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Bendigo, Victoria · Sunday, 25 October 2026
Sunrise and Sunset in Bendigo Today
Today, Sunday, 25 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at AEDT in Bendigo, Victoria, giving 13 hours, 22 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 12 seconds longer than yesterday.
Sunrise
Rises in the ESE at 106°
Sunset
Sets in the WSW at 254°
Daylight
13h 22m
+2m 12s vs yesterday
First lightCivil dawn, sun 6° below
Solar noonSun 65.3° above the horizon
Last lightCivil dusk, sun 6° below
Daylight and twilight across the day
Local time, Australia/Melbourne (UTC+11)
- Night
- Astronomical twilight
- Nautical twilight
- Civil twilight
- Daylight
- Golden hour
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
Sunrise and sunset in Bendigo for the next 7 days
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today 25 Oct | 13h 22m | +2m 12s | ||
| Mon 26 Oct | 13h 24m | +2m 12s | ||
| Tue 27 Oct | 13h 26m | +2m 12s | ||
| Wed 28 Oct | 13h 29m | +2m 10s | ||
| Thu 29 Oct | 13h 31m | +2m 10s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 13h 33m | +2m 09s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 35m | +2m 08s |
Daylight in Bendigo through 2026
Sunrise and sunset each day; steps in the lines are clock changes.
- Daylight
- Civil twilight
- Night
Longest day22 December 202614h 41m of daylight
Shortest day21 June 20269h 38m of daylight
Earliest sunrise3 October 2026
Latest sunset1 January 2026
Latest sunrise4 April 2026
Earliest sunset12 June 2026
Month by month in 2026
Seasons and 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 |
The moon tonight
Waxing Gibbous
98% illuminated · 13.5 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Monday, 26 October 2026 at .
Sunrise and sunset in places near Bendigo
Today's times; the difference is against Bendigo.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Bendigo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlemaine | 35 km S | same minute | ||
| Kyneton | 56 km SSE | 1 minute 22 seconds earlier | ||
| Maryborough | 58 km SW | 1 minute 46 seconds later | ||
| Woodend | 70 km SSE | 1 minute 50 seconds earlier | ||
| Echuca | 81 km NNE | 1 minute 2 seconds earlier | ||
| Seymour | 82 km ESE | 3 minutes 49 seconds earlier | ||
| Kilmore | 84 km SE | 3 minutes 27 seconds earlier | ||
| Moama NSW | 84 km NNE | other time zone | ||
| Kyabram | 85 km NE | 2 minutes 28 seconds earlier | ||
| Gisborne | 86 km SSE | 2 minutes 17 seconds earlier |
Larger cities nearby
About Bendigo
- Location
- Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
- County / district
- Greater Bendigo
- Coordinates
- 36.7582°S, 144.2802°E
- Elevation
- 221 m (725 ft)
- Time zone
- Australia/Melbourne, AEDT (UTC+11)
- Population
- 103,034
How these times are calculated
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.
Questions about sunrise and sunset in Bendigo
What time is sunrise in Bendigo today?
Sunrise in Bendigo, Victoria today, Sunday, 25 October 2026, is at 6:26 AM AEDT, and sunset is at 7:48 PM.
How many hours of daylight does Bendigo get today?
Bendigo gets 13 hours, 22 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 12 seconds longer than yesterday.
When is golden hour in Bendigo this evening?
Evening golden hour in Bendigo runs from 7:13 PM to 8:05 PM AEDT today.
When is the longest day of 2026 in Bendigo?
The longest day of 2026 in Bendigo is 22 December 2026, with 14 hours, 41 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 9 hours, 38 minutes.
What time zone is Bendigo in?
Bendigo uses the Australia/Melbourne time zone, currently AEDT (UTC+11).
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