM | W 266° |
| Civil dusk | 6:23 PM | |
| Nautical dusk | 6:52 PM | |
| Astronomical dusk | 7:22 PM |
Golden and blue hour
| Event | Begins | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Morning blue hour | 5:08 AM | 5:18 AM |
| Morning golden hour | 5:18 AM | 6:06 AM |
| Evening golden hour | 5:25 PM | 6:13 PM |
| Evening blue hour | 6:13 PM | 6:23 PM |
Month table: October 2026
| Date | Civil dawn | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Civil dusk | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 5:08 AM | 5:33 AM | 11:45 AM | 5:58 PM | 6:23 PM | 12 h 25 min |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 5:06 AM | 5:31 AM | 11:45 AM | 5:58 PM | 6:23 PM | 12 h 27 min |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 5:05 AM | 5:30 AM | 11:44 AM | 5:59 PM | 6:24 PM | 12 h 29 min |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:04 AM | 6:29 AM | 12:44 PM | 7:00 PM | 7:25 PM | 12 h 31 min |
Daylight through the year
- Daylight
- Civil twilight
- Nautical twilight
- Astronomical twilight
- Night
Each column is one day. Yellow shows daylight, the blue shades show civil, nautical and astronomical twilight, dark blue is night. Steps in spring and autumn are daylight saving time changes.
Sun path
- Selected day
- June solstice
- December solstice
The sun’s path across the sky seen from above: the centre is straight overhead, the edge is the horizon. Solid: selected day. Dashed: June and December solstices.
Calculated with Astronomy Engine, an open-source library verified against the US Naval Observatory and NASA JPL. How we calculate
Sun facts in Sydney
Sydney lies at 33.8688° S, 151.2093° E, 3 m above sea level, in the Australia/Sydney time zone.
The longest day of 2026 is December 22, with 14 h 25 min of daylight.
The shortest day is June 21, with only 9 h 54 min.
The earliest sunset (4:53 PM) is on June 12 and the latest sunrise (7:09 AM) on April 4: neither falls on the shortest day, because of the equation of time.
At noon, the sun climbs to 80° above the horizon in June but only 33° in December.
In June, Sydney gets 9 h 29 min less daylight than Anchorage; in December the difference is 8 h 58 min the other way.
Clocks go forward on October 4 and back on April 5.
About the sun in Sydney
Sydney lies at about 33.9° S, so its longest day is around 21 December and its shortest around 21 June. The noon sun is in the north. The city faces the Pacific to the east, so beaches such as Bondi and Manly are sunrise spots, while the harbour offers sunsets behind the Harbour Bridge.