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Sunrise in Australia Today 🇦🇺

Across Australia, today's sunrise varies by 22h 24m — earliest in Perth at 05:30, latest in Adelaide at 06:25.

Sunrise by city

CitySunriseSunsetDay lengthCivil dawn
Sydney 06:06 19:15 13h 9m 05:40
Melbourne 06:25 19:45 13h 19m 05:58
Brisbane 05:06 18:00 12h 55m 04:41
Perth 05:30 18:33 13h 3m 05:05
Adelaide 06:25 19:37 13h 12m 05:58
Canberra 06:12 19:25 13h 13m 05:46

Longest and shortest days across Australia

Seasonal daylight depends mostly on latitude. In 2026, Brisbane — the northernmost city listed here — sees between 10h 24m and 13h 53m of daylight, while Melbourne, furthest south, ranges from 9h 32m to 14h 47m.

CityLatitudeLongest dayShortest daySeasonal swing
Brisbane 27.5° S 13h 53m · 22 December 10h 24m · 22 June 3h 28m
Perth 32.0° S 14h 14m · 22 December 10h 3m · 22 June 4h 11m
Sydney 33.9° S 14h 25m · 22 December 9h 54m · 22 June 4h 31m
Adelaide 34.9° S 14h 30m · 22 December 9h 48m · 22 June 4h 42m
Canberra 35.3° S 14h 32m · 22 December 9h 46m · 22 June 4h 46m
Melbourne 37.8° S 14h 47m · 22 December 9h 32m · 22 June 5h 15m

Each city's page has the full daily table: Canberra sunrise and sunset.

Other countries

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