Sunrise and Sunset in Melbourne, 2026
Day length at Melbourne runs from 9 h 32 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 47 min at the summer solstice.
Day length through the year
- Day length
Month by month
Each month links to a day-by-day table with twilight, golden hour and the moon.
| Month | Sunrise, 1st | Sunset, 1st | Day, 1st | Sunrise, 15th | Sunset, 15th | Day, 15th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6:01 AM | 8:45 PM | 14 h 44 min | 6:14 AM | 8:44 PM | 14 h 30 min |
| February | 6:33 AM | 8:33 PM | 14 h 00 min | 6:49 AM | 8:19 PM | 13 h 30 min |
| March | 7:04 AM | 8:00 PM | 12 h 56 min | 7:18 AM | 7:40 PM | 12 h 22 min |
| April | 7:34 AM | 7:14 PM | 11 h 40 min | 6:46 AM | 5:54 PM | 11 h 08 min |
| May | 7:01 AM | 5:33 PM | 10 h 32 min | 7:13 AM | 5:20 PM | 10 h 07 min |
| June | 7:26 AM | 5:09 PM | 9 h 43 min | 7:34 AM | 5:07 PM | 9 h 33 min |
| July | 7:37 AM | 5:12 PM | 9 h 35 min | 7:33 AM | 5:20 PM | 9 h 47 min |
| August | 7:21 AM | 5:33 PM | 10 h 12 min | 7:05 AM | 5:44 PM | 10 h 39 min |
| September | 6:42 AM | 5:59 PM | 11 h 17 min | 6:21 AM | 6:10 PM | 11 h 49 min |
| October | 5:56 AM | 6:24 PM | 12 h 28 min | 6:36 AM | 7:37 PM | 13 h 01 min |
| November | 6:14 AM | 7:54 PM | 13 h 40 min | 6:00 AM | 8:10 PM | 14 h 10 min |
| December | 5:52 AM | 8:26 PM | 14 h 34 min | 5:52 AM | 8:38 PM | 14 h 46 min |
Full and new moons in 2026
Dates in Melbourne's own time zone.
- Full moons
- January 3, February 2, March 3, April 2, May 2, May 31, June 30, July 30, August 28, September 27, October 26, November 25, December 24
- New moons
- January 19, February 17, March 19, April 17, May 17, June 15, July 14, August 13, September 11, October 11, November 9, December 9
Sources
Computed with the NOAA solar position equations (accurate to about a minute; the horizon is assumed flat and at sea level) and the lunar phase method of Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms.