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Today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at AEDT in New Norfolk, Tasmania, giving 13 hours, 49 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 43 seconds longer than yesterday.
Local time, Australia/Hobart (UTC+11)
| 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 49m | +2m 43s | ||
| Thu 29 Oct | 13h 52m | +2m 43s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 13h 54m | +2m 41s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 57m | +2m 40s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 14h 00m | +2m 39s | ||
| Mon 2 Nov | 14h 02m | +2m 38s | ||
| Tue 3 Nov | 14h 05m | +2m 36s |
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 | AEST |
| Clocks go forward | 4 October 2026 | AEDT |
95% illuminated · 16.8 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Wednesday, 25 November 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against New Norfolk.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs New Norfolk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | 25 km ESE | 1 minute 16 seconds earlier | ||
| Launceston | 150 km N | 2 minutes 6 seconds later | ||
| Devonport | 188 km NNW | 5 minutes 42 seconds later | ||
| Ulverstone | 194 km NNW | 6 minutes 24 seconds later | ||
| Burnie | 214 km NNW | 7 minutes 42 seconds later | ||
| Wynyard | 228 km NNW | 8 minutes 31 seconds later | ||
| Inverloch VIC | 476 km NNW | other time zone | ||
| Leongatha VIC | 488 km NNW | other time zone | ||
| Phillip Island VIC | 502 km NNW | other time zone | ||
| Morwell VIC | 509 km N | other time zone |
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 New Norfolk, Tasmania today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, is at 6:02 AM AEDT, and sunset is at 7:50 PM.
New Norfolk gets 13 hours, 49 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 43 seconds longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in New Norfolk runs from 7:12 PM to 8:09 PM AEDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in New Norfolk is 22 December 2026, with 15 hours, 20 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 9 hours, 2 minutes.
New Norfolk uses the Australia/Hobart time zone, currently AEDT (UTC+11).
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