Daylight in Australia: Sydney vs Melbourne vs Perth vs Darwin vs Hobart
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Today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at AEDT in Swan Hill, Victoria, giving 13 hours, 24 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 4 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 24m | +2m 04s | ||
| Thu 29 Oct | 13h 26m | +2m 03s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 13h 28m | +2m 02s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 30m | +2m 01s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 13h 32m | +2m 01s | ||
| Mon 2 Nov | 13h 34m | +1m 59s | ||
| Tue 3 Nov | 13h 36m | +1m 58s |
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 Swan Hill.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Swan Hill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deniliquin NSW | 129 km E | other time zone | ||
| Moama NSW | 138 km SE | other time zone | ||
| Echuca | 140 km SE | 5 minutes 58 seconds earlier | ||
| Red Cliffs | 169 km NW | 6 minutes 56 seconds later | ||
| Bendigo | 171 km SSE | 5 minutes 1 second earlier | ||
| Kyabram | 173 km SE | 7 minutes 25 seconds earlier | ||
| Irymple | 176 km NW | 7 minutes 7 seconds later | ||
| Mildura | 181 km NW | 7 minutes 13 seconds later | ||
| Maryborough | 191 km S | 3 minutes 18 seconds earlier | ||
| Horsham | 195 km SW | 3 minutes 22 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 Swan Hill, Victoria today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, is at 6:28 AM AEDT, and sunset is at 7:52 PM.
Swan Hill gets 13 hours, 24 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 4 seconds longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Swan Hill runs from 7:17 PM to 8:08 PM AEDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Swan Hill is 22 December 2026, with 14 hours, 33 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 9 hours, 46 minutes.
Swan Hill uses the Australia/Melbourne time zone, currently AEDT (UTC+11).
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