What time is sunrise and sunset in Sydney?
Today and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Sydney, New South Wales. Plus a monthly calendar with dawn, dusk, solar noon, and day length.
Today
Sunrise
5:40 AM
92° EDawn 5:15 AM
Sunrise in Sydney will be at 5:40:23 AM GMT+10 (in 3 hours).
Sunset
5:54 PM
268° WDusk 6:19 PM
Sunset in Sydney will be at 5:54:07 PM GMT+10 (in 15 hours).
Now
5:40a5:54p
12a3a6a9a12p3p6p9p12a
Night now · First light at 4:16 AM
- Daylight
- 12h 13m
- Darkness
- 9h 01m
- Solar noon
- 11:46 AM
- Sun altitude
- 31.8° below
- Sun direction
- 115° ESE
Tomorrow
Sunrise
5:39 AM
92° EDawn 5:14 AM
Sunrise in Sydney will be at 5:39:00 AM GMT+10 (in 27 hours).
Sunset
5:54 PM
268° WDusk 6:19 PM
Sunset in Sydney will be at 5:54:50 PM GMT+10 (in 39 hours).
Moon tonight
Phase, moonrise and moonset in Sydney
Full Moon
97% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 4:27 PM
- Moonset
- 4:39 AM
Calendar
Australia/Sydney · click a day to expand
| Date | Dawn | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Dusk | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Tue | 5:48 am | 6:13 am | 11:55 am | 5:37 pm | 6:02 pm | 11:24:31 | |
| 2 Wed | 5:46 am | 6:11 am | 11:55 am | 5:38 pm | 6:03 pm | 11:26:30 | |
| 3 Thu | 5:45 am | 6:10 am | 11:54 am | 5:39 pm | 6:04 pm | 11:28:30 | |
| 4 Fri | 5:44 am | 6:09 am | 11:54 am | 5:39 pm | 6:04 pm | 11:30:30 | |
| 5 Sat | 5:43 am | 6:08 am | 11:54 am | 5:40 pm | 6:05 pm | 11:32:30 | |
| 6 Sun | 5:41 am | 6:06 am | 11:53 am | 5:41 pm | 6:06 pm | 11:34:31 | |
| 7 Mon | 5:40 am | 6:05 am | 11:53 am | 5:41 pm | 6:06 pm | 11:36:32 | |
| 8 Tue | 5:39 am | 6:03 am | 11:53 am | 5:42 pm | 6:07 pm | 11:38:34 | |
| 9 Wed | 5:37 am | 6:02 am | 11:52 am | 5:43 pm | 6:08 pm | 11:40:36 | |
| 10 Thu | 5:36 am | 6:01 am | 11:52 am | 5:43 pm | 6:08 pm | 11:42:38 | |
| 11 Fri | 5:34 am | 5:59 am | 11:51 am | 5:44 pm | 6:09 pm | 11:44:41 | |
| 12 Sat | 5:33 am | 5:58 am | 11:51 am | 5:45 pm | 6:10 pm | 11:46:44 | |
| 13 Sun | 5:32 am | 5:57 am | 11:51 am | 5:45 pm | 6:10 pm | 11:48:47 | |
| 14 Mon | 5:30 am | 5:55 am | 11:50 am | 5:46 pm | 6:11 pm | 11:50:51 | |
| 15 Tue | 5:29 am | 5:54 am | 11:50 am | 5:47 pm | 6:12 pm | 11:52:55 | |
| 16 Wed | 5:28 am | 5:52 am | 11:50 am | 5:47 pm | 6:12 pm | 11:54:59 | |
| 17 Thu | 5:26 am | 5:51 am | 11:49 am | 5:48 pm | 6:13 pm | 11:57:03 | |
| 18 Fri | 5:25 am | 5:50 am | 11:49 am | 5:49 pm | 6:14 pm | 11:59:08 | |
| 19 Sat | 5:23 am | 5:48 am | 11:49 am | 5:49 pm | 6:14 pm | 12:01:12 | |
| 20 Sun | 5:22 am | 5:47 am | 11:48 am | 5:50 pm | 6:15 pm | 12:03:17 | |
| 21 Mon | 5:21 am | 5:45 am | 11:48 am | 5:51 pm | 6:16 pm | 12:05:22 | |
| 22 Tue | 5:19 am | 5:44 am | 11:48 am | 5:52 pm | 6:16 pm | 12:07:28 | |
| 23 Wed | 5:18 am | 5:43 am | 11:47 am | 5:52 pm | 6:17 pm | 12:09:33 | |
| 24 Thu | 5:16 am | 5:41 am | 11:47 am | 5:53 pm | 6:18 pm | 12:11:38 | |
| 25 Fri | 5:15 am | 5:40 am | 11:46 am | 5:54 pm | 6:19 pm | 12:13:44 | |
Friday, September 25 12:13:44 of daylight·+2m 6s vs. yesterday·twilight 5:15 am – 6:19 pm Time 3:08 AM Altitude -31.9° Heading 115° ESE Light Night 3:08 AM, Night, altitude -31.9 degrees | |||||||
| 26 Sat | 5:14 am | 5:39 am | 11:46 am | 5:54 pm | 6:19 pm | 12:15:50 | |
| 27 Sun | 5:12 am | 5:37 am | 11:46 am | 5:55 pm | 6:20 pm | 12:17:55 | |
| 28 Mon | 5:11 am | 5:36 am | 11:45 am | 5:56 pm | 6:21 pm | 12:20:01 | |
| 29 Tue | 5:09 am | 5:34 am | 11:45 am | 5:56 pm | 6:21 pm | 12:22:07 | |
| 30 Wed | 5:08 am | 5:33 am | 11:45 am | 5:57 pm | 6:22 pm | 12:24:13 | |
Photos
Sunrise and sunset photos of Sydney from Flickr.
Morning in Sydney Bay / Утро в Сиднейской бухтеFlickr ↗
JHG_GFX50s-013371-Pano.jpgFlickr ↗
Opera RainbowFlickr ↗
Mirror BridgeFlickr ↗
High TrafficFlickr ↗
Aerial view of Sydney at nightFlickr ↗
Aerial view of Sydney at nightFlickr ↗
Aerial view of Sydney at nightFlickr ↗
Sydney City at Sunset, North Sydney, NSW, AustraliaFlickr ↗
The Sydney City CBD at Sunrise from Kirribilli, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaFlickr ↗
Darling StreetFlickr ↗
Colour of the coveFlickr ↗
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about sunrise and sunset in Sydney, Australia
- What time does the sun rise in Sydney today?
- Sunrise in Sydney today (Friday, September 25, 2026) is at 5:40 AM. The sun comes up in the E.
- What time does the sun set in Sydney today?
- Sunset today is at 5:54 PM, after 12h 13m of daylight.
- When is the longest day in Sydney, Australia?
- The longest day of 2026 in Sydney is Tuesday, December 22, 2026, the summer solstice, with 14h 24m of daylight. In 2027 the summer solstice falls on December 22, 2027.
- When is the shortest day in Sydney, Australia?
- The shortest day of 2026 in Sydney, New South Wales is Sunday, June 21, 2026, the winter solstice, with 9h 53m of daylight. In 2027 the winter solstice lands on June 22, 2027.
- How much more daylight does Sydney get in summer than in winter?
- Sydney gets 4h 30m more daylight on its longest day than on its shortest (14h 24m against 9h 53m). Averaged across the year, a day here has 12h 06m of daylight.
- When is the earliest sunrise in Sydney?
- The earliest sunrise of 2026 in Sydney is on Saturday, October 3, 2026, when the sun comes up at 5:31 AM.
- When is the latest sunset in Sydney?
- The latest sunset is on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 8:11 PM.
- When is the earliest sunset in Sydney?
- The earliest sunset of the year is on Friday, June 12, 2026, with the sun down by 4:54 PM.
- When is the latest sunrise in Sydney?
- The latest sunrise is on Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 7:10 AM.
- Does Sydney observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Sydney uses Australian Eastern Time: clocks go back on April 5, 2026, then forward on October 4, 2026. Sunrise and sunset times jump by an hour on those dates.
Developers: get this data programmatically with the free JSON API.
GET https://api.sunrisesunset.io/json?lat=-33.86785&lng=151.20732