Sunrise and sunset times in Sydney
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Sydney, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
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Today
October 20, 2026. Current time: 3:20:30 am
Night ends at 4:40 am4:40:28 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 5:43 am5:42:30 am
Dawn, the start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 6:08:13 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: 7:12:20 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 7:38 pm7:38:07 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:40 pm8:40:23 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: -31.81° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 131.8° (SE)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 13 hours, 4 minutes
2 hours, 47 minutes left until today's sunrise in Sydney
Moonset: 2:39 am
Moonrise: 1:10 pmMoon phase: 🌖 Waxing Gibbous (60%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 3:11 pm · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 6:02 pmTomorrow
October 21, 2026
Night ends at 4:39 am4:39:01 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 5:41 am5:41:16 am
Dawn, the start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 6:07:02 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: 7:13:10 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 7:39 pm7:39:01 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:41 pm8:41:29 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: 13 hours, 6 minutes
Tomorrow will be approximately 2 minutes longer than today in Sydney
Moonset: 3:10 am Moonrise: 2:10 pmMoon phase: 🌖 Waxing Gibbous (77%)
- Sydney, New South Wales
- Latitude: -33.867851 (South)
- Longitude: 151.207321 (East)
- Time zone: Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT, UTC+11)
Shortest day in Sydney, New South Wales
The shortest day of the year was around 3 months ago, during the winter solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours, 53 minutes.Longest day in Sydney, New South Wales
The longest day of the year will be in 2 months and 2 days, during the summer solstice on December 22, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours, 24 minutes.
October 2026 - Sydney, New South Wales - 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 Sydney.
All times are in Sydney's time: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST, UTC+10) until October 4, 2026, and Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT, UTC+11) from then on.
The day length increases by 1 hour, 1 minute over the course of October 2026 in Sydney, New South Wales - from 12 hours, 24 minutes on the first day to 13 hours, 25 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.5:07:52 am | 5:32:53 am | -1m 22s | 5:57:38 pm | +44s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.6:22:41 pm | 12h 24m 45s | 2m 6s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.11:45:19 am | 59.27° | 4:38:33 am | 6:52:04 pm | 4:08:46 am | 7:21:57 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.11h 33m 52s | 🌔 (72%)Waning Gibbous: 72% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:45:09 pm | 3.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 5:06:29 am | 5:31:30 am | -1m 23s | 5:58:21 pm | +43s | 6:23:26 pm | 12h 26m 51s | 2m 6s | 11:44:59 am | 59.66° | 4:37:07 am | 6:52:51 pm | 4:07:15 am | 7:22:49 pm | 11h 31m 48s | 🌔 (61%)Waning Gibbous: 61% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:44:49 pm | 3.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 5:05:05 am | 5:30:09 am | -1m 21s | 5:59:05 pm | +44s | 6:24:11 pm | 12h 28m 56s | 2m 6s | 11:44:39 am | 60.05° | 4:35:41 am | 6:53:40 pm | 4:05:45 am | 7:23:41 pm | 11h 29m 42s | 🌓 (50%) Last quarter at 11:25 pmLast quarter at 11:25 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 50% illuminated |
11:44:30 pm | 3.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 🕐 +1h | 6:03:42 am | 6:28:47 am | -1m 22son the clock: +58m 38s | 6:59:49 pm | +44son the clock: +1h 0m 44s | 7:24:57 pm | 12h 31m 2s | 2m 6s | 12:44:20 pm | 60.43° | 5:34:15 am | 7:54:28 pm | 5:04:15 am | 8:24:34 pm | 11h 27m 37s | 🌒 (39%)Waning Crescent: 39% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | — | 4.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:02:19 am | 6:27:26 am | -1m 21s | 7:00:33 pm | +44s | 7:25:43 pm | 12h 33m 7s | 2m 6s | 12:44:01 pm | 60.82° | 5:32:49 am | 7:55:17 pm | 5:02:44 am | 8:25:28 pm | 11h 25m 32s | 🌒 (28%)Waning Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:44:10 am | 4.7° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:00:57 am | 6:26:05 am | -1m 21s | 7:01:18 pm | +45s | 7:26:29 pm | 12h 35m 13s | 2m 5s | 12:43:43 pm | 61.20° | 5:31:23 am | 7:56:07 pm | 5:01:14 am | 8:26:23 pm | 11h 23m 26s | 🌒 (19%)Waning Crescent: 19% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:43:52 am | 5.1° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5:59:34 am | 6:24:44 am | -1m 21s | 7:02:03 pm | +45s | 7:27:16 pm | 12h 37m 19s | 2m 5s | 12:43:25 pm | 61.58° | 5:29:58 am | 7:56:57 pm | 4:59:44 am | 8:27:18 pm | 11h 21m 22s | 🌒 (11%)Waning Crescent: 11% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:43:34 am | 5.5° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5:58:13 am | 6:23:25 am | -1m 19s | 7:02:48 pm | +45s | 7:28:03 pm | 12h 39m 23s | 2m 5s | 12:43:07 pm | 61.97° | 5:28:33 am | 7:57:48 pm | 4:58:13 am | 8:28:14 pm | 11h 19m 17s | 🌒 (5%)Waning Crescent: 5% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:43:16 am | 5.8° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 5:56:51 am | 6:22:05 am | -1m 20s | 7:03:34 pm | +46s | 7:28:51 pm | 12h 41m 29s | 2m 5s | 12:42:50 pm | 62.35° | 5:27:08 am | 7:58:40 pm | 4:56:43 am | 8:29:10 pm | 11h 17m 12s | 🌒 (1%)Waning Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:42:59 am | 6.2° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 5:55:30 am | 6:20:46 am | -1m 19s | 7:04:20 pm | +46s | 7:29:39 pm | 12h 43m 34s | 2m 5s | 12:42:33 pm | 62.73° | 5:25:43 am | 7:59:31 pm | 4:55:13 am | 8:30:08 pm | 11h 15m 8s | 🌒 (0.1%)Waning Crescent: 0.1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:42:42 am | 6.6° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 5:54:09 am | 6:19:28 am | -1m 18s | 7:05:06 pm | +46s | 7:30:28 pm | 12h 45m 38s | 2m 5s | 12:42:16 pm | 63.10° | 5:24:18 am | 8:00:24 pm | 4:53:43 am | 8:31:06 pm | 11h 13m 4s | 🌑 (1%) New moon at 2:50 amNew moon at 2:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 1% illuminated |
12:42:24 am | 7.0° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 5:52:49 am | 6:18:10 am | -1m 18s | 7:05:53 pm | +47s | 7:31:17 pm | 12h 47m 43s | 2m 4s | 12:42:00 pm | 63.48° | 5:22:54 am | 8:01:17 pm | 4:52:14 am | 8:32:05 pm | 11h 11m 0s | 🌘 (4%)Waxing Crescent: 4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:42:08 am | 7.3° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 5:51:30 am | 6:16:53 am | -1m 17s | 7:06:40 pm | +47s | 7:32:07 pm | 12h 49m 47s | 2m 4s | 12:41:45 pm | 63.85° | 5:21:31 am | 8:02:11 pm | 4:50:44 am | 8:33:04 pm | 11h 8m 57s | 🌘 (9%)Waxing Crescent: 9% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:41:53 am | 7.7° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 5:50:11 am | 6:15:37 am | -1m 16s | 7:07:27 pm | +47s | 7:32:57 pm | 12h 51m 50s | 2m 4s | 12:41:30 pm | 64.23° | 5:20:08 am | 8:03:05 pm | 4:49:15 am | 8:34:05 pm | 11h 6m 54s | 🌘 (15%)Waxing Crescent: 15% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:41:38 am | 8.1° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 5:48:52 am | 6:14:21 am | -1m 16s | 7:08:15 pm | +48s | 7:33:47 pm | 12h 53m 54s | 2m 4s | 12:41:15 pm | 64.60° | 5:18:45 am | 8:04:00 pm | 4:47:46 am | 8:35:06 pm | 11h 4m 51s | 🌘 (22%)Waxing Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:41:22 am | 8.5° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 5:47:35 am | 6:13:06 am | -1m 15s | 7:09:03 pm | +48s | 7:34:38 pm | 12h 55m 57s | 2m 3s | 12:41:01 pm | 64.97° | 5:17:23 am | 8:04:56 pm | 4:46:18 am | 8:36:08 pm | 11h 2m 48s | 🌘 (31%)Waxing Crescent: 31% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:41:08 am | 8.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 5:46:17 am | 6:11:51 am | -1m 15s | 7:09:52 pm | +49s | 7:35:30 pm | 12h 58m 1s | 2m 3s | 12:40:48 pm | 65.33° | 5:16:01 am | 8:05:52 pm | 4:44:49 am | 8:37:11 pm | 11h 0m 46s | 🌘 (39%)Waxing Crescent: 39% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:40:55 am | 9.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 5:45:01 am | 6:10:38 am | -1m 13s | 7:10:41 pm | +49s | 7:36:22 pm | 13h 0m 3s | 2m 3s | 12:40:35 pm | 65.70° | 5:14:40 am | 8:06:49 pm | 4:43:22 am | 8:38:14 pm | 10h 58m 44s | 🌘 (49%)Waxing Crescent: 49% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:40:41 am | 9.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 5:43:45 am | 6:09:25 am | -1m 13s | 7:11:30 pm | +49s | 7:37:14 pm | 13h 2m 5s | 2m 2s | 12:40:23 pm | 66.06° | 5:13:19 am | 8:07:46 pm | 4:41:54 am | 8:39:18 pm | 10h 56m 43s | 🌗 (58%) First quarter at 3:12 amFirst quarter at 3:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 58% illuminated |
12:40:29 am | 9.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 5:42:30 am | 6:08:13 am | -1m 12s | 7:12:20 pm | +50s | 7:38:07 pm | 13h 4m 7s | 2m 2s | 12:40:11 pm | 66.42° | 5:11:59 am | 8:08:44 pm | 4:40:28 am | 8:40:23 pm | 10h 54m 42s | 🌖 (68%)Waxing Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:40:17 am | 10.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 5:41:16 am | 6:07:02 am | -1m 11s | 7:13:10 pm | +50s | 7:39:01 pm | 13h 6m 8s | 2m 1s | 12:40:00 pm | 66.78° | 5:10:40 am | 8:09:43 pm | 4:39:01 am | 8:41:29 pm | 10h 52m 42s | 🌖 (77%)Waxing Gibbous: 77% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:40:05 am | 10.6° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 5:40:03 am | 6:05:52 am | -1m 10s | 7:14:01 pm | +51s | 7:39:55 pm | 13h 8m 9s | 2m 1s | 12:39:50 pm | 67.13° | 5:09:22 am | 8:10:42 pm | 4:37:36 am | 8:42:36 pm | 10h 50m 42s | 🌖 (85%)Waxing Gibbous: 85% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:39:55 am | 11.0° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 5:38:50 am | 6:04:43 am | -1m 9s | 7:14:52 pm | +51s | 7:40:49 pm | 13h 10m 9s | 2m 0s | 12:39:40 pm | 67.49° | 5:08:04 am | 8:11:41 pm | 4:36:10 am | 8:43:43 pm | 10h 48m 43s | 🌖 (91%)Waxing Gibbous: 91% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:39:45 am | 11.4° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 5:37:38 am | 6:03:35 am | -1m 8s | 7:15:44 pm | +52s | 7:41:44 pm | 13h 12m 9s | 2m 0s | 12:39:31 pm | 67.84° | 5:06:47 am | 8:12:42 pm | 4:34:46 am | 8:44:51 pm | 10h 46m 43s | 🌖 (96%)Waxing Gibbous: 96% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:39:35 am | 11.7° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 5:36:28 am | 6:02:27 am | -1m 8s | 7:16:35 pm | +51s | 7:42:39 pm | 13h 14m 8s | 1m 59s | 12:39:23 pm | 68.18° | 5:05:31 am | 8:13:43 pm | 4:33:22 am | 8:46:00 pm | 10h 44m 46s | 🌖 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:39:27 am | 12.1° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:35:18 am | 6:01:21 am | -1m 6s | 7:17:28 pm | +53s | 7:43:35 pm | 13h 16m 7s | 1m 58s | 12:39:15 pm | 68.53° | 5:04:15 am | 8:14:44 pm | 4:31:59 am | 8:47:09 pm | 10h 42m 48s | 🌕 (99.6%) Full moon at 3:11 pmFull moon at 3:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.6% illuminated |
12:39:19 am | 12.4° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:34:09 am | 6:00:16 am | -1m 5s | 7:18:20 pm | +52s | 7:44:32 pm | 13h 18m 4s | 1m 58s | 12:39:08 pm | 68.87° | 5:03:01 am | 8:15:47 pm | 4:30:36 am | 8:48:19 pm | 10h 40m 52s | 🌔 (97%)Waning Gibbous: 97% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:39:11 am | 12.7° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:33:02 am | 5:59:12 am | -1m 4s | 7:19:13 pm | +53s | 7:45:28 pm | 13h 20m 1s | 1m 57s | 12:39:02 pm | 69.20° | 5:01:47 am | 8:16:49 pm | 4:29:15 am | 8:49:30 pm | 10h 38m 56s | 🌔 (92%)Waning Gibbous: 92% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:39:05 am | 13.1° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:31:55 am | 5:58:09 am | -1m 3s | 7:20:07 pm | +54s | 7:46:26 pm | 13h 21m 58s | 1m 56s | 12:38:57 pm | 69.54° | 5:00:35 am | 8:17:52 pm | 4:27:54 am | 8:50:42 pm | 10h 37m 1s | 🌔 (85%)Waning Gibbous: 85% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:39:00 am | 13.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:30:49 am | 5:57:08 am | -1m 1s | 7:21:01 pm | +54s | 7:47:23 pm | 13h 23m 53s | 1m 56s | 12:38:52 pm | 69.87° | 4:59:23 am | 8:18:56 pm | 4:26:34 am | 8:51:54 pm | 10h 35m 6s | 🌔 (75%)Waning Gibbous: 75% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:38:54 am | 13.7° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:29:45 am | 5:56:07 am | -1m 1s | 7:21:55 pm | +54s | 7:48:22 pm | 13h 25m 48s | 1m 55s | 12:38:48 pm | 70.19° | 4:58:13 am | 8:20:00 pm | 4:25:15 am | 8:53:07 pm | 10h 33m 13s | 🌔 (65%)Waning Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:38:50 am | 14.1° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Sydney, New South Wales - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Sydney, New South Wales for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Sydney, New South Wales.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Sydney
In Sydney, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on October 3 at 5:30 am, while the latest sunrise is on April 4 at 7:09 am. The earliest sunset is on June 12 at 4:52 pm, and the latest sunset is on January 7 at 8:09 pm.
Sydney gets 4h 30m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 24m versus 9h 53m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 06m.
Sydney Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Sydney. 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 Sydney.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 32.7° above the horizon (around Jun 20) and 79.5° (around Dec 23) in Sydney. The smaller loop hangs at the bottom, the signature of a Southern Hemisphere analemma.
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 Sydney, New South Wales
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Sydney, New South Wales — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:
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