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 Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, giving 13 hours, 13 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 43 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 13m | +1m 43s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 13h 15m | +1m 42s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 17m | +1m 41s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 13h 18m | +1m 41s | ||
| Mon 2 Nov | 13h 20m | +1m 39s | ||
| Tue 3 Nov | 13h 22m | +1m 39s | ||
| Wed 4 Nov | 13h 23m | +1m 38s |
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 |
Kalgoorlie 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 Kalgoorlie.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Kalgoorlie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperance | 348 km S | 6 minutes earlier | ||
| Northam | 467 km WSW | 17 minutes 58 seconds later | ||
| Kalamunda | 532 km WSW | 19 minutes 59 seconds later | ||
| Bennett Springs | 540 km WSW | 20 minutes 35 seconds later | ||
| Belmont | 543 km WSW | 20 minutes 33 seconds later | ||
| Bentley | 545 km WSW | 20 minutes 28 seconds later | ||
| Maylands | 546 km WSW | 20 minutes 41 seconds later | ||
| Perth | 550 km WSW | 20 minutes 48 seconds later | ||
| Joondalup | 554 km WSW | 21 minutes 27 seconds later | ||
| Heathridge | 555 km WSW | 21 minutes 28 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 Kalgoorlie, Western Australia today, Thursday, 29 October 2026, is at 5:01 AM AWST, and sunset is at 6:15 PM.
Kalgoorlie gets 13 hours, 13 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 43 seconds longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Kalgoorlie runs from 5:42 PM to 6:30 PM AWST today.
The longest day of 2026 in Kalgoorlie is 22 December 2026, with 14 hours, 9 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 10 hours, 9 minutes.
Kalgoorlie uses the Australia/Perth time zone, currently AWST (UTC+8).
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