Sunrise and sunset times in Cape York
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Cape York, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 28, 2026. Current time: 6:34:04 am
Night ends at 4:48 am4:47:47 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 5:39 am5:38:35 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 6:00:15 amWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:27:18 pmWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 6:49 pm6:49:00 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:40 pm7:39:52 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 7.26° · Azimuth: 101.93° (E)
Daylight Golden Hour Blue Hour Twilight Night
Day length: 12 hours, 27 minutes
11 hours, 53 minutes left for today's sunset in Cape York
Moon will set on Oct 28 at 7:21 am
Moon will rise on Oct 28 at 8:37 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waning Gibbous (96%)🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 5:02 pm · 🌕 Full moon: Nov 25 at 12:53 amTomorrow
October 29, 2026
Night ends at 4:47 am4:47:19 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 5:38 am5:38:12 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 5:59:54 amWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:27:30 pmWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 6:49 pm6:49:13 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:40 pm7:40:11 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Day length: 12 hours, 27 minutes
Tomorrow will be 33 seconds longer than today in Cape York
Moon will set on Oct 29 at 8:22 am Moon will rise on Oct 29 at 9:43 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waning Gibbous (84%)
- Cape York, Queensland
- Latitude: -10.7 (South)
- Longitude: 142.516663 (East)
- Time zone: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST, UTC+10)
Shortest day in Cape York, Queensland
The shortest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the winter solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 11 hours, 29 minutes.Longest day in Cape York, Queensland
The longest day of the year will be in 1 month and 24 days, during the summer solstice on December 22, 2026, with a daylight length of 12 hours, 45 minutes.
October 2026 - Cape York, 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 October in Cape York.
All times are in Cape York's time: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST, UTC+10).
The day length increases by 17 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Cape York, Queensland - from 12 hours, 11 minutes on the first day to 12 hours, 28 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First LightStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | SunriseWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley). | Sunrise Variation |
SunsetWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley). | Sunset Variation |
Last LightEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar NoonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night LengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun DeclinationThe latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.5:53:03 am | 6:14:07 am | -37s | 6:25:30 pm | -2s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.6:46:35 pm | 12h 11m 23s | 36s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:19:44 pm | 82.45° | 5:28:33 am | 7:11:07 pm | 5:03:59 am | 7:35:41 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.11h 48m 0s | 🌔 (72%)Waning Gibbous: 72% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:19:54 am | 3.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 5:52:25 am | 6:13:30 am | -37s | 6:25:29 pm | -1s | 6:46:34 pm | 12h 11m 59s | 36s | 12:19:25 pm | 82.84° | 5:27:54 am | 7:11:07 pm | 5:03:20 am | 7:35:42 pm | 11h 47m 24s | 🌔 (61%)Waning Gibbous: 61% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:19:35 am | 3.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 5:51:47 am | 6:12:53 am | -37s | 6:25:27 pm | -2s | 6:46:34 pm | 12h 12m 34s | 36s | 12:19:06 pm | 83.22° | 5:27:15 am | 7:11:07 pm | 5:02:40 am | 7:35:44 pm | 11h 46m 49s | 🌓 (50%) Last quarter at 11:25 pmLast quarter at 11:25 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 50% illuminated |
12:19:16 am | 3.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 5:51:10 am | 6:12:16 am | -37s | 6:25:26 pm | -1s | 6:46:34 pm | 12h 13m 10s | 36s | 12:18:47 pm | 83.61° | 5:26:37 am | 7:11:08 pm | 5:02:00 am | 7:35:46 pm | 11h 46m 14s | 🌒 (39%)Waning Crescent: 39% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:18:57 am | 4.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 5:50:33 am | 6:11:40 am | -36s | 6:25:26 pm | 0s | 6:46:34 pm | 12h 13m 46s | 36s | 12:18:28 pm | 83.99° | 5:25:59 am | 7:11:09 pm | 5:01:20 am | 7:35:49 pm | 11h 45m 38s | 🌒 (28%)Waning Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:18:37 am | 4.7° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5:49:56 am | 6:11:04 am | -36s | 6:25:25 pm | -1s | 6:46:34 pm | 12h 14m 21s | 36s | 12:18:10 pm | 84.38° | 5:25:21 am | 7:11:11 pm | 5:00:41 am | 7:35:52 pm | 11h 45m 4s | 🌒 (18%)Waning Crescent: 18% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:18:19 am | 5.1° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5:49:20 am | 6:10:29 am | -35s | 6:25:25 pm | 0s | 6:46:35 pm | 12h 14m 56s | 36s | 12:17:53 pm | 84.76° | 5:24:43 am | 7:11:13 pm | 5:00:02 am | 7:35:56 pm | 11h 44m 29s | 🌒 (11%)Waning Crescent: 11% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:18:02 am | 5.5° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5:48:44 am | 6:09:54 am | -35s | 6:25:26 pm | +1s | 6:46:37 pm | 12h 15m 32s | 35s | 12:17:35 pm | 85.14° | 5:24:06 am | 7:11:16 pm | 4:59:23 am | 7:36:01 pm | 11h 43m 53s | 🌒 (5%)Waning Crescent: 5% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:17:44 am | 5.8° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 5:48:08 am | 6:09:19 am | -35s | 6:25:27 pm | +1s | 6:46:38 pm | 12h 16m 8s | 35s | 12:17:18 pm | 85.52° | 5:23:29 am | 7:11:19 pm | 4:58:44 am | 7:36:06 pm | 11h 43m 18s | 🌒 (1%)Waning Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:17:26 am | 6.2° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 5:47:33 am | 6:08:45 am | -34s | 6:25:28 pm | +1s | 6:46:41 pm | 12h 16m 43s | 35s | 12:17:02 pm | 85.90° | 5:22:52 am | 7:11:23 pm | 4:58:06 am | 7:36:11 pm | 11h 42m 43s | 🌒 (0.1%)Waning Crescent: 0.1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:17:10 am | 6.6° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 5:46:58 am | 6:08:11 am | -34s | 6:25:29 pm | +1s | 6:46:44 pm | 12h 17m 18s | 35s | 12:16:46 pm | 86.28° | 5:22:16 am | 7:11:28 pm | 4:57:27 am | 7:36:18 pm | 11h 42m 9s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 1:50 amNew moon at 1:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
12:16:54 am | 7.0° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 5:46:24 am | 6:07:38 am | -33s | 6:25:32 pm | +3s | 6:46:47 pm | 12h 17m 54s | 35s | 12:16:30 pm | 86.66° | 5:21:40 am | 7:11:33 pm | 4:56:50 am | 7:36:25 pm | 11h 41m 33s | 🌘 (4%)Waxing Crescent: 4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:16:38 am | 7.4° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 5:45:50 am | 6:07:05 am | -33s | 6:25:34 pm | +2s | 6:46:51 pm | 12h 18m 29s | 35s | 12:16:15 pm | 87.03° | 5:21:04 am | 7:11:38 pm | 4:56:12 am | 7:36:32 pm | 11h 40m 59s | 🌘 (9%)Waxing Crescent: 9% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:16:22 am | 7.7° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 5:45:17 am | 6:06:33 am | -32s | 6:25:37 pm | +3s | 6:46:55 pm | 12h 19m 4s | 35s | 12:16:01 pm | 87.40° | 5:20:29 am | 7:11:44 pm | 4:55:35 am | 7:36:41 pm | 11h 40m 25s | 🌘 (15%)Waxing Crescent: 15% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:16:08 am | 8.1° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 5:44:44 am | 6:06:02 am | -31s | 6:25:41 pm | +4s | 6:47:00 pm | 12h 19m 39s | 35s | 12:15:47 pm | 87.78° | 5:19:54 am | 7:11:51 pm | 4:54:58 am | 7:36:50 pm | 11h 39m 50s | 🌘 (23%)Waxing Crescent: 23% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:15:54 am | 8.5° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 5:44:11 am | 6:05:31 am | -31s | 6:25:45 pm | +4s | 6:47:06 pm | 12h 20m 14s | 35s | 12:15:33 pm | 88.14° | 5:19:20 am | 7:11:58 pm | 4:54:22 am | 7:36:59 pm | 11h 39m 16s | 🌘 (31%)Waxing Crescent: 31% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:15:39 am | 8.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 5:43:40 am | 6:05:01 am | -30s | 6:25:49 pm | +4s | 6:47:12 pm | 12h 20m 48s | 35s | 12:15:21 pm | 88.51° | 5:18:47 am | 7:12:07 pm | 4:53:46 am | 7:37:09 pm | 11h 38m 42s | 🌘 (40%)Waxing Crescent: 40% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:15:28 am | 9.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 5:43:09 am | 6:04:31 am | -30s | 6:25:55 pm | +6s | 6:47:18 pm | 12h 21m 24s | 35s | 12:15:08 pm | 88.88° | 5:18:13 am | 7:12:15 pm | 4:53:10 am | 7:37:21 pm | 11h 38m 7s | 🌘 (49%)Waxing Crescent: 49% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:15:14 am | 9.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 5:42:38 am | 6:04:02 am | -29s | 6:26:00 pm | +5s | 6:47:26 pm | 12h 21m 58s | 35s | 12:14:57 pm | 89.24° | 5:17:41 am | 7:12:25 pm | 4:52:35 am | 7:37:32 pm | 11h 37m 34s | 🌗 (59%) First quarter at 2:12 amFirst quarter at 2:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 59% illuminated |
12:15:03 am | 9.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 5:42:08 am | 6:03:34 am | -28s | 6:26:06 pm | +6s | 6:47:33 pm | 12h 22m 32s | 35s | 12:14:46 pm | 89.60° | 5:17:09 am | 7:12:35 pm | 4:52:01 am | 7:37:45 pm | 11h 37m 0s | 🌖 (68%)Waxing Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:14:52 am | 10.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 5:41:39 am | 6:03:06 am | -28s | 6:26:13 pm | +7s | 6:47:42 pm | 12h 23m 7s | 34s | 12:14:35 pm | 89.96° | 5:16:38 am | 7:12:45 pm | 4:51:27 am | 7:37:58 pm | 11h 36m 26s | 🌖 (77%)Waxing Gibbous: 77% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:14:40 am | 10.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 5:41:10 am | 6:02:39 am | -27s | 6:26:21 pm | +8s | 6:47:51 pm | 12h 23m 42s | 34s | 12:14:26 pm | 89.69° | 5:16:07 am | 7:12:57 pm | 4:50:54 am | 7:38:12 pm | 11h 35m 52s | 🌖 (85%)Waxing Gibbous: 85% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:14:31 am | 11.0° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 5:40:43 am | 6:02:13 am | -26s | 6:26:29 pm | +8s | 6:48:01 pm | 12h 24m 16s | 34s | 12:14:17 pm | 89.34° | 5:15:37 am | 7:13:09 pm | 4:50:21 am | 7:38:27 pm | 11h 35m 19s | 🌖 (92%)Waxing Gibbous: 92% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:14:22 am | 11.4° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 5:40:16 am | 6:01:48 am | -25s | 6:26:37 pm | +8s | 6:48:11 pm | 12h 24m 49s | 34s | 12:14:08 pm | 88.99° | 5:15:07 am | 7:13:21 pm | 4:49:49 am | 7:38:42 pm | 11h 34m 46s | 🌖 (97%)Waxing Gibbous: 97% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:14:12 am | 11.7° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 5:39:49 am | 6:01:23 am | -25s | 6:26:47 pm | +10s | 6:48:22 pm | 12h 25m 24s | 34s | 12:14:01 pm | 88.64° | 5:14:39 am | 7:13:35 pm | 4:49:18 am | 7:38:59 pm | 11h 34m 13s | 🌖 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:14:05 am | 12.1° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:39:24 am | 6:01:00 am | -23s | 6:26:57 pm | +10s | 6:48:34 pm | 12h 25m 57s | 34s | 12:13:54 pm | 88.30° | 5:14:11 am | 7:13:49 pm | 4:48:47 am | 7:39:16 pm | 11h 33m 40s | 🌕 (99.6%) Full moon at 2:11 pmFull moon at 2:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.6% illuminated |
12:13:57 am | 12.4° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:38:59 am | 6:00:37 am | -23s | 6:27:07 pm | +10s | 6:48:47 pm | 12h 26m 30s | 33s | 12:13:48 pm | 87.96° | 5:13:44 am | 7:14:04 pm | 4:48:17 am | 7:39:33 pm | 11h 33m 8s | 🌔 (97%)Waning Gibbous: 97% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:13:51 am | 12.7° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:38:35 am | 6:00:15 am | -22s | 6:27:18 pm | +11s | 6:49:00 pm | 12h 27m 3s | 33s | 12:13:42 pm | 87.62° | 5:13:17 am | 7:14:20 pm | 4:47:47 am | 7:39:52 pm | 11h 32m 36s | 🌔 (92%)Waning Gibbous: 92% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:13:44 am | 13.1° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:38:12 am | 5:59:54 am | -21s | 6:27:30 pm | +12s | 6:49:13 pm | 12h 27m 36s | 33s | 12:13:38 pm | 87.29° | 5:12:51 am | 7:14:36 pm | 4:47:19 am | 7:40:11 pm | 11h 32m 4s | 🌔 (84%)Waning Gibbous: 84% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:13:40 am | 13.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:37:50 am | 5:59:34 am | -20s | 6:27:43 pm | +13s | 6:49:28 pm | 12h 28m 9s | 33s | 12:13:34 pm | 86.96° | 5:12:27 am | 7:14:53 pm | 4:46:51 am | 7:40:31 pm | 11h 31m 31s | 🌔 (75%)Waning Gibbous: 75% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:13:36 am | 13.7° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:37:28 am | 5:59:14 am | -20s | 6:27:56 pm | +13s | 6:49:43 pm | 12h 28m 42s | 32s | 12:13:31 pm | 86.63° | 5:12:03 am | 7:15:11 pm | 4:46:24 am | 7:40:52 pm | 11h 31m 0s | 🌔 (64%)Waning Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:13:32 am | 14.1° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Cape York, Queensland - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Cape York, Queensland for every day of the year.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Cape York
In Cape York, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on November 18 at 5:56 am, while the latest sunrise is on July 13 at 6:49 am. The earliest sunset is on May 29 at 6:13 pm, and the latest sunset is on January 26 at 7:00 pm.
Cape York gets 1h 15m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (12h 45m versus 11h 29m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 06m.
Cape York Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Cape York. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Cape York.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 55° above the horizon (around Jun 23) and 86.4° (around Oct 21) in Cape York. Sitting almost under the Sun's yearly path, Cape York sees the analemma lying nearly flat overhead, with the Sun passing practically through the zenith twice a year.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.
Places near Cape York, Queensland
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Cape York, Queensland — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:
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