Daylight hours in Sydney
Sydney gets 15h 45m of daylight on its longest day in June, and 8h 39m on its shortest in December — a difference of 7h 06m across the year.
How fast the days change
Around 17 March, Sydney gains or loses about 3.3 minutes of daylight every day.
Enough to notice over a fortnight, though the seasons arrive more gently here than further from the equator.
Sunrise and sunset by month
On the 15th of each month, in America/Glace_Bay local time, daylight saving included.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Solar noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:38 | 16:41 | 9h 02m | 12:10 |
| February | 07:03 | 17:26 | 10h 23m | 12:14 |
| March | 07:12 | 19:06 | 11h 53m | 13:09 |
| April | 06:13 | 19:47 | 13h 34m | 13:00 |
| May | 05:27 | 20:26 | 14h 59m | 12:57 |
| June | 05:08 | 20:53 | 15h 45m | 13:01 |
| July | 05:24 | 20:48 | 15h 24m | 13:06 |
| August | 06:00 | 20:10 | 14h 10m | 13:05 |
| September | 06:39 | 19:12 | 12h 33m | 12:55 |
| October | 07:18 | 18:14 | 10h 57m | 12:46 |
| November | 07:01 | 16:28 | 9h 27m | 11:45 |
| December | 07:36 | 16:15 | 8h 39m | 11:55 |
Solstices and equinoxes
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 20 Mar | 07:03 | 19:12 | 12h 10m |
| June solstice | 21 Jun | 05:09 | 20:55 | 15h 46m |
| September equinox | 22 Sep | 06:48 | 18:58 | 12h 11m |
| December solstice | 21 Dec | 07:40 | 16:17 | 8h 37m |
The equinoxes give almost exactly twelve hours of daylight everywhere on earth — "almost" because sunrise is defined by the sun's upper edge rather than its centre, and the atmosphere bends its light over the horizon before it has really arrived. Both lengthen the day by a few minutes.
Other cities in Canada
Assumptions
- Sea-level horizon. Hills, mountains and buildings all delay sunrise and bring sunset forward, sometimes by a lot in a valley.
- Standard refraction. Sunrise is taken at −0.833°, allowing for the sun's disc and average atmospheric bending. Unusual air conditions shift it by a minute or two.
- Local clock time, with daylight saving applied from the IANA timezone database.