Sunrise in Sydney today

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.

The sun comes up over the east horizon in Sydney today, at a bearing of 86°. It starts getting light 25 minutes before that, when civil twilight begins. The sun rises 9 minutes earlier in Sydney than in Canberra, 247 km to the southwest.

The time of sunrise slides 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 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.