Solar almanac · 2026-11-02 · Australia

Golden hour in Adelaide, Australia

34.9285° S
138.6007° E
Australia/Adelaide

Times shown in local time for Adelaide (Australia/Adelaide).

Golden hour & blue hour

WindowStartsEnds
Blue hour (morning)05:1305:46
Golden hour (morning)06:1206:47
Golden hour (evening)19:1119:45
Blue hour (evening)20:1220:45

Light profile · calculated

Golden hour in Adelaide through the year

Midsummer
37 min
Equinox
33 min
Midwinter
39 min

Length of the evening golden-hour window.

Adelaide lies at 34.93° S, in the subtropics, with short, decisive twilights. Its longest measured day falls on Sun 20 December 2026 with 14h 31m of daylight, and its shortest on Fri 19 June 2026 with 9h 48m — a difference of 4h 43m between the two extremes.

Evening golden hour in Adelaide runs for roughly 37 minutes at the height of summer, 33 minutes around the March equinox and 39 minutes at midwinter. The warm window is actually widest in the colder months, which makes winter evenings unusually forgiving here.

The sun sets toward 298° WNW in late June and toward 240° WSW in late December, a shift of about 58° in where the last light lands — worth checking before committing to a west-facing viewpoint. In Adelaide, the sky reaches full darkness between evening and morning twilight year-round.

Today’s solar record

+2 min/day

Sunrise
06:12

rises at 109° ESE

Sunset
19:45

sets at 251° WSW

Solar noon
12:59
Day length
13h 33m

Evening golden hour starts at 19:11

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Solar trajectory

Maximum 70°
06:1270° at 12:5919:45
East · sunriseHighest point of the sun today: 70° above the horizon. The shaded band near the horizon is golden-hour light.West · sunset

Twenty-four hours of light

06:12Sunrise12:59Solar noon19:45Sunset
NightBlue hourGolden hourDaylight

Next 7 days

DateSunriseSunsetDay length
2026-11-0206:1219:4513h 33m
2026-11-0306:1119:4613h 35m
2026-11-0406:1019:4713h 37m
2026-11-0506:1019:4813h 39m
2026-11-0606:0919:4913h 41m
2026-11-0706:0819:5013h 43m
2026-11-0806:0719:5113h 44m

Annual light rhythm · Adelaide

9h 49m—14h 29m
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Longest days in December (14h 29m), shortest in June (9h 49m).

Questions

When is golden hour in Adelaide today?
Evening golden hour in Adelaide starts at 19:11 and ends at sunset, 19:45. Morning golden hour runs from sunrise, 06:12, until 06:47 local time (Australia/Adelaide).
How long does golden hour last in Adelaide?
Evening golden hour in Adelaide runs from 19:11 to 19:45, and morning golden hour from 06:12 to 06:47.
When is blue hour in Adelaide?
Morning blue hour in Adelaide begins at 05:13, before sunrise. Evening blue hour begins at 20:12, just after sunset.
What time is sunrise in Adelaide today?
Sunrise in Adelaide is at 06:12 local time (Australia/Adelaide), rising toward 109° ESE.
What time is sunset in Adelaide today?
Sunset in Adelaide is at 19:45 local time (Australia/Adelaide), setting toward 251° WSW.
How long is the day in Adelaide?
Adelaide has 13h 33m of daylight today.

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