First light
6:05 AM
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunset in Horsham today, Wednesday 28 October, is at 8:00 PM and sunrise is at 6:31 AM. It gets dark at 8:27 PM. Tomorrow, the sun rises at 6:30 AM and sets at 8:01 PM. Local time: AEDT (UTC+11:00).
Sunrise in 1h 02m 10s
Showing: today Wednesday 28 October
First light
6:05 AM
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunrise
6:32 AM
106° · east-southeast
Sunset
7:59 PM
253° · west-southwest
Dark
8:26 PM
End of civil twilight
Day length
13h 26m
+2 min 11 s vs the day before
Solar noon
1:15 PM
Sun 66.0° high
First light
6:04 AM
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunrise
6:31 AM
107° · east-southeast
Sunset
8:00 PM
253° · west-southwest
Dark
8:27 PM
End of civil twilight
Day length
13h 28m
+2 min 10 s vs the day before
Solar noon
1:15 PM
Sun 66.4° high
First light
6:03 AM
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunrise
6:30 AM
107° · east-southeast
Sunset
8:01 PM
252° · west-southwest
Dark
8:28 PM
End of civil twilight
Day length
13h 31m
+2 min 09 s vs the day before
Solar noon
1:15 PM
Sun 66.7° high
Thursday 29 October: sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 8:01 PM, 13h 31m of daylight. It gets dark at 8:28 PM.
Morning blue hour6:04–6:14 AM
Morning golden hour6:14–7:06 AM
Evening golden hour7:24–8:16 PM
Evening blue hour8:16–8:27 PM
Golden hour: sun between 6° above and 4° below the horizon. Blue hour: between 4° and 6° below. A rough guide for photography, not a weather forecast. More about golden hour
First light is civil dawn (sun 6° below the horizon); dark is the end of civil dusk. Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight explained
Today the sun rises at 107° (east-southeast) and sets at 253° (west-southwest). Through 2026, sunrise moves between 61° and 120° and sunset between 240° and 299°.
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| Date | First light | Sunrise | Sunset | Dark | Daylight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 5:42 AM | 6:08 AM | 6:35 PM | 7:01 PM | 12h 27m | +2 min 20 s |
| Fri 2 | 5:40 AM | 6:06 AM | 6:36 PM | 7:02 PM | 12h 29m | +2 min 20 s |
| Sat 3 | 5:39 AM | 6:05 AM | 6:36 PM | 7:02 PM | 12h 32m | +2 min 20 s |
| Sun 4 | 6:37 AM | 7:03 AM | 7:37 PM | 8:03 PM | 12h 34m | +2 min 20 s |
| Mon 5 | 6:36 AM | 7:02 AM | 7:38 PM | 8:04 PM | 12h 36m | +2 min 20 s |
| Tue 6 | 6:34 AM | 7:00 AM | 7:39 PM | 8:05 PM | 12h 39m | +2 min 19 s |
| Wed 7 | 6:33 AM | 6:59 AM | 7:40 PM | 8:06 PM | 12h 41m | +2 min 19 s |
| Thu 8 | 6:31 AM | 6:58 AM | 7:41 PM | 8:07 PM | 12h 43m | +2 min 19 s |
| Fri 9 | 6:30 AM | 6:56 AM | 7:42 PM | 8:08 PM | 12h 46m | +2 min 19 s |
| Sat 10 | 6:28 AM | 6:55 AM | 7:43 PM | 8:09 PM | 12h 48m | +2 min 19 s |
| Sun 11 | 6:27 AM | 6:53 AM | 7:43 PM | 8:10 PM | 12h 50m | +2 min 19 s |
| Mon 12 | 6:26 AM | 6:52 AM | 7:44 PM | 8:11 PM | 12h 52m | +2 min 18 s |
| Tue 13 | 6:24 AM | 6:50 AM | 7:45 PM | 8:12 PM | 12h 55m | +2 min 18 s |
| Wed 14 | 6:23 AM | 6:49 AM | 7:46 PM | 8:13 PM | 12h 57m | +2 min 18 s |
| Thu 15 | 6:21 AM | 6:48 AM | 7:47 PM | 8:14 PM | 12h 59m | +2 min 17 s |
| Fri 16 | 6:20 AM | 6:46 AM | 7:48 PM | 8:15 PM | 13h 02m | +2 min 17 s |
| Sat 17 | 6:18 AM | 6:45 AM | 7:49 PM | 8:16 PM | 13h 04m | +2 min 17 s |
| Sun 18 | 6:17 AM | 6:44 AM | 7:50 PM | 8:17 PM | 13h 06m | +2 min 16 s |
| Mon 19 | 6:16 AM | 6:42 AM | 7:51 PM | 8:18 PM | 13h 08m | +2 min 16 s |
| Tue 20 | 6:14 AM | 6:41 AM | 7:52 PM | 8:19 PM | 13h 11m | +2 min 15 s |
| Wed 21 | 6:13 AM | 6:40 AM | 7:53 PM | 8:20 PM | 13h 13m | +2 min 15 s |
| Thu 22 | 6:12 AM | 6:38 AM | 7:54 PM | 8:21 PM | 13h 15m | +2 min 14 s |
| Fri 23 | 6:10 AM | 6:37 AM | 7:55 PM | 8:22 PM | 13h 17m | +2 min 14 s |
| Sat 24 | 6:09 AM | 6:36 AM | 7:56 PM | 8:23 PM | 13h 20m | +2 min 13 s |
| Sun 25 | 6:08 AM | 6:35 AM | 7:57 PM | 8:24 PM | 13h 22m | +2 min 12 s |
| Mon 26 | 6:06 AM | 6:33 AM | 7:58 PM | 8:25 PM | 13h 24m | +2 min 12 s |
| Tue 27 | 6:05 AM | 6:32 AM | 7:59 PM | 8:26 PM | 13h 26m | +2 min 11 s |
| Wed 28 TODAY | 6:04 AM | 6:31 AM | 8:00 PM | 8:27 PM | 13h 28m | +2 min 10 s |
| Thu 29 | 6:03 AM | 6:30 AM | 8:01 PM | 8:28 PM | 13h 31m | +2 min 09 s |
| Fri 30 | 6:01 AM | 6:29 AM | 8:02 PM | 8:29 PM | 13h 33m | +2 min 09 s |
| Sat 31 | 6:00 AM | 6:28 AM | 8:03 PM | 8:30 PM | 13h 35m | +2 min 08 s |
Local times in Australia/Melbourne; clock changes apply on their actual dates. Download the 2026 calendar (CSV)
In 2026, daylight in Horsham ranges from 9h 39m (21 June) to 14h 41m (22 Dec).
Australia/Melbourne · AEDT · UTC+11:00. Daylight saving time is in effect.
The next clock change is on Sunday, 4 April 2027, from UTC+11:00 to UTC+10:00. The calendar above already includes it.
Clock changes and regional exceptions in AustraliaIANA timezone data 2026e. Rules can change by law; corrections are welcome.
Sunset is at 8:00 PM on Wednesday 28 October (AEDT). The sun sets in the west-southwest (253°).
Sunrise is at 6:31 AM on Wednesday 28 October. The sun rises in the east-southeast (107°).
Tomorrow, Thursday 29 October, the sun rises at 6:30 AM and sets at 8:01 PM, giving 13h 31m of daylight.
It gets dark at 8:27 PM, 27 minutes after sunset, when civil twilight ends and street lights are needed. The sky is fully dark (astronomical night) from 9:34 PM.
Morning golden hour: 6:14 AM to 7:06 AM. Evening golden hour: 7:24 PM to 8:16 PM. This is when the sun is between 6° above and 4° below the horizon, a rough guide for warm, soft light.
Horsham gets 13 hours 28 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes and 10 seconds longer than the day before.
In 2026 the longest day is 22 December, with 14h 41m of daylight (sunrise 6:09 AM, sunset 8:50 PM). The shortest is 21 June, with 9h 39m.
The earliest sunset of 2026 is on 13 June at 5:21 PM; the latest is on 5 January at 8:54 PM.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday 4 April 2027 (UTC+11:00 to UTC+10:00). Sunrise and sunset move earlier on the clock from 5 Apr.
Today the sun rises in the east-southeast (107°) and sets in the west-southwest (253°). Over 2026, sunrise moves between 61° and 120° on the horizon.
In Horsham, the longest day of 2026 is 22 December, with 14h 41m of daylight, and the shortest is 21 June, with 9h 39m: a difference of 5 hours 2 minutes. The earliest sunrise of the year is on 3 October (6:05 AM) and the latest sunset on 5 January (8:54 PM). These dates do not fall on the solstice because Earth's orbit is elliptical and its axis is tilted, so solar noon drifts through the year. Horsham lies outside the tropics, so the sun is never directly overhead. Its highest point is 76.7° above the horizon, on 22 December.
| City | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Ballarat 174 km | 6:23 AM | 7:54 PM |
| Mount Gambier 177 km | 6:05 AM | 7:37 PM |
| Bendigo 185 km | 6:23 AM | 7:51 PM |
| Warrnambool 187 km | 6:27 AM | 8:01 PM |
| Bacchus Marsh 225 km | 6:21 AM | 7:52 PM |
| Echuca 237 km | 6:22 AM | 7:48 PM |
| Lara 244 km | 6:20 AM | 7:53 PM |
| Sunbury 244 km | 6:20 AM | 7:51 PM |
Sunrise and sunset use the moment the top of the sun touches a level horizon (solar centre 0.833° below it, allowing for refraction and the sun's radius), rounded to the minute and checked against US Naval Observatory data. Terrain, buildings and unusual weather are not modelled.
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