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Sunrise, Sunset & Moon Times — Sydney

Here are today's Sun and Moon times for Sydney, in local time: the Sun rises at 6:59 AM and sets at 4:53 PM, giving about 9h 54m of daylight. Below: every twilight phase, the golden and blue hour, and tonight's Moon.

TODAY'S SUN · SYDNEY
Sunrise6:59 AM
Sunset4:53 PM
Day length9h 54m
Sun right nowup, 23°

Computed for Sydney (-33.87°, 151.21°), shown in local time (Australia/Sydney).

Twilight & the golden hour for Sydney

EVENING (DUSK)
Golden hour4:14 PM – 5:10 PM
Blue hour5:10 PM – 5:20 PM
Civil dusk · Sun −6°5:20 PM
Nautical dusk · Sun −12°5:52 PM
Astronomical dusk · true dark6:22 PM
MORNING (DAWN)
Astronomical dawn · Sun −18°5:29 AM
Nautical dawn · Sun −12°6:00 AM
Civil dawn · Sun −6°6:31 AM
Sunrise · Sun −0.8°6:59 AM

Golden hour is the warm, soft light photographers love (Sun between about +6° and −4°); blue hour is the deep-blue window just after. Astronomical dusk is when the sky reaches true darkness and the faintest stars appear — the moment that matters for stargazing.

The Moon over Sydney

Moonrise9:50 AM
Moonset7:10 PM
PhaseWaxing Crescent
Illumination6%

The Moon is currently above the horizon at Sydney. A bright Moon washes out faint stars — see the stargazing-conditions page for tonight's full verdict.

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