Sunset and sunrise times in Melbourne, Australia
In Melbourne, Australia the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 6:19 pm and rises at 6:04 am. Daylight lasts 12h 15m; evening golden hour runs from 5:45 pm to 6:35 pm.
Today, Saturday 26 September
- First light
- 5:37 am
- Sunrise
- 6:04 am
- Solar noon
- 12:11 pm
- Sunset
- 6:19 pm
- Last light
- 6:46 pm
- Day length
- 12h 15m
18h 17m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 5:45 pm – 6:35 pm
- Blue hour
- 6:35 pm – 6:46 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 53.4°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 5:51 pm / 5:30 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 6:02 am Sunset 6:20 pm Golden hour 5:46 pm – 6:36 pm Day length 12h 18m vs today 2 minutes longerWhere Melbourne is
- Coordinates
- 37.8140° S, 144.9633° E
- Time zone
- Australia/Melbourne
- Current offset
- UTC+10:00
- Elevation
- 25 m
- Population
- 5,435,590
Sunrise and sunset in Melbourne, September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:15 am | 6:42 am | 12:20 pm | 5:58 pm | 6:25 pm | 11h 16m | +2:18 | 5:23 pm–6:15 pm | 🌖 84% |
| Wed 2 | 6:14 am | 6:40 am | 12:19 pm | 5:59 pm | 6:26 pm | 11h 18m | +2:18 | 5:24 pm–6:15 pm | 🌖 75% |
| Thu 3 | 6:13 am | 6:39 am | 12:19 pm | 6:00 pm | 6:26 pm | 11h 21m | +2:19 | 5:25 pm–6:16 pm | 🌖 64% |
| Fri 4 | 6:11 am | 6:37 am | 12:19 pm | 6:01 pm | 6:27 pm | 11h 23m | +2:19 | 5:26 pm–6:17 pm | 🌗 53% |
| Sat 5 | 6:10 am | 6:36 am | 12:19 pm | 6:02 pm | 6:28 pm | 11h 25m | +2:20 | 5:26 pm–6:18 pm | 🌘 41% |
| Sun 6 | 6:08 am | 6:34 am | 12:18 pm | 6:02 pm | 6:29 pm | 11h 28m | +2:20 | 5:27 pm–6:19 pm | 🌘 30% |
| Mon 7 | 6:07 am | 6:33 am | 12:18 pm | 6:03 pm | 6:30 pm | 11h 30m | +2:21 | 5:28 pm–6:19 pm | 🌘 20% |
| Tue 8 | 6:05 am | 6:31 am | 12:17 pm | 6:04 pm | 6:30 pm | 11h 32m | +2:21 | 5:29 pm–6:20 pm | 🌘 11% |
| Wed 9 | 6:04 am | 6:30 am | 12:17 pm | 6:05 pm | 6:31 pm | 11h 35m | +2:21 | 5:30 pm–6:21 pm | 🌘 5% |
| Thu 10 | 6:02 am | 6:28 am | 12:17 pm | 6:06 pm | 6:32 pm | 11h 37m | +2:22 | 5:31 pm–6:22 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Fri 11 | 6:01 am | 6:27 am | 12:16 pm | 6:07 pm | 6:33 pm | 11h 39m | +2:22 | 5:32 pm–6:23 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Sat 12 | 5:59 am | 6:25 am | 12:16 pm | 6:08 pm | 6:34 pm | 11h 42m | +2:22 | 5:33 pm–6:24 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Sun 13 | 5:58 am | 6:24 am | 12:16 pm | 6:08 pm | 6:35 pm | 11h 44m | +2:23 | 5:33 pm–6:24 pm | 🌒 5% |
| Mon 14 | 5:56 am | 6:22 am | 12:15 pm | 6:09 pm | 6:35 pm | 11h 47m | +2:23 | 5:34 pm–6:25 pm | 🌒 10% |
| Tue 15 | 5:54 am | 6:21 am | 12:15 pm | 6:10 pm | 6:36 pm | 11h 49m | +2:23 | 5:35 pm–6:26 pm | 🌒 17% |
| Wed 16 | 5:53 am | 6:19 am | 12:15 pm | 6:11 pm | 6:37 pm | 11h 51m | +2:24 | 5:36 pm–6:27 pm | 🌒 25% |
| Thu 17 | 5:51 am | 6:18 am | 12:14 pm | 6:12 pm | 6:38 pm | 11h 54m | +2:24 | 5:37 pm–6:28 pm | 🌒 34% |
| Fri 18 | 5:50 am | 6:16 am | 12:14 pm | 6:13 pm | 6:39 pm | 11h 56m | +2:24 | 5:38 pm–6:29 pm | 🌒 43% |
| Sat 19 | 5:48 am | 6:14 am | 12:14 pm | 6:13 pm | 6:40 pm | 11h 59m | +2:24 | 5:39 pm–6:29 pm | 🌓 52% |
| Sun 20 | 5:47 am | 6:13 am | 12:13 pm | 6:14 pm | 6:40 pm | 12h 1m | +2:24 | 5:40 pm–6:30 pm | 🌔 61% |
| Mon 21 | 5:45 am | 6:11 am | 12:13 pm | 6:15 pm | 6:41 pm | 12h 3m | +2:25 | 5:40 pm–6:31 pm | 🌔 70% |
| Tue 22 | 5:44 am | 6:10 am | 12:13 pm | 6:16 pm | 6:42 pm | 12h 6m | +2:25 | 5:41 pm–6:32 pm | 🌔 79% |
| Wed 23 | 5:42 am | 6:08 am | 12:12 pm | 6:17 pm | 6:43 pm | 12h 8m | +2:25 | 5:42 pm–6:33 pm | 🌔 86% |
| Thu 24 | 5:40 am | 6:07 am | 12:12 pm | 6:18 pm | 6:44 pm | 12h 11m | +2:25 | 5:43 pm–6:34 pm | 🌔 92% |
| Fri 25 | 5:39 am | 6:05 am | 12:11 pm | 6:19 pm | 6:45 pm | 12h 13m | +2:25 | 5:44 pm–6:35 pm | 🌔 97% |
| Sat 26 | 5:37 am | 6:04 am | 12:11 pm | 6:19 pm | 6:46 pm | 12h 15m | +2:25 | 5:45 pm–6:35 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Sun 27 | 5:36 am | 6:02 am | 12:11 pm | 6:20 pm | 6:47 pm | 12h 18m | +2:25 | 5:46 pm–6:36 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Mon 28 | 5:34 am | 6:00 am | 12:10 pm | 6:21 pm | 6:47 pm | 12h 20m | +2:25 | 5:46 pm–6:37 pm | 🌖 98% |
| Tue 29 | 5:33 am | 5:59 am | 12:10 pm | 6:22 pm | 6:48 pm | 12h 23m | +2:25 | 5:47 pm–6:38 pm | 🌖 94% |
| Wed 30 | 5:31 am | 5:57 am | 12:10 pm | 6:23 pm | 6:49 pm | 12h 25m | +2:25 | 5:48 pm–6:39 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 | 5:15 am | 5:45 am | 6:42 am | 5:58 pm | 6:55 pm | 7:26 pm | 12h 42m | 43.9° | 280° W |
| Wed 2 | 5:13 am | 5:44 am | 6:40 am | 5:59 pm | 6:56 pm | 7:26 pm | 12h 39m | 44.2° | 279° W |
| Thu 3 | 5:12 am | 5:42 am | 6:39 am | 6:00 pm | 6:57 pm | 7:27 pm | 12h 37m | 44.6° | 279° W |
| Fri 4 | 5:10 am | 5:41 am | 6:37 am | 6:01 pm | 6:58 pm | 7:28 pm | 12h 35m | 45.0° | 278° W |
| Sat 5 | 5:09 am | 5:39 am | 6:36 am | 6:02 pm | 6:58 pm | 7:29 pm | 12h 32m | 45.3° | 278° W |
| Sun 6 | 5:07 am | 5:38 am | 6:34 am | 6:02 pm | 6:59 pm | 7:30 pm | 12h 30m | 45.7° | 277° W |
| Mon 7 | 5:06 am | 5:36 am | 6:33 am | 6:03 pm | 7:00 pm | 7:31 pm | 12h 28m | 46.1° | 277° W |
| Tue 8 | 5:04 am | 5:35 am | 6:31 am | 6:04 pm | 7:01 pm | 7:31 pm | 12h 25m | 46.5° | 276° W |
| Wed 9 | 5:03 am | 5:33 am | 6:30 am | 6:05 pm | 7:02 pm | 7:32 pm | 12h 23m | 46.8° | 276° W |
| Thu 10 | 5:01 am | 5:32 am | 6:28 am | 6:06 pm | 7:02 pm | 7:33 pm | 12h 20m | 47.2° | 276° W |
| Fri 11 | 5:00 am | 5:30 am | 6:27 am | 6:07 pm | 7:03 pm | 7:34 pm | 12h 18m | 47.6° | 275° W |
| Sat 12 | 4:58 am | 5:29 am | 6:25 am | 6:08 pm | 7:04 pm | 7:35 pm | 12h 16m | 48.0° | 275° W |
| Sun 13 | 4:57 am | 5:27 am | 6:24 am | 6:08 pm | 7:05 pm | 7:36 pm | 12h 13m | 48.4° | 274° W |
| Mon 14 | 4:55 am | 5:26 am | 6:22 am | 6:09 pm | 7:06 pm | 7:37 pm | 12h 11m | 48.7° | 274° W |
| Tue 15 | 4:53 am | 5:24 am | 6:21 am | 6:10 pm | 7:07 pm | 7:37 pm | 12h 9m | 49.1° | 273° W |
| Wed 16 | 4:52 am | 5:23 am | 6:19 am | 6:11 pm | 7:08 pm | 7:38 pm | 12h 6m | 49.5° | 273° W |
| Thu 17 | 4:50 am | 5:21 am | 6:18 am | 6:12 pm | 7:08 pm | 7:39 pm | 12h 4m | 49.9° | 272° W |
| Fri 18 | 4:49 am | 5:19 am | 6:16 am | 6:13 pm | 7:09 pm | 7:40 pm | 12h 1m | 50.3° | 272° W |
| Sat 19 | 4:47 am | 5:18 am | 6:14 am | 6:13 pm | 7:10 pm | 7:41 pm | 11h 59m | 50.7° | 271° W |
| Sun 20 | 4:45 am | 5:16 am | 6:13 am | 6:14 pm | 7:11 pm | 7:42 pm | 11h 57m | 51.1° | 271° W |
| Mon 21 | 4:44 am | 5:15 am | 6:11 am | 6:15 pm | 7:12 pm | 7:43 pm | 11h 54m | 51.4° | 270° W |
| Tue 22 | 4:42 am | 5:13 am | 6:10 am | 6:16 pm | 7:13 pm | 7:44 pm | 11h 52m | 51.8° | 270° W |
| Wed 23 | 4:40 am | 5:11 am | 6:08 am | 6:17 pm | 7:14 pm | 7:45 pm | 11h 49m | 52.2° | 269° W |
| Thu 24 | 4:39 am | 5:10 am | 6:07 am | 6:18 pm | 7:15 pm | 7:46 pm | 11h 47m | 52.6° | 269° W |
| Fri 25 | 4:37 am | 5:08 am | 6:05 am | 6:19 pm | 7:16 pm | 7:47 pm | 11h 44m | 53.0° | 268° W |
| Sat 26 | 4:35 am | 5:07 am | 6:04 am | 6:19 pm | 7:16 pm | 7:48 pm | 11h 42m | 53.4° | 268° W |
| Sun 27 | 4:34 am | 5:05 am | 6:02 am | 6:20 pm | 7:17 pm | 7:49 pm | 11h 40m | 53.8° | 267° W |
| Mon 28 | 4:32 am | 5:03 am | 6:00 am | 6:21 pm | 7:18 pm | 7:50 pm | 11h 37m | 54.2° | 267° W |
| Tue 29 | 4:30 am | 5:02 am | 5:59 am | 6:22 pm | 7:19 pm | 7:51 pm | 11h 35m | 54.6° | 266° W |
| Wed 30 | 4:29 am | 5:00 am | 5:57 am | 6:23 pm | 7:20 pm | 7:52 pm | 11h 32m | 54.9° | 266° W |
October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 5:29 am | 5:56 am | 12:09 pm | 6:24 pm | 6:50 pm | 12h 28m | +2:25 | 5:49 pm–6:40 pm | 🌖 78% |
| Fri 2 | 5:28 am | 5:54 am | 12:09 pm | 6:25 pm | 6:51 pm | 12h 30m | +2:25 | 5:50 pm–6:41 pm | 🌖 68% |
| Sat 3 | 5:26 am | 5:53 am | 12:09 pm | 6:26 pm | 6:52 pm | 12h 32m | +2:25 | 5:51 pm–6:42 pm | 🌖 56% |
| Sun 4 | 6:25 am | 6:51 am | 1:09 pm | 7:26 pm | 7:53 pm | 12h 35m | +2:25 | 6:52 pm–7:43 pm | 🌗 45% |
| Mon 5 | 6:23 am | 6:50 am | 1:08 pm | 7:27 pm | 7:54 pm | 12h 37m | +2:25 | 6:53 pm–7:44 pm | 🌘 34% |
| Tue 6 | 6:22 am | 6:48 am | 1:08 pm | 7:28 pm | 7:55 pm | 12h 40m | +2:25 | 6:54 pm–7:44 pm | 🌘 23% |
| Wed 7 | 6:20 am | 6:47 am | 1:08 pm | 7:29 pm | 7:56 pm | 12h 42m | +2:25 | 6:54 pm–7:45 pm | 🌘 14% |
| Thu 8 | 6:19 am | 6:45 am | 1:07 pm | 7:30 pm | 7:57 pm | 12h 44m | +2:25 | 6:55 pm–7:46 pm | 🌘 7% |
| Fri 9 | 6:17 am | 6:44 am | 1:07 pm | 7:31 pm | 7:58 pm | 12h 47m | +2:25 | 6:56 pm–7:47 pm | 🌘 3% |
| Sat 10 | 6:16 am | 6:42 am | 1:07 pm | 7:32 pm | 7:59 pm | 12h 49m | +2:24 | 6:57 pm–7:48 pm | 🌘 0% |
| Sun 11 | 6:14 am | 6:41 am | 1:06 pm | 7:33 pm | 8:00 pm | 12h 52m | +2:24 | 6:58 pm–7:49 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Mon 12 | 6:13 am | 6:39 am | 1:06 pm | 7:34 pm | 8:01 pm | 12h 54m | +2:24 | 6:59 pm–7:50 pm | 🌒 3% |
| Tue 13 | 6:11 am | 6:38 am | 1:06 pm | 7:35 pm | 8:02 pm | 12h 56m | +2:24 | 7:00 pm–7:51 pm | 🌒 6% |
| Wed 14 | 6:10 am | 6:36 am | 1:06 pm | 7:36 pm | 8:03 pm | 12h 59m | +2:23 | 7:01 pm–7:52 pm | 🌒 12% |
| Thu 15 | 6:08 am | 6:35 am | 1:06 pm | 7:37 pm | 8:04 pm | 13h 1m | +2:23 | 7:02 pm–7:53 pm | 🌒 19% |
| Fri 16 | 6:07 am | 6:34 am | 1:05 pm | 7:38 pm | 8:05 pm | 13h 4m | +2:23 | 7:03 pm–7:54 pm | 🌒 27% |
| Sat 17 | 6:05 am | 6:32 am | 1:05 pm | 7:39 pm | 8:06 pm | 13h 6m | +2:22 | 7:03 pm–7:55 pm | 🌒 35% |
| Sun 18 | 6:04 am | 6:31 am | 1:05 pm | 7:40 pm | 8:07 pm | 13h 8m | +2:22 | 7:04 pm–7:56 pm | 🌒 44% |
| Mon 19 | 6:02 am | 6:29 am | 1:05 pm | 7:41 pm | 8:08 pm | 13h 11m | +2:21 | 7:05 pm–7:57 pm | 🌓 54% |
| Tue 20 | 6:01 am | 6:28 am | 1:04 pm | 7:42 pm | 8:09 pm | 13h 13m | +2:21 | 7:06 pm–7:58 pm | 🌔 63% |
| Wed 21 | 5:59 am | 6:27 am | 1:04 pm | 7:43 pm | 8:10 pm | 13h 15m | +2:20 | 7:07 pm–7:59 pm | 🌔 72% |
| Thu 22 | 5:58 am | 6:25 am | 1:04 pm | 7:44 pm | 8:11 pm | 13h 18m | +2:20 | 7:08 pm–8:00 pm | 🌔 81% |
| Fri 23 | 5:57 am | 6:24 am | 1:04 pm | 7:45 pm | 8:12 pm | 13h 20m | +2:19 | 7:09 pm–8:01 pm | 🌔 88% |
| Sat 24 | 5:55 am | 6:23 am | 1:04 pm | 7:46 pm | 8:13 pm | 13h 22m | +2:18 | 7:10 pm–8:02 pm | 🌔 94% |
| Sun 25 | 5:54 am | 6:22 am | 1:04 pm | 7:47 pm | 8:14 pm | 13h 25m | +2:18 | 7:11 pm–8:03 pm | 🌔 98% |
| Mon 26 | 5:53 am | 6:20 am | 1:04 pm | 7:48 pm | 8:15 pm | 13h 27m | +2:17 | 7:12 pm–8:04 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 5:51 am | 6:19 am | 1:04 pm | 7:49 pm | 8:16 pm | 13h 29m | +2:16 | 7:13 pm–8:06 pm | 🌖 99% |
| Wed 28 | 5:50 am | 6:18 am | 1:03 pm | 7:50 pm | 8:17 pm | 13h 31m | +2:15 | 7:14 pm–8:07 pm | 🌖 96% |
| Thu 29 | 5:49 am | 6:17 am | 1:03 pm | 7:51 pm | 8:19 pm | 13h 34m | +2:15 | 7:15 pm–8:08 pm | 🌖 90% |
| Fri 30 | 5:48 am | 6:15 am | 1:03 pm | 7:52 pm | 8:20 pm | 13h 36m | +2:14 | 7:16 pm–8:09 pm | 🌖 82% |
| Sat 31 | 5:46 am | 6:14 am | 1:03 pm | 7:53 pm | 8:21 pm | 13h 38m | +2:13 | 7:17 pm–8:10 pm | 🌖 72% |
Longest and shortest day in Melbourne
The longest day falls on 22 December 2026, in 3 months, with 14h 47m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 9h 32m.
Between them the day length swings by 5h 14m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 5:07 pm on 13 June; the latest is 8:45 pm on 5 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 5:51 am on 8 December to 7:36 am on 29 June.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 6m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in Melbourne different
It takes roughly 26 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.
Photographers get 51 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.3× the 40 minutes available at the equator on the same date.
The gap between the longest and shortest day of the year comes to 5h 14m, one of the widest swings of any Australia city on the site.
Between solstices the sunset walks 60° across the horizon — WSW in midwinter, WNW in midsummer — which is why a fixed viewpoint works only part of the year. Today's bearing is W.
Across September the sunset moves 25 minutes later, averaging about 51 seconds a day.
On 4 October 2026 the local clock shifts forward an hour and sunset lands at 7:26 pm instead of 6:26 pm. Worth knowing if you are planning a shoot that week.
Planning a sunset photo in Melbourne
Arrive by 5:30 pm. Golden hour opens at 5:45 pm and the sun is down by 6:19 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 6:35 pm and runs to 6:46 pm, the end of civil twilight and 26m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Melbourne today?
The sun sets in Melbourne at 6:19 pm today, Saturday 26 September 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Melbourne?
It takes 26m. Civil twilight ends at 6:46 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Melbourne?
Evening golden hour runs 5:45 pm to 6:35 pm today, lasting 50m. Full golden hour times for Melbourne covers the morning window and the coming week.