Sunrise Today in Darwin, Australia
Time and Sun Facts for Darwin
- Local time
- 2:34 am
- Date
- Monday, 26 October 2026
- Time zone
Australia/Darwin- UTC offset
- UTC+9:30
- Daylight saving
- Not observed here — the offset is the same all year
- Sunrise
- 6:16 am
- Sunset
- 6:45 pm
- Day length
- 12 hours 29 minutes
- Coordinates
- -12.46, 130.84
Sunrise in Darwin
The sun rises in Darwin at 6:16 am today and sets at 6:45 pm, giving 12 hours 29 minutes of daylight.
Civil twilight begins at 5:54 am and ends at 7:06 pm, while solar noon is 12:30 pm. The calculation uses -12.46, 130.84 for Darwin and displays the result in Australia/Darwin.
| Solar event | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Civil twilight (sun 6° below horizon) | 5:54 am | 7:06 pm |
| Nautical twilight (12°) | 5:29 am | 7:32 pm |
| Astronomical twilight (18°) | 5:03 am | 7:57 pm |
Compared with today, tomorrow’s sunrise is about 1440 minutes later and sunset is about 1440 minutes later. Total daylight therefore changes by about 1 minute.
The model assumes an ideal horizon and cannot see a local ridge, skyline or viewing elevation. The calculation notes explain those limits.
Questions People Ask
Can I use one sunrise time for all of Australia?
No. The country spans multiple civil time zones and the solar event also changes with coordinates, so use the city page for the place you are in.
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