Sunrise, Sunset & Solar Noon in Melbourne
Daily and year-round sun times for Melbourne (-37.8136°, 144.9631°) — Australia/Melbourne.
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Pick another date or fine-tune the locationReference times for 2026 — the 1st of each month, plus solstices, equinoxes and key dates
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Solar noon | Max sun | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day January 1 | 6:01 AM | 8:45 PM | 1:23 PM | 75.2° | 14h 44m |
| February February 1 | 6:33 AM | 8:33 PM | 1:33 PM | 69.3° | 14h 0m |
| March March 1 | 7:04 AM | 8:00 PM | 1:32 PM | 59.9° | 12h 57m |
| March equinox March 20 | 7:22 AM | 7:32 PM | 1:27 PM | 52.4° | 12h 10m |
| April April 1 | 7:33 AM | 7:14 PM | 1:24 PM | 47.7° | 11h 41m |
| May May 1 | 7:00 AM | 5:33 PM | 12:17 PM | 37.2° | 10h 33m |
| June June 1 | 7:26 AM | 5:09 PM | 12:17 PM | 30.2° | 9h 43m |
| June solstice June 20 | 7:35 AM | 5:07 PM | 12:21 PM | 28.8° | 9h 32m |
| July July 1 | 7:36 AM | 5:11 PM | 12:23 PM | 29.1° | 9h 35m |
| July 4 (Independence Day) July 4 | 7:36 AM | 5:12 PM | 12:24 PM | 29.3° | 9h 37m |
| August August 1 | 7:20 AM | 5:32 PM | 12:26 PM | 34.1° | 10h 12m |
| September September 1 | 6:42 AM | 5:58 PM | 12:20 PM | 43.8° | 11h 16m |
| September equinox September 22 | 6:10 AM | 6:16 PM | 12:13 PM | 51.8° | 12h 6m |
| October October 1 | 5:56 AM | 6:23 PM | 12:09 PM | 55.3° | 12h 28m |
| November November 1 | 6:13 AM | 7:53 PM | 1:03 PM | 66.5° | 13h 41m |
| December December 1 | 5:51 AM | 8:25 PM | 1:08 PM | 74.0° | 14h 34m |
| December solstice December 21 | 5:54 AM | 8:41 PM | 1:17 PM | 75.6° | 14h 47m |
In Melbourne, the longest day is the December solstice (14h 47m of daylight) and the shortest is the June solstice (9h 32m).
Solar noon in Melbourne is around 12:21 PM near the June solstice and 1:17 PM near the December solstice — rarely exactly 12:00, because the city sits away from the exact centre of its timezone, daylight saving time shifts the clock where observed, and the equation of time moves the Sun's transit by up to 16 minutes.
Sunrise and sunset across 2026, in local standard time
The shaded band is daylight; the upper edge is sunrise and the lower edge is sunset. Plotted in standard time, so the daylight-saving shift is shown as dates above rather than a jump in the curve.
These sunrise, sunset, and solar-noon times for Melbourne are computed with the NOAA solar position algorithm from the city's latitude (-37.8136°) and longitude (144.9631°), then converted to local time in the Australia/Melbourne timezone. Today's figures update automatically in your browser; the year-round table is a fixed reference so the page stays fast and consistent.
Solar noon is the moment the Sun crosses Melbourne's meridian and reaches its highest point in the sky — not necessarily 12:00 on the clock. The offset comes from the city's position within its timezone plus the equation of time, a correction for Earth's elliptical orbit and axial tilt that can move solar noon up to 16 minutes either side of clock noon. The max sun altitude is how high the Sun climbs at that moment.
The direction of sunrise and sunset swings north and south through the year: near the June solstice the Sun rises in the north-east and sets in the north-west; near the December solstice it rises and sets well to the south. Day length changes because of Earth's 23.5° axial tilt — around the June solstice the Northern Hemisphere tilts toward the Sun for its longest days; around the December solstice it tilts away for its shortest. At the equinoxes day and night are close to equal everywhere.
What time is solar noon in Melbourne?
Solar noon in Melbourne — when the Sun is at its highest point — is around 12:21 PM local time near the June solstice and around 1:17 PM near the December solstice. It is rarely exactly 12:00 because of Melbourne's longitude within its timezone, daylight saving time where observed, and the equation of time, which shifts the Sun's transit by up to 16 minutes over the year.
How high does the Sun get in Melbourne?
The Sun's maximum altitude (its height above the horizon at solar noon) in Melbourne reaches about 28.8° at the June solstice and only about 75.6° at the December solstice. The higher the Sun climbs, the more intense the daylight and the shorter the shadows.
When is the longest day of the year in Melbourne?
Melbourne's longest day is the December solstice (2026-12-21), with about 14h 47m of daylight — sunrise 5:54 AM and sunset 8:41 PM.
When is the shortest day of the year in Melbourne?
The shortest day is the June solstice (2026-06-20), with roughly 9h 32m of daylight — sunrise 7:35 AM and sunset 5:07 PM.