Sunrise & Sunset in Melbourne

Melbourne, Australia sits at 37.81°S latitude — almost exactly San Francisco's latitude mirrored into the southern hemisphere — so its sun cycle runs in reverse: the longest day, 14h 47m of daylight, falls at the December solstice and the shortest, 9h 32m, in June. Daylight saving time from October to April pushes summer clock times even later, with sunset reaching about 8:42 PM at the solstice and 8:46 PM by the end of December.

The city faces west across Port Phillip Bay, so Melbourne's sunset is a water event: the sun drops toward the bay beyond St Kilda and Williamstown, and in summer twilight lingers until about 9:14 PM. Winter flips the rhythm — sunrise not until about 7:36 AM and sunset just after 5 PM at the June solstice — but Melbourne's winter sun is often crisp and low, and the bay turns gold on clear afternoons.