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, Thursday, 29 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at ACDT in Port Lincoln, South Australia, giving 13 hours, 25 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 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 00s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 13h 27m | +2m 00s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 29m | +1m 58s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 13h 31m | +1m 58s | ||
| Mon 2 Nov | 13h 32m | +1m 56s | ||
| Tue 3 Nov | 13h 34m | +1m 56s | ||
| Wed 4 Nov | 13h 36m | +1m 54s |
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 Port Lincoln.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Port Lincoln |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grange | 240 km E | 10 minutes 43 seconds earlier | ||
| Whyalla | 245 km NE | 4 minutes 19 seconds earlier | ||
| Happy Valley | 246 km E | 11 minutes 9 seconds earlier | ||
| Prospect | 249 km E | 11 minutes 6 seconds earlier | ||
| Adelaide | 250 km E | 11 minutes 11 seconds earlier | ||
| Salisbury | 252 km E | 11 minutes 5 seconds earlier | ||
| Klemzig | 253 km E | 11 minutes 16 seconds earlier | ||
| Campbelltown | 256 km E | 11 minutes 24 seconds earlier | ||
| Athelstone | 258 km E | 11 minutes 30 seconds earlier | ||
| Adelaide Hills | 259 km E | 11 minutes 36 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 Port Lincoln, South Australia today, Thursday, 29 October 2026, is at 6:28 AM ACDT, and sunset is at 7:53 PM.
Port Lincoln gets 13 hours, 25 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Port Lincoln runs from 7:18 PM to 8:09 PM ACDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Port Lincoln is 22 December 2026, with 14 hours, 29 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 9 hours, 49 minutes.
Port Lincoln uses the Australia/Adelaide time zone, currently ACDT (UTC+10:30).
Hobart swings more than six hours between winter and summer. Darwin barely moves at all. Here is how Australia's big cities really compare.
Warm, low light can turn an ordinary hillside into a photograph worth printing. These are the habits that get you in position and help you…
The giant moon behind a lighthouse is not luck. It is a date, a direction, a distance, and a few minutes of light, all worked out before…