Photographing the Full Moon Rising: Planning With Azimuth and Timing
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Today, Sunday, 25 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at AEDT in Warrnambool, Victoria, giving 13 hours, 27 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 21 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 25 Oct | 13h 27m | +2m 21s | ||
| Mon 26 Oct | 13h 29m | +2m 20s | ||
| Tue 27 Oct | 13h 31m | +2m 20s | ||
| Wed 28 Oct | 13h 34m | +2m 19s | ||
| Thu 29 Oct | 13h 36m | +2m 17s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 13h 38m | +2m 17s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 41m | +2m 16s |
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 |
98% illuminated · 13.5 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Monday, 26 October 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Warrnambool.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Warrnambool |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland | 77 km W | 3 minutes 35 seconds later | ||
| Hamilton | 82 km NNW | 2 minutes 47 seconds later | ||
| Colac | 96 km E | 4 minutes 19 seconds earlier | ||
| Ararat | 128 km NNE | same minute | ||
| Stawell | 150 km N | 44 seconds later | ||
| Ballarat | 150 km NE | 4 minutes 16 seconds earlier | ||
| Bannockburn | 151 km ENE | 6 minutes 14 seconds earlier | ||
| Torquay | 160 km E | 7 minutes 16 seconds earlier | ||
| Mount Gambier SA | 162 km WNW | other time zone | ||
| Geelong | 166 km E | 7 minutes 9 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 Warrnambool, Victoria today, Sunday, 25 October 2026, is at 6:31 AM AEDT, and sunset is at 7:58 PM.
Warrnambool gets 13 hours, 27 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 21 seconds longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Warrnambool runs from 7:22 PM to 8:15 PM AEDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Warrnambool is 22 December 2026, with 14 hours, 51 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 9 hours, 29 minutes.
Warrnambool uses the Australia/Melbourne time zone, currently AEDT (UTC+11).
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