Sunset and sunrise times in Adelaide, Australia
In Adelaide, Australia the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 5:52 pm and rises at 6:43 am. Daylight lasts 11h 9m; evening golden hour runs from 5:17 pm to 6:08 pm.
Today, Wednesday 26 August
- First light
- 6:17 am
- Sunrise
- 6:43 am
- Solar noon
- 12:17 pm
- Sunset
- 5:52 pm
- Last light
- 6:18 pm
- Day length
- 11h 9m
14h 1m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 5:17 pm – 6:08 pm
- Blue hour
- 6:08 pm – 6:18 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 44.6°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 3:52 pm / 5:33 am
The sun sets at 282° — face west-northwest
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August
Sunrise 6:41 am Sunset 5:53 pm Golden hour 5:18 pm – 6:08 pm Day length 11h 11m vs today 2 minutes longerWhere Adelaide is
- Coordinates
- 34.9287° S, 138.5986° E
- Time zone
- Australia/Adelaide
- Current offset
- UTC+09:30
- Elevation
- 59 m
- Population
- 1,469,163
Sunrise and sunset in Adelaide, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:43 am | 7:10 am | 12:21 pm | 5:33 pm | 6:00 pm | 10h 23m | +1:34 | 4:57 pm–5:50 pm | 🌖 94% |
| Sun 2 | 6:42 am | 7:09 am | 12:21 pm | 5:34 pm | 6:01 pm | 10h 25m | +1:35 | 4:58 pm–5:51 pm | 🌖 89% |
| Mon 3 | 6:41 am | 7:08 am | 12:21 pm | 5:35 pm | 6:02 pm | 10h 26m | +1:37 | 4:59 pm–5:51 pm | 🌖 81% |
| Tue 4 | 6:41 am | 7:07 am | 12:21 pm | 5:36 pm | 6:02 pm | 10h 28m | +1:38 | 4:59 pm–5:52 pm | 🌖 71% |
| Wed 5 | 6:40 am | 7:06 am | 12:21 pm | 5:36 pm | 6:03 pm | 10h 30m | +1:40 | 5:00 pm–5:53 pm | 🌖 61% |
| Thu 6 | 6:39 am | 7:05 am | 12:21 pm | 5:37 pm | 6:04 pm | 10h 31m | +1:41 | 5:01 pm–5:53 pm | 🌗 49% |
| Fri 7 | 6:38 am | 7:04 am | 12:21 pm | 5:38 pm | 6:04 pm | 10h 33m | +1:42 | 5:02 pm–5:54 pm | 🌘 38% |
| Sat 8 | 6:37 am | 7:03 am | 12:21 pm | 5:39 pm | 6:05 pm | 10h 35m | +1:43 | 5:03 pm–5:55 pm | 🌘 27% |
| Sun 9 | 6:36 am | 7:02 am | 12:21 pm | 5:39 pm | 6:06 pm | 10h 36m | +1:45 | 5:04 pm–5:56 pm | 🌘 17% |
| Mon 10 | 6:35 am | 7:01 am | 12:21 pm | 5:40 pm | 6:06 pm | 10h 38m | +1:46 | 5:04 pm–5:56 pm | 🌘 9% |
| Tue 11 | 6:34 am | 7:00 am | 12:20 pm | 5:41 pm | 6:07 pm | 10h 40m | +1:47 | 5:05 pm–5:57 pm | 🌘 3% |
| Wed 12 | 6:33 am | 6:59 am | 12:20 pm | 5:42 pm | 6:08 pm | 10h 42m | +1:48 | 5:06 pm–5:58 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Thu 13 | 6:32 am | 6:58 am | 12:20 pm | 5:42 pm | 6:09 pm | 10h 44m | +1:49 | 5:07 pm–5:58 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Fri 14 | 6:31 am | 6:57 am | 12:20 pm | 5:43 pm | 6:09 pm | 10h 46m | +1:50 | 5:08 pm–5:59 pm | 🌒 3% |
| Sat 15 | 6:30 am | 6:56 am | 12:20 pm | 5:44 pm | 6:10 pm | 10h 47m | +1:51 | 5:09 pm–6:00 pm | 🌒 7% |
| Sun 16 | 6:29 am | 6:55 am | 12:19 pm | 5:45 pm | 6:11 pm | 10h 49m | +1:52 | 5:09 pm–6:01 pm | 🌒 14% |
| Mon 17 | 6:28 am | 6:54 am | 12:19 pm | 5:45 pm | 6:11 pm | 10h 51m | +1:53 | 5:10 pm–6:01 pm | 🌒 22% |
| Tue 18 | 6:27 am | 6:53 am | 12:19 pm | 5:46 pm | 6:12 pm | 10h 53m | +1:54 | 5:11 pm–6:02 pm | 🌒 31% |
| Wed 19 | 6:25 am | 6:51 am | 12:19 pm | 5:47 pm | 6:13 pm | 10h 55m | +1:55 | 5:12 pm–6:03 pm | 🌒 40% |
| Thu 20 | 6:24 am | 6:50 am | 12:19 pm | 5:48 pm | 6:13 pm | 10h 57m | +1:56 | 5:13 pm–6:03 pm | 🌓 50% |
| Fri 21 | 6:23 am | 6:49 am | 12:18 pm | 5:48 pm | 6:14 pm | 10h 59m | +1:57 | 5:13 pm–6:04 pm | 🌔 59% |
| Sat 22 | 6:22 am | 6:48 am | 12:18 pm | 5:49 pm | 6:15 pm | 11h 1m | +1:57 | 5:14 pm–6:05 pm | 🌔 68% |
| Sun 23 | 6:21 am | 6:46 am | 12:18 pm | 5:50 pm | 6:15 pm | 11h 3m | +1:58 | 5:15 pm–6:06 pm | 🌔 77% |
| Mon 24 | 6:20 am | 6:45 am | 12:18 pm | 5:50 pm | 6:16 pm | 11h 5m | +1:59 | 5:16 pm–6:06 pm | 🌔 84% |
| Tue 25 | 6:18 am | 6:44 am | 12:17 pm | 5:51 pm | 6:17 pm | 11h 7m | +2:00 | 5:17 pm–6:07 pm | 🌔 90% |
| Wed 26 | 6:17 am | 6:43 am | 12:17 pm | 5:52 pm | 6:18 pm | 11h 9m | +2:00 | 5:17 pm–6:08 pm | 🌔 95% |
| Thu 27 | 6:16 am | 6:41 am | 12:17 pm | 5:53 pm | 6:18 pm | 11h 11m | +2:01 | 5:18 pm–6:08 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Fri 28 | 6:15 am | 6:40 am | 12:16 pm | 5:53 pm | 6:19 pm | 11h 13m | +2:02 | 5:19 pm–6:09 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 6:13 am | 6:39 am | 12:16 pm | 5:54 pm | 6:20 pm | 11h 15m | +2:02 | 5:20 pm–6:10 pm | 🌖 99% |
| Sun 30 | 6:12 am | 6:37 am | 12:16 pm | 5:55 pm | 6:20 pm | 11h 17m | +2:03 | 5:21 pm–6:10 pm | 🌖 96% |
| Mon 31 | 6:11 am | 6:36 am | 12:16 pm | 5:55 pm | 6:21 pm | 11h 19m | +2:03 | 5:21 pm–6:11 pm | 🌖 91% |
More columns for August 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
| Date | Astro. dawn | Naut. dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Naut. dusk | Astro. dusk | Night | Max altitude | Sunset direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:43 am | 6:13 am | 7:10 am | 5:33 pm | 6:31 pm | 7:01 pm | 13h 35m | 37.0° | 291° WNW |
| Sun 2 | 5:42 am | 6:12 am | 7:09 am | 5:34 pm | 6:31 pm | 7:01 pm | 13h 33m | 37.3° | 291° WNW |
| Mon 3 | 5:41 am | 6:11 am | 7:08 am | 5:35 pm | 6:32 pm | 7:02 pm | 13h 32m | 37.6° | 291° WNW |
| Tue 4 | 5:41 am | 6:10 am | 7:07 am | 5:36 pm | 6:33 pm | 7:02 pm | 13h 30m | 37.8° | 291° WNW |
| Wed 5 | 5:40 am | 6:09 am | 7:06 am | 5:36 pm | 6:33 pm | 7:03 pm | 13h 28m | 38.1° | 290° WNW |
| Thu 6 | 5:39 am | 6:09 am | 7:05 am | 5:37 pm | 6:34 pm | 7:04 pm | 13h 27m | 38.4° | 290° WNW |
| Fri 7 | 5:38 am | 6:08 am | 7:04 am | 5:38 pm | 6:35 pm | 7:04 pm | 13h 25m | 38.6° | 289° WNW |
| Sat 8 | 5:37 am | 6:07 am | 7:03 am | 5:39 pm | 6:35 pm | 7:05 pm | 13h 23m | 38.9° | 289° WNW |
| Sun 9 | 5:36 am | 6:06 am | 7:02 am | 5:39 pm | 6:36 pm | 7:05 pm | 13h 21m | 39.2° | 289° WNW |
| Mon 10 | 5:35 am | 6:05 am | 7:01 am | 5:40 pm | 6:36 pm | 7:06 pm | 13h 20m | 39.5° | 288° WNW |
| Tue 11 | 5:35 am | 6:04 am | 7:00 am | 5:41 pm | 6:37 pm | 7:07 pm | 13h 18m | 39.8° | 288° WNW |
| Wed 12 | 5:34 am | 6:03 am | 6:59 am | 5:42 pm | 6:38 pm | 7:07 pm | 13h 16m | 40.1° | 288° WNW |
| Thu 13 | 5:33 am | 6:02 am | 6:58 am | 5:42 pm | 6:38 pm | 7:08 pm | 13h 14m | 40.4° | 287° WNW |
| Fri 14 | 5:32 am | 6:01 am | 6:57 am | 5:43 pm | 6:39 pm | 7:09 pm | 13h 12m | 40.7° | 287° WNW |
| Sat 15 | 5:31 am | 6:00 am | 6:56 am | 5:44 pm | 6:40 pm | 7:09 pm | 13h 11m | 41.0° | 287° WNW |
| Sun 16 | 5:30 am | 5:59 am | 6:55 am | 5:45 pm | 6:40 pm | 7:10 pm | 13h 9m | 41.3° | 286° WNW |
| Mon 17 | 5:29 am | 5:58 am | 6:54 am | 5:45 pm | 6:41 pm | 7:11 pm | 13h 7m | 41.6° | 286° WNW |
| Tue 18 | 5:27 am | 5:57 am | 6:53 am | 5:46 pm | 6:42 pm | 7:11 pm | 13h 5m | 42.0° | 285° WNW |
| Wed 19 | 5:26 am | 5:56 am | 6:51 am | 5:47 pm | 6:42 pm | 7:12 pm | 13h 3m | 42.3° | 285° WNW |
| Thu 20 | 5:25 am | 5:55 am | 6:50 am | 5:48 pm | 6:43 pm | 7:12 pm | 13h 1m | 42.6° | 285° WNW |
| Fri 21 | 5:24 am | 5:54 am | 6:49 am | 5:48 pm | 6:44 pm | 7:13 pm | 12h 59m | 42.9° | 284° WNW |
| Sat 22 | 5:23 am | 5:52 am | 6:48 am | 5:49 pm | 6:44 pm | 7:14 pm | 12h 57m | 43.3° | 284° WNW |
| Sun 23 | 5:22 am | 5:51 am | 6:46 am | 5:50 pm | 6:45 pm | 7:14 pm | 12h 55m | 43.6° | 283° WNW |
| Mon 24 | 5:21 am | 5:50 am | 6:45 am | 5:50 pm | 6:46 pm | 7:15 pm | 12h 53m | 43.9° | 283° WNW |
| Tue 25 | 5:20 am | 5:49 am | 6:44 am | 5:51 pm | 6:46 pm | 7:16 pm | 12h 51m | 44.3° | 282° WNW |
| Wed 26 | 5:18 am | 5:48 am | 6:43 am | 5:52 pm | 6:47 pm | 7:16 pm | 12h 49m | 44.6° | 282° WNW |
| Thu 27 | 5:17 am | 5:46 am | 6:41 am | 5:53 pm | 6:48 pm | 7:17 pm | 12h 47m | 45.0° | 282° WNW |
| Fri 28 | 5:16 am | 5:45 am | 6:40 am | 5:53 pm | 6:48 pm | 7:18 pm | 12h 45m | 45.3° | 281° W |
| Sat 29 | 5:15 am | 5:44 am | 6:39 am | 5:54 pm | 6:49 pm | 7:18 pm | 12h 43m | 45.7° | 281° W |
| Sun 30 | 5:13 am | 5:43 am | 6:37 am | 5:55 pm | 6:50 pm | 7:19 pm | 12h 41m | 46.0° | 280° W |
| Mon 31 | 5:12 am | 5:41 am | 6:36 am | 5:55 pm | 6:50 pm | 7:20 pm | 12h 39m | 46.4° | 280° W |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:09 am | 6:35 am | 12:15 pm | 5:56 pm | 6:22 pm | 11h 21m | +2:04 | 5:22 pm–6:12 pm | 🌖 84% |
| Wed 2 | 6:08 am | 6:33 am | 12:15 pm | 5:57 pm | 6:22 pm | 11h 23m | +2:04 | 5:23 pm–6:13 pm | 🌖 75% |
| Thu 3 | 6:07 am | 6:32 am | 12:15 pm | 5:58 pm | 6:23 pm | 11h 25m | +2:05 | 5:24 pm–6:13 pm | 🌖 64% |
| Fri 4 | 6:05 am | 6:31 am | 12:14 pm | 5:58 pm | 6:24 pm | 11h 27m | +2:05 | 5:24 pm–6:14 pm | 🌗 53% |
| Sat 5 | 6:04 am | 6:29 am | 12:14 pm | 5:59 pm | 6:24 pm | 11h 29m | +2:06 | 5:25 pm–6:15 pm | 🌘 41% |
| Sun 6 | 6:03 am | 6:28 am | 12:14 pm | 6:00 pm | 6:25 pm | 11h 31m | +2:06 | 5:26 pm–6:15 pm | 🌘 30% |
| Mon 7 | 6:01 am | 6:27 am | 12:13 pm | 6:01 pm | 6:26 pm | 11h 33m | +2:06 | 5:27 pm–6:16 pm | 🌘 19% |
| Tue 8 | 6:00 am | 6:25 am | 12:13 pm | 6:01 pm | 6:27 pm | 11h 36m | +2:07 | 5:27 pm–6:17 pm | 🌘 11% |
| Wed 9 | 5:58 am | 6:24 am | 12:13 pm | 6:02 pm | 6:27 pm | 11h 38m | +2:07 | 5:28 pm–6:17 pm | 🌘 5% |
| Thu 10 | 5:57 am | 6:22 am | 12:12 pm | 6:03 pm | 6:28 pm | 11h 40m | +2:08 | 5:29 pm–6:18 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 5:56 am | 6:21 am | 12:12 pm | 6:03 pm | 6:29 pm | 11h 42m | +2:08 | 5:30 pm–6:19 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 5:54 am | 6:20 am | 12:12 pm | 6:04 pm | 6:29 pm | 11h 44m | +2:08 | 5:30 pm–6:20 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Sun 13 | 5:53 am | 6:18 am | 12:11 pm | 6:05 pm | 6:30 pm | 11h 46m | +2:08 | 5:31 pm–6:20 pm | 🌒 5% |
| Mon 14 | 5:51 am | 6:17 am | 12:11 pm | 6:06 pm | 6:31 pm | 11h 48m | +2:09 | 5:32 pm–6:21 pm | 🌒 10% |
| Tue 15 | 5:50 am | 6:15 am | 12:10 pm | 6:06 pm | 6:32 pm | 11h 51m | +2:09 | 5:33 pm–6:22 pm | 🌒 17% |
| Wed 16 | 5:49 am | 6:14 am | 12:10 pm | 6:07 pm | 6:32 pm | 11h 53m | +2:09 | 5:33 pm–6:22 pm | 🌒 25% |
| Thu 17 | 5:47 am | 6:12 am | 12:10 pm | 6:08 pm | 6:33 pm | 11h 55m | +2:09 | 5:34 pm–6:23 pm | 🌒 34% |
| Fri 18 | 5:46 am | 6:11 am | 12:09 pm | 6:08 pm | 6:34 pm | 11h 57m | +2:10 | 5:35 pm–6:24 pm | 🌒 43% |
| Sat 19 | 5:44 am | 6:09 am | 12:09 pm | 6:09 pm | 6:34 pm | 11h 59m | +2:10 | 5:36 pm–6:25 pm | 🌓 52% |
| Sun 20 | 5:43 am | 6:08 am | 12:09 pm | 6:10 pm | 6:35 pm | 12h 1m | +2:10 | 5:36 pm–6:25 pm | 🌔 62% |
| Mon 21 | 5:41 am | 6:07 am | 12:08 pm | 6:11 pm | 6:36 pm | 12h 4m | +2:10 | 5:37 pm–6:26 pm | 🌔 70% |
| Tue 22 | 5:40 am | 6:05 am | 12:08 pm | 6:11 pm | 6:37 pm | 12h 6m | +2:10 | 5:38 pm–6:27 pm | 🌔 79% |
| Wed 23 | 5:39 am | 6:04 am | 12:08 pm | 6:12 pm | 6:37 pm | 12h 8m | +2:10 | 5:39 pm–6:28 pm | 🌔 86% |
| Thu 24 | 5:37 am | 6:02 am | 12:07 pm | 6:13 pm | 6:38 pm | 12h 10m | +2:11 | 5:39 pm–6:28 pm | 🌔 92% |
| Fri 25 | 5:36 am | 6:01 am | 12:07 pm | 6:14 pm | 6:39 pm | 12h 12m | +2:11 | 5:40 pm–6:29 pm | 🌔 97% |
| Sat 26 | 5:34 am | 5:59 am | 12:07 pm | 6:14 pm | 6:40 pm | 12h 14m | +2:11 | 5:41 pm–6:30 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Sun 27 | 5:33 am | 5:58 am | 12:06 pm | 6:15 pm | 6:40 pm | 12h 17m | +2:11 | 5:42 pm–6:31 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 5:31 am | 5:57 am | 12:06 pm | 6:16 pm | 6:41 pm | 12h 19m | +2:11 | 5:42 pm–6:31 pm | 🌖 98% |
| Tue 29 | 5:30 am | 5:55 am | 12:06 pm | 6:17 pm | 6:42 pm | 12h 21m | +2:11 | 5:43 pm–6:32 pm | 🌖 94% |
| Wed 30 | 5:28 am | 5:54 am | 12:05 pm | 6:17 pm | 6:43 pm | 12h 23m | +2:11 | 5:44 pm–6:33 pm | 🌖 87% |
Longest and shortest day in Adelaide
The longest day falls on 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 14h 30m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 9h 48m.
Between them the day length swings by 4h 42m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 5:10 pm on 12 June; the latest is 8:33 pm on 7 January. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.
Sunrise ranges from 6:48 am on 4 October to 6:30 am on 5 April.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 6m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Adelaide different
Sunset here is followed by about 26 minutes of usable light before civil twilight ends — almost exactly the 24-minute median across the cities tracked here.
Photographers get 50 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.2× the 41 minutes available at the equator on the same date.
Between solstices the sunset walks 58° across the horizon — WSW in midwinter, WNW in midsummer — which is why a fixed viewpoint works only part of the year. Today's bearing is WNW.
By the end of August the sun will be setting 22 minutes later than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 44 seconds a day.
Expect a one-off hour-long step in these times on 4 October 2026: sunset goes from 6:20 pm the evening before to 7:20 pm that evening.
Planning a sunset photo in Adelaide
Arrive by 5:02 pm. Golden hour opens at 5:17 pm and the sun is down by 5:52 pm, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 282° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.
Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 6:08 pm and runs to 6:18 pm, the end of civil twilight and 25m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Adelaide today?
The sun sets in Adelaide at 5:52 pm today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Adelaide?
It takes 25m. Civil twilight ends at 6:18 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Adelaide?
Evening golden hour runs 5:17 pm to 6:08 pm today, lasting 50m. Full golden hour times for Adelaide covers the morning window and the coming week.