Daylight in Australia: Sydney vs Melbourne vs Perth vs Darwin vs Hobart
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Today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at AEST in Tamborine Mountain, Queensland, giving 13 hours, 4 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 28 Oct | 13h 04m | +1m 32s | ||
| Thu 29 Oct | 13h 06m | +1m 32s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 13h 07m | +1m 31s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 09m | +1m 30s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 13h 10m | +1m 30s | ||
| Mon 2 Nov | 13h 12m | +1m 29s | ||
| Tue 3 Nov | 13h 13m | +1m 28s |
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 |
Tamborine Mountain 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 Tamborine Mountain.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Tamborine Mountain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coomera | 20 km NE | same minute | ||
| Beaudesert | 20 km W | 47 seconds later | ||
| Gold Coast | 23 km E | 58 seconds earlier | ||
| Logan City | 38 km NNW | 46 seconds later | ||
| Woodridge | 39 km NNW | 49 seconds later | ||
| Tweed Heads NSW | 41 km SE | other time zone | ||
| Capalaba | 47 km N | 30 seconds later | ||
| Brisbane | 58 km NNW | 1 minute 18 seconds later | ||
| Pottsville NSW | 58 km SE | other time zone | ||
| Kelvin Grove | 61 km NNW | 1 minute 23 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 Tamborine Mountain, Queensland today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, is at 4:59 AM AEST, and sunset is at 6:03 PM.
Tamborine Mountain gets 13 hours, 4 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 32 seconds longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Tamborine Mountain runs from 5:32 PM to 6:18 PM AEST today.
The longest day of 2026 in Tamborine Mountain is 22 December 2026, with 13 hours, 55 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 10 hours, 22 minutes.
Tamborine Mountain uses the Australia/Brisbane time zone, currently AEST (UTC+10).
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