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, Friday, 30 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at AEDT in Lithgow, New South Wales, giving 13 hours, 23 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 54 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 23m | +1m 54s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 25m | +1m 53s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 13h 27m | +1m 52s | ||
| Mon 2 Nov | 13h 28m | +1m 51s | ||
| Tue 3 Nov | 13h 30m | +1m 51s | ||
| Wed 4 Nov | 13h 32m | +1m 49s | ||
| Thu 5 Nov | 13h 34m | +1m 48s |
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 Lithgow.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Lithgow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katoomba | 30 km SSE | 59 seconds earlier | ||
| Blaxland | 51 km SE | 2 minutes 12 seconds earlier | ||
| Kelso | 51 km W | 2 minutes 18 seconds later | ||
| Bathurst | 53 km W | 2 minutes 22 seconds later | ||
| Richmond | 57 km ESE | 2 minutes 35 seconds earlier | ||
| Jordan Springs | 60 km ESE | 2 minutes 40 seconds earlier | ||
| Toongabbie West | 80 km ESE | 3 minutes 35 seconds earlier | ||
| Liverpool | 87 km SE | 3 minutes 45 seconds earlier | ||
| Parramatta | 87 km ESE | 3 minutes 54 seconds earlier | ||
| Campbelltown | 89 km SE | 3 minutes 32 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 Lithgow, New South Wales today, Friday, 30 October 2026, is at 6:02 AM AEDT, and sunset is at 7:25 PM.
Lithgow gets 13 hours, 23 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 54 seconds longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Lithgow runs from 6:51 PM to 7:41 PM AEDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Lithgow is 22 December 2026, with 14 hours, 23 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 9 hours, 56 minutes.
Lithgow uses the Australia/Sydney time zone, currently AEDT (UTC+11).
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