05:43 Sunrise12:01 Solar noon18:19 Sunset
Sunrise05:43102° E
12 h 36 min+54 sDay length
Sunset 18:19257° W
Golden hour · morning05:30–06:12
Golden hour · evening17:50–18:33
Blue hour · evening18:33–18:42
Solar noon12:01
Civil twilight05:21–18:42
AESTBrisbane
Tonight
Waxing gibbous
94% lit at noon
16:30 03:57
Coming up
Next full moonMonday, 26 October 202614:12
Tomorrow
Sunday 25 October05:43 – 18:20
Sunday 25 October05:43 – 18:20
Today
Golden hour
- morning
- 05:30–06:12
- evening
- 17:50–18:33
Today
Blue hour
- morning
- 05:21–05:30
- evening
- 18:33–18:42
Today
Sunrise direction
- Sunrise
- 102° E
- Sunset
- 257° W
Cairns in October
| Day | Rise | Set | Length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 24 | 05:43 | 18:19 | 12 h 36 min | — |
| Sun 25 | 05:43 | 18:20 | 12 h 37 min | +54 s |
| Mon 26 | 05:42 | 18:20 | 12 h 38 min | +54 s |
| Tue 27 | 05:42 | 18:20 | 12 h 39 min | +53 s |
| Wed 28 | 05:41 | 18:21 | 12 h 40 min | +53 s |
| Thu 29 | 05:41 | 18:21 | 12 h 40 min | +53 s |
| Fri 30 | 05:40 | 18:21 | 12 h 41 min | +52 s |
| Sat 31 | 05:40 | 18:22 | 12 h 42 min | +52 s |
| Sun 1 | 05:39 | 18:22 | 12 h 43 min | +51 s |
| Mon 2 | 05:39 | 18:23 | 12 h 44 min | +51 s |
| Tue 3 | 05:38 | 18:23 | 12 h 45 min | +51 s |
| Wed 4 | 05:38 | 18:23 | 12 h 46 min | +50 s |
| Thu 5 | 05:37 | 18:24 | 12 h 46 min | +50 s |
| Fri 6 | 05:37 | 18:24 | 12 h 47 min | +49 s |
| Sat 7 | 05:37 | 18:25 | 12 h 48 min | +49 s |
| Sun 8 | 05:36 | 18:25 | 12 h 49 min | +48 s |
| Mon 9 | 05:36 | 18:26 | 12 h 50 min | +47 s |
| Tue 10 | 05:36 | 18:26 | 12 h 50 min | +47 s |
| Wed 11 | 05:35 | 18:27 | 12 h 51 min | +46 s |
| Thu 12 | 05:35 | 18:27 | 12 h 52 min | +45 s |
| Fri 13 | 05:35 | 18:28 | 12 h 53 min | +45 s |
| Sat 14 | 05:35 | 18:28 | 12 h 53 min | +44 s |
| Sun 15 | 05:35 | 18:29 | 12 h 54 min | +43 s |
| Mon 16 | 05:34 | 18:29 | 12 h 55 min | +43 s |
| Tue 17 | 05:34 | 18:30 | 12 h 55 min | +42 s |
| Wed 18 | 05:34 | 18:30 | 12 h 56 min | +41 s |
| Thu 19 | 05:34 | 18:31 | 12 h 57 min | +40 s |
| Fri 20 | 05:34 | 18:31 | 12 h 58 min | +39 s |
| Sat 21 | 05:34 | 18:32 | 12 h 58 min | +38 s |
| Sun 22 | 05:34 | 18:32 | 12 h 59 min | +37 s |
| Mon 23 | 05:34 | 18:33 | 12 h 59 min | +37 s |
The year in daylight 2026
Longest day13 h 9 min22 December
Shortest day11 h 7 min21 June
Earliest sunset17:503 June
Latest sunrise06:478 July
The earliest sunset does not fall on the shortest day: in Cairns they are 18 days apart. Earth's orbit is slightly elliptical, so a solar day is not exactly 24 hours long.
