Planning a Sunrise Photo Shoot: The Complete Checklist
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Today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at AEST in Noosa Heads, Queensland, giving 13 hours, 1 minute of daylight, 1 minute 26 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 28 Oct | 13h 01m | +1m 26s | ||
| Thu 29 Oct | 13h 02m | +1m 26s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 13h 03m | +1m 25s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 05m | +1m 25s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 13h 06m | +1m 23s | ||
| Mon 2 Nov | 13h 08m | +1m 23s | ||
| Tue 3 Nov | 13h 09m | +1m 23s |
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 |
Noosa Heads does not change its clocks in 2026.
95% illuminated · 16.9 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Wednesday, 25 November 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Noosa Heads.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Noosa Heads |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Coast | 29 km S | same minute | ||
| Caloundra | 46 km S | 37 seconds earlier | ||
| Gympie | 48 km WNW | 1 minute 57 seconds later | ||
| Narangba | 91 km S | same minute | ||
| Mango Hill | 95 km S | 45 seconds earlier | ||
| Maryborough | 102 km NNW | 2 minutes 33 seconds later | ||
| Kelvin Grove | 117 km S | 58 seconds earlier | ||
| Brisbane | 120 km S | 1 minute 3 seconds earlier | ||
| Urraween | 125 km NNW | 2 minutes 22 seconds later | ||
| Kingaroy | 126 km W | 4 minutes 50 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 Noosa Heads, Queensland today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, is at 5:01 AM AEST, and sunset is at 6:02 PM.
Noosa Heads gets 13 hours, 1 minute of daylight today, 1 minute 26 seconds longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Noosa Heads runs from 5:31 PM to 6:17 PM AEST today.
The longest day of 2026 in Noosa Heads is 22 December 2026, with 13 hours, 48 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 10 hours, 29 minutes.
Noosa Heads uses the Australia/Brisbane time zone, currently AEST (UTC+10).
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