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 AWST in Bunbury, Western Australia, giving 13 hours, 21 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 54 seconds longer than yesterday.
Local time, Australia/Perth (UTC+8)
| 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 21m | +1m 54s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 13h 22m | +1m 53s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 24m | +1m 52s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 13h 26m | +1m 52s | ||
| Mon 2 Nov | 13h 28m | +1m 50s | ||
| Tue 3 Nov | 13h 30m | +1m 50s | ||
| Wed 4 Nov | 13h 32m | +1m 48s |
Sunrise and sunset each day; steps in the lines are clock changes.
| March equinox | 20 March 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| June solstice shortest day | 21 June 2026 | |
| September equinox | 23 September 2026 | |
| December solstice longest day | 22 December 2026 |
Bunbury does not change its clocks in 2026.
88% illuminated · 18.1 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, 24 November 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Bunbury.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Bunbury |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busselton | 45 km SW | 43 seconds later | ||
| West Busselton | 47 km SW | 48 seconds later | ||
| Collie | 48 km E | 2 minutes 6 seconds earlier | ||
| Margaret River | 87 km SW | 1 minute 21 seconds later | ||
| Mandurah | 89 km N | 49 seconds later | ||
| Rockingham | 117 km N | 1 minute 8 seconds later | ||
| Kwinana | 123 km N | 59 seconds later | ||
| East Fremantle | 144 km N | 1 minute 18 seconds later | ||
| Mosman Park | 147 km N | 1 minute 22 seconds later | ||
| Cottesloe | 149 km N | 1 minute 24 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 Bunbury, Western Australia today, Thursday, 29 October 2026, is at 5:21 AM AWST, and sunset is at 6:42 PM.
Bunbury gets 13 hours, 21 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 54 seconds longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Bunbury runs from 6:08 PM to 6:58 PM AWST today.
The longest day of 2026 in Bunbury is 21 December 2026, with 14 hours, 22 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 9 hours, 57 minutes.
Bunbury uses the Australia/Perth time zone, currently AWST (UTC+8).
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