How the light changes today

Each colour is a stage of the sky, from full night to full daylight and back. The marker is the time in Brisbane right now.

Morning

Astronomical dawn03:39
Nautical dawn04:08
Civil dawn · blue hour04:37
Golden hour begins04:46
Sunrise05:01
Golden hour ends05:33

Solar noon

11:32

Sun 75.3° above the horizon

Evening

Golden hour begins17:31
Sunset18:03
Golden hour ends · blue hour18:18
Civil dusk18:27
Nautical dusk18:56
Astronomical dusk19:25

What do civil, nautical and astronomical twilight mean? Read the guide →

Where the sun rises and sets

Directions from Brisbane today. The shaded fans show how far sunrise and sunset swing between June and December; the dot is the sun right now.

Sunrise at 05:01In June it rises at 64° ENE, in December at 117° ESE105° ESE

Sunset at 18:03In June it sets at 296° WNW, in December at 243° WSW255° WSW

Coming up in Brisbane

Days are getting longer

+1.4 min a day

Longest day 22 Dec, in 56 days

Sunrise and sunset on any date

Pick a day of 2026 to see its sunrise, sunset and daylight in Brisbane.

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Tuesday, 22 December 2026

Sunrise04:50

Sunset18:43

Daylight13 h 53 min

First light (civil dawn): 04:23 · Last light (civil dusk): 19:09
Moon 96% lit

The moon tonight

Waning gibbous

97% lit · 16.2 days old

Moonrise: 19:22
Moonset: 05:14
Full moon: 24 Nov
New moon: 9 Nov

Today
97%

Wed
92%

Thu
85%

Fri
76%

Sat
65%

Sun
54%

Mon
43%

Today in Brisbane

Today the sun rises over Brisbane at 05:01 and sets at 18:03, giving 13 h 2 min of daylight.

Being south of the equator, Brisbane has its longest days in December and its shortest in June.

Across 2026 the day length in Brisbane swings by 3 h 29 min, from 10 h 24 min on 21 June to 13 h 53 min on 22 December.

The moon is waning tonight, 97% lit.

A year of daylight in Brisbane

Every column is one day of 2026, from midnight at the top to midnight at the bottom. Hover or drag across it to read any day.

Longest day

13 h 53 min

22 December

Shortest day

10 h 24 min

21 June

Earliest sunrise

04:45

2 December, not on the longest day

Latest sunset

18:48

11 January

Today Sunrise 05:01 Sunset 18:03 Daylight 13 h 2 min Dark from 19:25

DaylightCivil twilightNautical twilightAstronomical twilightNight

The light in Brisbane, season by season

Through the year

Earliest sunset of the year: 17:00 on 9 June, 12 days before the shortest day.
Latest sunrise: 06:39 on 2 July, 11 days after the shortest day.

For photographers

Golden hour this evening: 17:31–18:18, with the sun low in the west (256°).
Blue hour right after: 18:18–18:27.
Over the week the evening golden hour moves from 17:31 today to 17:35 on 2 November.
Tomorrow's morning golden hour: 04:45–05:32.

Brisbane compared with other cities

How much daylight each city gets between the shortest and the longest day of 2026.

On 21 June Singapore gets 1 h 48 min more daylight than Brisbane, and on 21 December 1 h 50 min less.

BrisbaneThis page

10 h 24 min – 13 h 53 min

Sydney733 km away

9 h 54 min – 14 h 25 min

Melbourne1,375 km away

9 h 33 min – 14 h 47 min

Perth3,606 km away

10 h 3 min – 14 h 15 min

Singapore6,147 km away

12 h 3 min – 12 h 12 min

Each bar runs from the shortest to the longest day of the year.

October 2026 in Brisbane

Sunrise, sunset and day length for every day of the month. The bar shows where the daylight falls in the 24 hours.

Sunrise, sunset and day length for every day of October 2026 in Brisbane, AU.
Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Change
1Thu	05:28	17:48	12 h 20 min	+1 min
2Fri	05:27	17:49	12 h 22 min	+2 min
3Sat	05:25	17:49	12 h 24 min	+2 min
4Sun	05:24	17:50	12 h 25 min	+1 min
5Mon	05:23	17:50	12 h 27 min	+2 min
6Tue	05:22	17:51	12 h 29 min	+2 min
7Wed	05:21	17:51	12 h 30 min	+1 min
8Thu	05:20	17:52	12 h 32 min	+2 min
9Fri	05:19	17:52	12 h 33 min	+1 min
10Sat	05:18	17:53	12 h 35 min	+2 min
11Sun	05:17	17:53	12 h 37 min	+2 min
12Mon	05:16	17:54	12 h 38 min	+1 min
13Tue	05:15	17:54	12 h 40 min	+2 min
14Wed	05:13	17:55	12 h 41 min	+1 min
15Thu	05:12	17:55	12 h 43 min	+2 min
16Fri	05:11	17:56	12 h 45 min	+2 min
17Sat	05:10	17:57	12 h 46 min	+1 min
18Sun	05:09	17:57	12 h 48 min	+2 min
19Mon	05:08	17:58	12 h 49 min	+1 min
20Tue	05:07	17:58	12 h 51 min	+2 min
21Wed	05:07	17:59	12 h 52 min	+1 min
22Thu	05:06	18:00	12 h 54 min	+2 min
23Fri	05:05	18:00	12 h 56 min	+2 min
24Sat	05:04	18:01	12 h 57 min	+1 min
25Sun	05:03	18:01	12 h 59 min	+2 min
26Mon	05:02	18:02	13 h 0 min	+1 min
27Tue	05:01	18:03	13 h 2 min	+2 min
28Wed	05:00	18:03	13 h 3 min	+1 min
29Thu	04:59	18:04	13 h 5 min	+2 min
30Fri	04:59	18:05	13 h 6 min	+1 min
31Sat	04:58	18:05	13 h 8 min	+2 min

Common questions about the sun in Brisbane

What time does the sun rise in Brisbane?

Today the sun rises in Brisbane at 05:01, local time.

What time does the sun set in Brisbane?

Today the sun sets in Brisbane at 18:03, local time.

How long is the day in Brisbane today?

Brisbane gets 13 h 2 min of daylight today, from sunrise to sunset.

When is the longest day of the year in Brisbane?

The longest day of 2026 in Brisbane is 22 December, with 13 h 53 min of daylight.

What phase is the moon in tonight?

The moon is waning over Brisbane tonight, 97% lit.

Where does the sun rise in Brisbane?

Today it rises in the east (105°). Through the year the sunrise point swings from the north-east (64°) in June to the south-east (117°) in December.

When is golden hour in Brisbane today?

In the morning from 04:46 to 05:33, and in the evening from 17:31 to 18:18.

When is the earliest sunset in Brisbane?

On 9 June, at 17:00. It comes 12 days before the shortest day, which is 21 June.

Cities at the same latitude as Brisbane

At a similar latitude the day lasts almost the same on any date; the clock time of sunrise and sunset still depends on each time zone.

Johannesburg Pretoria Durban Córdoba

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Sunrise and sunset in Brisbane