Sunrise and sunset in Sydney, Australia
5:52 AMsunrise in Sydney
November 4, 2026 · Sydney, Australia
- Sunset
- 7:26 PM
- Daylight
- 13h 33m
- First light
- 5:26 AM
- Last light
- 7:52 PM
First light (civil dawn) is when it is light enough to be outdoors without lamps, and last light (civil dusk) is when that ends. Nautical twilight is when the horizon can still be seen at sea; after astronomical dusk the sky is fully dark. Calculated for Sydney, Australia (33.87° S, 151.21° E, GeoNames' point for the city) in Australian Eastern Time. Times assume a level horizon at sea level; hills, buildings and weather can change what you see.
Daylight through 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 5:47 AM | 8:09 PM | 14h 22m |
| February 1 | 6:16 AM | 8:01 PM | 13h 44m |
| March 1 | 6:43 AM | 7:32 PM | 12h 49m |
| April 1 | 7:07 AM | 6:51 PM | 11h 44m |
| May 1 | 6:29 AM | 5:15 PM | 10h 45m |
| June 1 | 6:51 AM | 4:54 PM | 10h 3m |
| July 1 | 7:01 AM | 4:57 PM | 9h 56m |
| August 1 | 6:48 AM | 5:15 PM | 10h 28m |
| September 1 | 6:14 AM | 5:37 PM | 11h 23m |
| October 1 | 5:33 AM | 5:58 PM | 12h 25m |
| November 1 | 5:55 AM | 7:23 PM | 13h 28m |
| December 1 | 5:37 AM | 7:51 PM | 14h 14m |
Twilight in Sydney
- Nautical dawn
- 4:54 AM
- Nautical dusk
- 8:24 PM
- Astronomical dawn
- 4:20 AM
- Astronomical dusk
- 8:58 PM
Sunrise and sunset in Sydney, day by day
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Nov 1 | 5:55 AM | 7:23 PM | 13h 28m | +1m 54s |
| Mon, Nov 2 | 5:54 AM | 7:24 PM | 13h 30m | +1m 53s |
| Tue, Nov 3 | 5:53 AM | 7:25 PM | 13h 31m | +1m 52s |
| Wed, Nov 4 (today) | 5:52 AM | 7:26 PM | 13h 33m | +1m 51s |
| Thu, Nov 5 | 5:51 AM | 7:27 PM | 13h 35m | +1m 50s |
| Fri, Nov 6 | 5:51 AM | 7:27 PM | 13h 37m | +1m 49s |
| Sat, Nov 7 | 5:50 AM | 7:28 PM | 13h 39m | +1m 48s |
| Sun, Nov 8 | 5:49 AM | 7:29 PM | 13h 40m | +1m 46s |
| Mon, Nov 9 | 5:48 AM | 7:30 PM | 13h 42m | +1m 45s |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 5:47 AM | 7:31 PM | 13h 44m | +1m 44s |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 5:47 AM | 7:32 PM | 13h 46m | +1m 43s |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 5:46 AM | 7:33 PM | 13h 47m | +1m 41s |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 5:45 AM | 7:34 PM | 13h 49m | +1m 40s |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 5:44 AM | 7:35 PM | 13h 51m | +1m 38s |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 5:44 AM | 7:36 PM | 13h 52m | +1m 37s |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 5:43 AM | 7:37 PM | 13h 54m | +1m 35s |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 5:43 AM | 7:38 PM | 13h 55m | +1m 33s |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 5:42 AM | 7:39 PM | 13h 57m | +1m 31s |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 5:41 AM | 7:40 PM | 13h 58m | +1m 30s |
| Fri, Nov 20 | 5:41 AM | 7:41 PM | 14h 0m | +1m 28s |
| Sat, Nov 21 | 5:40 AM | 7:42 PM | 14h 1m | +1m 26s |
| Sun, Nov 22 | 5:40 AM | 7:43 PM | 14h 3m | +1m 24s |
| Mon, Nov 23 | 5:40 AM | 7:44 PM | 14h 4m | +1m 22s |
| Tue, Nov 24 | 5:39 AM | 7:45 PM | 14h 5m | +1m 20s |
| Wed, Nov 25 | 5:39 AM | 7:46 PM | 14h 7m | +1m 18s |
| Thu, Nov 26 | 5:39 AM | 7:46 PM | 14h 8m | +1m 15s |
| Fri, Nov 27 | 5:38 AM | 7:47 PM | 14h 9m | +1m 13s |
| Sat, Nov 28 | 5:38 AM | 7:48 PM | 14h 10m | +1m 11s |
| Sun, Nov 29 | 5:38 AM | 7:49 PM | 14h 12m | +1m 8s |
| Mon, Nov 30 | 5:38 AM | 7:50 PM | 14h 13m | +1m 6s |
December 2026, day by day
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 5:37 AM | 7:51 PM | 14h 14m | +1m 3s |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 5:37 AM | 7:52 PM | 14h 15m | +1m 1s |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 5:37 AM | 7:53 PM | 14h 16m | +58s |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 5:37 AM | 7:54 PM | 14h 17m | +56s |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 5:37 AM | 7:54 PM | 14h 17m | +53s |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 5:37 AM | 7:55 PM | 14h 18m | +50s |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 5:37 AM | 7:56 PM | 14h 19m | +47s |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 5:37 AM | 7:57 PM | 14h 20m | +44s |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 5:37 AM | 7:58 PM | 14h 20m | +41s |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 5:37 AM | 7:58 PM | 14h 21m | +38s |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 5:37 AM | 7:59 PM | 14h 22m | +35s |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 5:38 AM | 8:00 PM | 14h 22m | +32s |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 5:38 AM | 8:01 PM | 14h 23m | +29s |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 5:38 AM | 8:01 PM | 14h 23m | +26s |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 5:38 AM | 8:02 PM | 14h 24m | +23s |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 5:39 AM | 8:03 PM | 14h 24m | +20s |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 5:39 AM | 8:03 PM | 14h 24m | +17s |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 5:39 AM | 8:04 PM | 14h 24m | +14s |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 5:40 AM | 8:04 PM | 14h 25m | +11s |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 5:40 AM | 8:05 PM | 14h 25m | +7s |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 5:41 AM | 8:05 PM | 14h 25m | +4s |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 5:41 AM | 8:06 PM | 14h 25m | +1s |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 5:42 AM | 8:06 PM | 14h 25m | −2s |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 5:42 AM | 8:07 PM | 14h 25m | −5s |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 5:43 AM | 8:07 PM | 14h 25m | −9s |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 5:43 AM | 8:08 PM | 14h 24m | −12s |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 5:44 AM | 8:08 PM | 14h 24m | −15s |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 5:45 AM | 8:08 PM | 14h 24m | −18s |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 5:45 AM | 8:09 PM | 14h 23m | −21s |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 5:46 AM | 8:09 PM | 14h 23m | −25s |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 5:47 AM | 8:09 PM | 14h 23m | −28s |
The year in Sydney, 2026
On Wednesday, November 4, Sydney gets 1 minute 51 seconds more daylight than the day before.
The earliest sunset was on Friday, June 12, 9 days before the shortest day, so the evenings start getting lighter while the mornings are still getting darker.
When the clocks went back on Sunday, April 5, sunset moved from 6:47 PM the day before to 5:45 PM.
When the clocks went forward on Sunday, October 4, sunset moved from 5:59 PM the day before to 7:00 PM.
| Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Earliest sunrise | Saturday, October 3 | 5:30 AM |
| Latest sunrise | Saturday, April 4 | 7:09 AM |
| Earliest sunset | Friday, June 12 | 4:53 PM |
| Latest sunset | Wednesday, January 7 | 8:10 PM |
| Longest day | Tuesday, December 22 | 14h 25m |
| Shortest day | Sunday, June 21 | 9h 54m |
Nearby: Central Coast (51 km) · Wollongong (68 km) · Newcastle (117 km) · Canberra (247 km)
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The times are for Sydney's point in GeoNames (-33.8678, 151.2073), on Australian Eastern Time (from the timezone-boundary-builder map, © OpenStreetMap contributors). Place data © GeoNames, under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Across a large city, sunrise and sunset can differ by a minute or more from one side to the other.