June 12, 2026 · Canberra, Australia
Sunset in Canberra today is at 16:58. Day length is 9h 49m. See below for sunrise, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Canberra's coordinates and updated daily.
Canberra lies at 35°S. At this latitude, day length varies moderately — from around 10 hours in midwinter to 14–15 hours in midsummer.
Sunset shifts later through spring and earlier through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and slowest near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunset times shift month by month for Canberra.
The longest day in Canberra is around 14h 32m (around December 21). The shortest is around 9h 46m (around June 21).
| Month | Sunset | Sunrise | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20:22 | 06:05 | 14h 17m |
| February | 20:00 | 06:37 | 13h 23m |
| March | 19:24 | 07:03 | 12h 22m |
| April | 17:41 | 06:27 | 11h 14m |
| May | 17:10 | 06:52 | 10h 18m |
| June | 16:58 | 07:11 | 9h 47m |
| July | 17:09 | 07:11 | 9h 59m |
| August | 17:32 | 06:46 | 10h 46m |
| September | 17:55 | 06:05 | 11h 50m |
| October | 19:18 | 06:22 | 12h 56m |
| November | 19:48 | 05:50 | 13h 57m |
| December | 20:15 | 05:44 | 14h 31m |