Sunset and sunrise times in Sydney, Australia
In Sydney, Australia the sun sets today, Wednesday 26 August, at 5:33 pm and rises at 6:21 am. Daylight lasts 11h 11m; evening golden hour runs from 4:59 pm to 5:48 pm.
Today, Wednesday 26 August
- First light
- 5:56 am
- Sunrise
- 6:21 am
- Solar noon
- 11:57 am
- Sunset
- 5:33 pm
- Last light
- 5:58 pm
- Day length
- 11h 11m
13h 12m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 4:59 pm – 5:48 pm
- Blue hour
- 5:48 pm – 5:58 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 45.7°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 3:32 pm / 5:09 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 6:20 am Sunset 5:33 pm Golden hour 4:59 pm – 5:49 pm Day length 11h 13m vs today 2 minutes longerWhere Sydney is
- Coordinates
- 33.8678° S, 151.2073° E
- Time zone
- Australia/Sydney
- Current offset
- UTC+10:00
- Elevation
- 58 m
- Population
- 5,638,830
Sunrise and sunset in Sydney, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:21 am | 6:47 am | 12:01 pm | 5:15 pm | 5:41 pm | 10h 27m | +1:30 | 4:39 pm–5:31 pm | 🌖 94% |
| Sun 2 | 6:20 am | 6:47 am | 12:01 pm | 5:16 pm | 5:42 pm | 10h 29m | +1:31 | 4:40 pm–5:32 pm | 🌖 89% |
| Mon 3 | 6:19 am | 6:46 am | 12:01 pm | 5:16 pm | 5:43 pm | 10h 30m | +1:33 | 4:41 pm–5:33 pm | 🌖 81% |
| Tue 4 | 6:19 am | 6:45 am | 12:01 pm | 5:17 pm | 5:43 pm | 10h 32m | +1:34 | 4:41 pm–5:33 pm | 🌖 72% |
| Wed 5 | 6:18 am | 6:44 am | 12:01 pm | 5:18 pm | 5:44 pm | 10h 33m | +1:35 | 4:42 pm–5:34 pm | 🌖 61% |
| Thu 6 | 6:17 am | 6:43 am | 12:01 pm | 5:19 pm | 5:45 pm | 10h 35m | +1:37 | 4:43 pm–5:35 pm | 🌗 49% |
| Fri 7 | 6:16 am | 6:42 am | 12:01 pm | 5:19 pm | 5:45 pm | 10h 37m | +1:38 | 4:44 pm–5:35 pm | 🌘 38% |
| Sat 8 | 6:15 am | 6:41 am | 12:00 pm | 5:20 pm | 5:46 pm | 10h 38m | +1:39 | 4:45 pm–5:36 pm | 🌘 27% |
| Sun 9 | 6:14 am | 6:40 am | 12:00 pm | 5:21 pm | 5:47 pm | 10h 40m | +1:40 | 4:45 pm–5:37 pm | 🌘 17% |
| Mon 10 | 6:13 am | 6:39 am | 12:00 pm | 5:21 pm | 5:47 pm | 10h 42m | +1:42 | 4:46 pm–5:37 pm | 🌘 9% |
| Tue 11 | 6:12 am | 6:38 am | 12:00 pm | 5:22 pm | 5:48 pm | 10h 43m | +1:43 | 4:47 pm–5:38 pm | 🌘 4% |
| Wed 12 | 6:11 am | 6:37 am | 12:00 pm | 5:23 pm | 5:49 pm | 10h 45m | +1:44 | 4:48 pm–5:39 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Thu 13 | 6:10 am | 6:36 am | 12:00 pm | 5:23 pm | 5:49 pm | 10h 47m | +1:45 | 4:49 pm–5:39 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Fri 14 | 6:09 am | 6:35 am | 11:59 am | 5:24 pm | 5:50 pm | 10h 49m | +1:46 | 4:49 pm–5:40 pm | 🌒 3% |
| Sat 15 | 6:08 am | 6:34 am | 11:59 am | 5:25 pm | 5:51 pm | 10h 50m | +1:47 | 4:50 pm–5:41 pm | 🌒 7% |
| Sun 16 | 6:07 am | 6:33 am | 11:59 am | 5:26 pm | 5:51 pm | 10h 52m | +1:48 | 4:51 pm–5:41 pm | 🌒 14% |
| Mon 17 | 6:06 am | 6:32 am | 11:59 am | 5:26 pm | 5:52 pm | 10h 54m | +1:49 | 4:52 pm–5:42 pm | 🌒 22% |
| Tue 18 | 6:05 am | 6:31 am | 11:59 am | 5:27 pm | 5:53 pm | 10h 56m | +1:49 | 4:52 pm–5:43 pm | 🌒 30% |
| Wed 19 | 6:04 am | 6:30 am | 11:58 am | 5:28 pm | 5:53 pm | 10h 58m | +1:50 | 4:53 pm–5:43 pm | 🌒 40% |
| Thu 20 | 6:03 am | 6:28 am | 11:58 am | 5:28 pm | 5:54 pm | 10h 59m | +1:51 | 4:54 pm–5:44 pm | 🌓 50% |
| Fri 21 | 6:02 am | 6:27 am | 11:58 am | 5:29 pm | 5:55 pm | 11h 1m | +1:52 | 4:55 pm–5:45 pm | 🌔 59% |
| Sat 22 | 6:01 am | 6:26 am | 11:58 am | 5:30 pm | 5:55 pm | 11h 3m | +1:53 | 4:55 pm–5:45 pm | 🌔 68% |
| Sun 23 | 5:59 am | 6:25 am | 11:57 am | 5:30 pm | 5:56 pm | 11h 5m | +1:53 | 4:56 pm–5:46 pm | 🌔 76% |
| Mon 24 | 5:58 am | 6:24 am | 11:57 am | 5:31 pm | 5:57 pm | 11h 7m | +1:54 | 4:57 pm–5:47 pm | 🌔 84% |
| Tue 25 | 5:57 am | 6:22 am | 11:57 am | 5:32 pm | 5:57 pm | 11h 9m | +1:55 | 4:58 pm–5:47 pm | 🌔 90% |
| Wed 26 | 5:56 am | 6:21 am | 11:57 am | 5:33 pm | 5:58 pm | 11h 11m | +1:55 | 4:59 pm–5:48 pm | 🌔 95% |
| Thu 27 | 5:55 am | 6:20 am | 11:56 am | 5:33 pm | 5:58 pm | 11h 13m | +1:56 | 4:59 pm–5:49 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Fri 28 | 5:53 am | 6:19 am | 11:56 am | 5:34 pm | 5:59 pm | 11h 15m | +1:57 | 5:00 pm–5:49 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 5:52 am | 6:17 am | 11:56 am | 5:35 pm | 6:00 pm | 11h 17m | +1:57 | 5:01 pm–5:50 pm | 🌖 99% |
| Sun 30 | 5:51 am | 6:16 am | 11:55 am | 5:35 pm | 6:00 pm | 11h 19m | +1:58 | 5:01 pm–5:51 pm | 🌖 97% |
| Mon 31 | 5:50 am | 6:15 am | 11:55 am | 5:36 pm | 6:01 pm | 11h 21m | +1:58 | 5:02 pm–5:51 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 | 5:21 am | 5:51 am | 6:47 am | 5:15 pm | 6:11 pm | 6:41 pm | 13h 31m | 38.1° | 291° WNW |
| Sun 2 | 5:21 am | 5:50 am | 6:47 am | 5:16 pm | 6:12 pm | 6:42 pm | 13h 30m | 38.3° | 291° WNW |
| Mon 3 | 5:20 am | 5:49 am | 6:46 am | 5:16 pm | 6:13 pm | 6:42 pm | 13h 28m | 38.6° | 291° WNW |
| Tue 4 | 5:19 am | 5:49 am | 6:45 am | 5:17 pm | 6:13 pm | 6:43 pm | 13h 26m | 38.9° | 290° WNW |
| Wed 5 | 5:19 am | 5:48 am | 6:44 am | 5:18 pm | 6:14 pm | 6:43 pm | 13h 25m | 39.1° | 290° WNW |
| Thu 6 | 5:18 am | 5:47 am | 6:43 am | 5:19 pm | 6:15 pm | 6:44 pm | 13h 23m | 39.4° | 290° WNW |
| Fri 7 | 5:17 am | 5:46 am | 6:42 am | 5:19 pm | 6:15 pm | 6:45 pm | 13h 21m | 39.7° | 289° WNW |
| Sat 8 | 5:16 am | 5:45 am | 6:41 am | 5:20 pm | 6:16 pm | 6:45 pm | 13h 20m | 40.0° | 289° WNW |
| Sun 9 | 5:15 am | 5:45 am | 6:40 am | 5:21 pm | 6:16 pm | 6:46 pm | 13h 18m | 40.3° | 289° WNW |
| Mon 10 | 5:14 am | 5:44 am | 6:39 am | 5:21 pm | 6:17 pm | 6:46 pm | 13h 16m | 40.5° | 288° WNW |
| Tue 11 | 5:14 am | 5:43 am | 6:38 am | 5:22 pm | 6:18 pm | 6:47 pm | 13h 15m | 40.8° | 288° WNW |
| Wed 12 | 5:13 am | 5:42 am | 6:37 am | 5:23 pm | 6:18 pm | 6:47 pm | 13h 13m | 41.1° | 287° WNW |
| Thu 13 | 5:12 am | 5:41 am | 6:36 am | 5:23 pm | 6:19 pm | 6:48 pm | 13h 11m | 41.4° | 287° WNW |
| Fri 14 | 5:11 am | 5:40 am | 6:35 am | 5:24 pm | 6:19 pm | 6:49 pm | 13h 9m | 41.7° | 287° WNW |
| Sat 15 | 5:10 am | 5:39 am | 6:34 am | 5:25 pm | 6:20 pm | 6:49 pm | 13h 8m | 42.1° | 286° WNW |
| Sun 16 | 5:09 am | 5:38 am | 6:33 am | 5:26 pm | 6:21 pm | 6:50 pm | 13h 6m | 42.4° | 286° WNW |
| Mon 17 | 5:08 am | 5:37 am | 6:32 am | 5:26 pm | 6:21 pm | 6:50 pm | 13h 4m | 42.7° | 286° WNW |
| Tue 18 | 5:07 am | 5:36 am | 6:31 am | 5:27 pm | 6:22 pm | 6:51 pm | 13h 2m | 43.0° | 285° WNW |
| Wed 19 | 5:06 am | 5:35 am | 6:30 am | 5:28 pm | 6:23 pm | 6:52 pm | 13h 0m | 43.3° | 285° WNW |
| Thu 20 | 5:05 am | 5:34 am | 6:28 am | 5:28 pm | 6:23 pm | 6:52 pm | 12h 58m | 43.7° | 284° WNW |
| Fri 21 | 5:04 am | 5:33 am | 6:27 am | 5:29 pm | 6:24 pm | 6:53 pm | 12h 56m | 44.0° | 284° WNW |
| Sat 22 | 5:02 am | 5:31 am | 6:26 am | 5:30 pm | 6:24 pm | 6:53 pm | 12h 55m | 44.3° | 284° WNW |
| Sun 23 | 5:01 am | 5:30 am | 6:25 am | 5:30 pm | 6:25 pm | 6:54 pm | 12h 53m | 44.7° | 283° WNW |
| Mon 24 | 5:00 am | 5:29 am | 6:24 am | 5:31 pm | 6:26 pm | 6:55 pm | 12h 51m | 45.0° | 283° WNW |
| Tue 25 | 4:59 am | 5:28 am | 6:22 am | 5:32 pm | 6:26 pm | 6:55 pm | 12h 49m | 45.3° | 282° WNW |
| Wed 26 | 4:58 am | 5:27 am | 6:21 am | 5:33 pm | 6:27 pm | 6:56 pm | 12h 47m | 45.7° | 282° WNW |
| Thu 27 | 4:57 am | 5:26 am | 6:20 am | 5:33 pm | 6:28 pm | 6:57 pm | 12h 45m | 46.0° | 282° WNW |
| Fri 28 | 4:55 am | 5:24 am | 6:19 am | 5:34 pm | 6:28 pm | 6:57 pm | 12h 43m | 46.4° | 281° W |
| Sat 29 | 4:54 am | 5:23 am | 6:17 am | 5:35 pm | 6:29 pm | 6:58 pm | 12h 41m | 46.7° | 281° W |
| Sun 30 | 4:53 am | 5:22 am | 6:16 am | 5:35 pm | 6:29 pm | 6:58 pm | 12h 39m | 47.1° | 280° W |
| Mon 31 | 4:52 am | 5:21 am | 6:15 am | 5:36 pm | 6:30 pm | 6:59 pm | 12h 37m | 47.5° | 280° W |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:48 am | 6:14 am | 11:55 am | 5:37 pm | 6:02 pm | 11h 23m | +1:59 | 5:03 pm–5:52 pm | 🌖 84% |
| Wed 2 | 5:47 am | 6:12 am | 11:55 am | 5:37 pm | 6:02 pm | 11h 25m | +1:59 | 5:04 pm–5:53 pm | 🌖 75% |
| Thu 3 | 5:46 am | 6:11 am | 11:54 am | 5:38 pm | 6:03 pm | 11h 27m | +2:00 | 5:04 pm–5:53 pm | 🌖 64% |
| Fri 4 | 5:45 am | 6:10 am | 11:54 am | 5:39 pm | 6:04 pm | 11h 29m | +2:00 | 5:05 pm–5:54 pm | 🌗 53% |
| Sat 5 | 5:43 am | 6:08 am | 11:54 am | 5:39 pm | 6:04 pm | 11h 31m | +2:01 | 5:06 pm–5:55 pm | 🌘 41% |
| Sun 6 | 5:42 am | 6:07 am | 11:53 am | 5:40 pm | 6:05 pm | 11h 33m | +2:01 | 5:07 pm–5:55 pm | 🌘 30% |
| Mon 7 | 5:41 am | 6:06 am | 11:53 am | 5:41 pm | 6:06 pm | 11h 35m | +2:01 | 5:07 pm–5:56 pm | 🌘 20% |
| Tue 8 | 5:39 am | 6:04 am | 11:53 am | 5:41 pm | 6:06 pm | 11h 37m | +2:02 | 5:08 pm–5:57 pm | 🌘 11% |
| Wed 9 | 5:38 am | 6:03 am | 11:52 am | 5:42 pm | 6:07 pm | 11h 39m | +2:02 | 5:09 pm–5:57 pm | 🌘 5% |
| Thu 10 | 5:37 am | 6:01 am | 11:52 am | 5:43 pm | 6:08 pm | 11h 41m | +2:03 | 5:09 pm–5:58 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 5:35 am | 6:00 am | 11:51 am | 5:43 pm | 6:08 pm | 11h 43m | +2:03 | 5:10 pm–5:59 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 5:34 am | 5:59 am | 11:51 am | 5:44 pm | 6:09 pm | 11h 45m | +2:03 | 5:11 pm–5:59 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Sun 13 | 5:32 am | 5:57 am | 11:51 am | 5:45 pm | 6:10 pm | 11h 47m | +2:03 | 5:12 pm–6:00 pm | 🌒 5% |
| Mon 14 | 5:31 am | 5:56 am | 11:50 am | 5:45 pm | 6:10 pm | 11h 49m | +2:04 | 5:12 pm–6:01 pm | 🌒 10% |
| Tue 15 | 5:30 am | 5:55 am | 11:50 am | 5:46 pm | 6:11 pm | 11h 51m | +2:04 | 5:13 pm–6:01 pm | 🌒 17% |
| Wed 16 | 5:28 am | 5:53 am | 11:50 am | 5:47 pm | 6:12 pm | 11h 53m | +2:04 | 5:14 pm–6:02 pm | 🌒 25% |
| Thu 17 | 5:27 am | 5:52 am | 11:49 am | 5:47 pm | 6:12 pm | 11h 55m | +2:04 | 5:14 pm–6:03 pm | 🌒 34% |
| Fri 18 | 5:25 am | 5:50 am | 11:49 am | 5:48 pm | 6:13 pm | 11h 57m | +2:05 | 5:15 pm–6:03 pm | 🌒 43% |
| Sat 19 | 5:24 am | 5:49 am | 11:49 am | 5:49 pm | 6:14 pm | 11h 59m | +2:05 | 5:16 pm–6:04 pm | 🌓 52% |
| Sun 20 | 5:23 am | 5:48 am | 11:48 am | 5:49 pm | 6:14 pm | 12h 1m | +2:05 | 5:16 pm–6:05 pm | 🌔 61% |
| Mon 21 | 5:21 am | 5:46 am | 11:48 am | 5:50 pm | 6:15 pm | 12h 4m | +2:05 | 5:17 pm–6:05 pm | 🌔 70% |
| Tue 22 | 5:20 am | 5:45 am | 11:48 am | 5:51 pm | 6:16 pm | 12h 6m | +2:05 | 5:18 pm–6:06 pm | 🌔 79% |
| Wed 23 | 5:19 am | 5:43 am | 11:47 am | 5:52 pm | 6:17 pm | 12h 8m | +2:05 | 5:19 pm–6:07 pm | 🌔 86% |
| Thu 24 | 5:17 am | 5:42 am | 11:47 am | 5:52 pm | 6:17 pm | 12h 10m | +2:05 | 5:19 pm–6:08 pm | 🌔 92% |
| Fri 25 | 5:16 am | 5:41 am | 11:47 am | 5:53 pm | 6:18 pm | 12h 12m | +2:06 | 5:20 pm–6:08 pm | 🌔 97% |
| Sat 26 | 5:14 am | 5:39 am | 11:46 am | 5:54 pm | 6:19 pm | 12h 14m | +2:06 | 5:21 pm–6:09 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Sun 27 | 5:13 am | 5:38 am | 11:46 am | 5:54 pm | 6:19 pm | 12h 16m | +2:06 | 5:21 pm–6:10 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 5:11 am | 5:36 am | 11:45 am | 5:55 pm | 6:20 pm | 12h 18m | +2:06 | 5:22 pm–6:10 pm | 🌖 98% |
| Tue 29 | 5:10 am | 5:35 am | 11:45 am | 5:56 pm | 6:21 pm | 12h 20m | +2:06 | 5:23 pm–6:11 pm | 🌖 94% |
| Wed 30 | 5:09 am | 5:34 am | 11:45 am | 5:56 pm | 6:22 pm | 12h 22m | +2:06 | 5:24 pm–6:12 pm | 🌖 87% |
Longest and shortest day in Sydney
The longest day falls on 22 December 2026, in 4 months, with 14h 24m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 June 2026, 2 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 50 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 41 — 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, WNW.
By the end of August the sun will be setting 21 minutes later than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 42 seconds a day.
On 4 October 2026 the local clock shifts forward an hour and sunset lands at 6:59 pm instead of 5:59 pm. Worth knowing if you are planning a shoot that week.
Planning a sunset photo in Sydney
Arrive by 4:44 pm. Golden hour opens at 4:59 pm and the sun is down by 5:33 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 5:48 pm and runs to 5:58 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 5:33 pm today, Wednesday 26 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Sydney?
It takes 25m. Civil twilight ends at 5:58 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Sydney?
Evening golden hour runs 4:59 pm to 5:48 pm today, lasting 49m. Full golden hour times for Sydney covers the morning window and the coming week.