Sunrise Today in Sydney, Australia
Time and Sun Facts for Sydney
- Local time
- 8:26 am
- Date
- Sunday, 25 October 2026
- Time zone
Australia/Sydney- UTC offset
- UTC+11
- Daylight saving
- In effect now
- Next clock change
- 4 April 2027 — clocks go back
- Sunrise
- 6:02 am
- Sunset
- 7:15 pm
- Day length
- 13 hours 13 minutes
- Coordinates
- -33.87, 151.21
Sunrise in Sydney
The sun rises in Sydney at 6:02 am today and sets at 7:15 pm, giving 13 hours 13 minutes of daylight.
Civil twilight begins at 5:36 am and ends at 7:41 pm, while solar noon is 12:39 pm. The calculation uses -33.87, 151.21 for Sydney and displays the result in Australia/Sydney.
| Solar event | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Civil twilight (sun 6° below horizon) | 5:36 am | 7:41 pm |
| Nautical twilight (12°) | 5:05 am | 8:12 pm |
| Astronomical twilight (18°) | 4:33 am | 8:44 pm |
Compared with today, tomorrow’s sunrise is about 1439 minutes later and sunset is about 1441 minutes later. Total daylight therefore changes by about 2 minutes.
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
Will the displayed sunrise time jump when Sydney changes its clocks?
Yes on the civil clock. The solar event changes continuously, while the printed clock label moves when the time zone changes offset.
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.
More on the Sun Where You are
sunrise times in Sydney has its own page so it can be linked to directly. world clock by city is the way in to everywhere else on the site.