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 Claremont, Western Australia, giving 13 hours, 17 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 48 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 17m | +1m 48s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 13h 19m | +1m 48s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 20m | +1m 46s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 13h 22m | +1m 46s | ||
| Mon 2 Nov | 13h 24m | +1m 44s | ||
| Tue 3 Nov | 13h 26m | +1m 44s | ||
| Wed 4 Nov | 13h 27m | +1m 43s |
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 |
Claremont 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 Claremont.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Claremont |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottesloe | 2.8 km SW | same minute | ||
| Mosman Park | 3.4 km SSW | same minute | ||
| East Fremantle | 6.7 km SSW | same minute | ||
| Perth | 8.1 km ENE | same minute | ||
| Maylands | 12 km ENE | same minute | ||
| Bentley | 14 km E | 36 seconds earlier | ||
| Belmont | 14 km ENE | 31 seconds earlier | ||
| Bennett Springs | 20 km NE | same minute | ||
| Mullaloo | 23 km N | same minute | ||
| Heathridge | 24 km N | same minute |
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 Claremont, Western Australia today, Thursday, 29 October 2026, is at 5:22 AM AWST, and sunset is at 6:39 PM.
Claremont gets 13 hours, 17 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 48 seconds longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Claremont runs from 6:06 PM to 6:55 PM AWST today.
The longest day of 2026 in Claremont is 22 December 2026, with 14 hours, 15 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 10 hours, 3 minutes.
Claremont uses the Australia/Perth time zone, currently AWST (UTC+8).
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