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Today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at ACDT in Murray Bridge, South Australia, giving 13 hours, 24 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 3 seconds 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 28 Oct | 13h 24m | +2m 03s | ||
| Thu 29 Oct | 13h 26m | +2m 02s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 13h 28m | +2m 01s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 30m | +2m 00s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 13h 32m | +2m 00s | ||
| Mon 2 Nov | 13h 34m | +1m 58s | ||
| Tue 3 Nov | 13h 36m | +1m 57s |
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 |
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 Murray Bridge.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Murray Bridge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Barker | 37 km W | 1 minute 42 seconds later | ||
| Strathalbyn | 38 km WSW | 1 minute 19 seconds later | ||
| Adelaide Hills | 57 km WNW | 2 minutes 34 seconds later | ||
| Athelstone | 59 km WNW | 2 minutes 39 seconds later | ||
| Campbelltown | 61 km WNW | 2 minutes 46 seconds later | ||
| Klemzig | 64 km WNW | 2 minutes 54 seconds later | ||
| Adelaide | 65 km WNW | 2 minutes 58 seconds later | ||
| Prospect | 67 km WNW | 3 minutes 4 seconds later | ||
| Happy Valley | 67 km W | 3 minutes 1 second later | ||
| Salisbury | 70 km NW | 3 minutes 4 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 Murray Bridge, South Australia today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, is at 6:15 AM ACDT, and sunset is at 7:39 PM.
Murray Bridge gets 13 hours, 24 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 3 seconds longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Murray Bridge runs from 7:04 PM to 7:55 PM ACDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Murray Bridge is 21 December 2026, with 14 hours, 32 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 9 hours, 47 minutes.
Murray Bridge uses the Australia/Adelaide time zone, currently ACDT (UTC+10:30).
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