First light
05:44
Sydney, Australia
2026-10-18 — Time zone: Australia/Sydney (UTC+11:00)
Sun — Today #
Sunrise
06:10
Sunset
19:10
Last light
19:36
Day length
13 h 00 min
Solar noon
12:40
Moon #
Phase
First quarter
Illuminated
49%
Age
7.3 days
Sun — 7 days #
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 · Sunday · Today | 06:10 | 19:10 | 13 h 00 min | First quarter |
| 2026-10-19 · Monday · Tomorrow | 06:09 | 19:11 | 13 h 02 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-20 · Tuesday | 06:07 | 19:12 | 13 h 04 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-21 · Wednesday | 06:06 | 19:12 | 13 h 06 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-22 · Thursday | 06:05 | 19:13 | 13 h 08 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-23 · Friday | 06:04 | 19:14 | 13 h 10 min | Waxing gibbous |
| 2026-10-24 · Saturday | 06:03 | 19:15 | 13 h 12 min | Waxing gibbous |
Through the year — 2026 #
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 05:59 | 20:09 | 14 h 09 min |
| February | 06:30 | 19:48 | 13 h 18 min |
| March | 06:54 | 19:14 | 12 h 20 min |
| April | 06:17 | 17:33 | 11 h 16 min |
| May | 06:40 | 17:02 | 10 h 23 min |
| June | 06:58 | 16:52 | 9 h 55 min |
| July | 06:58 | 17:04 | 10 h 06 min |
| August | 06:34 | 17:25 | 10 h 51 min |
| September | 05:54 | 17:46 | 11 h 51 min |
| October | 06:14 | 19:07 | 12 h 54 min |
| November | 05:43 | 19:35 | 13 h 52 min |
| December | 05:38 | 20:01 | 14 h 23 min |
Sydney in 2026: the sun's extremes #
- Because of summer time, the darkest morning of 2026 is not in midwinter: the latest sunrise, 07:09, comes on 4 April, just before the clocks go back on 5 April. On the shortest day, 21 June, the sun rises at 06:59.
| Longest day | 22 December - 14 h 25 min |
|---|---|
| Shortest day | 21 June - 9 h 54 min |
| Earliest sunrise | 05:29 (3 October) |
| Latest sunrise | 07:09 (4 April) |
| Earliest sunset | 16:52 (9 – 15 June) |
| Latest sunset | 20:09 (1 – 15 January) |
| Solar noon on the clock | 11:44 (1 October) to 13:09 (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 18:47 the day before, 17:45 that day |
| Clocks go forward | 4 October, by 1 hour; sunset 17:58 the day before, 18:59 that day |
| Same clock as Melbourne | 710 km to the south-west; the sun is 25 minutes earlier in Sydney |
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 Q3130
- Clock and summer-time rules: the IANA Time Zone Database, zone
Australia/Sydney - 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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