Sunrise
Bondi Beach
Area: Eastern suburbs coast
An open, Pacific-facing beach busy with surfers and morning swimmers at dawn — also the starting point of the Bondi to Coogee coastal walk.
Find today's sunrise and sunset times in Sydney, along with day length, civil twilight and photography golden hour, plus a two-week and full-year overview. All times are in Sydney local time.
On 2026-07-11, the sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 17:01 in Sydney (local time).
Today's morning golden hour in Sydney is around 06:59 ~ 07:37 and the evening golden hour is around 16:23 ~ 17:01 — the best light for portraits and landscapes.
Tomorrow (2026-07-12), sunrise in Sydney is 06:59 and sunset is 17:01 (local time).
Tonight's sunset in Sydney is 17:01 on 2026-07-11, followed by civil dusk around 17:28 (local time).
For sunrise around Sydney, try Bondi Beach, Bondi to Coogee Coastal Walk. Check the sunrise time above and arrive before the sky starts brightening.
For sunset around Sydney, try Mrs Macquarie's Chair. West-coast viewpoints usually work best, especially when the weather is clear.
Daylight in Sydney is lengthening — about 4 minutes more than a week ago, with 10h 01m of daylight today.
Today the sun rises toward the Northeast (63°) and sets toward the Northwest (297°) — useful for planning your shooting angle or which coast to face.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-11 | 06:59 | 17:01 | 10h 01m |
| 2026-07-12 | 06:59 | 17:01 | 10h 02m |
Tomorrow in Sydney, sunrise is 06:59, sunset is 17:01, and daylight lasts 10h 02m.
Based on Open-Meteo cloud forecasts, here's today's (2026-07-11) afterglow estimate for Sydney:
Sunrise glow:0(Low,06:59) | Sunset glow:20(Low,17:01)
Low 1% · Mid 5% · High 16% Visibility is about 9.3 km.
Use the local times above to plan when to arrive, then choose a viewpoint by direction: east and southeast for sunrise, west coast for sunset.
Sunrise
Area: Eastern suburbs coast
An open, Pacific-facing beach busy with surfers and morning swimmers at dawn — also the starting point of the Bondi to Coogee coastal walk.
Sunrise
Area: Eastern suburbs clifftop path
A clifftop path with Pacific horizon views the whole way — several bays along the route are good sunrise stops for a morning jog or walk.
Sunset
Area: Royal Botanic Garden headland
This headland frames both the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge in one view; the sky and harbour colours shift dramatically at sunset, making it one of Sydney's classic photo spots.
Sunrise and sunset on the 1st, 11th and 21st of each month — see how day length changes across the year in Sydney.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | 05:46 | 20:09 | 14h 22m |
| 2026-01-11 | 05:54 | 20:09 | 14h 15m |
| 2026-01-21 | 06:03 | 20:07 | 14h 03m |
| 2026-02-01 | 06:14 | 20:01 | 13h 46m |
| 2026-02-11 | 06:25 | 19:53 | 13h 28m |
| 2026-02-21 | 06:34 | 19:42 | 13h 08m |
| 2026-03-01 | 06:42 | 19:33 | 12h 52m |
| 2026-03-11 | 06:50 | 19:20 | 12h 30m |
| 2026-03-21 | 06:58 | 19:07 | 12h 09m |
| 2026-04-01 | 07:06 | 18:52 | 11h 46m |
| 2026-04-11 | 06:13 | 17:39 | 11h 25m |
| 2026-04-21 | 06:20 | 17:26 | 11h 06m |
| 2026-05-01 | 06:28 | 17:15 | 10h 47m |
| 2026-05-11 | 06:35 | 17:06 | 10h 30m |
| 2026-05-21 | 06:43 | 16:59 | 10h 16m |
| 2026-06-01 | 06:50 | 16:54 | 10h 04m |
| 2026-06-11 | 06:55 | 16:52 | 9h 57m |
| 2026-06-21 | 06:59 | 16:53 | 9h 54m |
| 2026-07-01 | 07:00 | 16:56 | 9h 55m |
| 2026-07-11 | 06:59 | 17:01 | 10h 01m |
| 2026-07-21 | 06:55 | 17:07 | 10h 11m |
| 2026-08-01 | 06:48 | 17:14 | 10h 26m |
| 2026-08-11 | 06:40 | 17:21 | 10h 42m |
| 2026-08-21 | 06:29 | 17:28 | 11h 00m |
| 2026-09-01 | 06:15 | 17:36 | 11h 21m |
| 2026-09-11 | 06:02 | 17:42 | 11h 41m |
| 2026-09-21 | 05:47 | 17:49 | 12h 01m |
| 2026-10-01 | 05:33 | 17:56 | 12h 22m |
| 2026-10-11 | 06:20 | 19:03 | 12h 43m |
| 2026-10-21 | 06:08 | 19:11 | 13h 04m |
| 2026-11-01 | 05:56 | 19:21 | 13h 26m |
| 2026-11-11 | 05:47 | 19:31 | 13h 44m |
| 2026-11-21 | 05:41 | 19:41 | 14h 00m |
| 2026-12-01 | 05:38 | 19:50 | 14h 13m |
| 2026-12-11 | 05:37 | 19:58 | 14h 21m |
| 2026-12-21 | 05:40 | 20:05 | 14h 25m |
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