Daylight & clock · Australia/Sydney
Daylight and clock changes in Sydney
In short
In Sydney the longest day of the next 12 months has 14 hours 25 minutes of daylight (22 December 2026) and the shortest 9 hours 54 minutes (22 June 2027).
On 15 November 2026 the sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 19:36 local time (AEDT).
Clocks change on 4 April 2027 and 3 October 2027.
Computed with the NOAA solar equations and IANA tzdb 2026e.
Data updated
Longest day
14 h 25 min
22 Dec
Shortest day
9 h 54 min
22 Jun
Earliest sunrise
05:32
2 Oct
Latest sunset
20:10
1 Jan
Daylight through the year
Sunrise, sunset and day length by month
On the 15th of each month, in local clock time (AEST UTC+10:00 / AEDT UTC+11:00).
| Month | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026AEDT | 05:16 | 05:44 | 12:40 | 19:36 | 20:04 | 13 h 52 min |
| December 2026AEDT | 05:09 | 05:38 | 12:50 | 20:02 | 20:31 | 14 h 24 min |
| January 2027AEDT | 05:31 | 05:59 | 13:04 | 20:09 | 20:38 | 14 h 10 min |
| February 2027AEDT | 06:04 | 06:30 | 13:09 | 19:48 | 20:15 | 13 h 19 min |
| March 2027AEDT | 06:29 | 06:54 | 13:04 | 19:14 | 19:39 | 12 h 20 min |
| April 2027AEST | 05:52 | 06:17 | 11:55 | 17:33 | 17:58 | 11 h 16 min |
| May 2027AEST | 06:13 | 06:40 | 11:52 | 17:03 | 17:30 | 10 h 23 min |
| June 2027AEST | 06:31 | 06:58 | 11:56 | 16:53 | 17:21 | 9 h 55 min |
| July 2027AEST | 06:31 | 06:59 | 12:01 | 17:04 | 17:31 | 10 h 06 min |
| August 2027AEST | 06:09 | 06:35 | 12:00 | 17:25 | 17:51 | 10 h 50 min |
| September 2027AEST | 05:31 | 05:56 | 11:51 | 17:46 | 18:11 | 11 h 51 min |
| October 2027AEDT | 05:49 | 06:15 | 12:41 | 19:08 | 19:34 | 12 h 54 min |
First and last light are civil twilight (sun 6° below the horizon), when outdoor activities are possible without lights.
Golden hour and blue hour by month
The soft light photographers and sightseers plan around, on the 15th of each month in local clock time.
| Month | Golden hourmorning / evening | Blue hourmorning / evening |
|---|---|---|
| November | Morning 05:27–06:19Evening 19:01–19:53 | Morning 05:16–05:27Evening 19:53–20:04 |
| December | Morning 05:21–06:15Evening 19:25–20:20 | Morning 05:09–05:21Evening 20:20–20:31 |
| January | Morning 05:42–06:35Evening 19:33–20:27 | Morning 05:31–05:42Evening 20:27–20:38 |
| February | Morning 06:14–07:04Evening 19:15–20:04 | Morning 06:04–06:14Evening 20:04–20:15 |
| March | Morning 06:39–07:27Evening 18:41–19:29 | Morning 06:29–06:39Evening 19:29–19:39 |
| April | Morning 06:02–06:51Evening 16:59–17:49 | Morning 05:52–06:02Evening 17:49–17:58 |
| May | Morning 06:24–07:16Evening 16:27–17:19 | Morning 06:13–06:24Evening 17:19–17:30 |
| June | Morning 06:41–07:37Evening 16:15–17:10 | Morning 06:31–06:41Evening 17:10–17:21 |
| July | Morning 06:42–07:36Evening 16:27–17:21 | Morning 06:31–06:42Evening 17:21–17:31 |
| August | Morning 06:19–07:10Evening 16:50–17:41 | Morning 06:09–06:19Evening 17:41–17:51 |
| September | Morning 05:40–06:29Evening 17:13–18:02 | Morning 05:31–05:40Evening 18:02–18:11 |
| October | Morning 05:59–06:48Evening 18:35–19:24 | Morning 05:49–05:59Evening 19:24–19:34 |
Golden hour: the sun between 6° above and 4° below the horizon; blue hour: between 4° and 6° below. Definitions vary between sources by a few minutes; clouds and terrain are not modelled.
Clock changes
Sydney
Australia/Sydney
Sun, 4 April 2027
At 03:00 clocks go back 1 hour to 02:00 (AEST, UTC+10:00)
Sun, 3 October 2027
At 02:00 clocks go forward 1 hour to 03:00 (AEDT, UTC+11:00)
Same clock as Sydney
- Melbourne, Australia
- Newcastle, Australia
- Cranbourne, Australia
- Canberra, Australia
- Wollongong, Australia
- Geelong, Australia
- Albury, Australia
What the data shows
Day length in Sydney ranges from 9 hours 54 minutes on 22 June 2027 to 14 hours 25 minutes on 22 December 2026 — a swing of 4 hours 31 minutes.
How we calculated this: Longest and shortest sunrise-to-sunset span over every day of the period.
Clocks in Sydney run 1 hour 9 minutes ahead of the sun at the extreme: on 31 January 2027 the sun is highest at 13:09, so mornings stay dark later and evenings light longer than the clock suggests.
How we calculated this: Largest gap between 12:00 local clock time and solar noon over the period.
The earliest sunrise is at 05:32 (2 October 2027) and the latest sunset at 20:10 (1 January 2027), local clock time.
How we calculated this: Earliest sunrise and latest sunset (local clock) over every day of the period.
Clocks go back 1 hour at 03:00 on 4 April 2027 and go forward 1 hour at 02:00 on 3 October 2027, shifting sunrise and sunset by the same amount overnight.
How we calculated this: UTC-offset changes of Australia/Sydney in tzdb 2026e during the period.
Nearby places with the same clock and almost identical sun times: Wollongong.
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