July 29, 2026 · Melbourne, Australia
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Sunset in Melbourne today is at 17:30. Day length is 10h 6m. See below for sunrise, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Melbourne's coordinates and updated daily.
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.
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 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.
| Month | Sunset | Sunrise | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20:45 | 06:15 | 14h 30m |
| February | 20:20 | 06:50 | 13h 30m |
| March | 19:42 | 07:19 | 12h 23m |
| April | 17:55 | 06:47 | 11h 8m |
| May | 17:21 | 07:14 | 10h 7m |
| June | 17:08 | 07:35 | 9h 34m |
| July | 17:20 | 07:33 | 9h 46m |
| August | 17:45 | 07:07 | 10h 38m |
| September | 18:11 | 06:22 | 11h 48m |
| October | 19:37 | 06:36 | 13h 1m |
| November | 20:10 | 06:01 | 14h 8m |
| December | 20:39 | 05:53 | 14h 45m |