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 AEDT in City of Port Phillip, Victoria, giving 13 hours, 36 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 14 seconds longer than yesterday.
Local time, Australia/Melbourne (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 30 Oct | 13h 36m | +2m 14s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 39m | +2m 14s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 13h 41m | +2m 12s | ||
| Mon 2 Nov | 13h 43m | +2m 11s | ||
| Tue 3 Nov | 13h 45m | +2m 10s | ||
| Wed 4 Nov | 13h 47m | +2m 09s | ||
| Thu 5 Nov | 13h 49m | +2m 08s |
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 |
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 City of Port Phillip.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs City of Port Phillip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3.1 km NE | same minute | ||
| Elsternwick | 8.1 km SE | same minute | ||
| Caulfield | 9.2 km SE | same minute | ||
| Caulfield South | 10 km SE | same minute | ||
| Fawkner | 13 km N | same minute | ||
| Balwyn North | 14 km ENE | 33 seconds earlier | ||
| Laverton | 15 km WSW | 38 seconds later | ||
| St Albans | 16 km NW | 42 seconds later | ||
| Burwood | 16 km E | 45 seconds earlier | ||
| Aintree | 27 km WNW | 1 minute 16 seconds later |
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 City of Port Phillip, Victoria today, Friday, 30 October 2026, is at 6:16 AM AEDT, and sunset is at 7:52 PM.
City of Port Phillip gets 13 hours, 36 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 14 seconds longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in City of Port Phillip runs from 7:16 PM to 8:09 PM AEDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in City of Port Phillip is 22 December 2026, with 14 hours, 48 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 9 hours, 32 minutes.
City of Port Phillip uses the Australia/Melbourne time zone, currently AEDT (UTC+11).
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