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Today, Sunday, 25 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at AEST in Redlynch, Queensland, giving 12 hours, 37 minutes of daylight, 54 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 37m | +0m 54s | ||
| Mon 26 Oct | 12h 38m | +0m 54s | ||
| Tue 27 Oct | 12h 39m | +0m 53s | ||
| Wed 28 Oct | 12h 40m | +0m 53s | ||
| Thu 29 Oct | 12h 40m | +0m 53s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 12h 41m | +0m 52s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 12h 42m | +0m 52s |
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 |
Redlynch 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 Redlynch.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Redlynch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 7.5 km E | same minute | ||
| Mareeba | 30 km WSW | 1 minute 2 seconds later | ||
| Atherton | 45 km SSW | 33 seconds later | ||
| Townsville | 286 km SSE | 6 minutes 41 seconds earlier | ||
| Ayr | 346 km SSE | 9 minutes 24 seconds earlier | ||
| Charters Towers | 355 km S | 5 minutes 19 seconds earlier | ||
| Bowen | 436 km SE | 13 minutes 11 seconds earlier | ||
| Red Hill | 479 km SE | 14 minutes 30 seconds earlier | ||
| Cannonvale | 489 km SE | 15 minutes 15 seconds earlier | ||
| Mackay | 595 km SE | 18 minutes 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 Redlynch, Queensland today, Sunday, 25 October 2026, is at 5:43 AM AEST, and sunset is at 6:20 PM.
Redlynch gets 12 hours, 37 minutes of daylight today, 54 seconds longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Redlynch runs from 5:51 PM to 6:34 PM AEST today.
The longest day of 2026 in Redlynch is 21 December 2026, with 13 hours, 9 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 11 hours, 7 minutes.
Redlynch uses the Australia/Brisbane time zone, currently AEST (UTC+10).
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