Sunrise and sunset times in Cairns
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, as well as the whole calendar for August 2026.
Today
August 7, 2026 . Current time: 4:51:29 am
First light at 6:17:15 am
Sunrise time: 6:38:35 am
Sunset time: 6:06:58 pm
Last light at 6:28:18 pm
Day length: 11 hours, 28 minutes
13 hours, 15 minutes left for today's sunset in Cairns
Moon will set on Aug 7 at 11:18 AM
Moon will rise on Aug 8 at 12:00 AMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (42%)🌑 New moon: Aug 13 at 3:37 AM · 🌕 Full moon: Aug 28 at 2:19 PMTomorrow
August 8, 2026
First light at 6:16:47 am
Sunrise time: 6:38:06 am
Sunset time: 6:07:12 pm
Last light at 6:28:31 pm
Day length: 11 hours, 29 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 1 minute longer than today in Cairns
Moon will rise on Aug 8 at 12:59 AM Moon will set on Aug 8 at 12:15 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (23%)
- Cairns, Queensland
- Latitude: -16.923040
- Longitude: 145.766251
- Time zone: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST, UTC+10)
Shortest day in Cairns, Queensland
The shortest day of the year was 1 month and 16 days ago, during the winter solstice on June 20, 2026, with a daylight length of 11 hours and 9 minutes.Longest day in Cairns, Queensland
The longest day of the year will be in around 4 months, during the summer solstice on December 22, 2026, with a daylight length of 13 hours and 10 minutes.
August 2026 - Cairns, Queensland - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of August in Cairns.
The day length increases by 23 minutes over the course of August 2026 in Cairns, Queensland - from 11 hours, 24 minutes on the first day to 11 hours, 48 minutes on the last day.
| Day | Twilight Start | Sunrise | Sunset | Twilight End | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar Noon
Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.
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Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night Length
Calculated form this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.
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Moon phase |
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| Sat, Aug 1 | 6:19:41 am | 6:41:13 am | 6:05:25 pm | 6:26:57 pm | 11h 24m 12s | 11h 24m 12s | 12:23:19 pm | 1.1° | 5:53:33 am | 6:53:04 pm | 5:27:37 am | 7:19:01 pm | 12h 35m 24s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 6:19:19 am | 6:40:49 am | 6:05:41 pm | 6:27:11 pm | 11h 24m 52s | 0m 40s | 12:23:15 pm | 0.9° | 5:53:13 am | 6:53:17 pm | 5:27:19 am | 7:19:11 pm | 12h 34m 43s | 🌖 (91%) |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 6:18:56 am | 6:40:24 am | 6:05:57 pm | 6:27:25 pm | 11h 25m 33s | 0m 41s | 12:23:10 pm | 0.6° | 5:52:52 am | 6:53:29 pm | 5:27:00 am | 7:19:21 pm | 12h 34m 1s | 🌖 (85%) |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 6:18:32 am | 6:39:58 am | 6:06:12 pm | 6:27:39 pm | 11h 26m 14s | 0m 41s | 12:23:05 pm | 0.3° | 5:52:31 am | 6:53:40 pm | 5:26:40 am | 7:19:31 pm | 12h 33m 20s | 🌖 (76%) |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 6:18:07 am | 6:39:32 am | 6:06:28 pm | 6:27:52 pm | 11h 26m 56s | 0m 42s | 12:23:00 pm | 0.1° | 5:52:08 am | 6:53:52 pm | 5:26:19 am | 7:19:40 pm | 12h 32m 36s | 🌖 (66%) |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 6:17:41 am | 6:39:04 am | 6:06:43 pm | 6:28:05 pm | 11h 27m 39s | 0m 43s | 12:22:53 pm | -0.2° | 5:51:44 am | 6:54:03 pm | 5:25:57 am | 7:19:49 pm | 12h 31m 52s | 🌗 (56%) |
| Fri, Aug 7 | 6:17:15 am | 6:38:35 am | 6:06:58 pm | 6:28:18 pm | 11h 28m 23s | 0m 44s | 12:22:46 pm | -0.5° | 5:51:19 am | 6:54:13 pm | 5:25:35 am | 7:19:58 pm | 12h 31m 8s | 🌗 (45%) |
| Sat, Aug 8 | 6:16:47 am | 6:38:06 am | 6:07:12 pm | 6:28:31 pm | 11h 29m 6s | 0m 43s | 12:22:39 pm | -0.8° | 5:50:54 am | 6:54:24 pm | 5:25:11 am | 7:20:07 pm | 12h 30m 23s | 🌘 (33%) |
| Sun, Aug 9 | 6:16:19 am | 6:37:35 am | 6:07:26 pm | 6:28:43 pm | 11h 29m 51s | 0m 45s | 12:22:31 pm | -1° | 5:50:28 am | 6:54:34 pm | 5:24:46 am | 7:20:15 pm | 12h 29m 38s | 🌘 (23%) |
| Mon, Aug 10 | 6:15:49 am | 6:37:04 am | 6:07:40 pm | 6:28:55 pm | 11h 30m 36s | 0m 45s | 12:22:22 pm | -1.3° | 5:50:00 am | 6:54:44 pm | 5:24:21 am | 7:20:23 pm | 12h 28m 52s | 🌘 (14%) |
| Tue, Aug 11 | 6:15:19 am | 6:36:32 am | 6:07:54 pm | 6:29:07 pm | 11h 31m 22s | 0m 46s | 12:22:13 pm | -1.6° | 5:49:32 am | 6:54:54 pm | 5:23:55 am | 7:20:31 pm | 12h 28m 6s | 🌘 (7%) |
| Wed, Aug 12 | 6:14:48 am | 6:36:00 am | 6:08:07 pm | 6:29:18 pm | 11h 32m 7s | 0m 45s | 12:22:03 pm | -1.9° | 5:49:03 am | 6:55:03 pm | 5:23:27 am | 7:20:39 pm | 12h 27m 19s | 🌘 (2%) |
| Thu, Aug 13 | 6:14:16 am | 6:35:26 am | 6:08:20 pm | 6:29:29 pm | 11h 32m 54s | 0m 47s | 12:21:53 pm | -2.2° | 5:48:33 am | 6:55:12 pm | 5:22:59 am | 7:20:46 pm | 12h 26m 31s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 6:13:44 am | 6:34:51 am | 6:08:32 pm | 6:29:40 pm | 11h 33m 41s | 0m 47s | 12:21:42 pm | -2.5° | 5:48:03 am | 6:55:21 pm | 5:22:30 am | 7:20:53 pm | 12h 25m 44s | 🌒 (1%) |
| Sat, Aug 15 | 6:13:10 am | 6:34:16 am | 6:08:45 pm | 6:29:50 pm | 11h 34m 29s | 0m 48s | 12:21:30 pm | -2.8° | 5:47:31 am | 6:55:30 pm | 5:22:00 am | 7:21:00 pm | 12h 24m 55s | 🌒 (5%) |
| Sun, Aug 16 | 6:12:36 am | 6:33:40 am | 6:08:57 pm | 6:30:01 pm | 11h 35m 17s | 0m 48s | 12:21:18 pm | -3.2° | 5:46:59 am | 6:55:38 pm | 5:21:30 am | 7:21:07 pm | 12h 24m 7s | 🌒 (10%) |
| Mon, Aug 17 | 6:12:01 am | 6:33:04 am | 6:09:08 pm | 6:30:11 pm | 11h 36m 4s | 0m 47s | 12:21:06 pm | -3.5° | 5:46:26 am | 6:55:46 pm | 5:20:58 am | 7:21:14 pm | 12h 23m 18s | 🌒 (18%) |
| Tue, Aug 18 | 6:11:25 am | 6:32:26 am | 6:09:20 pm | 6:30:20 pm | 11h 36m 54s | 0m 50s | 12:20:53 pm | -3.8° | 5:45:52 am | 6:55:54 pm | 5:20:26 am | 7:21:20 pm | 12h 22m 28s | 🌒 (26%) |
| Wed, Aug 19 | 6:10:49 am | 6:31:48 am | 6:09:31 pm | 6:30:30 pm | 11h 37m 43s | 0m 49s | 12:20:39 pm | -4.1° | 5:45:17 am | 6:56:02 pm | 5:19:52 am | 7:21:26 pm | 12h 21m 38s | 🌒 (35%) |
| Thu, Aug 20 | 6:10:12 am | 6:31:09 am | 6:09:41 pm | 6:30:39 pm | 11h 38m 32s | 0m 49s | 12:20:25 pm | -4.5° | 5:44:41 am | 6:56:09 pm | 5:19:18 am | 7:21:32 pm | 12h 20m 49s | 🌓 (45%) |
| Fri, Aug 21 | 6:09:34 am | 6:30:30 am | 6:09:52 pm | 6:30:48 pm | 11h 39m 22s | 0m 50s | 12:20:11 pm | -4.8° | 5:44:05 am | 6:56:16 pm | 5:18:44 am | 7:21:38 pm | 12h 19m 58s | 🌓 (55%) |
| Sat, Aug 22 | 6:08:55 am | 6:29:50 am | 6:10:02 pm | 6:30:56 pm | 11h 40m 12s | 0m 50s | 12:19:56 pm | -5.1° | 5:43:28 am | 6:56:23 pm | 5:18:08 am | 7:21:44 pm | 12h 19m 7s | 🌔 (64%) |
| Sun, Aug 23 | 6:08:16 am | 6:29:09 am | 6:10:12 pm | 6:31:05 pm | 11h 41m 3s | 0m 51s | 12:19:40 pm | -5.5° | 5:42:51 am | 6:56:30 pm | 5:17:32 am | 7:21:49 pm | 12h 18m 15s | 🌔 (73%) |
| Mon, Aug 24 | 6:07:36 am | 6:28:27 am | 6:10:22 pm | 6:31:13 pm | 11h 41m 55s | 0m 52s | 12:19:25 pm | -5.8° | 5:42:12 am | 6:56:37 pm | 5:16:55 am | 7:21:54 pm | 12h 17m 23s | 🌔 (81%) |
| Tue, Aug 25 | 6:06:56 am | 6:27:45 am | 6:10:31 pm | 6:31:21 pm | 11h 42m 46s | 0m 51s | 12:19:08 pm | -6.1° | 5:41:33 am | 6:56:43 pm | 5:16:17 am | 7:22:00 pm | 12h 16m 32s | 🌔 (88%) |
| Wed, Aug 26 | 6:06:14 am | 6:27:03 am | 6:10:40 pm | 6:31:29 pm | 11h 43m 37s | 0m 51s | 12:18:52 pm | -6.5° | 5:40:53 am | 6:56:50 pm | 5:15:38 am | 7:22:05 pm | 12h 15m 40s | 🌔 (93%) |
| Thu, Aug 27 | 6:05:33 am | 6:26:20 am | 6:10:49 pm | 6:31:36 pm | 11h 44m 29s | 0m 52s | 12:18:34 pm | -6.8° | 5:40:13 am | 6:56:56 pm | 5:14:59 am | 7:22:10 pm | 12h 14m 47s | 🌔 (97%) |
| Fri, Aug 28 | 6:04:50 am | 6:25:36 am | 6:10:58 pm | 6:31:44 pm | 11h 45m 22s | 0m 53s | 12:18:17 pm | -7.2° | 5:39:32 am | 6:57:02 pm | 5:14:19 am | 7:22:15 pm | 12h 13m 54s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 6:04:08 am | 6:24:52 am | 6:11:06 pm | 6:31:51 pm | 11h 46m 14s | 0m 52s | 12:17:59 pm | -7.5° | 5:38:51 am | 6:57:08 pm | 5:13:38 am | 7:22:20 pm | 12h 13m 1s | 🌖 (100%) |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 6:03:24 am | 6:24:07 am | 6:11:15 pm | 6:31:58 pm | 11h 47m 8s | 0m 54s | 12:17:41 pm | -7.9° | 5:38:08 am | 6:57:14 pm | 5:12:57 am | 7:22:25 pm | 12h 12m 7s | 🌖 (98%) |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 6:02:40 am | 6:23:22 am | 6:11:23 pm | 6:32:05 pm | 11h 48m 1s | 0m 53s | 12:17:22 pm | -8.3° | 5:37:26 am | 6:57:19 pm | 5:12:15 am | 7:22:30 pm | 12h 11m 14s | 🌖 (94%) |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Cairns, Queensland - 2026
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Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Cairns, Queensland
In Cairns, Queensland, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on November 24 at 5:32 am, while the latest sunrise is on July 7 at 6:45 am. The earliest sunset is on June 3 at 5:51 pm, and the latest sunset is on January 19 at 6:58 pm.
Cairns, Queensland gets 2h 01m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (13h 10m versus 11h 09m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 08m.
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