Daylight in Australia: Sydney vs Melbourne vs Perth vs Darwin vs Hobart
Hobart swings more than six hours between winter and summer. Darwin barely moves at all. Here is how Australia's big cities really compare.
Today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at AEST in Woodridge, Queensland, giving 13 hours, 4 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 31 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 31s | ||
| Thu 29 Oct | 13h 05m | +1m 31s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 13h 07m | +1m 29s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 08m | +1m 29s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 13h 10m | +1m 29s | ||
| Mon 2 Nov | 13h 11m | +1m 27s | ||
| Tue 3 Nov | 13h 12m | +1m 27s |
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 |
Woodridge 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 Woodridge.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Woodridge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan City | 1.1 km SE | same minute | ||
| Capalaba | 14 km NE | same minute | ||
| Brisbane | 20 km NNW | same minute | ||
| Kelvin Grove | 22 km NNW | 34 seconds later | ||
| Coomera | 33 km SE | 1 minute 13 seconds earlier | ||
| Tamborine Mountain | 39 km SSE | 49 seconds earlier | ||
| Beaudesert | 41 km SSW | same minute | ||
| Mango Hill | 44 km N | 47 seconds later | ||
| Narangba | 50 km NNW | 1 minute 5 seconds later | ||
| Gold Coast | 52 km SE | 1 minute 46 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 Woodridge, Queensland today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, is at 5:00 AM AEST, and sunset is at 6:03 PM.
Woodridge gets 13 hours, 4 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 31 seconds longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Woodridge runs from 5:32 PM to 6:18 PM AEST today.
The longest day of 2026 in Woodridge is 22 December 2026, with 13 hours, 54 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 10 hours, 24 minutes.
Woodridge uses the Australia/Brisbane time zone, currently AEST (UTC+10).
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