Daylight in Australia: Sydney vs Melbourne vs Perth vs Darwin vs Hobart
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Today, Friday, 30 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at ACDT in Nuriootpa, South Australia, giving 13 hours, 26 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 58 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 30 Oct | 13h 26m | +1m 58s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 28m | +1m 58s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 13h 30m | +1m 56s | ||
| Mon 2 Nov | 13h 32m | +1m 56s | ||
| Tue 3 Nov | 13h 33m | +1m 54s | ||
| Wed 4 Nov | 13h 35m | +1m 54s | ||
| Thu 5 Nov | 13h 37m | +1m 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 | |
| Clocks go back | 5 April 2026 | ACST |
| Clocks go forward | 4 October 2026 | ACDT |
80% illuminated · 19.1 days old
Moonrise — · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Wednesday, 25 November 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Nuriootpa.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Nuriootpa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gawler | 27 km WSW | 48 seconds later | ||
| Salisbury | 47 km SW | 1 minute later | ||
| Athelstone | 52 km SSW | 35 seconds later | ||
| Campbelltown | 55 km SSW | 42 seconds later | ||
| Adelaide Hills | 56 km SSW | same minute | ||
| Klemzig | 56 km SW | 49 seconds later | ||
| Prospect | 59 km SW | 59 seconds later | ||
| Adelaide | 63 km SW | 54 seconds later | ||
| Grange | 67 km SW | 1 minute 22 seconds later | ||
| Mount Barker | 68 km S | 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 Nuriootpa, South Australia today, Friday, 30 October 2026, is at 6:15 AM ACDT, and sunset is at 7:41 PM.
Nuriootpa gets 13 hours, 26 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 58 seconds longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Nuriootpa runs from 7:06 PM to 7:57 PM ACDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Nuriootpa is 22 December 2026, with 14 hours, 28 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 9 hours, 51 minutes.
Nuriootpa uses the Australia/Adelaide time zone, currently ACDT (UTC+10:30).
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