Daylight in Australia: Sydney vs Melbourne vs Perth vs Darwin vs Hobart
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Today, Thursday, 29 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at AWST in Margaret River, Western Australia, giving 13 hours, 22 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 57 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 22m | +1m 57s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 13h 24m | +1m 55s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 26m | +1m 55s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 13h 28m | +1m 54s | ||
| Mon 2 Nov | 13h 30m | +1m 54s | ||
| Tue 3 Nov | 13h 32m | +1m 52s | ||
| Wed 4 Nov | 13h 34m | +1m 51s |
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 |
Margaret River 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 Margaret River.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Margaret River |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Busselton | 40 km NE | 33 seconds earlier | ||
| Busselton | 42 km NE | 38 seconds earlier | ||
| Bunbury | 87 km NE | 1 minute 21 seconds earlier | ||
| Collie | 120 km ENE | 3 minutes 28 seconds earlier | ||
| Mandurah | 170 km NNE | 33 seconds earlier | ||
| Rockingham | 196 km NNE | same minute | ||
| Kwinana | 203 km NNE | same minute | ||
| East Fremantle | 223 km NNE | same minute | ||
| Mosman Park | 226 km NNE | same minute | ||
| Cottesloe | 227 km NNE | 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 Margaret River, Western Australia today, Thursday, 29 October 2026, is at 5:23 AM AWST, and sunset is at 6:45 PM.
Margaret River gets 13 hours, 22 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 57 seconds longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Margaret River runs from 6:11 PM to 7:01 PM AWST today.
The longest day of 2026 in Margaret River is 22 December 2026, with 14 hours, 25 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 9 hours, 53 minutes.
Margaret River uses the Australia/Perth time zone, currently AWST (UTC+8).
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