Daylight in Australia: Sydney vs Melbourne vs Perth vs Darwin vs Hobart
Hobart swings more than six hours between winter and summer. Darwin barely moves at all. Here is how Australia's big cities really compare.
Today, Thursday, 29 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at AEDT in Dubbo, New South Wales, giving 13 hours, 17 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 50 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 29 Oct | 13h 17m | +1m 50s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 13h 19m | +1m 48s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 21m | +1m 48s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 13h 23m | +1m 46s | ||
| Mon 2 Nov | 13h 24m | +1m 46s | ||
| Tue 3 Nov | 13h 26m | +1m 45s | ||
| Wed 4 Nov | 13h 28m | +1m 44s |
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 |
89% illuminated · 18.0 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Wednesday, 25 November 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Dubbo.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Dubbo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mudgee | 100 km ESE | 4 minutes 25 seconds earlier | ||
| Parkes | 107 km SSW | same minute | ||
| Orange | 125 km SSE | 3 minutes 26 seconds earlier | ||
| Forbes | 139 km SSW | 47 seconds later | ||
| Bathurst | 159 km SE | 5 minutes 33 seconds earlier | ||
| Kelso | 160 km SE | 5 minutes 38 seconds earlier | ||
| Cowra | 177 km S | 2 minutes 37 seconds earlier | ||
| Lithgow | 200 km SE | 7 minutes 55 seconds earlier | ||
| Gunnedah | 210 km NE | 4 minutes 53 seconds earlier | ||
| Scone | 214 km E | 8 minutes 47 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 Dubbo, New South Wales today, Thursday, 29 October 2026, is at 6:11 AM AEDT, and sunset is at 7:28 PM.
Dubbo gets 13 hours, 17 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 50 seconds longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Dubbo runs from 6:55 PM to 7:44 PM AEDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Dubbo is 22 December 2026, with 14 hours, 16 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 10 hours, 2 minutes.
Dubbo uses the Australia/Sydney time zone, currently AEDT (UTC+11).
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