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 AEDT in Frankston East, Victoria, giving 13 hours, 35 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 16 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 29 Oct | 13h 35m | +2m 16s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 13h 37m | +2m 16s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 40m | +2m 15s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 13h 42m | +2m 14s | ||
| Mon 2 Nov | 13h 44m | +2m 13s | ||
| Tue 3 Nov | 13h 46m | +2m 11s | ||
| Wed 4 Nov | 13h 48m | +2m 11s |
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 |
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 Frankston East.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Frankston East |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caulfield South | 28 km NNW | 49 seconds later | ||
| Caulfield | 30 km NNW | 51 seconds later | ||
| Elsternwick | 30 km NNW | 55 seconds later | ||
| Burwood | 32 km N | 31 seconds later | ||
| City of Port Phillip | 37 km NNW | 1 minute 16 seconds later | ||
| Balwyn North | 38 km N | 43 seconds later | ||
| Melbourne | 39 km NNW | 1 minute 12 seconds later | ||
| Phillip Island | 40 km SSE | 58 seconds earlier | ||
| Laverton | 44 km NW | 1 minute 54 seconds later | ||
| Fawkner | 49 km NNW | 1 minute 20 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 Frankston East, Victoria today, Thursday, 29 October 2026, is at 6:16 AM AEDT, and sunset is at 7:51 PM.
Frankston East gets 13 hours, 35 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 16 seconds longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Frankston East runs from 7:15 PM to 8:08 PM AEDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Frankston East is 22 December 2026, with 14 hours, 49 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 9 hours, 31 minutes.
Frankston East uses the Australia/Melbourne time zone, currently AEDT (UTC+11).
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