Townsville
Sunrise and sunset in Townsville
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Townsville, in local time. At 19.3° S, the day lasts from 10 h 58 min at the winter solstice to 13 h 18 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 05:38, sunset at 18:16.
Day length 12 h 38 min, 1 min 3 s longer than yesterday.
Solar noon at 11:57, with the Sun 82° above the horizon.
Times are Townsville time (GMT+10).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 04:22 | 19:32 |
| Nautical twilight | 04:49 | 19:05 |
| Civil twilight | 05:15 | 18:39 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 05:38 | 18:16 |
| Golden hour | 05:38–06:07 | 17:47–18:16 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Townsville
- Longest day: December 22, 13 h 18 min, from sunrise at 05:32 to sunset at 18:50.
- Shortest day: June 21, 10 h 58 min, from sunrise at 06:45 to sunset at 17:43.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 05:50 | 18:56 | 13 h 06 min |
| February 21 | 06:07 | 18:44 | 12 h 37 min |
| March 21 | 06:16 | 18:23 | 12 h 06 min |
| April 21 | 06:24 | 17:58 | 11 h 34 min |
| May 21 | 06:34 | 17:43 | 11 h 09 min |
| June 21 | 06:45 | 17:43 | 10 h 58 min |
| July 21 | 06:45 | 17:53 | 11 h 08 min |
| August 21 | 06:29 | 18:02 | 11 h 33 min |
| September 21 | 06:03 | 18:08 | 12 h 05 min |
| October 21 | 05:38 | 18:16 | 12 h 37 min |
| November 21 | 05:25 | 18:31 | 13 h 06 min |
| December 21 | 05:31 | 18:49 | 13 h 18 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 19.3° S, 146.8° 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