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 Maitland, New South Wales, giving 13 hours, 21 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 51 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 21m | +1m 51s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 22m | +1m 50s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 13h 24m | +1m 48s | ||
| Mon 2 Nov | 13h 26m | +1m 48s | ||
| Tue 3 Nov | 13h 28m | +1m 47s | ||
| Wed 4 Nov | 13h 30m | +1m 47s | ||
| Thu 5 Nov | 13h 31m | +1m 45s |
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 Maitland.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Maitland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cessnock | 22 km WSW | 40 seconds later | ||
| New Lambton | 26 km SSE | 53 seconds earlier | ||
| Newcastle | 30 km SE | 1 minute 10 seconds earlier | ||
| Singleton | 41 km WNW | 1 minute 48 seconds later | ||
| Central Coast | 79 km SSW | same minute | ||
| Muswellbrook | 82 km NW | 3 minutes 21 seconds later | ||
| Scone | 100 km NW | 3 minutes 44 seconds later | ||
| Newport | 105 km SSW | same minute | ||
| Mona Vale | 108 km SSW | same minute | ||
| Tuncurry | 108 km NE | 2 minutes 58 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 Maitland, New South Wales today, Friday, 30 October 2026, is at 5:57 AM AEDT, and sunset is at 7:18 PM.
Maitland gets 13 hours, 21 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 51 seconds longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Maitland runs from 6:44 PM to 7:34 PM AEDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Maitland is 22 December 2026, with 14 hours, 19 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 10 hours.
Maitland uses the Australia/Sydney time zone, currently AEDT (UTC+11).
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