Sunset and sunrise times in Brisbane, Australia
In Brisbane, Australia the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 5:31 pm and rises at 6:08 am. Daylight lasts 11h 23m; evening golden hour runs from 5:00 pm to 5:46 pm.
Today, Wednesday 26 August
- First light
- 5:44 am
- Sunrise
- 6:08 am
- Solar noon
- 11:49 am
- Sunset
- 5:31 pm
- Last light
- 5:55 pm
- Day length
- 11h 23m
13h 11m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 5:00 pm – 5:46 pm
- Blue hour
- 5:46 pm – 5:55 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 52.1°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 3:37 pm / 4:48 am
The sun sets at 281° — 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 6:07 am Sunset 5:32 pm Golden hour 5:00 pm – 5:46 pm Day length 11h 25m vs today 1 minute longerWhere Brisbane is
- Coordinates
- 27.4679° S, 153.0281° E
- Time zone
- Australia/Brisbane
- Current offset
- UTC+10:00
- Elevation
- 27 m
- Population
- 2,780,063
Sunrise and sunset in Brisbane, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:04 am | 6:29 am | 11:54 am | 5:19 pm | 5:44 pm | 10h 50m | +1:09 | 4:46 pm–5:34 pm | 🌖 94% |
| Sun 2 | 6:04 am | 6:28 am | 11:54 am | 5:19 pm | 5:44 pm | 10h 51m | +1:10 | 4:46 pm–5:35 pm | 🌖 89% |
| Mon 3 | 6:03 am | 6:28 am | 11:54 am | 5:20 pm | 5:44 pm | 10h 52m | +1:11 | 4:47 pm–5:35 pm | 🌖 81% |
| Tue 4 | 6:02 am | 6:27 am | 11:54 am | 5:20 pm | 5:45 pm | 10h 53m | +1:12 | 4:47 pm–5:36 pm | 🌖 72% |
| Wed 5 | 6:02 am | 6:26 am | 11:53 am | 5:21 pm | 5:45 pm | 10h 54m | +1:13 | 4:48 pm–5:36 pm | 🌖 61% |
| Thu 6 | 6:01 am | 6:25 am | 11:53 am | 5:22 pm | 5:46 pm | 10h 56m | +1:14 | 4:49 pm–5:36 pm | 🌗 49% |
| Fri 7 | 6:00 am | 6:25 am | 11:53 am | 5:22 pm | 5:46 pm | 10h 57m | +1:15 | 4:49 pm–5:37 pm | 🌘 38% |
| Sat 8 | 6:00 am | 6:24 am | 11:53 am | 5:23 pm | 5:47 pm | 10h 58m | +1:16 | 4:50 pm–5:37 pm | 🌘 27% |
| Sun 9 | 5:59 am | 6:23 am | 11:53 am | 5:23 pm | 5:47 pm | 10h 59m | +1:17 | 4:50 pm–5:38 pm | 🌘 17% |
| Mon 10 | 5:58 am | 6:22 am | 11:53 am | 5:24 pm | 5:48 pm | 11h 1m | +1:18 | 4:51 pm–5:38 pm | 🌘 9% |
| Tue 11 | 5:57 am | 6:22 am | 11:53 am | 5:24 pm | 5:48 pm | 11h 2m | +1:19 | 4:52 pm–5:39 pm | 🌘 4% |
| Wed 12 | 5:57 am | 6:21 am | 11:53 am | 5:25 pm | 5:49 pm | 11h 3m | +1:20 | 4:52 pm–5:39 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Thu 13 | 5:56 am | 6:20 am | 11:52 am | 5:25 pm | 5:49 pm | 11h 5m | +1:21 | 4:53 pm–5:40 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Fri 14 | 5:55 am | 6:19 am | 11:52 am | 5:26 pm | 5:50 pm | 11h 6m | +1:21 | 4:53 pm–5:40 pm | 🌒 3% |
| Sat 15 | 5:54 am | 6:18 am | 11:52 am | 5:26 pm | 5:50 pm | 11h 7m | +1:22 | 4:54 pm–5:41 pm | 🌒 7% |
| Sun 16 | 5:53 am | 6:17 am | 11:52 am | 5:27 pm | 5:51 pm | 11h 9m | +1:23 | 4:54 pm–5:41 pm | 🌒 14% |
| Mon 17 | 5:52 am | 6:16 am | 11:52 am | 5:27 pm | 5:51 pm | 11h 10m | +1:24 | 4:55 pm–5:42 pm | 🌒 22% |
| Tue 18 | 5:52 am | 6:16 am | 11:51 am | 5:28 pm | 5:51 pm | 11h 12m | +1:24 | 4:55 pm–5:42 pm | 🌒 30% |
| Wed 19 | 5:51 am | 6:15 am | 11:51 am | 5:28 pm | 5:52 pm | 11h 13m | +1:25 | 4:56 pm–5:43 pm | 🌒 40% |
| Thu 20 | 5:50 am | 6:14 am | 11:51 am | 5:29 pm | 5:52 pm | 11h 14m | +1:26 | 4:57 pm–5:43 pm | 🌓 50% |
| Fri 21 | 5:49 am | 6:13 am | 11:51 am | 5:29 pm | 5:53 pm | 11h 16m | +1:26 | 4:57 pm–5:44 pm | 🌔 59% |
| Sat 22 | 5:48 am | 6:12 am | 11:50 am | 5:29 pm | 5:53 pm | 11h 17m | +1:27 | 4:58 pm–5:44 pm | 🌔 68% |
| Sun 23 | 5:47 am | 6:11 am | 11:50 am | 5:30 pm | 5:54 pm | 11h 19m | +1:27 | 4:58 pm–5:45 pm | 🌔 76% |
| Mon 24 | 5:46 am | 6:10 am | 11:50 am | 5:30 pm | 5:54 pm | 11h 20m | +1:28 | 4:59 pm–5:45 pm | 🌔 84% |
| Tue 25 | 5:45 am | 6:09 am | 11:50 am | 5:31 pm | 5:55 pm | 11h 22m | +1:29 | 4:59 pm–5:45 pm | 🌔 90% |
| Wed 26 | 5:44 am | 6:08 am | 11:49 am | 5:31 pm | 5:55 pm | 11h 23m | +1:29 | 5:00 pm–5:46 pm | 🌔 95% |
| Thu 27 | 5:43 am | 6:07 am | 11:49 am | 5:32 pm | 5:55 pm | 11h 25m | +1:30 | 5:00 pm–5:46 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Fri 28 | 5:42 am | 6:06 am | 11:49 am | 5:32 pm | 5:56 pm | 11h 26m | +1:30 | 5:01 pm–5:47 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 5:41 am | 6:05 am | 11:48 am | 5:33 pm | 5:56 pm | 11h 28m | +1:31 | 5:01 pm–5:47 pm | 🌖 99% |
| Sun 30 | 5:40 am | 6:04 am | 11:48 am | 5:33 pm | 5:57 pm | 11h 29m | +1:31 | 5:02 pm–5:48 pm | 🌖 97% |
| Mon 31 | 5:39 am | 6:02 am | 11:48 am | 5:34 pm | 5:57 pm | 11h 31m | +1:31 | 5:02 pm–5:48 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 | 5:08 am | 5:36 am | 6:29 am | 5:19 pm | 6:12 pm | 6:39 pm | 13h 9m | 44.5° | 290° WNW |
| Sun 2 | 5:08 am | 5:36 am | 6:28 am | 5:19 pm | 6:12 pm | 6:40 pm | 13h 8m | 44.7° | 290° WNW |
| Mon 3 | 5:07 am | 5:35 am | 6:28 am | 5:20 pm | 6:12 pm | 6:40 pm | 13h 6m | 45.0° | 289° WNW |
| Tue 4 | 5:07 am | 5:34 am | 6:27 am | 5:20 pm | 6:13 pm | 6:41 pm | 13h 5m | 45.3° | 289° WNW |
| Wed 5 | 5:06 am | 5:34 am | 6:26 am | 5:21 pm | 6:13 pm | 6:41 pm | 13h 4m | 45.5° | 289° WNW |
| Thu 6 | 5:06 am | 5:33 am | 6:25 am | 5:22 pm | 6:14 pm | 6:41 pm | 13h 3m | 45.8° | 288° WNW |
| Fri 7 | 5:05 am | 5:33 am | 6:25 am | 5:22 pm | 6:14 pm | 6:42 pm | 13h 1m | 46.1° | 288° WNW |
| Sat 8 | 5:04 am | 5:32 am | 6:24 am | 5:23 pm | 6:15 pm | 6:42 pm | 13h 0m | 46.4° | 288° WNW |
| Sun 9 | 5:04 am | 5:31 am | 6:23 am | 5:23 pm | 6:15 pm | 6:43 pm | 12h 59m | 46.6° | 287° WNW |
| Mon 10 | 5:03 am | 5:30 am | 6:22 am | 5:24 pm | 6:16 pm | 6:43 pm | 12h 58m | 46.9° | 287° WNW |
| Tue 11 | 5:02 am | 5:30 am | 6:22 am | 5:24 pm | 6:16 pm | 6:43 pm | 12h 56m | 47.2° | 287° WNW |
| Wed 12 | 5:02 am | 5:29 am | 6:21 am | 5:25 pm | 6:16 pm | 6:44 pm | 12h 55m | 47.5° | 286° WNW |
| Thu 13 | 5:01 am | 5:28 am | 6:20 am | 5:25 pm | 6:17 pm | 6:44 pm | 12h 54m | 47.8° | 286° WNW |
| Fri 14 | 5:00 am | 5:27 am | 6:19 am | 5:26 pm | 6:17 pm | 6:45 pm | 12h 52m | 48.1° | 286° WNW |
| Sat 15 | 4:59 am | 5:27 am | 6:18 am | 5:26 pm | 6:18 pm | 6:45 pm | 12h 51m | 48.4° | 285° WNW |
| Sun 16 | 4:58 am | 5:26 am | 6:17 am | 5:27 pm | 6:18 pm | 6:45 pm | 12h 49m | 48.8° | 285° WNW |
| Mon 17 | 4:58 am | 5:25 am | 6:16 am | 5:27 pm | 6:19 pm | 6:46 pm | 12h 48m | 49.1° | 285° WNW |
| Tue 18 | 4:57 am | 5:24 am | 6:16 am | 5:28 pm | 6:19 pm | 6:46 pm | 12h 47m | 49.4° | 284° WNW |
| Wed 19 | 4:56 am | 5:23 am | 6:15 am | 5:28 pm | 6:19 pm | 6:47 pm | 12h 45m | 49.7° | 284° WNW |
| Thu 20 | 4:55 am | 5:22 am | 6:14 am | 5:29 pm | 6:20 pm | 6:47 pm | 12h 44m | 50.1° | 284° WNW |
| Fri 21 | 4:54 am | 5:21 am | 6:13 am | 5:29 pm | 6:20 pm | 6:47 pm | 12h 42m | 50.4° | 283° WNW |
| Sat 22 | 4:53 am | 5:21 am | 6:12 am | 5:29 pm | 6:21 pm | 6:48 pm | 12h 41m | 50.7° | 283° WNW |
| Sun 23 | 4:52 am | 5:20 am | 6:11 am | 5:30 pm | 6:21 pm | 6:48 pm | 12h 39m | 51.1° | 282° WNW |
| Mon 24 | 4:52 am | 5:19 am | 6:10 am | 5:30 pm | 6:21 pm | 6:49 pm | 12h 38m | 51.4° | 282° WNW |
| Tue 25 | 4:51 am | 5:18 am | 6:09 am | 5:31 pm | 6:22 pm | 6:49 pm | 12h 36m | 51.7° | 282° WNW |
| Wed 26 | 4:50 am | 5:17 am | 6:08 am | 5:31 pm | 6:22 pm | 6:49 pm | 12h 35m | 52.1° | 281° WNW |
| Thu 27 | 4:49 am | 5:16 am | 6:07 am | 5:32 pm | 6:23 pm | 6:50 pm | 12h 33m | 52.4° | 281° W |
| Fri 28 | 4:48 am | 5:15 am | 6:06 am | 5:32 pm | 6:23 pm | 6:50 pm | 12h 32m | 52.8° | 280° W |
| Sat 29 | 4:47 am | 5:14 am | 6:05 am | 5:33 pm | 6:24 pm | 6:51 pm | 12h 30m | 53.1° | 280° W |
| Sun 30 | 4:46 am | 5:13 am | 6:04 am | 5:33 pm | 6:24 pm | 6:51 pm | 12h 29m | 53.5° | 280° W |
| Mon 31 | 4:45 am | 5:12 am | 6:02 am | 5:34 pm | 6:24 pm | 6:51 pm | 12h 27m | 53.9° | 279° W |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:38 am | 6:01 am | 11:48 am | 5:34 pm | 5:58 pm | 11h 32m | +1:32 | 5:03 pm–5:49 pm | 🌖 84% |
| Wed 2 | 5:37 am | 6:00 am | 11:47 am | 5:35 pm | 5:58 pm | 11h 34m | +1:32 | 5:03 pm–5:49 pm | 🌖 75% |
| Thu 3 | 5:36 am | 5:59 am | 11:47 am | 5:35 pm | 5:58 pm | 11h 35m | +1:33 | 5:04 pm–5:49 pm | 🌖 64% |
| Fri 4 | 5:35 am | 5:58 am | 11:47 am | 5:35 pm | 5:59 pm | 11h 37m | +1:33 | 5:04 pm–5:50 pm | 🌗 53% |
| Sat 5 | 5:34 am | 5:57 am | 11:46 am | 5:36 pm | 5:59 pm | 11h 38m | +1:33 | 5:05 pm–5:50 pm | 🌘 41% |
| Sun 6 | 5:32 am | 5:56 am | 11:46 am | 5:36 pm | 6:00 pm | 11h 40m | +1:34 | 5:05 pm–5:51 pm | 🌘 30% |
| Mon 7 | 5:31 am | 5:55 am | 11:46 am | 5:37 pm | 6:00 pm | 11h 42m | +1:34 | 5:06 pm–5:51 pm | 🌘 20% |
| Tue 8 | 5:30 am | 5:54 am | 11:45 am | 5:37 pm | 6:01 pm | 11h 43m | +1:34 | 5:06 pm–5:52 pm | 🌘 11% |
| Wed 9 | 5:29 am | 5:52 am | 11:45 am | 5:38 pm | 6:01 pm | 11h 45m | +1:35 | 5:07 pm–5:52 pm | 🌘 5% |
| Thu 10 | 5:28 am | 5:51 am | 11:45 am | 5:38 pm | 6:01 pm | 11h 46m | +1:35 | 5:07 pm–5:52 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 5:27 am | 5:50 am | 11:44 am | 5:39 pm | 6:02 pm | 11h 48m | +1:35 | 5:08 pm–5:53 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 5:26 am | 5:49 am | 11:44 am | 5:39 pm | 6:02 pm | 11h 49m | +1:35 | 5:08 pm–5:53 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Sun 13 | 5:25 am | 5:48 am | 11:43 am | 5:39 pm | 6:03 pm | 11h 51m | +1:36 | 5:08 pm–5:54 pm | 🌒 5% |
| Mon 14 | 5:23 am | 5:47 am | 11:43 am | 5:40 pm | 6:03 pm | 11h 53m | +1:36 | 5:09 pm–5:54 pm | 🌒 10% |
| Tue 15 | 5:22 am | 5:46 am | 11:43 am | 5:40 pm | 6:04 pm | 11h 54m | +1:36 | 5:09 pm–5:55 pm | 🌒 17% |
| Wed 16 | 5:21 am | 5:44 am | 11:42 am | 5:41 pm | 6:04 pm | 11h 56m | +1:36 | 5:10 pm–5:55 pm | 🌒 25% |
| Thu 17 | 5:20 am | 5:43 am | 11:42 am | 5:41 pm | 6:05 pm | 11h 57m | +1:36 | 5:10 pm–5:56 pm | 🌒 34% |
| Fri 18 | 5:19 am | 5:42 am | 11:42 am | 5:42 pm | 6:05 pm | 11h 59m | +1:36 | 5:11 pm–5:56 pm | 🌒 43% |
| Sat 19 | 5:18 am | 5:41 am | 11:41 am | 5:42 pm | 6:05 pm | 12h 1m | +1:37 | 5:11 pm–5:56 pm | 🌓 52% |
| Sun 20 | 5:17 am | 5:40 am | 11:41 am | 5:43 pm | 6:06 pm | 12h 2m | +1:37 | 5:12 pm–5:57 pm | 🌔 61% |
| Mon 21 | 5:15 am | 5:39 am | 11:41 am | 5:43 pm | 6:06 pm | 12h 4m | +1:37 | 5:12 pm–5:57 pm | 🌔 70% |
| Tue 22 | 5:14 am | 5:37 am | 11:40 am | 5:43 pm | 6:07 pm | 12h 6m | +1:37 | 5:13 pm–5:58 pm | 🌔 79% |
| Wed 23 | 5:13 am | 5:36 am | 11:40 am | 5:44 pm | 6:07 pm | 12h 7m | +1:37 | 5:13 pm–5:58 pm | 🌔 86% |
| Thu 24 | 5:12 am | 5:35 am | 11:40 am | 5:44 pm | 6:08 pm | 12h 9m | +1:37 | 5:14 pm–5:59 pm | 🌔 92% |
| Fri 25 | 5:11 am | 5:34 am | 11:39 am | 5:45 pm | 6:08 pm | 12h 10m | +1:37 | 5:14 pm–5:59 pm | 🌔 97% |
| Sat 26 | 5:10 am | 5:33 am | 11:39 am | 5:45 pm | 6:09 pm | 12h 12m | +1:37 | 5:15 pm–6:00 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Sun 27 | 5:08 am | 5:32 am | 11:39 am | 5:46 pm | 6:09 pm | 12h 14m | +1:37 | 5:15 pm–6:00 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 5:07 am | 5:31 am | 11:38 am | 5:46 pm | 6:10 pm | 12h 15m | +1:37 | 5:15 pm–6:01 pm | 🌖 98% |
| Tue 29 | 5:06 am | 5:29 am | 11:38 am | 5:47 pm | 6:10 pm | 12h 17m | +1:37 | 5:16 pm–6:01 pm | 🌖 94% |
| Wed 30 | 5:05 am | 5:28 am | 11:38 am | 5:47 pm | 6:11 pm | 12h 18m | +1:37 | 5:16 pm–6:02 pm | 🌖 87% |
Longest and shortest day in Brisbane
The longest day falls on 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 13h 52m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 10h 24m.
Between them the day length swings by 3h 28m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 5:00 pm on 9 June; the latest is 6:47 pm on 11 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 4:44 am on 2 December to 6:38 am on 3 July.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 6m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Brisbane different
Sunset here is followed by about 24 minutes of usable light before civil twilight ends — almost exactly the 24-minute median across the cities tracked here.
Evening golden hour runs 46 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 41 — at 27.5° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.
Between the June and December solstices the length of the day swings by 3h 28m here — among the narrowest of the 22 cities tracked in Australia.
Between solstices the sunset walks 53° 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.
Across August the sunset moves 15 minutes later, averaging about 29 seconds a day.
Planning a sunset photo in Brisbane
Arrive by 4:45 pm. Golden hour opens at 5:00 pm and the sun is down by 5:31 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 281° 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 5:46 pm and runs to 5:55 pm, the end of civil twilight and 23m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Brisbane today?
The sun sets in Brisbane at 5:31 pm today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Brisbane?
It takes 23m. Civil twilight ends at 5:55 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Brisbane?
Evening golden hour runs 5:00 pm to 5:46 pm today, lasting 46m. Full golden hour times for Brisbane covers the morning window and the coming week.