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Today, Sunday, 25 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at AEST in Logan City, Queensland, giving 12 hours, 59 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 32 seconds longer than yesterday.
Local time, Australia/Brisbane (UTC+10)
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today 25 Oct | 12h 59m | +1m 32s | ||
| Mon 26 Oct | 13h 01m | +1m 32s | ||
| Tue 27 Oct | 13h 02m | +1m 32s | ||
| Wed 28 Oct | 13h 04m | +1m 31s | ||
| Thu 29 Oct | 13h 05m | +1m 30s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 13h 07m | +1m 30s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 08m | +1m 29s |
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 |
Logan City does not change its clocks in 2026.
98% illuminated · 13.6 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Monday, 26 October 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Logan City.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Logan City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodridge | 1.1 km NW | same minute | ||
| Capalaba | 14 km NE | same minute | ||
| Brisbane | 21 km NNW | 31 seconds later | ||
| Kelvin Grove | 23 km NNW | 36 seconds later | ||
| Coomera | 32 km SE | 1 minute 9 seconds earlier | ||
| Tamborine Mountain | 38 km SSE | 44 seconds earlier | ||
| Beaudesert | 40 km SSW | same minute | ||
| Mango Hill | 45 km N | 47 seconds later | ||
| Narangba | 51 km NNW | 1 minute 5 seconds later | ||
| Gold Coast | 51 km SE | 1 minute 42 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 Logan City, Queensland today, Sunday, 25 October 2026, is at 5:02 AM AEST, and sunset is at 6:01 PM.
Logan City gets 12 hours, 59 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 32 seconds longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Logan City runs from 5:30 PM to 6:16 PM AEST today.
The longest day of 2026 in Logan City is 22 December 2026, with 13 hours, 54 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 10 hours, 24 minutes.
Logan City uses the Australia/Brisbane time zone, currently AEST (UTC+10).
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