Melbourne
Sunrise and sunset in Melbourne
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Melbourne, in local time. At 37.8° S, the day lasts from 9 h 33 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 47 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 06:25, sunset at 19:44.
Day length 13 h 18 min, 2 min 20 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 13:04, with the Sun 63° above the horizon.
Times are Melbourne time (GMT+11).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:51 | 21:18 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:26 | 20:44 |
| Civil twilight | 05:58 | 20:11 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 06:25 | 19:44 |
| Golden hour | 06:25–07:01 | 19:08–19:44 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Melbourne
- Longest day: December 22, 14 h 47 min, from sunrise at 05:54 to sunset at 20:42.
- Shortest day: June 21, 9 h 33 min, from sunrise at 07:35 to sunset at 17:08.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 06:20 | 20:41 | 14 h 20 min |
| February 21 | 06:55 | 20:11 | 13 h 15 min |
| March 21 | 07:23 | 19:30 | 12 h 07 min |
| April 21 | 06:51 | 17:45 | 10 h 54 min |
| May 21 | 07:18 | 17:15 | 9 h 57 min |
| June 21 | 07:35 | 17:08 | 9 h 33 min |
| July 21 | 07:29 | 17:24 | 9 h 55 min |
| August 21 | 06:57 | 17:49 | 10 h 52 min |
| September 21 | 06:11 | 18:15 | 12 h 04 min |
| October 21 | 06:27 | 19:43 | 13 h 16 min |
| November 21 | 05:56 | 20:16 | 14 h 20 min |
| December 21 | 05:54 | 20:41 | 14 h 47 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 37.8° S, 145° 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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