Sunrise and Sunset in Canberra, Australia

Today — Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Today the sun rises in Canberra at 07:11 and sets at 16:58, giving 9h 47m of daylight.

   Sunrise 
 07:11     61° ENE 
  Sunset 
 16:58     298° WNW 
  Day length 
9h 47m
    0 min shorter than yesterday 
  Solar noon 
 12:05     Sun altitude: 31.4° 
 

Times shown in Australia/Sydney · AEST · UTC+10:00

Sun Position

Sunrise 2026-06-16T07:11:47+10:00

Daylight 9.8h

Sunset 2026-06-16T16:58:58+10:00

Morning blue hour 06:43 06:54

Morning golden hour 07:14 07:50

Evening golden hour 16:19 16:55

Evening blue hour 17:16 17:27

Twilight phases

Tue, Jun 16, 2026

Twilight is the period before sunrise and after sunset when the sky is lit by scattered sunlight. There are three phases, each defined by how far the sun is below the horizon.

Sun alt / az -73.7° 314° NW

Sky phase Night

Now 00:55

07:11 Sunrise

12:05 Solar noon

16:58 Sunset

Night Astronomical twilight Nautical twilight Civil twilight Golden hour Daylight

Sunrise 07:11
Solar noon 12:05
Sunset 16:58

Sun direction and altitude

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west — but the exact compass direction shifts with the seasons. At the solstices the difference can be 50° or more.

Sunrise: 61° ENE Sunset: 298° WNW Max altitude at noon: 31.4° above horizon

Sun path over the day

A polar view of the sun's path across the sky today as seen from Canberra. The outer ring is the horizon; the centre is directly overhead.

Sun bearings—

Canberra on the map · sun bearings today

Canberra, Australia

Sunrise07:11
Sunset16:58
Daylight9h 47m
Sunrise bearing61°
Sunset bearing298°

Continent: Oceania
Country: Australia
City: Canberra
Population: 367.8K
Coordinates: -35.28°, 149.13°

Longest and shortest day of 2026

The earth's tilt makes the day length swing through the year. In Canberra these are the extremes for 2026.

Spring equinox

September 20, 2026

Day length ~ 12h 00m

Longest day

December 22, 2026

Day length 14h 32m

Autumn equinox

March 25, 2026

Day length ~ 12h 00m

Shortest day

June 22, 2026

Day length 9h 46m

Time zone and daylight saving

Time zone

Australia/Sydney

UTC offset

UTC+10:00

Next clock change

October 4, 2026

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Yearly extremes

Earliest sunrise

October 3, 2026

05:39

Latest sunset

January 7, 2026

20:23

Day length throughout 2026

The length of the day across the entire year in Canberra. Solstices are the peaks and troughs; equinoxes are the 12-hour crossings.

Longest day Shortest day

Canberra sunrise calendar — June 2026

A full month of sunrise, sunset, twilight, and solar-noon times for Canberra. Scroll horizontally on mobile to see all columns.

1Mon

9h 56m

Sunrise

07:0463° ENE

Sunset

17:00

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:36·17:28

Diff

—

2Tue

9h 56m

Sunrise

07:0563° ENE

Sunset

17:00

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:37·17:28

Diff

-1m

3Wed

9h 55m

Sunrise

07:0563° ENE

Sunset

17:00

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:37·17:28

Diff

-1m

4Thu

9h 54m

Sunrise

07:0663° ENE

Sunset

17:00

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:38·17:28

Diff

-1m

5Fri

9h 53m

Sunrise

07:0663° ENE

Sunset

16:59

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:38·17:27

Diff

-1m

6Sat

9h 52m

Sunrise

07:0762° ENE

Sunset

16:59

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:39·17:27

Diff

-1m

7Sun

9h 52m

Sunrise

07:0762° ENE

Sunset

16:59

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:39·17:27

Diff

-1m

8Mon

9h 51m

Sunrise

07:0862° ENE

Sunset

16:59

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:40·17:27

Diff

-1m

9Tue

9h 50m

Sunrise

07:0862° ENE

Sunset

16:59

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:40·17:27

Diff

-1m

10Wed

9h 50m

Sunrise

07:0962° ENE

Sunset

16:59

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:41·17:27

Diff

-1m

11Thu

9h 49m

Sunrise

07:0962° ENE

Sunset

16:58

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:41·17:27

Diff

-1m

12Fri

9h 49m

Sunrise

07:1062° ENE

Sunset

16:58

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:42·17:27

Diff

13Sat

9h 48m

Sunrise

07:1062° ENE

Sunset

16:58

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:42·17:27

Diff

14Sun

9h 48m

Sunrise

07:1162° ENE

Sunset

16:58

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:42·17:27

Diff

15Mon

9h 47m

Sunrise

07:1162° ENE

Sunset

16:58

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:43·17:27

Diff

16TueToday

9h 47m

Sunrise

07:1161° ENE

Sunset

16:58

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:43·17:27

Diff

17Wed

9h 47m

Sunrise

07:1261° ENE

Sunset

16:59

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:43·17:27

Diff

18Thu

9h 47m

Sunrise

07:1261° ENE

Sunset

16:59

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:44·17:27

Diff

19Fri

9h 47m

Sunrise

07:1261° ENE

Sunset

16:59

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:44·17:27

Diff

20Sat

9h 46m

Sunrise

07:1261° ENE

Sunset

16:59

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:44·17:27

Diff

21Sun

9h 46m

Sunrise

07:1361° ENE

Sunset

16:59

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:44·17:27

Diff

22MonNotable

9h 46m

Sunrise

07:1361° ENE

Sunset

16:59

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:45·17:28

Diff

23Tue

9h 46m

Sunrise

07:1361° ENE

Sunset

17:00

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:45·17:28

Diff

24Wed

9h 47m

Sunrise

07:1361° ENE

Sunset

17:00

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:45·17:28

Diff

25Thu

9h 47m

Sunrise

07:1361° ENE

Sunset

17:00

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:45·17:28

Diff

26Fri

9h 47m

Sunrise

07:1361° ENE

Sunset

17:00

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:45·17:29

Diff

27Sat

9h 47m

Sunrise

07:1461° ENE

Sunset

17:01

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:45·17:29

Diff

28Sun

9h 47m

Sunrise

07:1462° ENE

Sunset

17:01

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:45·17:29

Diff

29Mon

9h 48m

Sunrise

07:1462° ENE

Sunset

17:01

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:45·17:30

Diff

30Tue

9h 48m

Sunrise

07:1462° ENE

Sunset

17:02

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:45·17:30

Diff

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Daylight	Diff	Civil dawn	Civil dusk	Solar noon	Noon alt.	Rise dir.
1Mon	07:04	17:00	9h 56m	—	06:36	17:28	12:02	32.7°	63° ENE
2Tue	07:05	17:00	9h 56m	-1m	06:37	17:28	12:02	32.6°	63° ENE
3Wed	07:05	17:00	9h 55m	-1m	06:37	17:28	12:02	32.5°	63° ENE
4Thu	07:06	17:00	9h 54m	-1m	06:38	17:28	12:03	32.4°	63° ENE
5Fri	07:06	16:59	9h 53m	-1m	06:38	17:27	12:03	32.2°	63° ENE
6Sat	07:07	16:59	9h 52m	-1m	06:39	17:27	12:03	32.1°	62° ENE
7Sun	07:07	16:59	9h 52m	-1m	06:39	17:27	12:03	32.0°	62° ENE
8Mon	07:08	16:59	9h 51m	-1m	06:40	17:27	12:03	31.9°	62° ENE
9Tue	07:08	16:59	9h 50m	-1m	06:40	17:27	12:04	31.8°	62° ENE
10Wed	07:09	16:59	9h 50m	-1m	06:41	17:27	12:04	31.7°	62° ENE
11Thu	07:09	16:58	9h 49m	-1m	06:41	17:27	12:04	31.7°	62° ENE
12Fri	07:10	16:58	9h 49m	0m	06:42	17:27	12:04	31.6°	62° ENE
13Sat	07:10	16:58	9h 48m	0m	06:42	17:27	12:04	31.5°	62° ENE
14Sun	07:11	16:58	9h 48m	0m	06:42	17:27	12:04	31.5°	62° ENE
15Mon	07:11	16:58	9h 47m	0m	06:43	17:27	12:05	31.4°	62° ENE
16TueToday	07:11	16:58	9h 47m	0m	06:43	17:27	12:05	31.4°	61° ENE
17Wed	07:12	16:59	9h 47m	0m	06:43	17:27	12:05	31.4°	61° ENE
18Thu	07:12	16:59	9h 47m	0m	06:44	17:27	12:05	31.3°	61° ENE
19Fri	07:12	16:59	9h 47m	0m	06:44	17:27	12:05	31.3°	61° ENE
20Sat	07:12	16:59	9h 46m	0m	06:44	17:27	12:06	31.3°	61° ENE
21Sun	07:13	16:59	9h 46m	0m	06:44	17:27	12:06	31.3°	61° ENE
22Mon★	07:13	16:59	9h 46m	0m	06:45	17:28	12:06	31.3°	61° ENE
23Tue	07:13	17:00	9h 46m	0m	06:45	17:28	12:06	31.3°	61° ENE
24Wed	07:13	17:00	9h 47m	0m	06:45	17:28	12:07	31.3°	61° ENE
25Thu	07:13	17:00	9h 47m	0m	06:45	17:28	12:07	31.3°	61° ENE
26Fri	07:13	17:00	9h 47m	0m	06:45	17:29	12:07	31.3°	61° ENE
27Sat	07:14	17:01	9h 47m	0m	06:45	17:29	12:07	31.4°	61° ENE
28Sun	07:14	17:01	9h 47m	0m	06:45	17:29	12:07	31.4°	62° ENE
29Mon	07:14	17:01	9h 48m	0m	06:45	17:30	12:07	31.5°	62° ENE
30Tue	07:14	17:02	9h 48m	0m	06:45	17:30	12:08	31.5°	62° ENE

Sunrise & sunset in other Australia cities

Sunrise and sunset for other cities in Australia.

Frequently Asked Questions

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What time does the sun rise in Canberra today?

The sun rises in Canberra today at 07:11 (Australia/Sydney).

What time does the sun set in Canberra today?

The sun sets in Canberra today at 16:58 (Australia/Sydney).

How long is the day in Canberra today?

Today's day length in Canberra is 9h 47m, with 0 min shorter than yesterday compared to yesterday.

When is the longest day of the year in Canberra?

The longest day of 2026 in Canberra is December 22, with 14h 32m of daylight.

When is the shortest day of the year in Canberra?

The shortest day of 2026 in Canberra is June 22, with 9h 46m of daylight.

What is the golden hour in Canberra?

Golden hour in Canberra today runs from 07:14 to 07:50 in the morning and from 16:19 to 16:55 in the evening — when the sun is low and warm.

In which direction does the sun rise in Canberra?

Today the sun rises 61° east of north in Canberra (approximately ENE) and sets at 298° (WNW).

Does Canberra observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Canberra uses Australia/Sydney, with the next DST transition on October 4, 2026.

When is the sun highest in Canberra today?

The sun reaches its highest point over Canberra today at 12:05 (Australia/Sydney), climbing to an altitude of 31.4° above the horizon.

When is the blue hour in Canberra?

Blue hour in Canberra runs from 06:43 to 06:54 before sunrise and from 17:16 to 17:27 after sunset — the cool, photogenic window right before sunrise and after sunset.

What is the difference between civil, nautical, and astronomical twilight?

Civil twilight covers the sun between 0° and 6° below the horizon; nautical twilight is 6° to 12°; astronomical twilight is 12° to 18°. After astronomical twilight the sky is fully dark.

Why does the day length change during the year?

Earth's rotational axis is tilted about 23.5° relative to its orbit, so as the planet circles the sun each hemisphere faces toward the sun for part of the year and away for the other. That tilt is why days grow longer around each summer solstice and shorter around each winter solstice — the effect is strongest near the poles and vanishes at the equator.

Data source

Times computed with the NOAA / SunCalc solar-geometry model. Sea-level horizon is assumed; local terrain and buildings may shift actual times by several minutes.

Sunrise JSON API https://worldstats.org/api/sunrise/canberra-au

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