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 AWST in Kalamunda, Western Australia, giving 13 hours, 15 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 28 Oct | 13h 15m | +1m 48s | ||
| Thu 29 Oct | 13h 17m | +1m 48s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 13h 19m | +1m 47s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 20m | +1m 47s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 13h 22m | +1m 45s | ||
| Mon 2 Nov | 13h 24m | +1m 45s | ||
| Tue 3 Nov | 13h 26m | +1m 44s |
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 |
Kalamunda does not change its clocks in 2026.
94% illuminated · 17.0 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, 24 November 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Kalamunda.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Kalamunda |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 13 km WNW | 34 seconds later | ||
| Bentley | 13 km WSW | 30 seconds later | ||
| Maylands | 16 km WNW | 43 seconds later | ||
| Bennett Springs | 17 km NW | 36 seconds later | ||
| Perth | 19 km W | 49 seconds later | ||
| Claremont | 26 km W | 1 minute 6 seconds later | ||
| Mosman Park | 28 km W | 1 minute 8 seconds later | ||
| East Fremantle | 28 km WSW | 1 minute 5 seconds later | ||
| Cottesloe | 28 km W | 1 minute 10 seconds later | ||
| Heathridge | 37 km NW | 1 minute 29 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 Kalamunda, Western Australia today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, is at 5:22 AM AWST, and sunset is at 6:37 PM.
Kalamunda gets 13 hours, 15 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 48 seconds longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Kalamunda runs from 6:04 PM to 6:53 PM AWST today.
The longest day of 2026 in Kalamunda is 21 December 2026, with 14 hours, 15 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 10 hours, 3 minutes.
Kalamunda uses the Australia/Perth time zone, currently AWST (UTC+8).
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