Sunset and sunrise times in Canberra, Australia
In Canberra, Australia the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 6:02 pm and rises at 5:47 am. Daylight lasts 12h 14m; evening golden hour runs from 5:29 pm to 6:18 pm.
Today, Saturday 26 September
- First light
- 5:22 am
- Sunrise
- 5:47 am
- Solar noon
- 11:54 am
- Sunset
- 6:02 pm
- Last light
- 6:28 pm
- Day length
- 12h 14m
18h 0m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 5:29 pm – 6:18 pm
- Blue hour
- 6:18 pm – 6:28 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 55.9°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 5:33 pm / 5:13 am
The sun sets at 268° — face west
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September
Sunrise 5:46 am Sunset 6:03 pm Golden hour 5:29 pm – 6:19 pm Day length 12h 17m vs today 2 minutes longerWhere Canberra is
- Coordinates
- 35.2835° S, 149.1281° E
- Time zone
- Australia/Sydney
- Current offset
- UTC+10:00
- Elevation
- 571 m
- Population
- 367,752
Sunrise and sunset in Canberra, September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:57 am | 6:23 am | 12:03 pm | 5:44 pm | 6:09 pm | 11h 20m | +2:05 | 5:10 pm–5:59 pm | 🌖 84% |
| Wed 2 | 5:56 am | 6:22 am | 12:03 pm | 5:45 pm | 6:10 pm | 11h 22m | +2:06 | 5:10 pm–6:00 pm | 🌖 75% |
| Thu 3 | 5:55 am | 6:20 am | 12:03 pm | 5:45 pm | 6:11 pm | 11h 25m | +2:06 | 5:11 pm–6:01 pm | 🌖 64% |
| Fri 4 | 5:53 am | 6:19 am | 12:02 pm | 5:46 pm | 6:11 pm | 11h 27m | +2:07 | 5:12 pm–6:02 pm | 🌗 53% |
| Sat 5 | 5:52 am | 6:17 am | 12:02 pm | 5:47 pm | 6:12 pm | 11h 29m | +2:07 | 5:13 pm–6:02 pm | 🌘 41% |
| Sun 6 | 5:51 am | 6:16 am | 12:02 pm | 5:47 pm | 6:13 pm | 11h 31m | +2:08 | 5:13 pm–6:03 pm | 🌘 30% |
| Mon 7 | 5:49 am | 6:15 am | 12:01 pm | 5:48 pm | 6:14 pm | 11h 33m | +2:08 | 5:14 pm–6:04 pm | 🌘 20% |
| Tue 8 | 5:48 am | 6:13 am | 12:01 pm | 5:49 pm | 6:14 pm | 11h 35m | +2:09 | 5:15 pm–6:05 pm | 🌘 11% |
| Wed 9 | 5:46 am | 6:12 am | 12:00 pm | 5:50 pm | 6:15 pm | 11h 37m | +2:09 | 5:16 pm–6:05 pm | 🌘 5% |
| Thu 10 | 5:45 am | 6:10 am | 12:00 pm | 5:50 pm | 6:16 pm | 11h 39m | +2:09 | 5:17 pm–6:06 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 5:44 am | 6:09 am | 12:00 pm | 5:51 pm | 6:16 pm | 11h 42m | +2:10 | 5:17 pm–6:07 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 5:42 am | 6:08 am | 11:59 am | 5:52 pm | 6:17 pm | 11h 44m | +2:10 | 5:18 pm–6:07 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Sun 13 | 5:41 am | 6:06 am | 11:59 am | 5:53 pm | 6:18 pm | 11h 46m | +2:10 | 5:19 pm–6:08 pm | 🌒 5% |
| Mon 14 | 5:39 am | 6:05 am | 11:59 am | 5:53 pm | 6:19 pm | 11h 48m | +2:10 | 5:20 pm–6:09 pm | 🌒 10% |
| Tue 15 | 5:38 am | 6:03 am | 11:58 am | 5:54 pm | 6:19 pm | 11h 50m | +2:11 | 5:20 pm–6:10 pm | 🌒 17% |
| Wed 16 | 5:37 am | 6:02 am | 11:58 am | 5:55 pm | 6:20 pm | 11h 52m | +2:11 | 5:21 pm–6:10 pm | 🌒 25% |
| Thu 17 | 5:35 am | 6:00 am | 11:58 am | 5:56 pm | 6:21 pm | 11h 55m | +2:11 | 5:22 pm–6:11 pm | 🌒 34% |
| Fri 18 | 5:34 am | 5:59 am | 11:57 am | 5:56 pm | 6:22 pm | 11h 57m | +2:11 | 5:23 pm–6:12 pm | 🌒 43% |
| Sat 19 | 5:32 am | 5:57 am | 11:57 am | 5:57 pm | 6:22 pm | 11h 59m | +2:12 | 5:23 pm–6:13 pm | 🌓 52% |
| Sun 20 | 5:31 am | 5:56 am | 11:57 am | 5:58 pm | 6:23 pm | 12h 1m | +2:12 | 5:24 pm–6:13 pm | 🌔 61% |
| Mon 21 | 5:29 am | 5:55 am | 11:56 am | 5:58 pm | 6:24 pm | 12h 3m | +2:12 | 5:25 pm–6:14 pm | 🌔 70% |
| Tue 22 | 5:28 am | 5:53 am | 11:56 am | 5:59 pm | 6:25 pm | 12h 6m | +2:12 | 5:26 pm–6:15 pm | 🌔 79% |
| Wed 23 | 5:26 am | 5:52 am | 11:56 am | 6:00 pm | 6:25 pm | 12h 8m | +2:12 | 5:26 pm–6:16 pm | 🌔 86% |
| Thu 24 | 5:25 am | 5:50 am | 11:55 am | 6:01 pm | 6:26 pm | 12h 10m | +2:12 | 5:27 pm–6:16 pm | 🌔 92% |
| Fri 25 | 5:23 am | 5:49 am | 11:55 am | 6:01 pm | 6:27 pm | 12h 12m | +2:12 | 5:28 pm–6:17 pm | 🌔 97% |
| Sat 26 | 5:22 am | 5:47 am | 11:54 am | 6:02 pm | 6:28 pm | 12h 14m | +2:12 | 5:29 pm–6:18 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Sun 27 | 5:20 am | 5:46 am | 11:54 am | 6:03 pm | 6:28 pm | 12h 17m | +2:12 | 5:29 pm–6:19 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 5:19 am | 5:44 am | 11:54 am | 6:04 pm | 6:29 pm | 12h 19m | +2:12 | 5:30 pm–6:19 pm | 🌖 98% |
| Tue 29 | 5:18 am | 5:43 am | 11:53 am | 6:05 pm | 6:30 pm | 12h 21m | +2:13 | 5:31 pm–6:20 pm | 🌖 94% |
| Wed 30 | 5:16 am | 5:42 am | 11:53 am | 6:05 pm | 6:31 pm | 12h 23m | +2:13 | 5:32 pm–6:21 pm | 🌖 87% |
More columns for September 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
| Date | Astro. dawn | Naut. dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Naut. dusk | Astro. dusk | Night | Max altitude | Sunset direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 4:59 am | 5:28 am | 6:23 am | 5:44 pm | 6:39 pm | 7:08 pm | 12h 37m | 46.4° | 279° W |
| Wed 2 | 4:57 am | 5:27 am | 6:22 am | 5:45 pm | 6:40 pm | 7:09 pm | 12h 35m | 46.8° | 279° W |
| Thu 3 | 4:56 am | 5:25 am | 6:20 am | 5:45 pm | 6:40 pm | 7:10 pm | 12h 33m | 47.1° | 279° W |
| Fri 4 | 4:55 am | 5:24 am | 6:19 am | 5:46 pm | 6:41 pm | 7:10 pm | 12h 31m | 47.5° | 278° W |
| Sat 5 | 4:53 am | 5:23 am | 6:17 am | 5:47 pm | 6:42 pm | 7:11 pm | 12h 29m | 47.9° | 278° W |
| Sun 6 | 4:52 am | 5:21 am | 6:16 am | 5:47 pm | 6:42 pm | 7:12 pm | 12h 27m | 48.2° | 277° W |
| Mon 7 | 4:50 am | 5:20 am | 6:15 am | 5:48 pm | 6:43 pm | 7:13 pm | 12h 25m | 48.6° | 277° W |
| Tue 8 | 4:49 am | 5:18 am | 6:13 am | 5:49 pm | 6:44 pm | 7:13 pm | 12h 22m | 49.0° | 276° W |
| Wed 9 | 4:48 am | 5:17 am | 6:12 am | 5:50 pm | 6:44 pm | 7:14 pm | 12h 20m | 49.4° | 276° W |
| Thu 10 | 4:46 am | 5:16 am | 6:10 am | 5:50 pm | 6:45 pm | 7:15 pm | 12h 18m | 49.7° | 275° W |
| Fri 11 | 4:45 am | 5:14 am | 6:09 am | 5:51 pm | 6:46 pm | 7:15 pm | 12h 16m | 50.1° | 275° W |
| Sat 12 | 4:43 am | 5:13 am | 6:08 am | 5:52 pm | 6:47 pm | 7:16 pm | 12h 14m | 50.5° | 274° W |
| Sun 13 | 4:42 am | 5:11 am | 6:06 am | 5:53 pm | 6:47 pm | 7:17 pm | 12h 12m | 50.9° | 274° W |
| Mon 14 | 4:40 am | 5:10 am | 6:05 am | 5:53 pm | 6:48 pm | 7:18 pm | 12h 9m | 51.3° | 274° W |
| Tue 15 | 4:39 am | 5:09 am | 6:03 am | 5:54 pm | 6:49 pm | 7:19 pm | 12h 7m | 51.6° | 273° W |
| Wed 16 | 4:37 am | 5:07 am | 6:02 am | 5:55 pm | 6:50 pm | 7:19 pm | 12h 5m | 52.0° | 273° W |
| Thu 17 | 4:36 am | 5:06 am | 6:00 am | 5:56 pm | 6:50 pm | 7:20 pm | 12h 3m | 52.4° | 272° W |
| Fri 18 | 4:34 am | 5:04 am | 5:59 am | 5:56 pm | 6:51 pm | 7:21 pm | 12h 1m | 52.8° | 272° W |
| Sat 19 | 4:33 am | 5:03 am | 5:57 am | 5:57 pm | 6:52 pm | 7:22 pm | 11h 59m | 53.2° | 271° W |
| Sun 20 | 4:31 am | 5:01 am | 5:56 am | 5:58 pm | 6:53 pm | 7:22 pm | 11h 56m | 53.6° | 271° W |
| Mon 21 | 4:30 am | 5:00 am | 5:55 am | 5:58 pm | 6:53 pm | 7:23 pm | 11h 54m | 54.0° | 270° W |
| Tue 22 | 4:28 am | 4:58 am | 5:53 am | 5:59 pm | 6:54 pm | 7:24 pm | 11h 52m | 54.4° | 270° W |
| Wed 23 | 4:27 am | 4:57 am | 5:52 am | 6:00 pm | 6:55 pm | 7:25 pm | 11h 50m | 54.7° | 269° W |
| Thu 24 | 4:25 am | 4:55 am | 5:50 am | 6:01 pm | 6:56 pm | 7:26 pm | 11h 48m | 55.1° | 269° W |
| Fri 25 | 4:24 am | 4:54 am | 5:49 am | 6:01 pm | 6:57 pm | 7:27 pm | 11h 45m | 55.5° | 268° W |
| Sat 26 | 4:22 am | 4:52 am | 5:47 am | 6:02 pm | 6:57 pm | 7:28 pm | 11h 43m | 55.9° | 268° W |
| Sun 27 | 4:21 am | 4:51 am | 5:46 am | 6:03 pm | 6:58 pm | 7:28 pm | 11h 41m | 56.3° | 267° W |
| Mon 28 | 4:19 am | 4:49 am | 5:44 am | 6:04 pm | 6:59 pm | 7:29 pm | 11h 39m | 56.7° | 267° W |
| Tue 29 | 4:18 am | 4:48 am | 5:43 am | 6:05 pm | 7:00 pm | 7:30 pm | 11h 37m | 57.1° | 266° W |
| Wed 30 | 4:16 am | 4:46 am | 5:42 am | 6:05 pm | 7:01 pm | 7:31 pm | 11h 34m | 57.5° | 266° W |
October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 5:15 am | 5:40 am | 11:53 am | 6:06 pm | 6:32 pm | 12h 25m | +2:12 | 5:33 pm–6:22 pm | 🌖 78% |
| Fri 2 | 5:13 am | 5:39 am | 11:52 am | 6:07 pm | 6:32 pm | 12h 28m | +2:12 | 5:33 pm–6:22 pm | 🌖 68% |
| Sat 3 | 5:12 am | 5:37 am | 11:52 am | 6:08 pm | 6:33 pm | 12h 30m | +2:12 | 5:34 pm–6:23 pm | 🌖 56% |
| Sun 4 | 6:10 am | 6:36 am | 12:52 pm | 7:08 pm | 7:34 pm | 12h 32m | +2:12 | 6:35 pm–7:24 pm | 🌗 45% |
| Mon 5 | 6:09 am | 6:34 am | 12:52 pm | 7:09 pm | 7:35 pm | 12h 34m | +2:12 | 6:36 pm–7:25 pm | 🌘 34% |
| Tue 6 | 6:07 am | 6:33 am | 12:51 pm | 7:10 pm | 7:36 pm | 12h 37m | +2:12 | 6:36 pm–7:26 pm | 🌘 23% |
| Wed 7 | 6:06 am | 6:32 am | 12:51 pm | 7:11 pm | 7:37 pm | 12h 39m | +2:12 | 6:37 pm–7:27 pm | 🌘 14% |
| Thu 8 | 6:05 am | 6:30 am | 12:51 pm | 7:12 pm | 7:37 pm | 12h 41m | +2:12 | 6:38 pm–7:27 pm | 🌘 7% |
| Fri 9 | 6:03 am | 6:29 am | 12:50 pm | 7:12 pm | 7:38 pm | 12h 43m | +2:12 | 6:39 pm–7:28 pm | 🌘 3% |
| Sat 10 | 6:02 am | 6:27 am | 12:50 pm | 7:13 pm | 7:39 pm | 12h 45m | +2:11 | 6:40 pm–7:29 pm | 🌘 0% |
| Sun 11 | 6:00 am | 6:26 am | 12:50 pm | 7:14 pm | 7:40 pm | 12h 47m | +2:11 | 6:40 pm–7:30 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Mon 12 | 5:59 am | 6:25 am | 12:50 pm | 7:15 pm | 7:41 pm | 12h 50m | +2:11 | 6:41 pm–7:31 pm | 🌒 3% |
| Tue 13 | 5:58 am | 6:23 am | 12:49 pm | 7:16 pm | 7:42 pm | 12h 52m | +2:11 | 6:42 pm–7:32 pm | 🌒 6% |
| Wed 14 | 5:56 am | 6:22 am | 12:49 pm | 7:17 pm | 7:43 pm | 12h 54m | +2:10 | 6:43 pm–7:32 pm | 🌒 12% |
| Thu 15 | 5:55 am | 6:21 am | 12:49 pm | 7:17 pm | 7:43 pm | 12h 56m | +2:10 | 6:44 pm–7:33 pm | 🌒 19% |
| Fri 16 | 5:53 am | 6:19 am | 12:49 pm | 7:18 pm | 7:44 pm | 12h 58m | +2:10 | 6:44 pm–7:34 pm | 🌒 27% |
| Sat 17 | 5:52 am | 6:18 am | 12:48 pm | 7:19 pm | 7:45 pm | 13h 1m | +2:09 | 6:45 pm–7:35 pm | 🌒 35% |
| Sun 18 | 5:51 am | 6:17 am | 12:48 pm | 7:20 pm | 7:46 pm | 13h 3m | +2:09 | 6:46 pm–7:36 pm | 🌒 44% |
| Mon 19 | 5:50 am | 6:16 am | 12:48 pm | 7:21 pm | 7:47 pm | 13h 5m | +2:09 | 6:47 pm–7:37 pm | 🌓 54% |
| Tue 20 | 5:48 am | 6:14 am | 12:48 pm | 7:22 pm | 7:48 pm | 13h 7m | +2:08 | 6:48 pm–7:38 pm | 🌔 63% |
| Wed 21 | 5:47 am | 6:13 am | 12:48 pm | 7:23 pm | 7:49 pm | 13h 9m | +2:08 | 6:49 pm–7:39 pm | 🌔 72% |
| Thu 22 | 5:46 am | 6:12 am | 12:47 pm | 7:24 pm | 7:50 pm | 13h 11m | +2:07 | 6:49 pm–7:40 pm | 🌔 81% |
| Fri 23 | 5:44 am | 6:11 am | 12:47 pm | 7:25 pm | 7:51 pm | 13h 13m | +2:06 | 6:50 pm–7:41 pm | 🌔 88% |
| Sat 24 | 5:43 am | 6:10 am | 12:47 pm | 7:25 pm | 7:52 pm | 13h 15m | +2:06 | 6:51 pm–7:42 pm | 🌔 94% |
| Sun 25 | 5:42 am | 6:08 am | 12:47 pm | 7:26 pm | 7:53 pm | 13h 17m | +2:05 | 6:52 pm–7:43 pm | 🌔 98% |
| Mon 26 | 5:41 am | 6:07 am | 12:47 pm | 7:27 pm | 7:54 pm | 13h 20m | +2:05 | 6:53 pm–7:44 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 5:39 am | 6:06 am | 12:47 pm | 7:28 pm | 7:55 pm | 13h 22m | +2:04 | 6:54 pm–7:44 pm | 🌖 99% |
| Wed 28 | 5:38 am | 6:05 am | 12:47 pm | 7:29 pm | 7:56 pm | 13h 24m | +2:03 | 6:55 pm–7:45 pm | 🌖 96% |
| Thu 29 | 5:37 am | 6:04 am | 12:47 pm | 7:30 pm | 7:57 pm | 13h 26m | +2:02 | 6:55 pm–7:46 pm | 🌖 90% |
| Fri 30 | 5:36 am | 6:03 am | 12:47 pm | 7:31 pm | 7:58 pm | 13h 28m | +2:02 | 6:56 pm–7:47 pm | 🌖 82% |
| Sat 31 | 5:35 am | 6:02 am | 12:47 pm | 7:32 pm | 7:59 pm | 13h 30m | +2:01 | 6:57 pm–7:48 pm | 🌖 72% |
Longest and shortest day in Canberra
The longest day falls on 22 December 2026, in 3 months, with 14h 32m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 9h 46m.
Between them the day length swings by 4h 45m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 4:57 pm on 12 June; the latest is 8:21 pm on 6 January. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.
Sunrise ranges from 6:36 am on 4 October to 6:19 am on 5 April.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 6m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Canberra different
It takes roughly 25 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.
Photographers get 49 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.2× the 40 minutes available at the equator on the same date.
The sun does not set in the same place twice: the December solstice puts it WSW, June swings it 58° round to WNW. Tonight, W.
By the end of September the sun will be setting 22 minutes later than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 45 seconds a day.
On 4 October 2026 the local clock shifts forward an hour and sunset lands at 7:08 pm instead of 6:08 pm. Worth knowing if you are planning a shoot that week.
At 571 m the horizon sits 0.83° lower than at sea level, so the sun sets about 4.1 minutes later here than the standard tables suggest — roughly 8.1 minutes of extra daylight across the day.
Planning a sunset photo in Canberra
Arrive by 5:14 pm. Golden hour opens at 5:29 pm and the sun is down by 6:02 pm, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west — the sun goes down at 268° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.
Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 6:18 pm and runs to 6:28 pm, the end of civil twilight and 25m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Canberra today?
The sun sets in Canberra at 6:02 pm today, Saturday 26 September 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Canberra?
It takes 25m. Civil twilight ends at 6:28 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Canberra?
Evening golden hour runs 5:29 pm to 6:18 pm today, lasting 49m. Full golden hour times for Canberra covers the morning window and the coming week.