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Today, Friday, 30 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at AEDT in Armidale, New South Wales, giving 13 hours, 14 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 41 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 14m | +1m 41s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 16m | +1m 40s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 13h 18m | +1m 40s | ||
| Mon 2 Nov | 13h 19m | +1m 38s | ||
| Tue 3 Nov | 13h 21m | +1m 38s | ||
| Wed 4 Nov | 13h 22m | +1m 37s | ||
| Thu 5 Nov | 13h 24m | +1m 36s |
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 Armidale.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Armidale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Innes | 86 km N | 45 seconds later | ||
| Tamworth | 96 km SW | 2 minutes 8 seconds later | ||
| Inverell | 97 km NNW | 3 minutes 12 seconds later | ||
| Nambucca | 127 km E | 5 minutes 27 seconds earlier | ||
| Kempsey | 129 km ESE | 5 minutes 27 seconds earlier | ||
| Nambucca Heads | 130 km E | 5 minutes 34 seconds earlier | ||
| Toormina | 137 km E | 5 minutes 29 seconds earlier | ||
| Coffs Harbour | 141 km E | 5 minutes 31 seconds earlier | ||
| Gunnedah | 145 km WSW | 4 minutes 58 seconds later | ||
| Wauchope | 147 km SE | 5 minutes 34 seconds earlier |
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 Armidale, New South Wales today, Friday, 30 October 2026, is at 6:00 AM AEDT, and sunset is at 7:14 PM.
Armidale gets 13 hours, 14 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 41 seconds longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Armidale runs from 6:42 PM to 7:30 PM AEDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Armidale is 22 December 2026, with 14 hours, 7 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 10 hours, 10 minutes.
Armidale uses the Australia/Sydney time zone, currently AEDT (UTC+11).
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