Rockhampton
Sunrise and sunset in Rockhampton
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Rockhampton, in local time. At 23.4° S, the day lasts from 10 h 42 min at the winter solstice to 13 h 35 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 05:19, sunset at 18:05.
Day length 12 h 46 min, 1 min 18 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:42, with the Sun 78° above the horizon.
Times are Rockhampton time (GMT+10).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:01 | 19:23 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:29 | 18:56 |
| Civil twilight | 04:56 | 18:28 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:19 | 18:05 |
| Golden hour | 05:19–05:49 | 17:35–18:05 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Rockhampton
- Longest day: December 22, 13 h 35 min, from sunrise at 05:08 to sunset at 18:43.
- Shortest day: June 21, 10 h 42 min, from sunrise at 06:38 to sunset at 17:20.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 05:28 | 18:49 | 13 h 20 min |
| February 21 | 05:49 | 18:33 | 12 h 44 min |
| March 21 | 06:01 | 18:08 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 06:13 | 17:39 | 11 h 26 min |
| May 21 | 06:27 | 17:21 | 10 h 55 min |
| June 21 | 06:38 | 17:20 | 10 h 42 min |
| July 21 | 06:37 | 17:31 | 10 h 53 min |
| August 21 | 06:19 | 17:43 | 11 h 25 min |
| September 21 | 05:49 | 17:53 | 12 h 04 min |
| October 21 | 05:20 | 18:05 | 12 h 45 min |
| November 21 | 05:03 | 18:23 | 13 h 20 min |
| December 21 | 05:08 | 18:43 | 13 h 35 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 23.4° S, 150.5° 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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