Sunrise in Melbourne today

Melbourne lies at 38°S. In Melbourne, day length ranges from 9h 32m in winter to 14h 47m in summer — a swing of about 5h 15m.

The sun comes up over the east horizon in Melbourne today, at a bearing of 85°. It starts getting light 26 minutes before that, when civil twilight begins. The sun rises 18 minutes later in Melbourne than in Canberra, 467 km to the northeast.

Sunrise shifts earlier through spring and later through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunrise and sunset times shift month by month for Melbourne.

The longest day in Melbourne is around 14h 47m (around December 21). The shortest is around 9h 32m (around June 21). Days are currently getting longer — gaining about 2 minutes per day.