Sun position in Melbourne

Name: Melbourne
Address: Melbourne, Australia

Where the sun stands over Melbourne, Australia (-37.8136°, 144.9631°) - today's sunrise, sunset, solar noon, day length and shadow length, plus the sun path across the whole year.

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Sun times in Melbourne on 24 September 2026

Local time in Melbourne, UTC+10 (standard time). On 4 October 2026 the clocks go forward one hour, so sunrise moves from 05:55 to 06:53.
Sunrise	06:09	rises toward E (91°)
Solar noon	12:14	sun 52.4° above the horizon
Sunset	18:19	sets toward W (269°)
Day length	12 h 10 min
Civil dawn	05:43	first usable light
Civil dusk	18:45	last usable light
Golden hour, morning	06:09–06:43	warm low light
Golden hour, evening	17:44–18:19	warm low light
Shadow at noon	0.77 m	per metre of height

Times are computed for -37.8136°, 144.9631° and refreshed every day. For any other date, an exact azimuth or a shadow drawn on the map, open the interactive sun position map for Melbourne.

The sun through the year in Melbourne

Sunrise, sunset, day length and noon altitude on the 15th of each month, on the local clock
Month	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Noon altitude
January	06:16	20:45	14 h 30 min	73.4°
February	06:51	20:21	13 h 30 min	65.0°
March	07:19	19:42	12 h 23 min	54.5°
April	06:47	17:56	11 h 08 min	42.6°
May	07:14	17:21	10 h 07 min	33.5°
June	07:35	17:09	9 h 34 min	28.9°
July	07:34	17:20	9 h 46 min	30.6°
August	07:07	17:45	10 h 38 min	38.0°
September	06:23	18:11	11 h 48 min	48.9°
October	06:37	19:38	13 h 01 min	60.5°
November	06:02	20:10	14 h 08 min	70.5°
December	05:54	20:39	14 h 45 min	75.4°

At the June solstice the midday sun reaches 28.8° above the horizon in Melbourne and the day lasts 9 h 32 min. At the December solstice the sun climbs only to 75.6° and the day shrinks to 14 h 47 min. That difference is what decides whether a garden, a window or a solar array sees the sun in winter.

Planning around the sun in Melbourne

Solar panels

At this latitude a fixed array facing the equator collects the most over a year at a tilt of about 32°. Use the solar panel angle calculator with the coordinates -37.8136°, 144.9631° for the exact optimum, the seasonal optima and the loss from an east or west facing roof.

Buying a flat or a plot

In December the noon sun in Melbourne sits 75.6° above the horizon, so every obstacle casts a shadow 0.3 times its own height at midday. Check what stands to the south before you commit: place the building on the map and read the shaded hours for 21 December.

Photography

Golden hour runs 06:09–06:43 in the morning and 17:44–18:19 in the evening today, and the sun sets toward sets toward W (269°). The golden hour calculator gives the same windows for any date, and the map's alignment finder shows the days when the setting sun lines up with a street.

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