Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Darwin

Sunrise in Darwin today is at 06:59:08 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 06:27:41 PM, giving Darwin 11h 28min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 06:36:06 AM and ends at 06:50:43 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Darwin or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Darwin. Get a full year of light data with the printable Darwin Photography Planner 2026.

Darwin lies near the equator, so day length barely changes throughout the year — expect roughly 12 hours of light all year round. On the longest day of the year (December 21), Darwin receives 12.9 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 06:18 AM and sunset at 07:10 PM. On the shortest day (June 21), this drops to 11.4 hours — a difference of 1.5 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around November 22 at 06:10, while the latest sunset falls around January 26 at 19:19. The evening golden hour in Darwin lasts about 45 minutes in summer and 45 minutes in winter — typical for this latitude.