Sunrise and Sunset in Sydney, Australia

Today — Monday, June 15, 2026

Today the sun rises in Sydney at 06:59 and sets at 16:54, giving 9h 55m of daylight.

   Sunrise 
 06:59     62° ENE 
  Sunset 
 16:54     298° WNW 
  Day length 
9h 55m
    0 min shorter than yesterday 
  Solar noon 
 11:56     Sun altitude: 32.8° 
 

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

Sun Position

Sunrise 2026-06-15T06:59:27+10:00

Daylight 9.9h

Sunset 2026-06-15T16:54:16+10:00

Morning blue hour 06:31 06:42

Morning golden hour 07:02 07:37

Evening golden hour 16:16 16:51

Evening blue hour 17:11 17:21

Twilight phases

Mon, Jun 15, 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 -53.4° 84° E

Sky phase Night

Now 21:15

06:59 Sunrise

11:56 Solar noon

16:54 Sunset

Night Astronomical twilight Nautical twilight Civil twilight Golden hour Daylight

Sunrise 06:59
Solar noon 11:56
Sunset 16:54

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: 62° ENE Sunset: 298° WNW Max altitude at noon: 32.8° above horizon

Sun path over the day

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

Sun bearings—

Sydney on the map · sun bearings today

Sydney, Australia

Sunrise06:59
Sunset16:54
Daylight9h 55m
Sunrise bearing62°
Sunset bearing298°

Continent: Oceania
Country: Australia
City: Sydney
Population: 5.6M
Coordinates: -33.87°, 151.21°

Longest and shortest day of 2026

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

Spring equinox

September 20, 2026

Day length ~ 12h 00m

Longest day

December 22, 2026

Day length 14h 25m

Autumn equinox

March 25, 2026

Day length ~ 12h 00m

Shortest day

June 22, 2026

Day length 9h 54m

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

05:31

Latest sunset

January 7, 2026

20:11

Day length throughout 2026

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

Longest day Shortest day

Sydney sunrise calendar — June 2026

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

1Mon

10h 03m

Sunrise

06:5264° ENE

Sunset

16:56

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:25·17:23

Diff

—

2Tue

10h 02m

Sunrise

06:5364° ENE

Sunset

16:55

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:25·17:23

Diff

-1m

3Wed

10h 02m

Sunrise

06:5363° ENE

Sunset

16:55

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:26·17:22

Diff

-1m

4Thu

10h 01m

Sunrise

06:5463° ENE

Sunset

16:55

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:27·17:22

Diff

-1m

5Fri

10h 00m

Sunrise

06:5463° ENE

Sunset

16:55

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:27·17:22

Diff

-1m

6Sat

9h 59m

Sunrise

06:5563° ENE

Sunset

16:54

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:28·17:22

Diff

-1m

7Sun

9h 59m

Sunrise

06:5663° ENE

Sunset

16:54

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:28·17:22

Diff

-1m

8Mon

9h 58m

Sunrise

06:5663° ENE

Sunset

16:54

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:28·17:22

Diff

-1m

9Tue

9h 57m

Sunrise

06:5763° ENE

Sunset

16:54

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:29·17:21

Diff

-1m

10Wed

9h 57m

Sunrise

06:5762° ENE

Sunset

16:54

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:29·17:21

Diff

-1m

11Thu

9h 56m

Sunrise

06:5762° ENE

Sunset

16:54

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:30·17:21

Diff

-1m

12Fri

9h 56m

Sunrise

06:5862° ENE

Sunset

16:54

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:30·17:21

Diff

13Sat

9h 55m

Sunrise

06:5862° ENE

Sunset

16:54

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:31·17:21

Diff

14Sun

9h 55m

Sunrise

06:5962° ENE

Sunset

16:54

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:31·17:21

Diff

15MonToday

9h 55m

Sunrise

06:5962° ENE

Sunset

16:54

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:31·17:21

Diff

16Tue

9h 55m

Sunrise

06:5962° ENE

Sunset

16:54

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:32·17:22

Diff

17Wed

9h 54m

Sunrise

07:0062° ENE

Sunset

16:54

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:32·17:22

Diff

18Thu

9h 54m

Sunrise

07:0062° ENE

Sunset

16:54

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:32·17:22

Diff

19Fri

9h 54m

Sunrise

07:0062° ENE

Sunset

16:54

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:32·17:22

Diff

20Sat

9h 54m

Sunrise

07:0062° ENE

Sunset

16:54

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:33·17:22

Diff

21Sun

9h 54m

Sunrise

07:0162° ENE

Sunset

16:54

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:33·17:22

Diff

22MonNotable

9h 54m

Sunrise

07:0162° ENE

Sunset

16:55

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:33·17:22

Diff

23Tue

9h 54m

Sunrise

07:0162° ENE

Sunset

16:55

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:33·17:23

Diff

24Wed

9h 54m

Sunrise

07:0162° ENE

Sunset

16:55

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:34·17:23

Diff

25Thu

9h 54m

Sunrise

07:0162° ENE

Sunset

16:55

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:34·17:23

Diff

26Fri

9h 54m

Sunrise

07:0162° ENE

Sunset

16:56

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:34·17:23

Diff

27Sat

9h 54m

Sunrise

07:0262° ENE

Sunset

16:56

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:34·17:24

Diff

28Sun

9h 55m

Sunrise

07:0262° ENE

Sunset

16:56

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:34·17:24

Diff

29Mon

9h 55m

Sunrise

07:0262° ENE

Sunset

16:57

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:34·17:24

Diff

30Tue

9h 55m

Sunrise

07:0262° ENE

Sunset

16:57

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

06:34·17:25

Diff

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Daylight	Diff	Civil dawn	Civil dusk	Solar noon	Noon alt.	Rise dir.
1Mon	06:52	16:56	10h 03m	—	06:25	17:23	11:54	34.2°	64° ENE
2Tue	06:53	16:55	10h 02m	-1m	06:25	17:23	11:54	34.0°	64° ENE
3Wed	06:53	16:55	10h 02m	-1m	06:26	17:22	11:54	33.9°	63° ENE
4Thu	06:54	16:55	10h 01m	-1m	06:27	17:22	11:54	33.8°	63° ENE
5Fri	06:54	16:55	10h 00m	-1m	06:27	17:22	11:55	33.7°	63° ENE
6Sat	06:55	16:54	9h 59m	-1m	06:28	17:22	11:55	33.5°	63° ENE
7Sun	06:56	16:54	9h 59m	-1m	06:28	17:22	11:55	33.4°	63° ENE
8Mon	06:56	16:54	9h 58m	-1m	06:28	17:22	11:55	33.3°	63° ENE
9Tue	06:57	16:54	9h 57m	-1m	06:29	17:21	11:55	33.2°	63° ENE
10Wed	06:57	16:54	9h 57m	-1m	06:29	17:21	11:55	33.2°	62° ENE
11Thu	06:57	16:54	9h 56m	-1m	06:30	17:21	11:56	33.1°	62° ENE
12Fri	06:58	16:54	9h 56m	0m	06:30	17:21	11:56	33.0°	62° ENE
13Sat	06:58	16:54	9h 55m	0m	06:31	17:21	11:56	33.0°	62° ENE
14Sun	06:59	16:54	9h 55m	0m	06:31	17:21	11:56	32.9°	62° ENE
15MonToday	06:59	16:54	9h 55m	0m	06:31	17:21	11:56	32.8°	62° ENE
16Tue	06:59	16:54	9h 55m	0m	06:32	17:22	11:57	32.8°	62° ENE
17Wed	07:00	16:54	9h 54m	0m	06:32	17:22	11:57	32.8°	62° ENE
18Thu	07:00	16:54	9h 54m	0m	06:32	17:22	11:57	32.7°	62° ENE
19Fri	07:00	16:54	9h 54m	0m	06:32	17:22	11:57	32.7°	62° ENE
20Sat	07:00	16:54	9h 54m	0m	06:33	17:22	11:57	32.7°	62° ENE
21Sun	07:01	16:54	9h 54m	0m	06:33	17:22	11:58	32.7°	62° ENE
22Mon★	07:01	16:55	9h 54m	0m	06:33	17:22	11:58	32.7°	62° ENE
23Tue	07:01	16:55	9h 54m	0m	06:33	17:23	11:58	32.7°	62° ENE
24Wed	07:01	16:55	9h 54m	0m	06:34	17:23	11:58	32.7°	62° ENE
25Thu	07:01	16:55	9h 54m	0m	06:34	17:23	11:58	32.7°	62° ENE
26Fri	07:01	16:56	9h 54m	0m	06:34	17:23	11:59	32.8°	62° ENE
27Sat	07:02	16:56	9h 54m	0m	06:34	17:24	11:59	32.8°	62° ENE
28Sun	07:02	16:56	9h 55m	0m	06:34	17:24	11:59	32.8°	62° ENE
29Mon	07:02	16:57	9h 55m	0m	06:34	17:24	11:59	32.9°	62° ENE
30Tue	07:02	16:57	9h 55m	0m	06:34	17:25	11:59	32.9°	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 Sydney today?

The sun rises in Sydney today at 06:59 (Australia/Sydney).

What time does the sun set in Sydney today?

The sun sets in Sydney today at 16:54 (Australia/Sydney).

How long is the day in Sydney today?

Today's day length in Sydney is 9h 55m, with 0 min shorter than yesterday compared to yesterday.

When is the longest day of the year in Sydney?

The longest day of 2026 in Sydney is December 22, with 14h 25m of daylight.

When is the shortest day of the year in Sydney?

The shortest day of 2026 in Sydney is June 22, with 9h 54m of daylight.

What is the golden hour in Sydney?

Golden hour in Sydney today runs from 07:02 to 07:37 in the morning and from 16:16 to 16:51 in the evening — when the sun is low and warm.

In which direction does the sun rise in Sydney?

Today the sun rises 62° east of north in Sydney (approximately ENE) and sets at 298° (WNW).

Does Sydney observe daylight saving time?

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

When is the sun highest in Sydney today?

The sun reaches its highest point over Sydney today at 11:56 (Australia/Sydney), climbing to an altitude of 32.8° above the horizon.

When is the blue hour in Sydney?

Blue hour in Sydney runs from 06:31 to 06:42 before sunrise and from 17:11 to 17:21 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/sydney-au

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