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Today, Friday, 30 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at AEDT in Gunnedah, New South Wales, giving 13 hours, 16 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 43 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 16m | +1m 43s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 17m | +1m 42s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 13h 19m | +1m 42s | ||
| Mon 2 Nov | 13h 21m | +1m 40s | ||
| Tue 3 Nov | 13h 22m | +1m 40s | ||
| Wed 4 Nov | 13h 24m | +1m 39s | ||
| Thu 5 Nov | 13h 26m | +1m 38s |
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 Gunnedah.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Gunnedah |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamworth | 65 km E | 2 minutes 50 seconds earlier | ||
| Narrabri | 86 km NNW | 2 minutes 48 seconds later | ||
| Scone | 132 km SSE | 3 minutes 56 seconds earlier | ||
| Armidale | 145 km ENE | 4 minutes 58 seconds earlier | ||
| Muswellbrook | 154 km SSE | 4 minutes 19 seconds earlier | ||
| Inverell | 157 km NNE | 1 minute 46 seconds earlier | ||
| Moree | 173 km NNW | 3 minutes 44 seconds later | ||
| Mudgee | 190 km SSW | same minute | ||
| Singleton | 196 km SSE | 5 minutes 52 seconds earlier | ||
| Glen Innes | 198 km NE | 4 minutes 13 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 Gunnedah, New South Wales today, Friday, 30 October 2026, is at 6:05 AM AEDT, and sunset is at 7:21 PM.
Gunnedah gets 13 hours, 16 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 43 seconds longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Gunnedah runs from 6:48 PM to 7:36 PM AEDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Gunnedah is 22 December 2026, with 14 hours, 10 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 10 hours, 8 minutes.
Gunnedah uses the Australia/Sydney time zone, currently AEDT (UTC+11).
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