Sydney
Sunrise and sunset in Sydney
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Sydney, in local time. At 33.9° S, the day lasts from 9 h 54 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 25 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 06:05, sunset at 19:14.
Day length 13 h 08 min, 2 min 1 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:39, with the Sun 67° above the horizon.
Times are Sydney time (GMT+11).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:37 | 20:42 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:09 | 20:10 |
| Civil twilight | 05:40 | 19:39 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 06:05 | 19:14 |
| Golden hour | 06:05–06:39 | 18:40–19:14 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Sydney
- Longest day: December 22, 14 h 25 min, from sunrise at 05:41 to sunset at 20:05.
- Shortest day: June 21, 9 h 54 min, from sunrise at 06:59 to sunset at 16:53.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 06:05 | 20:06 | 14 h 02 min |
| February 21 | 06:35 | 19:41 | 13 h 06 min |
| March 21 | 06:58 | 19:05 | 12 h 07 min |
| April 21 | 06:21 | 17:25 | 11 h 04 min |
| May 21 | 06:44 | 16:58 | 10 h 15 min |
| June 21 | 06:59 | 16:53 | 9 h 54 min |
| July 21 | 06:55 | 17:08 | 10 h 13 min |
| August 21 | 06:27 | 17:29 | 11 h 02 min |
| September 21 | 05:46 | 17:50 | 12 h 04 min |
| October 21 | 06:07 | 19:13 | 13 h 06 min |
| November 21 | 05:40 | 19:41 | 14 h 01 min |
| December 21 | 05:40 | 20:05 | 14 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 33.9° S, 151.2° 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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