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 East Lismore, New South Wales, giving 13 hours, 10 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 35 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 10m | +1m 35s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 11m | +1m 33s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 13h 13m | +1m 33s | ||
| Mon 2 Nov | 13h 14m | +1m 33s | ||
| Tue 3 Nov | 13h 16m | +1m 31s | ||
| Wed 4 Nov | 13h 17m | +1m 30s | ||
| Thu 5 Nov | 13h 19m | +1m 30s |
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 East Lismore.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs East Lismore |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goonellabah | 2.9 km ENE | same minute | ||
| Alstonville | 15 km E | 38 seconds earlier | ||
| Casino | 24 km W | 55 seconds later | ||
| Ballina | 27 km E | 1 minute 9 seconds earlier | ||
| East Ballina | 29 km E | 1 minute 14 seconds earlier | ||
| Lennox Head | 30 km E | 1 minute 10 seconds earlier | ||
| Byron Bay | 37 km ENE | 1 minute 4 seconds earlier | ||
| Ocean Shores | 43 km NE | 35 seconds earlier | ||
| Pottsville | 55 km NNE | 30 seconds earlier | ||
| Figtree | 56 km NW | 2 minutes 4 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 East Lismore, New South Wales today, Friday, 30 October 2026, is at 5:56 AM AEDT, and sunset is at 7:06 PM.
East Lismore gets 13 hours, 10 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 35 seconds longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in East Lismore runs from 6:33 PM to 7:21 PM AEDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in East Lismore is 22 December 2026, with 13 hours, 59 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 10 hours, 18 minutes.
East Lismore uses the Australia/Sydney time zone, currently AEDT (UTC+11).
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