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Today, Friday, 30 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at AEDT in Sanctuary Point, New South Wales, giving 13 hours, 28 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 1 second 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 28m | +2m 01s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 30m | +2m 00s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 13h 32m | +2m 00s | ||
| Mon 2 Nov | 13h 34m | +1m 58s | ||
| Tue 3 Nov | 13h 36m | +1m 57s | ||
| Wed 4 Nov | 13h 38m | +1m 57s | ||
| Thu 5 Nov | 13h 39m | +1m 55s |
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 Sanctuary Point.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Sanctuary Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nowra | 25 km N | same minute | ||
| Bomaderry | 28 km N | same minute | ||
| Ulladulla | 32 km SSW | same minute | ||
| Kiama | 53 km NNE | same minute | ||
| Shell Cove | 61 km NNE | same minute | ||
| Albion Park Rail | 62 km NNE | same minute | ||
| Barrack Heights | 64 km NNE | same minute | ||
| Moss Vale | 65 km NNW | 1 minute 51 seconds later | ||
| Bowral | 72 km NNW | 1 minute 46 seconds later | ||
| Mittagong | 75 km NNW | 1 minute 43 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 Sanctuary Point, New South Wales today, Friday, 30 October 2026, is at 5:58 AM AEDT, and sunset is at 7:25 PM.
Sanctuary Point gets 13 hours, 28 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 1 second longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Sanctuary Point runs from 6:51 PM to 7:42 PM AEDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Sanctuary Point is 22 December 2026, with 14 hours, 32 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 9 hours, 47 minutes.
Sanctuary Point uses the Australia/Sydney time zone, currently AEDT (UTC+11).
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