Sunset and sunrise times in Perth, Australia
In Perth, Australia the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 5:56 pm and rises at 6:41 am. Daylight lasts 11h 15m; evening golden hour runs from 5:23 pm to 6:11 pm.
Today, Wednesday 26 August
- First light
- 6:16 am
- Sunrise
- 6:41 am
- Solar noon
- 12:18 pm
- Sunset
- 5:56 pm
- Last light
- 6:21 pm
- Day length
- 11h 15m
15h 35m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 5:23 pm – 6:11 pm
- Blue hour
- 6:11 pm – 6:21 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 47.6°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 4:03 pm / 5:29 am
The sun sets at 282° — face west-northwest
Sunset conditions tonight
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Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Thursday 27 August
Sunrise 6:39 am Sunset 5:56 pm Golden hour 5:23 pm – 6:12 pm Day length 11h 17m vs today 2 minutes longerWhere Perth is
- Coordinates
- 31.9522° S, 115.8614° E
- Time zone
- Australia/Perth
- Current offset
- UTC+08:00
- Elevation
- 34 m
- Population
- 2,384,371
Sunrise and sunset in Perth, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:39 am | 7:05 am | 12:22 pm | 5:40 pm | 6:06 pm | 10h 34m | +1:23 | 5:05 pm–5:56 pm | 🌖 94% |
| Sun 2 | 6:39 am | 7:04 am | 12:22 pm | 5:41 pm | 6:06 pm | 10h 36m | +1:25 | 5:06 pm–5:56 pm | 🌖 88% |
| Mon 3 | 6:38 am | 7:04 am | 12:22 pm | 5:41 pm | 6:07 pm | 10h 37m | +1:26 | 5:06 pm–5:57 pm | 🌖 80% |
| Tue 4 | 6:37 am | 7:03 am | 12:22 pm | 5:42 pm | 6:08 pm | 10h 39m | +1:27 | 5:07 pm–5:58 pm | 🌖 71% |
| Wed 5 | 6:36 am | 7:02 am | 12:22 pm | 5:43 pm | 6:08 pm | 10h 40m | +1:29 | 5:08 pm–5:58 pm | 🌖 60% |
| Thu 6 | 6:36 am | 7:01 am | 12:22 pm | 5:43 pm | 6:09 pm | 10h 42m | +1:30 | 5:09 pm–5:59 pm | 🌗 48% |
| Fri 7 | 6:35 am | 7:00 am | 12:22 pm | 5:44 pm | 6:09 pm | 10h 43m | +1:31 | 5:09 pm–6:00 pm | 🌘 37% |
| Sat 8 | 6:34 am | 6:59 am | 12:22 pm | 5:45 pm | 6:10 pm | 10h 45m | +1:32 | 5:10 pm–6:00 pm | 🌘 26% |
| Sun 9 | 6:33 am | 6:58 am | 12:22 pm | 5:45 pm | 6:11 pm | 10h 46m | +1:33 | 5:11 pm–6:01 pm | 🌘 16% |
| Mon 10 | 6:32 am | 6:58 am | 12:21 pm | 5:46 pm | 6:11 pm | 10h 48m | +1:34 | 5:11 pm–6:01 pm | 🌘 9% |
| Tue 11 | 6:31 am | 6:57 am | 12:21 pm | 5:46 pm | 6:12 pm | 10h 49m | +1:35 | 5:12 pm–6:02 pm | 🌘 3% |
| Wed 12 | 6:30 am | 6:56 am | 12:21 pm | 5:47 pm | 6:12 pm | 10h 51m | +1:36 | 5:13 pm–6:03 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Thu 13 | 6:29 am | 6:55 am | 12:21 pm | 5:48 pm | 6:13 pm | 10h 53m | +1:37 | 5:14 pm–6:03 pm | 🌒 0% |
| Fri 14 | 6:28 am | 6:54 am | 12:21 pm | 5:48 pm | 6:14 pm | 10h 54m | +1:38 | 5:14 pm–6:04 pm | 🌒 3% |
| Sat 15 | 6:27 am | 6:53 am | 12:21 pm | 5:49 pm | 6:14 pm | 10h 56m | +1:39 | 5:15 pm–6:04 pm | 🌒 8% |
| Sun 16 | 6:27 am | 6:52 am | 12:20 pm | 5:50 pm | 6:15 pm | 10h 58m | +1:40 | 5:16 pm–6:05 pm | 🌒 14% |
| Mon 17 | 6:25 am | 6:51 am | 12:20 pm | 5:50 pm | 6:15 pm | 10h 59m | +1:41 | 5:16 pm–6:06 pm | 🌒 22% |
| Tue 18 | 6:24 am | 6:50 am | 12:20 pm | 5:51 pm | 6:16 pm | 11h 1m | +1:42 | 5:17 pm–6:06 pm | 🌒 31% |
| Wed 19 | 6:23 am | 6:48 am | 12:20 pm | 5:52 pm | 6:17 pm | 11h 3m | +1:42 | 5:18 pm–6:07 pm | 🌒 41% |
| Thu 20 | 6:22 am | 6:47 am | 12:20 pm | 5:52 pm | 6:17 pm | 11h 4m | +1:43 | 5:19 pm–6:07 pm | 🌓 50% |
| Fri 21 | 6:21 am | 6:46 am | 12:19 pm | 5:53 pm | 6:18 pm | 11h 6m | +1:44 | 5:19 pm–6:08 pm | 🌔 60% |
| Sat 22 | 6:20 am | 6:45 am | 12:19 pm | 5:53 pm | 6:18 pm | 11h 8m | +1:45 | 5:20 pm–6:09 pm | 🌔 69% |
| Sun 23 | 6:19 am | 6:44 am | 12:19 pm | 5:54 pm | 6:19 pm | 11h 10m | +1:45 | 5:21 pm–6:09 pm | 🌔 77% |
| Mon 24 | 6:18 am | 6:43 am | 12:19 pm | 5:55 pm | 6:19 pm | 11h 11m | +1:46 | 5:21 pm–6:10 pm | 🌔 84% |
| Tue 25 | 6:17 am | 6:42 am | 12:18 pm | 5:55 pm | 6:20 pm | 11h 13m | +1:47 | 5:22 pm–6:10 pm | 🌔 91% |
| Wed 26 | 6:16 am | 6:41 am | 12:18 pm | 5:56 pm | 6:21 pm | 11h 15m | +1:47 | 5:23 pm–6:11 pm | 🌔 96% |
| Thu 27 | 6:15 am | 6:39 am | 12:18 pm | 5:56 pm | 6:21 pm | 11h 17m | +1:48 | 5:23 pm–6:12 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Fri 28 | 6:13 am | 6:38 am | 12:17 pm | 5:57 pm | 6:22 pm | 11h 18m | +1:48 | 5:24 pm–6:12 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 6:12 am | 6:37 am | 12:17 pm | 5:58 pm | 6:22 pm | 11h 20m | +1:49 | 5:25 pm–6:13 pm | 🌖 99% |
| Sun 30 | 6:11 am | 6:36 am | 12:17 pm | 5:58 pm | 6:23 pm | 11h 22m | +1:49 | 5:25 pm–6:13 pm | 🌖 96% |
| Mon 31 | 6:10 am | 6:34 am | 12:16 pm | 5:59 pm | 6:24 pm | 11h 24m | +1:50 | 5:26 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 | 5:41 am | 6:10 am | 7:05 am | 5:40 pm | 6:35 pm | 7:04 pm | 13h 24m | 40.0° | 291° WNW |
| Sun 2 | 5:40 am | 6:09 am | 7:04 am | 5:41 pm | 6:36 pm | 7:05 pm | 13h 23m | 40.3° | 290° WNW |
| Mon 3 | 5:40 am | 6:09 am | 7:04 am | 5:41 pm | 6:36 pm | 7:05 pm | 13h 21m | 40.5° | 290° WNW |
| Tue 4 | 5:39 am | 6:08 am | 7:03 am | 5:42 pm | 6:37 pm | 7:06 pm | 13h 20m | 40.8° | 290° WNW |
| Wed 5 | 5:38 am | 6:07 am | 7:02 am | 5:43 pm | 6:37 pm | 7:06 pm | 13h 18m | 41.1° | 289° WNW |
| Thu 6 | 5:38 am | 6:06 am | 7:01 am | 5:43 pm | 6:38 pm | 7:07 pm | 13h 17m | 41.4° | 289° WNW |
| Fri 7 | 5:37 am | 6:06 am | 7:00 am | 5:44 pm | 6:39 pm | 7:07 pm | 13h 15m | 41.6° | 289° WNW |
| Sat 8 | 5:36 am | 6:05 am | 6:59 am | 5:45 pm | 6:39 pm | 7:08 pm | 13h 13m | 41.9° | 288° WNW |
| Sun 9 | 5:35 am | 6:04 am | 6:58 am | 5:45 pm | 6:40 pm | 7:08 pm | 13h 12m | 42.2° | 288° WNW |
| Mon 10 | 5:35 am | 6:03 am | 6:58 am | 5:46 pm | 6:40 pm | 7:09 pm | 13h 10m | 42.5° | 288° WNW |
| Tue 11 | 5:34 am | 6:02 am | 6:57 am | 5:46 pm | 6:41 pm | 7:09 pm | 13h 9m | 42.8° | 287° WNW |
| Wed 12 | 5:33 am | 6:01 am | 6:56 am | 5:47 pm | 6:41 pm | 7:10 pm | 13h 7m | 43.1° | 287° WNW |
| Thu 13 | 5:32 am | 6:01 am | 6:55 am | 5:48 pm | 6:42 pm | 7:10 pm | 13h 5m | 43.4° | 287° WNW |
| Fri 14 | 5:31 am | 6:00 am | 6:54 am | 5:48 pm | 6:42 pm | 7:11 pm | 13h 4m | 43.7° | 286° WNW |
| Sat 15 | 5:30 am | 5:59 am | 6:53 am | 5:49 pm | 6:43 pm | 7:12 pm | 13h 2m | 44.0° | 286° WNW |
| Sun 16 | 5:29 am | 5:58 am | 6:52 am | 5:50 pm | 6:44 pm | 7:12 pm | 13h 0m | 44.3° | 286° WNW |
| Mon 17 | 5:28 am | 5:57 am | 6:51 am | 5:50 pm | 6:44 pm | 7:13 pm | 12h 59m | 44.6° | 285° WNW |
| Tue 18 | 5:27 am | 5:56 am | 6:50 am | 5:51 pm | 6:45 pm | 7:13 pm | 12h 57m | 44.9° | 285° WNW |
| Wed 19 | 5:26 am | 5:55 am | 6:48 am | 5:52 pm | 6:45 pm | 7:14 pm | 12h 55m | 45.3° | 284° WNW |
| Thu 20 | 5:25 am | 5:54 am | 6:47 am | 5:52 pm | 6:46 pm | 7:14 pm | 12h 54m | 45.6° | 284° WNW |
| Fri 21 | 5:24 am | 5:53 am | 6:46 am | 5:53 pm | 6:46 pm | 7:15 pm | 12h 52m | 45.9° | 284° WNW |
| Sat 22 | 5:23 am | 5:52 am | 6:45 am | 5:53 pm | 6:47 pm | 7:15 pm | 12h 50m | 46.3° | 283° WNW |
| Sun 23 | 5:22 am | 5:51 am | 6:44 am | 5:54 pm | 6:47 pm | 7:16 pm | 12h 48m | 46.6° | 283° WNW |
| Mon 24 | 5:21 am | 5:49 am | 6:43 am | 5:55 pm | 6:48 pm | 7:16 pm | 12h 47m | 46.9° | 282° WNW |
| Tue 25 | 5:20 am | 5:48 am | 6:42 am | 5:55 pm | 6:49 pm | 7:17 pm | 12h 45m | 47.3° | 282° WNW |
| Wed 26 | 5:19 am | 5:47 am | 6:41 am | 5:56 pm | 6:49 pm | 7:17 pm | 12h 43m | 47.6° | 282° WNW |
| Thu 27 | 5:18 am | 5:46 am | 6:39 am | 5:56 pm | 6:50 pm | 7:18 pm | 12h 41m | 48.0° | 281° WNW |
| Fri 28 | 5:17 am | 5:45 am | 6:38 am | 5:57 pm | 6:50 pm | 7:19 pm | 12h 39m | 48.3° | 281° W |
| Sat 29 | 5:16 am | 5:44 am | 6:37 am | 5:58 pm | 6:51 pm | 7:19 pm | 12h 38m | 48.7° | 280° W |
| Sun 30 | 5:14 am | 5:43 am | 6:36 am | 5:58 pm | 6:51 pm | 7:20 pm | 12h 36m | 49.0° | 280° W |
| Mon 31 | 5:13 am | 5:42 am | 6:34 am | 5:59 pm | 6:52 pm | 7:20 pm | 12h 34m | 49.4° | 280° W |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:09 am | 6:33 am | 12:16 pm | 6:00 pm | 6:24 pm | 11h 26m | +1:50 | 5:27 pm–6:15 pm | 🌖 83% |
| Wed 2 | 6:07 am | 6:32 am | 12:16 pm | 6:00 pm | 6:25 pm | 11h 28m | +1:51 | 5:27 pm–6:15 pm | 🌖 74% |
| Thu 3 | 6:06 am | 6:31 am | 12:16 pm | 6:01 pm | 6:25 pm | 11h 29m | +1:51 | 5:28 pm–6:16 pm | 🌖 63% |
| Fri 4 | 6:05 am | 6:30 am | 12:15 pm | 6:01 pm | 6:26 pm | 11h 31m | +1:52 | 5:29 pm–6:16 pm | 🌗 52% |
| Sat 5 | 6:04 am | 6:28 am | 12:15 pm | 6:02 pm | 6:26 pm | 11h 33m | +1:52 | 5:29 pm–6:17 pm | 🌘 40% |
| Sun 6 | 6:03 am | 6:27 am | 12:15 pm | 6:03 pm | 6:27 pm | 11h 35m | +1:53 | 5:30 pm–6:18 pm | 🌘 29% |
| Mon 7 | 6:01 am | 6:26 am | 12:14 pm | 6:03 pm | 6:28 pm | 11h 37m | +1:53 | 5:31 pm–6:18 pm | 🌘 19% |
| Tue 8 | 6:00 am | 6:24 am | 12:14 pm | 6:04 pm | 6:28 pm | 11h 39m | +1:53 | 5:31 pm–6:19 pm | 🌘 11% |
| Wed 9 | 5:59 am | 6:23 am | 12:14 pm | 6:04 pm | 6:29 pm | 11h 41m | +1:54 | 5:32 pm–6:19 pm | 🌘 5% |
| Thu 10 | 5:57 am | 6:22 am | 12:13 pm | 6:05 pm | 6:29 pm | 11h 43m | +1:54 | 5:32 pm–6:20 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 5:56 am | 6:21 am | 12:13 pm | 6:06 pm | 6:30 pm | 11h 45m | +1:54 | 5:33 pm–6:21 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 5:55 am | 6:19 am | 12:12 pm | 6:06 pm | 6:31 pm | 11h 46m | +1:54 | 5:34 pm–6:21 pm | 🌒 2% |
| Sun 13 | 5:54 am | 6:18 am | 12:12 pm | 6:07 pm | 6:31 pm | 11h 48m | +1:55 | 5:34 pm–6:22 pm | 🌒 5% |
| Mon 14 | 5:52 am | 6:17 am | 12:12 pm | 6:07 pm | 6:32 pm | 11h 50m | +1:55 | 5:35 pm–6:22 pm | 🌒 11% |
| Tue 15 | 5:51 am | 6:15 am | 12:11 pm | 6:08 pm | 6:32 pm | 11h 52m | +1:55 | 5:36 pm–6:23 pm | 🌒 18% |
| Wed 16 | 5:50 am | 6:14 am | 12:11 pm | 6:09 pm | 6:33 pm | 11h 54m | +1:55 | 5:36 pm–6:24 pm | 🌒 26% |
| Thu 17 | 5:48 am | 6:13 am | 12:11 pm | 6:09 pm | 6:34 pm | 11h 56m | +1:56 | 5:37 pm–6:24 pm | 🌒 34% |
| Fri 18 | 5:47 am | 6:11 am | 12:10 pm | 6:10 pm | 6:34 pm | 11h 58m | +1:56 | 5:38 pm–6:25 pm | 🌒 44% |
| Sat 19 | 5:46 am | 6:10 am | 12:10 pm | 6:10 pm | 6:35 pm | 12h 0m | +1:56 | 5:38 pm–6:25 pm | 🌓 53% |
| Sun 20 | 5:44 am | 6:09 am | 12:10 pm | 6:11 pm | 6:35 pm | 12h 2m | +1:56 | 5:39 pm–6:26 pm | 🌔 62% |
| Mon 21 | 5:43 am | 6:07 am | 12:09 pm | 6:12 pm | 6:36 pm | 12h 4m | +1:56 | 5:39 pm–6:27 pm | 🌔 71% |
| Tue 22 | 5:42 am | 6:06 am | 12:09 pm | 6:12 pm | 6:37 pm | 12h 6m | +1:56 | 5:40 pm–6:27 pm | 🌔 79% |
| Wed 23 | 5:40 am | 6:05 am | 12:09 pm | 6:13 pm | 6:37 pm | 12h 8m | +1:56 | 5:41 pm–6:28 pm | 🌔 87% |
| Thu 24 | 5:39 am | 6:03 am | 12:08 pm | 6:14 pm | 6:38 pm | 12h 10m | +1:57 | 5:41 pm–6:28 pm | 🌔 93% |
| Fri 25 | 5:38 am | 6:02 am | 12:08 pm | 6:14 pm | 6:39 pm | 12h 12m | +1:57 | 5:42 pm–6:29 pm | 🌔 97% |
| Sat 26 | 5:36 am | 6:01 am | 12:08 pm | 6:15 pm | 6:39 pm | 12h 14m | +1:57 | 5:43 pm–6:30 pm | 🌔 100% |
| Sun 27 | 5:35 am | 5:59 am | 12:07 pm | 6:15 pm | 6:40 pm | 12h 15m | +1:57 | 5:43 pm–6:30 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 5:34 am | 5:58 am | 12:07 pm | 6:16 pm | 6:40 pm | 12h 17m | +1:57 | 5:44 pm–6:31 pm | 🌖 98% |
| Tue 29 | 5:32 am | 5:57 am | 12:07 pm | 6:17 pm | 6:41 pm | 12h 19m | +1:57 | 5:44 pm–6:32 pm | 🌖 93% |
| Wed 30 | 5:31 am | 5:56 am | 12:06 pm | 6:17 pm | 6:42 pm | 12h 21m | +1:57 | 5:45 pm–6:32 pm | 🌖 86% |
Longest and shortest day in Perth
The longest day falls on 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 14h 14m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 10h 3m.
Between them the day length swings by 4h 11m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 5:18 pm on 11 June; the latest is 7:26 pm on 8 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 5:03 am on 4 December to 7:17 am on 1 July.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 6m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Perth different
It takes roughly 25 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.
The shallow approach angle at 32° stretches this evening's golden hour to 48 minutes, against about 41 for a city on the equator today.
The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 56° round to WNW. Tonight, WNW.
Sunset drifts 38 seconds later each day this month — 19 minutes from the first of August to the last.
Planning a sunset photo in Perth
Arrive by 5:08 pm. Golden hour opens at 5:23 pm and the sun is down by 5:56 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 6:11 pm and runs to 6:21 pm, the end of civil twilight and 24m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Perth today?
The sun sets in Perth at 5:56 pm today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Perth?
It takes 24m. Civil twilight ends at 6:21 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Perth?
Evening golden hour runs 5:23 pm to 6:11 pm today, lasting 48m. Full golden hour times for Perth covers the morning window and the coming week.