Daylight in Australia: Sydney vs Melbourne vs Perth vs Darwin vs Hobart
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Today, Thursday, 29 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at ACDT in Athelstone, South Australia, giving 13 hours, 25 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 1 second longer than yesterday.
Local time, Australia/Adelaide (UTC+10:30)
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today 29 Oct | 13h 25m | +2m 01s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 13h 27m | +2m 00s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 29m | +1m 59s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 13h 31m | +1m 58s | ||
| Mon 2 Nov | 13h 33m | +1m 58s | ||
| Tue 3 Nov | 13h 35m | +1m 56s | ||
| Wed 4 Nov | 13h 37m | +1m 55s |
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 | |
| Clocks go back | 5 April 2026 | ACST |
| Clocks go forward | 4 October 2026 | ACDT |
89% illuminated · 18.0 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Wednesday, 25 November 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Athelstone.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Athelstone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbelltown | 3.4 km WSW | same minute | ||
| Adelaide Hills | 4.6 km S | same minute | ||
| Klemzig | 6.0 km W | same minute | ||
| Prospect | 9.8 km W | same minute | ||
| Adelaide | 11 km SW | same minute | ||
| Salisbury | 13 km NNW | same minute | ||
| Grange | 19 km W | 47 seconds later | ||
| Mount Barker | 27 km SE | 57 seconds earlier | ||
| Happy Valley | 28 km SSW | same minute | ||
| Gawler | 30 km N | same minute |
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 Athelstone, South Australia today, Thursday, 29 October 2026, is at 6:17 AM ACDT, and sunset is at 7:42 PM.
Athelstone gets 13 hours, 25 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 1 second longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Athelstone runs from 7:07 PM to 7:58 PM ACDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Athelstone is 22 December 2026, with 14 hours, 30 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 9 hours, 49 minutes.
Athelstone uses the Australia/Adelaide time zone, currently ACDT (UTC+10:30).
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