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 ACDT in Salisbury, South Australia, giving 13 hours, 23 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 28 Oct | 13h 23m | +2m 01s | ||
| Thu 29 Oct | 13h 25m | +2m 01s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 13h 27m | +1m 59s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 29m | +1m 59s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 13h 31m | +1m 57s | ||
| Mon 2 Nov | 13h 33m | +1m 57s | ||
| Tue 3 Nov | 13h 34m | +1m 56s |
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 Salisbury.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klemzig | 13 km S | same minute | ||
| Athelstone | 13 km SSE | same minute | ||
| Campbelltown | 13 km SSE | same minute | ||
| Prospect | 13 km SSW | same minute | ||
| Adelaide Hills | 17 km SSE | 30 seconds earlier | ||
| Adelaide | 18 km S | same minute | ||
| Grange | 20 km SW | same minute | ||
| Gawler | 21 km NNE | same minute | ||
| Happy Valley | 36 km SSW | same minute | ||
| Mount Barker | 40 km SSE | 1 minute 22 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 Salisbury, South Australia today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, is at 6:18 AM ACDT, and sunset is at 7:41 PM.
Salisbury gets 13 hours, 23 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 1 second longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Salisbury runs from 7:07 PM to 7:57 PM ACDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Salisbury is 21 December 2026, with 14 hours, 30 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 9 hours, 49 minutes.
Salisbury uses the Australia/Adelaide time zone, currently ACDT (UTC+10:30).
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