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Daylight hours in Sydney today
October 28, 2026 · Sydney, Australia
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Sydney has 13h 19m of daylight today. Sunrise is at 06:00 and sunset is at 19:19. All times are calculated astronomically for Sydney's exact coordinates.
Sydney lies at 34°S. In Sydney, day length ranges from 9h 54m in winter to 14h 24m in summer — a swing of about 4h 31m.
Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — falls at 12:40 in Sydney, 40 minutes after the clock says 12. The gap comes from the city's longitude within its timezone, the equation of time, and summer time where it applies. At midday the sun currently stands 69.0° above the horizon in Sydney. Over the year the midday sun ranges from 32.7° at the winter solstice to 79.6° at the summer solstice.
Day length changes fastest near the spring and autumn equinoxes and slowest near the longest day and shortest day of the year. See the year chart to visualise how daylight hours shift month by month for Sydney.
The longest day in Sydney is around 14h 24m (around December 21). The shortest is around 9h 54m (around June 21). Days are currently getting longer — gaining about 2 minutes per day.
Daylight hours in Sydney by month
| Month | Day length | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14h 10m | 06:00 | 20:10 |
| February | 13h 19m | 06:31 | 19:50 |
| March | 12h 21m | 06:55 | 19:16 |
| April | 11h 16m | 06:18 | 17:34 |
| May | 10h 23m | 06:41 | 17:04 |
| June | 9h 55m | 06:59 | 16:54 |
| July | 10h 6m | 06:59 | 17:04 |
| August | 10h 50m | 06:36 | 17:26 |
| September | 11h 51m | 05:56 | 17:47 |
| October | 12h 53m | 06:15 | 19:08 |
| November | 13h 51m | 05:45 | 19:36 |
| December | 14h 23m | 05:39 | 20:02 |