Canberra
Sunrise and sunset in Canberra
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Canberra, in local time. At 35.3° S, the day lasts from 9 h 46 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 33 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 06:12, sunset at 19:24.
Day length 13 h 12 min, 2 min 7 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:47, with the Sun 66° above the horizon.
Times are Canberra time (GMT+11).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:42 | 20:54 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:14 | 20:21 |
| Civil twilight | 05:46 | 19:50 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 06:12 | 19:24 |
| Golden hour | 06:12–06:46 | 18:49–19:24 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Canberra
- Longest day: December 22, 14 h 33 min, from sunrise at 05:45 to sunset at 20:18.
- Shortest day: June 21, 9 h 46 min, from sunrise at 07:11 to sunset at 16:58.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 06:10 | 20:18 | 14 h 08 min |
| February 21 | 06:42 | 19:51 | 13 h 09 min |
| March 21 | 07:06 | 19:13 | 12 h 07 min |
| April 21 | 06:31 | 17:32 | 11 h 00 min |
| May 21 | 06:55 | 17:04 | 10 h 09 min |
| June 21 | 07:11 | 16:58 | 9 h 46 min |
| July 21 | 07:06 | 17:13 | 10 h 06 min |
| August 21 | 06:37 | 17:36 | 10 h 58 min |
| September 21 | 05:55 | 17:58 | 12 h 04 min |
| October 21 | 06:13 | 19:23 | 13 h 09 min |
| November 21 | 05:45 | 19:53 | 14 h 08 min |
| December 21 | 05:45 | 20:17 | 14 h 33 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 35.3° S, 149.1° E, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
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