Today's Sunrise & Sunset in East Melbourne

Sunrise in East Melbourne today is at 07:09:51 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 05:22:39 PM, giving East Melbourne 10h 12min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 06:41:27 AM and ends at 05:51:02 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for East Melbourne or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in East Melbourne. Get a full year of light data with the printable East Melbourne Photography Planner 2026.

East Melbourne is in the warm temperate zone, with noticeable seasonal shifts — long summer evenings and shorter winter days. On the longest day of the year (December 21), East Melbourne receives 14.8 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:54 AM and sunset at 08:41 PM. On the shortest day (June 21), this drops to 9.5 hours — a difference of 5.2 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around December 07 at 05:51, while the latest sunset falls around January 06 at 20:45. The evening golden hour in East Melbourne lasts about 59 minutes in summer and 58 minutes in winter — typical for this latitude.