July 29, 2026 · Sydney, Australia
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Sunrise in Sydney today is at 06:51. Day length is 10h 23m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Sydney's coordinates and updated daily.
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.
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 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 1 minute per day.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:00 | 20:10 | 14h 10m |
| February | 06:31 | 19:50 | 13h 19m |
| March | 06:55 | 19:16 | 12h 21m |
| April | 06:18 | 17:34 | 11h 16m |
| May | 06:41 | 17:04 | 10h 23m |
| June | 06:59 | 16:54 | 9h 55m |
| July | 06:59 | 17:04 | 10h 6m |
| August | 06:36 | 17:26 | 10h 50m |
| September | 05:56 | 17:47 | 11h 51m |
| October | 06:15 | 19:08 | 12h 53m |
| November | 05:45 | 19:36 | 13h 51m |
| December | 05:39 | 20:02 | 14h 23m |