Sunset and sunrise times in Melbourne, Australia
In Melbourne, Australia the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 5:53 pm and rises at 6:50 am. Daylight lasts 11h 2m; evening golden hour runs from 5:17 pm to 6:10 pm.
Today, Wednesday 26 August
- First light
- 6:24 am
- Sunrise
- 6:50 am
- Solar noon
- 12:22 pm
- Sunset
- 5:53 pm
- Last light
- 6:20 pm
- Day length
- 11h 2m
13h 33m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 5:17 pm – 6:10 pm
- Blue hour
- 6:10 pm – 6:20 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 41.7°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 3:49 pm / 5:45 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 6:49 am Sunset 5:54 pm Golden hour 5:18 pm – 6:10 pm Day length 11h 5m vs today 2 minutes longerWhere Melbourne is
- Coordinates
- 37.8140° S, 144.9633° E
- Time zone
- Australia/Melbourne
- Current offset
- UTC+10:00
- Elevation
- 25 m
- Population
- 5,435,590
Sunrise and sunset in Melbourne, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:52 am | 7:20 am | 12:26 pm | 5:32 pm | 6:00 pm | 10h 12m | +1:45 | 4:54 pm–5:49 pm | 🌖 94% |
| Sun 2 | 6:51 am | 7:19 am | 12:26 pm | 5:33 pm | 6:01 pm | 10h 13m | +1:46 | 4:55 pm–5:50 pm | 🌖 89% |
| Mon 3 | 6:51 am | 7:18 am | 12:26 pm | 5:34 pm | 6:02 pm | 10h 15m | +1:48 | 4:56 pm–5:51 pm | 🌖 81% |
| Tue 4 | 6:50 am | 7:17 am | 12:26 pm | 5:35 pm | 6:02 pm | 10h 17m | +1:50 | 4:57 pm–5:52 pm | 🌖 72% |
| Wed 5 | 6:49 am | 7:16 am | 12:26 pm | 5:36 pm | 6:03 pm | 10h 19m | +1:51 | 4:58 pm–5:53 pm | 🌖 61% |
| Thu 6 | 6:48 am | 7:15 am | 12:26 pm | 5:36 pm | 6:04 pm | 10h 21m | +1:53 | 4:59 pm–5:53 pm | 🌗 49% |
| Fri 7 | 6:47 am | 7:14 am | 12:26 pm | 5:37 pm | 6:05 pm | 10h 23m | +1:54 | 5:00 pm–5:54 pm | 🌘 38% |
| Sat 8 | 6:46 am | 7:13 am | 12:25 pm | 5:38 pm | 6:06 pm | 10h 25m | +1:56 | 5:01 pm–5:55 pm | 🌘 27% |
| Sun 9 | 6:45 am | 7:12 am | 12:25 pm | 5:39 pm | 6:06 pm | 10h 26m | +1:57 | 5:01 pm–5:56 pm | 🌘 17% |
| Mon 10 | 6:43 am | 7:11 am | 12:25 pm | 5:40 pm | 6:07 pm | 10h 28m | +1:58 | 5:02 pm–5:57 pm | 🌘 9% |
| Tue 11 | 6:42 am | 7:10 am | 12:25 pm | 5:41 pm | 6:08 pm | 10h 30m | +1:59 | 5:03 pm–5:57 pm | 🌘 4% |
| Wed 12 | 6:41 am | 7:09 am | 12:25 pm | 5:41 pm | 6:09 pm | 10h 32m | +2:01 | 5:04 pm–5:58 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Thu 13 | 6:40 am | 7:07 am | 12:25 pm | 5:42 pm | 6:10 pm | 10h 34m | +2:02 | 5:05 pm–5:59 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Fri 14 | 6:39 am | 7:06 am | 12:24 pm | 5:43 pm | 6:10 pm | 10h 37m | +2:03 | 5:06 pm–6:00 pm | 🌒 3% |
| Sat 15 | 6:38 am | 7:05 am | 12:24 pm | 5:44 pm | 6:11 pm | 10h 39m | +2:04 | 5:07 pm–6:01 pm | 🌒 7% |
| Sun 16 | 6:37 am | 7:04 am | 12:24 pm | 5:45 pm | 6:12 pm | 10h 41m | +2:05 | 5:08 pm–6:02 pm | 🌒 14% |
| Mon 17 | 6:35 am | 7:02 am | 12:24 pm | 5:46 pm | 6:13 pm | 10h 43m | +2:06 | 5:09 pm–6:02 pm | 🌒 22% |
| Tue 18 | 6:34 am | 7:01 am | 12:24 pm | 5:47 pm | 6:14 pm | 10h 45m | +2:07 | 5:10 pm–6:03 pm | 🌒 30% |
| Wed 19 | 6:33 am | 7:00 am | 12:23 pm | 5:47 pm | 6:14 pm | 10h 47m | +2:08 | 5:11 pm–6:04 pm | 🌒 40% |
| Thu 20 | 6:32 am | 6:59 am | 12:23 pm | 5:48 pm | 6:15 pm | 10h 49m | +2:09 | 5:12 pm–6:05 pm | 🌓 50% |
| Fri 21 | 6:30 am | 6:57 am | 12:23 pm | 5:49 pm | 6:16 pm | 10h 51m | +2:10 | 5:13 pm–6:06 pm | 🌔 59% |
| Sat 22 | 6:29 am | 6:56 am | 12:23 pm | 5:50 pm | 6:17 pm | 10h 54m | +2:11 | 5:14 pm–6:06 pm | 🌔 68% |
| Sun 23 | 6:28 am | 6:55 am | 12:22 pm | 5:51 pm | 6:18 pm | 10h 56m | +2:12 | 5:15 pm–6:07 pm | 🌔 76% |
| Mon 24 | 6:26 am | 6:53 am | 12:22 pm | 5:52 pm | 6:18 pm | 10h 58m | +2:12 | 5:16 pm–6:08 pm | 🌔 84% |
| Tue 25 | 6:25 am | 6:52 am | 12:22 pm | 5:52 pm | 6:19 pm | 11h 0m | +2:13 | 5:16 pm–6:09 pm | 🌔 90% |
| Wed 26 | 6:24 am | 6:50 am | 12:22 pm | 5:53 pm | 6:20 pm | 11h 2m | +2:14 | 5:17 pm–6:10 pm | 🌔 95% |
| Thu 27 | 6:22 am | 6:49 am | 12:21 pm | 5:54 pm | 6:21 pm | 11h 5m | +2:15 | 5:18 pm–6:10 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Fri 28 | 6:21 am | 6:48 am | 12:21 pm | 5:55 pm | 6:22 pm | 11h 7m | +2:15 | 5:19 pm–6:11 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 6:20 am | 6:46 am | 12:21 pm | 5:56 pm | 6:22 pm | 11h 9m | +2:16 | 5:20 pm–6:12 pm | 🌖 99% |
| Sun 30 | 6:18 am | 6:45 am | 12:20 pm | 5:57 pm | 6:23 pm | 11h 11m | +2:17 | 5:21 pm–6:13 pm | 🌖 97% |
| Mon 31 | 6:17 am | 6:43 am | 12:20 pm | 5:57 pm | 6:24 pm | 11h 14m | +2:17 | 5:22 pm–6:14 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 | 5:50 am | 6:21 am | 7:20 am | 5:32 pm | 6:32 pm | 7:03 pm | 13h 47m | 34.2° | 292° WNW |
| Sun 2 | 5:49 am | 6:20 am | 7:19 am | 5:33 pm | 6:32 pm | 7:03 pm | 13h 45m | 34.4° | 292° WNW |
| Mon 3 | 5:48 am | 6:19 am | 7:18 am | 5:34 pm | 6:33 pm | 7:04 pm | 13h 43m | 34.7° | 292° WNW |
| Tue 4 | 5:47 am | 6:18 am | 7:17 am | 5:35 pm | 6:34 pm | 7:05 pm | 13h 41m | 34.9° | 291° WNW |
| Wed 5 | 5:46 am | 6:17 am | 7:16 am | 5:36 pm | 6:35 pm | 7:06 pm | 13h 39m | 35.2° | 291° WNW |
| Thu 6 | 5:45 am | 6:16 am | 7:15 am | 5:36 pm | 6:35 pm | 7:06 pm | 13h 37m | 35.5° | 291° WNW |
| Fri 7 | 5:45 am | 6:15 am | 7:14 am | 5:37 pm | 6:36 pm | 7:07 pm | 13h 35m | 35.7° | 290° WNW |
| Sat 8 | 5:44 am | 6:14 am | 7:13 am | 5:38 pm | 6:37 pm | 7:08 pm | 13h 33m | 36.0° | 290° WNW |
| Sun 9 | 5:43 am | 6:13 am | 7:12 am | 5:39 pm | 6:38 pm | 7:08 pm | 13h 31m | 36.3° | 289° WNW |
| Mon 10 | 5:42 am | 6:12 am | 7:11 am | 5:40 pm | 6:38 pm | 7:09 pm | 13h 29m | 36.6° | 289° WNW |
| Tue 11 | 5:41 am | 6:11 am | 7:10 am | 5:41 pm | 6:39 pm | 7:10 pm | 13h 27m | 36.9° | 289° WNW |
| Wed 12 | 5:40 am | 6:10 am | 7:09 am | 5:41 pm | 6:40 pm | 7:10 pm | 13h 25m | 37.2° | 288° WNW |
| Thu 13 | 5:39 am | 6:09 am | 7:07 am | 5:42 pm | 6:41 pm | 7:11 pm | 13h 23m | 37.5° | 288° WNW |
| Fri 14 | 5:37 am | 6:08 am | 7:06 am | 5:43 pm | 6:41 pm | 7:12 pm | 13h 21m | 37.8° | 288° WNW |
| Sat 15 | 5:36 am | 6:07 am | 7:05 am | 5:44 pm | 6:42 pm | 7:13 pm | 13h 19m | 38.1° | 287° WNW |
| Sun 16 | 5:35 am | 6:06 am | 7:04 am | 5:45 pm | 6:43 pm | 7:13 pm | 13h 17m | 38.4° | 287° WNW |
| Mon 17 | 5:34 am | 6:05 am | 7:02 am | 5:46 pm | 6:44 pm | 7:14 pm | 13h 15m | 38.7° | 286° WNW |
| Tue 18 | 5:33 am | 6:03 am | 7:01 am | 5:47 pm | 6:44 pm | 7:15 pm | 13h 13m | 39.1° | 286° WNW |
| Wed 19 | 5:32 am | 6:02 am | 7:00 am | 5:47 pm | 6:45 pm | 7:16 pm | 13h 11m | 39.4° | 286° WNW |
| Thu 20 | 5:30 am | 6:01 am | 6:59 am | 5:48 pm | 6:46 pm | 7:16 pm | 13h 9m | 39.7° | 285° WNW |
| Fri 21 | 5:29 am | 6:00 am | 6:57 am | 5:49 pm | 6:47 pm | 7:17 pm | 13h 6m | 40.0° | 285° WNW |
| Sat 22 | 5:28 am | 5:58 am | 6:56 am | 5:50 pm | 6:47 pm | 7:18 pm | 13h 4m | 40.4° | 284° WNW |
| Sun 23 | 5:27 am | 5:57 am | 6:55 am | 5:51 pm | 6:48 pm | 7:19 pm | 13h 2m | 40.7° | 284° WNW |
| Mon 24 | 5:25 am | 5:56 am | 6:53 am | 5:52 pm | 6:49 pm | 7:19 pm | 13h 0m | 41.1° | 283° WNW |
| Tue 25 | 5:24 am | 5:55 am | 6:52 am | 5:52 pm | 6:50 pm | 7:20 pm | 12h 57m | 41.4° | 283° WNW |
| Wed 26 | 5:23 am | 5:53 am | 6:50 am | 5:53 pm | 6:51 pm | 7:21 pm | 12h 55m | 41.7° | 282° WNW |
| Thu 27 | 5:22 am | 5:52 am | 6:49 am | 5:54 pm | 6:51 pm | 7:22 pm | 12h 53m | 42.1° | 282° WNW |
| Fri 28 | 5:20 am | 5:51 am | 6:48 am | 5:55 pm | 6:52 pm | 7:22 pm | 12h 51m | 42.4° | 282° WNW |
| Sat 29 | 5:19 am | 5:49 am | 6:46 am | 5:56 pm | 6:53 pm | 7:23 pm | 12h 48m | 42.8° | 281° W |
| Sun 30 | 5:17 am | 5:48 am | 6:45 am | 5:57 pm | 6:54 pm | 7:24 pm | 12h 46m | 43.2° | 281° W |
| Mon 31 | 5:16 am | 5:46 am | 6:43 am | 5:57 pm | 6:54 pm | 7:25 pm | 12h 44m | 43.5° | 280° W |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:15 am | 6:42 am | 12:20 pm | 5:58 pm | 6:25 pm | 11h 16m | +2:18 | 5:23 pm–6:15 pm | 🌖 84% |
| Wed 2 | 6:14 am | 6:40 am | 12:19 pm | 5:59 pm | 6:26 pm | 11h 18m | +2:18 | 5:24 pm–6:15 pm | 🌖 75% |
| Thu 3 | 6:13 am | 6:39 am | 12:19 pm | 6:00 pm | 6:26 pm | 11h 21m | +2:19 | 5:25 pm–6:16 pm | 🌖 64% |
| Fri 4 | 6:11 am | 6:37 am | 12:19 pm | 6:01 pm | 6:27 pm | 11h 23m | +2:19 | 5:26 pm–6:17 pm | 🌗 53% |
| Sat 5 | 6:10 am | 6:36 am | 12:19 pm | 6:02 pm | 6:28 pm | 11h 25m | +2:20 | 5:26 pm–6:18 pm | 🌘 41% |
| Sun 6 | 6:08 am | 6:34 am | 12:18 pm | 6:02 pm | 6:29 pm | 11h 28m | +2:20 | 5:27 pm–6:19 pm | 🌘 30% |
| Mon 7 | 6:07 am | 6:33 am | 12:18 pm | 6:03 pm | 6:30 pm | 11h 30m | +2:21 | 5:28 pm–6:19 pm | 🌘 20% |
| Tue 8 | 6:05 am | 6:31 am | 12:17 pm | 6:04 pm | 6:30 pm | 11h 32m | +2:21 | 5:29 pm–6:20 pm | 🌘 11% |
| Wed 9 | 6:04 am | 6:30 am | 12:17 pm | 6:05 pm | 6:31 pm | 11h 35m | +2:21 | 5:30 pm–6:21 pm | 🌘 5% |
| Thu 10 | 6:02 am | 6:28 am | 12:17 pm | 6:06 pm | 6:32 pm | 11h 37m | +2:22 | 5:31 pm–6:22 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 6:01 am | 6:27 am | 12:16 pm | 6:07 pm | 6:33 pm | 11h 39m | +2:22 | 5:32 pm–6:23 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 5:59 am | 6:25 am | 12:16 pm | 6:08 pm | 6:34 pm | 11h 42m | +2:22 | 5:33 pm–6:24 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Sun 13 | 5:58 am | 6:24 am | 12:16 pm | 6:08 pm | 6:35 pm | 11h 44m | +2:23 | 5:33 pm–6:24 pm | 🌒 5% |
| Mon 14 | 5:56 am | 6:22 am | 12:15 pm | 6:09 pm | 6:35 pm | 11h 47m | +2:23 | 5:34 pm–6:25 pm | 🌒 10% |
| Tue 15 | 5:54 am | 6:21 am | 12:15 pm | 6:10 pm | 6:36 pm | 11h 49m | +2:23 | 5:35 pm–6:26 pm | 🌒 17% |
| Wed 16 | 5:53 am | 6:19 am | 12:15 pm | 6:11 pm | 6:37 pm | 11h 51m | +2:24 | 5:36 pm–6:27 pm | 🌒 25% |
| Thu 17 | 5:51 am | 6:18 am | 12:14 pm | 6:12 pm | 6:38 pm | 11h 54m | +2:24 | 5:37 pm–6:28 pm | 🌒 34% |
| Fri 18 | 5:50 am | 6:16 am | 12:14 pm | 6:13 pm | 6:39 pm | 11h 56m | +2:24 | 5:38 pm–6:29 pm | 🌒 43% |
| Sat 19 | 5:48 am | 6:14 am | 12:14 pm | 6:13 pm | 6:40 pm | 11h 59m | +2:24 | 5:39 pm–6:29 pm | 🌓 52% |
| Sun 20 | 5:47 am | 6:13 am | 12:13 pm | 6:14 pm | 6:40 pm | 12h 1m | +2:24 | 5:40 pm–6:30 pm | 🌔 61% |
| Mon 21 | 5:45 am | 6:11 am | 12:13 pm | 6:15 pm | 6:41 pm | 12h 3m | +2:25 | 5:40 pm–6:31 pm | 🌔 70% |
| Tue 22 | 5:44 am | 6:10 am | 12:13 pm | 6:16 pm | 6:42 pm | 12h 6m | +2:25 | 5:41 pm–6:32 pm | 🌔 79% |
| Wed 23 | 5:42 am | 6:08 am | 12:12 pm | 6:17 pm | 6:43 pm | 12h 8m | +2:25 | 5:42 pm–6:33 pm | 🌔 86% |
| Thu 24 | 5:40 am | 6:07 am | 12:12 pm | 6:18 pm | 6:44 pm | 12h 11m | +2:25 | 5:43 pm–6:34 pm | 🌔 92% |
| Fri 25 | 5:39 am | 6:05 am | 12:11 pm | 6:19 pm | 6:45 pm | 12h 13m | +2:25 | 5:44 pm–6:35 pm | 🌔 97% |
| Sat 26 | 5:37 am | 6:04 am | 12:11 pm | 6:19 pm | 6:46 pm | 12h 15m | +2:25 | 5:45 pm–6:35 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Sun 27 | 5:36 am | 6:02 am | 12:11 pm | 6:20 pm | 6:47 pm | 12h 18m | +2:25 | 5:46 pm–6:36 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 5:34 am | 6:00 am | 12:10 pm | 6:21 pm | 6:47 pm | 12h 20m | +2:25 | 5:46 pm–6:37 pm | 🌖 98% |
| Tue 29 | 5:33 am | 5:59 am | 12:10 pm | 6:22 pm | 6:48 pm | 12h 23m | +2:25 | 5:47 pm–6:38 pm | 🌖 94% |
| Wed 30 | 5:31 am | 5:57 am | 12:10 pm | 6:23 pm | 6:49 pm | 12h 25m | +2:25 | 5:48 pm–6:39 pm | 🌖 87% |
Longest and shortest day in Melbourne
The longest day falls on 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 14h 47m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 9h 32m.
Between them the day length swings by 5h 14m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 5:07 pm on 13 June; the latest is 8:45 pm on 5 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 5:51 am on 8 December to 7:36 am on 29 June.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 6m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Melbourne different
Clock noon and solar noon are 22 minutes apart here — the sun is highest at 12:22 standard time. That gap comes from the time zone's width, not the latitude.
At 37.8°S the sun cuts through the twilight band at an angle, so darkness takes 27 minutes to arrive: 3 minutes longer than today's 24-minute median.
Photographers get 52 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.3× the 41 minutes available at the equator on the same date.
The gap between the longest and shortest day of the year comes to 5h 14m, one of the widest swings of any Australia city on the site.
Between solstices the sunset walks 60° 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 25 minutes later, averaging about 50 seconds a day.
On 4 October 2026 the local clock shifts forward an hour and sunset lands at 7:26 pm instead of 6:26 pm. Worth knowing if you are planning a shoot that week.
Planning a sunset photo in Melbourne
Arrive by 5:02 pm. Golden hour opens at 5:17 pm and the sun is down by 5:53 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 6:10 pm and runs to 6:20 pm, the end of civil twilight and 26m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Melbourne today?
The sun sets in Melbourne at 5:53 pm today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Melbourne?
It takes 26m. Civil twilight ends at 6:20 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Melbourne?
Evening golden hour runs 5:17 pm to 6:10 pm today, lasting 52m. Full golden hour times for Melbourne covers the morning window and the coming week.