Sun position in Townsville

Where the sun stands over Townsville, Australia (-19.2664°, 146.8057°) - 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 Townsville on 4 November 2026

Local time in Townsville, UTC+10, with no daylight saving time.
Sunrise	05:31	rises toward ESE (106°)
Solar noon	11:56	sun 86.1° above the horizon
Sunset	18:22	sets toward WSW (253°)
Day length	12 h 51 min
Civil dawn	05:08	first usable light
Civil dusk	18:45	last usable light
Golden hour, morning	05:31–06:01	warm low light
Golden hour, evening	17:52–18:22	warm low light
Shadow at noon	0.07 m	per metre of height

Times are computed for -19.2664°, 146.8057° 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 Townsville.

The sun’s path over Townsville

How high the sun stands and where, from sunrise to sunset: today, at both solstices and at the equinox. The higher a curve climbs, the higher the sun; where a curve meets the bottom line, the sun rises or sets at that compass bearing.

Today, 4 November
21 June
Equinox, March and September
21 December

The sun's altitude against its compass bearing over Townsville. On 21 June the sun rises at 65° (ENE), climbs to 47.3° at solar noon and sets at 295° (WNW). On 21 December the sun rises at 115° (ESE), climbs to 85.8° at solar noon and sets at 245° (WSW).

The sun through the year in Townsville

Sunrise, sunset, day length, noon altitude and noon shadow on the 15th of each month, on the local clock
Month	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Noon altitude	Noon shadow
January	05:47	18:57	13 h 10 min	88.1°	0.0 m
February	06:05	18:48	12 h 43 min	83.4°	0.1 m
March	06:15	18:28	12 h 13 min	72.9°	0.3 m
April	06:23	18:03	11 h 40 min	61.0°	0.6 m
May	06:33	17:45	11 h 13 min	51.9°	0.8 m
June	06:44	17:42	10 h 59 min	47.4°	0.9 m
July	06:47	17:51	11 h 04 min	49.2°	0.9 m
August	06:34	18:01	11 h 27 min	56.7°	0.7 m
September	06:09	18:07	11 h 58 min	67.7°	0.4 m
October	05:43	18:14	12 h 31 min	79.2°	0.2 m
November	05:27	18:28	13 h 01 min	89.2°	0.0 m
December	05:29	18:46	13 h 17 min	86.0°	0.1 m

At the December solstice the midday sun reaches 85.8° above the horizon in Townsville and the day lasts 13 h 18 min. At the June solstice the sun climbs only to 47.3° and the day shrinks to 10 h 58 min. That difference is what decides whether a garden, a window or a solar array sees the sun in winter. The noon shadow column gives the length of the shadow of anything one metre tall.

Townsville through 2026 at a glance

The extremes of 2026, on the local clock
Longest day	22 December	13 h 18 min, 05:32–18:50
Shortest day	21 June	10 h 58 min, 06:45–17:44
Earliest sunrise	26 November	05:25
Latest sunrise	7 July	06:47
Earliest sunset	5 June	17:42
Latest sunset	17 January	18:57
Highest midday sun	24 January	90.0°, straight overhead
Lowest midday sun	21 June	47.3°
Sunrise direction	through the year	65° ENE (21 June) to 115° ESE (22 December)
Sunset direction	through the year	245° WSW (21 December) to 295° WNW (21 June)

From 19 November to 23 January the midday sun stands south of the zenith, and the rest of the year to the north: in Townsville even a south-facing window gets the noon sun for part of the year.
The sun passes straight overhead at solar noon on 24 January and 18 November: for a moment upright posts, people and buildings cast no shadow at all.
The earliest sunset is on 5 June, 16 days before the shortest day (21 June), and the latest sunrise on 7 July, 16 days after it. Solar noon drifts through the year, so the darkest afternoon and the darkest morning do not fall on the shortest day.
The longest day in Townsville is 2 h 20 min longer than the shortest, and around the equinoxes the days grow or shrink by up to 1.1 minutes a day.

The winter solstice 2026: the moment, and the shortest and the longest day, city by city →

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Planning around the sun in Townsville

Solar panels

At 19.3° S a fixed array facing due north collects the most over a year at a tilt of about 18°. Use the solar panel angle calculator with the coordinates -19.2664°, 146.8057° for the exact optimum, the seasonal optima and the loss from an east or west facing roof.

Buying a flat or a plot

At the June solstice the noon sun in Townsville sits 47.3° above the horizon, so every obstacle casts a shadow 0.9 times its own height at midday. Check what stands to the north before you commit: place the building on the map and read the shaded hours for 21 June.

Photography

Golden hour runs 05:31–06:01 in the morning and 17:52–18:22 in the evening today, and the sun sets toward WSW (253°). 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.

More on planning around the sun: which way a house, garden or balcony should face, how long golden hour lasts and why the earliest sunset comes before the shortest day.

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On the same latitude

Townsville lies at 19.3° S. On the same parallel the longest and the shortest day last just as long and the noon sun climbs just as high, whatever the clocks say there:

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Questions

Sun questions about Townsville

What time is sunrise and sunset in Townsville today?

On 4 November 2026 the sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 18:22 in Townsville (UTC+10), giving 12 h 51 min of daylight.

What time is solar noon in Townsville today?

Solar noon is at 11:56, when the sun stands due north, 86.1° above the horizon. It is the middle of the day by the sun and the moment shadows are shortest.

When is the longest day of the year in Townsville?

On 22 December, with 13 h 18 min between sunrise at 05:32 and sunset at 18:50.

When is the shortest day of the year in Townsville?

On 21 June, with 10 h 58 min between sunrise at 06:45 and sunset at 17:44.

How high does the sun get in Townsville?

At solar noon the sun reaches 90.0° on 24 January, its highest of the year, and only 47.3° on 21 June. Today it climbs to 86.1°.

In which direction does the sun rise and set in Townsville?

Due east and due west only around the equinoxes. Through the year sunrise swings between 65° (ENE) and 115° (ESE), and sunset between 245° (WSW) and 295° (WNW).

What is the best angle for solar panels in Townsville?

Facing due north (azimuth 0°) at a tilt of about 18° for the most energy over a year. A steeper tilt favours the winter months and a flatter one the summer.

When is the sun directly overhead in Townsville?

At solar noon on 24 January and 18 November. On those days upright objects cast no shadow at midday.