First light
06:03
Melbourne, Australia
2026-10-18 — Time zone: Australia/Melbourne (UTC+11:00)
Sun — Today #
Sunrise
06:31
Sunset
19:39
Last light
20:06
Day length
13 h 09 min
Solar noon
13:05
Moon #
Phase
First quarter
Illuminated
49%
Age
7.3 days
Sun — 7 days #
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 · Sunday · Today | 06:31 | 19:39 | 13 h 09 min | First quarter |
| 2026-10-19 · Monday · Tomorrow | 06:29 | 19:40 | 13 h 11 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-20 · Tuesday | 06:28 | 19:41 | 13 h 13 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-21 · Wednesday | 06:26 | 19:42 | 13 h 16 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-22 · Thursday | 06:25 | 19:43 | 13 h 18 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-23 · Friday | 06:24 | 19:44 | 13 h 20 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-24 · Saturday | 06:23 | 19:45 | 13 h 23 min | Waxing gibbous |
Through the year — 2026 #
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:14 | 20:44 | 14 h 29 min |
| February | 06:49 | 20:19 | 13 h 30 min |
| March | 07:18 | 19:40 | 12 h 22 min |
| April | 06:46 | 17:54 | 11 h 08 min |
| May | 07:13 | 17:19 | 10 h 07 min |
| June | 07:33 | 17:07 | 9 h 34 min |
| July | 07:32 | 17:19 | 9 h 47 min |
| August | 07:05 | 17:44 | 10 h 39 min |
| September | 06:20 | 18:10 | 11 h 49 min |
| October | 06:35 | 19:36 | 13 h 01 min |
| November | 06:00 | 20:09 | 14 h 09 min |
| December | 05:52 | 20:37 | 14 h 46 min |
Melbourne in 2026: the sun's extremes #
- Because of summer time, the darkest morning of 2026 is not in midwinter: the latest sunrise, 07:36, comes on 4 April, just before the clocks go back on 5 April. On the shortest day, 21 June, the sun rises at 07:35.
| Longest day | 22 December - 14 h 47 min |
|---|---|
| Shortest day | 21 June - 9 h 32 min |
| Earliest sunrise | 05:51 (1 – 14 December) |
| Latest sunrise | 07:36 (4 April) |
| Earliest sunset | 17:07 (7 – 20 June) |
| Latest sunset | 20:45 (1 – 11 January) |
| Solar noon on the clock | 12:09 (1 October) to 13:34 (4 February) |
| Fastest change in day length | losing about 2 minutes a day, around 15 March |
| Clocks go back | 5 April, by 1 hour; sunset 19:09 the day before, 18:08 that day |
| Clocks go forward | 4 October, by 1 hour; sunset 18:25 the day before, 19:26 that day |
| Same clock as Sydney | 710 km to the north-east; the sun is 25 minutes later in Melbourne |
Times are local clock times for 2026, to the minute; where several days share the extreme minute, all of them are listed, because the method is good to about a minute.
Sources
- Coordinates and name: Wikidata Q3141
- Clock and summer-time rules: the IANA Time Zone Database, zone
Australia/Melbourne - Sun positions: the NOAA solar equations (NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory, Solar Calculator details); sunrise and sunset at a solar zenith of 90.833° (refraction and the sun's radius included), twilight at 96°
- Comparisons: against the 291 cities with an English page on Plain Almanac, all computed the same way for 2026
Export #
Sun times use the NOAA solar algorithm and are accurate to about one minute below 65° latitude. Moon phase is a mean-phase approximation, accurate to a few hours.
Practical facts — Australia #
Currency
AUD A$
Plug type
I
Voltage
230 V / 50 Hz
Dialling code
+61
Emergency number
000
Drives on the
left
Other cities #
Language #
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