Daylight in Australia: Sydney vs Melbourne vs Perth vs Darwin vs Hobart
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Today, Friday, 30 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at AEDT in Tuggeranong, Australian Capital Territory, giving 13 hours, 29 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 3 seconds longer than yesterday.
Local time, Australia/Sydney (UTC+11)
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today 30 Oct | 13h 29m | +2m 03s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 31m | +2m 01s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 13h 33m | +2m 01s | ||
| Mon 2 Nov | 13h 35m | +2m 00s | ||
| Tue 3 Nov | 13h 37m | +1m 59s | ||
| Wed 4 Nov | 13h 39m | +1m 57s | ||
| Thu 5 Nov | 13h 41m | +1m 57s |
Sunrise and sunset each day; steps in the lines are clock changes.
| March equinox | 21 March 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| June solstice shortest day | 21 June 2026 | |
| September equinox | 23 September 2026 | |
| December solstice longest day | 22 December 2026 | |
| Clocks go back | 5 April 2026 | AEST |
| Clocks go forward | 4 October 2026 | AEDT |
80% illuminated · 19.1 days old
Moonrise — · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Wednesday, 25 November 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Tuggeranong.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Tuggeranong |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 16 km NNE | same minute | ||
| Queanbeyan NSW | 16 km ENE | 33 seconds earlier | ||
| Yass NSW | 66 km NNW | 1 minute 31 seconds later | ||
| Tumut NSW | 78 km W | 3 minutes 34 seconds later | ||
| Cooma NSW | 91 km S | 1 minute 30 seconds earlier | ||
| Goulburn NSW | 95 km NE | 1 minute 35 seconds earlier | ||
| Batemans Bay NSW | 105 km ESE | 4 minutes 52 seconds earlier | ||
| Jindabyne NSW | 118 km SSW | same minute | ||
| Ulladulla NSW | 127 km E | 5 minutes 31 seconds earlier | ||
| Cootamundra NSW | 128 km NW | 5 minutes 21 seconds later |
Sunrise and sunset are the moments the top edge of the sun meets a flat, sea-level horizon, with standard atmospheric refraction (the sun's centre 0.833° below the horizon). Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight begin when the sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below. Golden hour is the sun between 6° above and 4° below.
Sunrise in Tuggeranong, Australian Capital Territory today, Friday, 30 October 2026, is at 6:03 AM AEDT, and sunset is at 7:32 PM.
Tuggeranong gets 13 hours, 29 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 3 seconds longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Tuggeranong runs from 6:57 PM to 7:48 PM AEDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Tuggeranong is 22 December 2026, with 14 hours, 33 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 9 hours, 46 minutes.
Tuggeranong uses the Australia/Sydney time zone, currently AEDT (UTC+11).
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