When is golden hour in Gold Coast today?

Evening golden hour in Gold Coast starts at 17:34 and ends at sunset, 18:06. Morning golden hour runs from sunrise, 04:54, until 05:26 local time (Australia/Brisbane).

How long does golden hour last in Gold Coast?

Evening golden hour in Gold Coast runs from 17:34 to 18:06, and morning golden hour from 04:54 to 05:26.

When is blue hour in Gold Coast?

Morning blue hour in Gold Coast begins at 04:00, before sunrise. Evening blue hour begins at 18:30, just after sunset.

What time is sunrise in Gold Coast today?

Sunrise in Gold Coast is at 04:54 local time (Australia/Brisbane), rising toward 107° ESE.

What time is sunset in Gold Coast today?

Sunset in Gold Coast is at 18:06 local time (Australia/Brisbane), setting toward 253° WSW.

How long is the day in Gold Coast?

Gold Coast has 13h 12m of daylight today.

Solar almanac · 2026-11-02 · Australia

Golden hour in Gold Coast, Australia

28.0167° S
153.4000° E
Australia/Brisbane

Times shown in local time for Gold Coast (Australia/Brisbane).

Golden hour & blue hour

Window	Starts	Ends
Blue hour (morning)	04:00	04:29
Golden hour (morning)	04:54	05:26
Golden hour (evening)	17:34	18:06
Blue hour (evening)	18:30	19:00

Light profile · calculated

Golden hour in Gold Coast through the year

Midsummer: 34 min
Equinox: 31 min
Midwinter: 35 min

Length of the evening golden-hour window.

Gold Coast lies at 28.02° S, in the subtropics, with short, decisive twilights. Its longest measured day falls on Fri 18 December 2026 with 13h 55m of daylight, and its shortest on Thu 18 June 2026 with 10h 22m — a difference of 3h 33m between the two extremes.

Evening golden hour in Gold Coast runs for roughly 34 minutes at the height of summer, 31 minutes around the March equinox and 35 minutes at midwinter. The warm window is actually widest in the colder months, which makes winter evenings unusually forgiving here.

The sun sets toward 296° WNW in late June and toward 243° WSW in late December, a shift of about 54° in where the last light lands — worth checking before committing to a west-facing viewpoint. In Gold Coast, the sky reaches full darkness between evening and morning twilight year-round.

Today’s solar record

+1 min/day

Sunrise: 04:54
Sunset: 18:06
Solar noon: 11:29
Day length: 13h 12m

Evening golden hour starts at 17:34

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Solar trajectory

Maximum 77°

East · sunriseHighest point of the sun today: 77° above the horizon. The shaded band near the horizon is golden-hour light.West · sunset

Twenty-four hours of light

04:54Sunrise11:29Solar noon18:06Sunset

NightBlue hourGolden hourDaylight

Next 7 days

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length
2026-11-02	04:54	18:06	13h 12m
2026-11-03	04:53	18:06	13h 14m
2026-11-04	04:52	18:07	13h 15m
2026-11-05	04:51	18:08	13h 16m
2026-11-06	04:51	18:09	13h 18m
2026-11-07	04:50	18:09	13h 19m
2026-11-08	04:49	18:10	13h 21m

Annual light rhythm · Gold Coast

10h 23m—13h 54m

Longest days in December (13h 54m), shortest in June (10h 23m).

Questions

When is golden hour in Gold Coast today?: Evening golden hour in Gold Coast starts at 17:34 and ends at sunset, 18:06. Morning golden hour runs from sunrise, 04:54, until 05:26 local time (Australia/Brisbane).
How long does golden hour last in Gold Coast?: Evening golden hour in Gold Coast runs from 17:34 to 18:06, and morning golden hour from 04:54 to 05:26.
When is blue hour in Gold Coast?: Morning blue hour in Gold Coast begins at 04:00, before sunrise. Evening blue hour begins at 18:30, just after sunset.
What time is sunrise in Gold Coast today?: Sunrise in Gold Coast is at 04:54 local time (Australia/Brisbane), rising toward 107° ESE.
What time is sunset in Gold Coast today?: Sunset in Gold Coast is at 18:06 local time (Australia/Brisbane), setting toward 253° WSW.
How long is the day in Gold Coast?: Gold Coast has 13h 12m of daylight today.