Mackay
Sunrise and sunset in Mackay
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Mackay, in local time. At 21.2° S, the day lasts from 10 h 51 min at the winter solstice to 13 h 25 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 05:27, sunset at 18:08.
Day length 12 h 42 min, 1 min 9 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:47, with the Sun 80° above the horizon.
Times are Mackay time (GMT+10).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:10 | 19:25 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:37 | 18:58 |
| Civil twilight | 05:04 | 18:31 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:27 | 18:08 |
| Golden hour | 05:27–05:56 | 17:39–18:08 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Mackay
- Longest day: December 22, 13 h 25 min, from sunrise at 05:18 to sunset at 18:44.
- Shortest day: June 21, 10 h 51 min, from sunrise at 06:39 to sunset at 17:30.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 05:38 | 18:50 | 13 h 12 min |
| February 21 | 05:56 | 18:37 | 12 h 40 min |
| March 21 | 06:07 | 18:13 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 06:16 | 17:47 | 11 h 30 min |
| May 21 | 06:28 | 17:31 | 11 h 02 min |
| June 21 | 06:39 | 17:30 | 10 h 51 min |
| July 21 | 06:39 | 17:40 | 11 h 01 min |
| August 21 | 06:22 | 17:51 | 11 h 29 min |
| September 21 | 05:54 | 17:59 | 12 h 05 min |
| October 21 | 05:27 | 18:08 | 12 h 41 min |
| November 21 | 05:13 | 18:25 | 13 h 12 min |
| December 21 | 05:18 | 18:43 | 13 h 25 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 21.2° S, 149.2° 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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