Sunset and sunrise times in Sydney, Australia
In Sydney, Australia the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 7:04 pm and rises at 6:20 am. Daylight lasts 12h 43m; evening golden hour runs from 6:31 pm to 7:19 pm.
Today, Saturday 10 October
- First light
- 5:55 am
- Sunrise
- 6:20 am
- Solar noon
- 12:42 pm
- Sunset
- 7:04 pm
- Last light
- 7:29 pm
- Day length
- 12h 43m
19h 2m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 6:31 pm – 7:19 pm
- Blue hour
- 7:19 pm – 7:29 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 62.7°
- Moon
- 🌘 Waning crescent
- Moonrise / moonset
- 5:49 am / 6:54 pm
The sun sets at 261° — face west
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October
Sunrise 6:19 am Sunset 7:05 pm Golden hour 6:31 pm – 7:20 pm Day length 12h 45m vs today 2 minutes longerWhere Sydney is
- Coordinates
- 33.8678° S, 151.2073° E
- Time zone
- Australia/Sydney
- Current offset
- UTC+11:00
- Elevation
- 58 m
- Population
- 5,638,830
Sunrise and sunset in Sydney, October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 5:07 am | 5:32 am | 11:44 am | 5:57 pm | 6:22 pm | 12h 24m | +2:06 | 5:24 pm–6:13 pm | 🌖 78% |
| Fri 2 | 5:06 am | 5:31 am | 11:44 am | 5:58 pm | 6:23 pm | 12h 27m | +2:06 | 5:25 pm–6:13 pm | 🌖 68% |
| Sat 3 | 5:05 am | 5:30 am | 11:44 am | 5:59 pm | 6:24 pm | 12h 29m | +2:06 | 5:26 pm–6:14 pm | 🌖 56% |
| Sun 4 | 6:03 am | 6:28 am | 12:44 pm | 6:59 pm | 7:25 pm | 12h 31m | +2:06 | 6:26 pm–7:15 pm | 🌗 45% |
| Mon 5 | 6:02 am | 6:27 am | 12:43 pm | 7:00 pm | 7:25 pm | 12h 33m | +2:05 | 6:27 pm–7:16 pm | 🌘 34% |
| Tue 6 | 6:00 am | 6:26 am | 12:43 pm | 7:01 pm | 7:26 pm | 12h 35m | +2:05 | 6:28 pm–7:16 pm | 🌘 23% |
| Wed 7 | 5:59 am | 6:24 am | 12:43 pm | 7:02 pm | 7:27 pm | 12h 37m | +2:05 | 6:29 pm–7:17 pm | 🌘 14% |
| Thu 8 | 5:58 am | 6:23 am | 12:42 pm | 7:02 pm | 7:28 pm | 12h 39m | +2:05 | 6:29 pm–7:18 pm | 🌘 7% |
| Fri 9 | 5:56 am | 6:22 am | 12:42 pm | 7:03 pm | 7:28 pm | 12h 41m | +2:05 | 6:30 pm–7:19 pm | 🌘 3% |
| Sat 10 | 5:55 am | 6:20 am | 12:42 pm | 7:04 pm | 7:29 pm | 12h 43m | +2:05 | 6:31 pm–7:19 pm | 🌘 0% |
| Sun 11 | 5:54 am | 6:19 am | 12:42 pm | 7:05 pm | 7:30 pm | 12h 45m | +2:04 | 6:31 pm–7:20 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Mon 12 | 5:52 am | 6:18 am | 12:41 pm | 7:05 pm | 7:31 pm | 12h 47m | +2:04 | 6:32 pm–7:21 pm | 🌒 3% |
| Tue 13 | 5:51 am | 6:16 am | 12:41 pm | 7:06 pm | 7:32 pm | 12h 49m | +2:04 | 6:33 pm–7:22 pm | 🌒 6% |
| Wed 14 | 5:50 am | 6:15 am | 12:41 pm | 7:07 pm | 7:33 pm | 12h 51m | +2:04 | 6:34 pm–7:23 pm | 🌒 12% |
| Thu 15 | 5:48 am | 6:14 am | 12:41 pm | 7:08 pm | 7:33 pm | 12h 54m | +2:03 | 6:34 pm–7:23 pm | 🌒 19% |
| Fri 16 | 5:47 am | 6:13 am | 12:40 pm | 7:09 pm | 7:34 pm | 12h 56m | +2:03 | 6:35 pm–7:24 pm | 🌒 27% |
| Sat 17 | 5:46 am | 6:11 am | 12:40 pm | 7:09 pm | 7:35 pm | 12h 58m | +2:03 | 6:36 pm–7:25 pm | 🌒 35% |
| Sun 18 | 5:44 am | 6:10 am | 12:40 pm | 7:10 pm | 7:36 pm | 13h 0m | +2:02 | 6:37 pm–7:26 pm | 🌒 44% |
| Mon 19 | 5:43 am | 6:09 am | 12:40 pm | 7:11 pm | 7:37 pm | 13h 2m | +2:02 | 6:38 pm–7:27 pm | 🌓 54% |
| Tue 20 | 5:42 am | 6:08 am | 12:40 pm | 7:12 pm | 7:38 pm | 13h 4m | +2:01 | 6:38 pm–7:28 pm | 🌔 63% |
| Wed 21 | 5:41 am | 6:06 am | 12:39 pm | 7:13 pm | 7:39 pm | 13h 6m | +2:01 | 6:39 pm–7:29 pm | 🌔 72% |
| Thu 22 | 5:40 am | 6:05 am | 12:39 pm | 7:14 pm | 7:39 pm | 13h 8m | +2:00 | 6:40 pm–7:29 pm | 🌔 81% |
| Fri 23 | 5:38 am | 6:04 am | 12:39 pm | 7:14 pm | 7:40 pm | 13h 10m | +2:00 | 6:41 pm–7:30 pm | 🌔 88% |
| Sat 24 | 5:37 am | 6:03 am | 12:39 pm | 7:15 pm | 7:41 pm | 13h 12m | +1:59 | 6:42 pm–7:31 pm | 🌔 94% |
| Sun 25 | 5:36 am | 6:02 am | 12:39 pm | 7:16 pm | 7:42 pm | 13h 14m | +1:59 | 6:42 pm–7:32 pm | 🌔 98% |
| Mon 26 | 5:35 am | 6:01 am | 12:39 pm | 7:17 pm | 7:43 pm | 13h 16m | +1:58 | 6:43 pm–7:33 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 5:34 am | 6:00 am | 12:39 pm | 7:18 pm | 7:44 pm | 13h 18m | +1:57 | 6:44 pm–7:34 pm | 🌖 99% |
| Wed 28 | 5:33 am | 5:59 am | 12:38 pm | 7:19 pm | 7:45 pm | 13h 20m | +1:57 | 6:45 pm–7:35 pm | 🌖 96% |
| Thu 29 | 5:31 am | 5:58 am | 12:38 pm | 7:20 pm | 7:46 pm | 13h 22m | +1:56 | 6:46 pm–7:36 pm | 🌖 90% |
| Fri 30 | 5:30 am | 5:57 am | 12:38 pm | 7:21 pm | 7:47 pm | 13h 23m | +1:55 | 6:46 pm–7:37 pm | 🌖 82% |
| Sat 31 | 5:29 am | 5:56 am | 12:38 pm | 7:21 pm | 7:48 pm | 13h 25m | +1:54 | 6:47 pm–7:38 pm | 🌖 72% |
More columns for October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 4:08 am | 4:38 am | 5:32 am | 5:57 pm | 6:52 pm | 7:22 pm | 11h 33m | 59.3° | 266° W |
| Fri 2 | 4:07 am | 4:37 am | 5:31 am | 5:58 pm | 6:52 pm | 7:22 pm | 11h 31m | 59.7° | 265° W |
| Sat 3 | 4:05 am | 4:35 am | 5:30 am | 5:59 pm | 6:53 pm | 7:23 pm | 11h 29m | 60.0° | 265° W |
| Sun 4 | 5:04 am | 5:34 am | 6:28 am | 6:59 pm | 7:54 pm | 8:24 pm | 11h 27m | 60.4° | 264° W |
| Mon 5 | 5:02 am | 5:32 am | 6:27 am | 7:00 pm | 7:55 pm | 8:25 pm | 11h 25m | 60.8° | 264° W |
| Tue 6 | 5:01 am | 5:31 am | 6:26 am | 7:01 pm | 7:56 pm | 8:26 pm | 11h 23m | 61.2° | 263° W |
| Wed 7 | 4:59 am | 5:29 am | 6:24 am | 7:02 pm | 7:57 pm | 8:27 pm | 11h 21m | 61.6° | 263° W |
| Thu 8 | 4:58 am | 5:28 am | 6:23 am | 7:02 pm | 7:57 pm | 8:28 pm | 11h 19m | 62.0° | 262° W |
| Fri 9 | 4:56 am | 5:27 am | 6:22 am | 7:03 pm | 7:58 pm | 8:29 pm | 11h 17m | 62.3° | 262° W |
| Sat 10 | 4:55 am | 5:25 am | 6:20 am | 7:04 pm | 7:59 pm | 8:30 pm | 11h 15m | 62.7° | 261° W |
| Sun 11 | 4:53 am | 5:24 am | 6:19 am | 7:05 pm | 8:00 pm | 8:31 pm | 11h 12m | 63.1° | 261° W |
| Mon 12 | 4:52 am | 5:22 am | 6:18 am | 7:05 pm | 8:01 pm | 8:32 pm | 11h 10m | 63.5° | 260° W |
| Tue 13 | 4:50 am | 5:21 am | 6:16 am | 7:06 pm | 8:02 pm | 8:33 pm | 11h 8m | 63.9° | 260° W |
| Wed 14 | 4:49 am | 5:20 am | 6:15 am | 7:07 pm | 8:03 pm | 8:34 pm | 11h 6m | 64.2° | 260° W |
| Thu 15 | 4:47 am | 5:18 am | 6:14 am | 7:08 pm | 8:04 pm | 8:35 pm | 11h 4m | 64.6° | 259° W |
| Fri 16 | 4:46 am | 5:17 am | 6:13 am | 7:09 pm | 8:05 pm | 8:36 pm | 11h 2m | 65.0° | 259° WSW |
| Sat 17 | 4:44 am | 5:15 am | 6:11 am | 7:09 pm | 8:05 pm | 8:37 pm | 11h 0m | 65.3° | 258° WSW |
| Sun 18 | 4:43 am | 5:14 am | 6:10 am | 7:10 pm | 8:06 pm | 8:38 pm | 10h 58m | 65.7° | 258° WSW |
| Mon 19 | 4:41 am | 5:13 am | 6:09 am | 7:11 pm | 8:07 pm | 8:39 pm | 10h 56m | 66.1° | 257° WSW |
| Tue 20 | 4:40 am | 5:11 am | 6:08 am | 7:12 pm | 8:08 pm | 8:40 pm | 10h 54m | 66.4° | 257° WSW |
| Wed 21 | 4:38 am | 5:10 am | 6:06 am | 7:13 pm | 8:09 pm | 8:41 pm | 10h 52m | 66.8° | 256° WSW |
| Thu 22 | 4:37 am | 5:09 am | 6:05 am | 7:14 pm | 8:10 pm | 8:42 pm | 10h 50m | 67.1° | 256° WSW |
| Fri 23 | 4:36 am | 5:08 am | 6:04 am | 7:14 pm | 8:11 pm | 8:43 pm | 10h 48m | 67.5° | 256° WSW |
| Sat 24 | 4:34 am | 5:06 am | 6:03 am | 7:15 pm | 8:12 pm | 8:44 pm | 10h 46m | 67.8° | 255° WSW |
| Sun 25 | 4:33 am | 5:05 am | 6:02 am | 7:16 pm | 8:13 pm | 8:46 pm | 10h 44m | 68.2° | 255° WSW |
| Mon 26 | 4:31 am | 5:04 am | 6:01 am | 7:17 pm | 8:14 pm | 8:47 pm | 10h 42m | 68.5° | 254° WSW |
| Tue 27 | 4:30 am | 5:02 am | 6:00 am | 7:18 pm | 8:15 pm | 8:48 pm | 10h 40m | 68.9° | 254° WSW |
| Wed 28 | 4:29 am | 5:01 am | 5:59 am | 7:19 pm | 8:16 pm | 8:49 pm | 10h 38m | 69.2° | 253° WSW |
| Thu 29 | 4:27 am | 5:00 am | 5:58 am | 7:20 pm | 8:17 pm | 8:50 pm | 10h 36m | 69.5° | 253° WSW |
| Fri 30 | 4:26 am | 4:59 am | 5:57 am | 7:21 pm | 8:18 pm | 8:51 pm | 10h 35m | 69.9° | 253° WSW |
| Sat 31 | 4:25 am | 4:58 am | 5:56 am | 7:21 pm | 8:20 pm | 8:53 pm | 10h 33m | 70.2° | 252° WSW |
November 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 5:28 am | 5:55 am | 12:38 pm | 7:22 pm | 7:49 pm | 13h 27m | +1:53 | 6:48 pm–7:39 pm | 🌖 61% |
| Mon 2 | 5:27 am | 5:54 am | 12:38 pm | 7:23 pm | 7:50 pm | 13h 29m | +1:52 | 6:49 pm–7:39 pm | 🌗 49% |
| Tue 3 | 5:26 am | 5:53 am | 12:38 pm | 7:24 pm | 7:51 pm | 13h 31m | +1:51 | 6:50 pm–7:40 pm | 🌘 38% |
| Wed 4 | 5:25 am | 5:52 am | 12:38 pm | 7:25 pm | 7:52 pm | 13h 33m | +1:50 | 6:51 pm–7:41 pm | 🌘 27% |
| Thu 5 | 5:24 am | 5:51 am | 12:38 pm | 7:26 pm | 7:53 pm | 13h 35m | +1:49 | 6:52 pm–7:42 pm | 🌘 18% |
| Fri 6 | 5:23 am | 5:50 am | 12:38 pm | 7:27 pm | 7:54 pm | 13h 36m | +1:48 | 6:52 pm–7:43 pm | 🌘 10% |
| Sat 7 | 5:22 am | 5:49 am | 12:38 pm | 7:28 pm | 7:55 pm | 13h 38m | +1:47 | 6:53 pm–7:44 pm | 🌘 5% |
| Sun 8 | 5:21 am | 5:48 am | 12:38 pm | 7:29 pm | 7:56 pm | 13h 40m | +1:46 | 6:54 pm–7:45 pm | 🌘 2% |
| Mon 9 | 5:21 am | 5:48 am | 12:38 pm | 7:30 pm | 7:57 pm | 13h 42m | +1:45 | 6:55 pm–7:46 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Tue 10 | 5:20 am | 5:47 am | 12:39 pm | 7:31 pm | 7:58 pm | 13h 43m | +1:43 | 6:56 pm–7:47 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Wed 11 | 5:19 am | 5:46 am | 12:39 pm | 7:32 pm | 7:59 pm | 13h 45m | +1:42 | 6:57 pm–7:48 pm | 🌒 3% |
| Thu 12 | 5:18 am | 5:45 am | 12:39 pm | 7:33 pm | 8:00 pm | 13h 47m | +1:41 | 6:58 pm–7:49 pm | 🌒 8% |
| Fri 13 | 5:17 am | 5:45 am | 12:39 pm | 7:34 pm | 8:01 pm | 13h 48m | +1:39 | 6:59 pm–7:50 pm | 🌒 13% |
| Sat 14 | 5:17 am | 5:44 am | 12:39 pm | 7:35 pm | 8:02 pm | 13h 50m | +1:38 | 6:59 pm–7:51 pm | 🌒 20% |
| Sun 15 | 5:16 am | 5:43 am | 12:39 pm | 7:35 pm | 8:03 pm | 13h 52m | +1:36 | 7:00 pm–7:52 pm | 🌒 28% |
| Mon 16 | 5:15 am | 5:43 am | 12:39 pm | 7:36 pm | 8:04 pm | 13h 53m | +1:34 | 7:01 pm–7:53 pm | 🌒 37% |
| Tue 17 | 5:15 am | 5:42 am | 12:40 pm | 7:37 pm | 8:05 pm | 13h 55m | +1:33 | 7:02 pm–7:54 pm | 🌓 46% |
| Wed 18 | 5:14 am | 5:42 am | 12:40 pm | 7:38 pm | 8:06 pm | 13h 56m | +1:31 | 7:03 pm–7:55 pm | 🌔 56% |
| Thu 19 | 5:13 am | 5:41 am | 12:40 pm | 7:39 pm | 8:07 pm | 13h 58m | +1:29 | 7:04 pm–7:56 pm | 🌔 66% |
| Fri 20 | 5:13 am | 5:41 am | 12:40 pm | 7:40 pm | 8:08 pm | 13h 59m | +1:27 | 7:05 pm–7:57 pm | 🌔 75% |
| Sat 21 | 5:12 am | 5:40 am | 12:40 pm | 7:41 pm | 8:09 pm | 14h 1m | +1:25 | 7:06 pm–7:58 pm | 🌔 84% |
| Sun 22 | 5:12 am | 5:40 am | 12:41 pm | 7:42 pm | 8:10 pm | 14h 2m | +1:23 | 7:06 pm–7:59 pm | 🌔 91% |
| Mon 23 | 5:11 am | 5:39 am | 12:41 pm | 7:43 pm | 8:11 pm | 14h 3m | +1:21 | 7:07 pm–8:00 pm | 🌔 96% |
| Tue 24 | 5:11 am | 5:39 am | 12:41 pm | 7:44 pm | 8:12 pm | 14h 5m | +1:19 | 7:08 pm–8:01 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Wed 25 | 5:10 am | 5:38 am | 12:42 pm | 7:45 pm | 8:13 pm | 14h 6m | +1:17 | 7:09 pm–8:02 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Thu 26 | 5:10 am | 5:38 am | 12:42 pm | 7:46 pm | 8:14 pm | 14h 7m | +1:15 | 7:10 pm–8:03 pm | 🌖 97% |
| Fri 27 | 5:10 am | 5:38 am | 12:42 pm | 7:47 pm | 8:15 pm | 14h 8m | +1:13 | 7:11 pm–8:04 pm | 🌖 92% |
| Sat 28 | 5:09 am | 5:38 am | 12:42 pm | 7:48 pm | 8:16 pm | 14h 10m | +1:10 | 7:12 pm–8:05 pm | 🌖 85% |
| Sun 29 | 5:09 am | 5:37 am | 12:43 pm | 7:49 pm | 8:17 pm | 14h 11m | +1:08 | 7:12 pm–8:06 pm | 🌖 76% |
| Mon 30 | 5:09 am | 5:37 am | 12:43 pm | 7:50 pm | 8:18 pm | 14h 12m | +1:05 | 7:13 pm–8:07 pm | 🌖 65% |
Longest and shortest day in Sydney
The longest day falls on 22 December 2026, in 2 months, with 14h 24m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 9h 53m.
Between them the day length swings by 4h 30m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 4:52 pm on 12 June; the latest is 8:09 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 6:28 am on 4 October to 6:09 am on 5 April.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 6m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Sydney different
It takes roughly 25 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.
Evening golden hour runs 49 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 40 — at 33.9° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.
The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 57° round to WNW. Tonight, W.
By the end of October the sun will be setting 84 minutes later than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 3 minutes a day.
On 4 April 2027 the local clock shifts back an hour and sunset lands at 5:47 pm instead of 6:48 pm. Worth knowing if you are planning a shoot that week.
Planning a sunset photo in Sydney
Arrive by 6:16 pm. Golden hour opens at 6:31 pm and the sun is down by 7:04 pm, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west — the sun goes down at 261° 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 7:19 pm and runs to 7:29 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 Sydney today?
The sun sets in Sydney at 7:04 pm today, Saturday 10 October 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Sydney?
It takes 25m. Civil twilight ends at 7:29 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Sydney?
Evening golden hour runs 6:31 pm to 7:19 pm today, lasting 48m. Full golden hour times for Sydney covers the morning window and the coming week.