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 AEDT in Portland, Victoria, giving 13 hours, 34 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 18 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 28 Oct | 13h 34m | +2m 18s | ||
| Thu 29 Oct | 13h 36m | +2m 18s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 13h 38m | +2m 17s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 40m | +2m 15s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 13h 43m | +2m 15s | ||
| Mon 2 Nov | 13h 45m | +2m 14s | ||
| Tue 3 Nov | 13h 47m | +2m 13s |
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 Portland.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Portland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 76 km NNE | 44 seconds earlier | ||
| Warrnambool | 77 km E | 3 minutes 36 seconds earlier | ||
| Mount Gambier SA | 92 km NW | other time zone | ||
| Ararat | 166 km NE | 3 minutes 38 seconds earlier | ||
| Naracoorte SA | 172 km NNW | other time zone | ||
| Colac | 173 km E | 7 minutes 55 seconds earlier | ||
| Stawell | 177 km NE | 2 minutes 42 seconds earlier | ||
| Horsham | 189 km NNE | same minute | ||
| Ballarat | 215 km ENE | 7 minutes 45 seconds earlier | ||
| Bannockburn | 227 km E | 9 minutes 47 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 Portland, Victoria today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, is at 6:31 AM AEDT, and sunset is at 8:05 PM.
Portland gets 13 hours, 34 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 18 seconds longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Portland runs from 7:28 PM to 8:22 PM AEDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Portland is 22 December 2026, with 14 hours, 51 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 9 hours, 29 minutes.
Portland uses the Australia/Melbourne time zone, currently AEDT (UTC+11).
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