Sunrise & Sunset in Cairns
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Monday, 17 August 2026
🌅 Sunrise : 06:34
🌇 Sunset : 18:07
Sunrise & Sunset Times for Today in Cairns, Australia 🇦🇺
Sun Phase: Civil Twilight
Sunrise : 06:34 ↑ 76.1° ENE
Sunset : 18:07 ↑ 283.7° WNW
Day Length : 11h 33m
Sun Direction: WNW
Sun Altitude: -1.3°
Sun Distance: 151.461 million km
Next Equinox: Wednesday, 23 September 2026 (September Equinox)
August 2026 Sunrise & Sunset Times in Cairns
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| Day | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylight | Astronomical Twilight | Nautical Twilight | Civil Twilight | Solar Noon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Start | End | Start | End | Start | End | Time | Sun Dist. (Mil km) | |
| 1 |
06:42
↑
71° ENE
|
18:04
↑
289° WNW
|
11h 21m | +0m 39s | 05:27 | 19:19 | 05:53 | 18:53 | 06:19 | 18:27 | 12:23 | 151.83 |
| 2 |
06:42
↑
72° ENE
|
18:04
↑
288° WNW
|
11h 22m | +0m 40s | 05:27 | 19:19 | 05:53 | 18:53 | 06:19 | 18:27 | 12:23 | 151.82 |
| 3 |
06:41
↑
72° ENE
|
18:04
↑
288° WNW
|
11h 22m | +0m 40s | 05:27 | 19:19 | 05:52 | 18:53 | 06:18 | 18:27 | 12:23 | 151.80 |
| 4 |
06:41
↑
72° ENE
|
18:04
↑
288° WNW
|
11h 23m | +0m 41s | 05:26 | 19:19 | 05:52 | 18:53 | 06:18 | 18:27 | 12:23 | 151.78 |
| 5 |
06:40
↑
72° ENE
|
18:05
↑
288° WNW
|
11h 24m | +0m 42s | 05:26 | 19:19 | 05:52 | 18:54 | 06:17 | 18:28 | 12:22 | 151.76 |
| 6 |
06:40
↑
73° ENE
|
18:05
↑
287° WNW
|
11h 24m | +0m 42s | 05:25 | 19:19 | 05:51 | 18:54 | 06:17 | 18:28 | 12:22 | 151.74 |
| 7 |
06:40
↑
73° ENE
|
18:05
↑
287° WNW
|
11h 25m | +0m 43s | 05:25 | 19:20 | 05:51 | 18:54 | 06:17 | 18:28 | 12:22 | 151.72 |
| 8 |
06:39
↑
73° ENE
|
18:05
↑
287° WNW
|
11h 26m | +0m 43s | 05:25 | 19:20 | 05:50 | 18:54 | 06:16 | 18:28 | 12:22 | 151.70 |
| 9 |
06:39
↑
74° ENE
|
18:06
↑
286° WNW
|
11h 27m | +0m 44s | 05:24 | 19:20 | 05:50 | 18:54 | 06:16 | 18:29 | 12:22 | 151.67 |
| 10 |
06:38
↑
74° ENE
|
18:06
↑
286° WNW
|
11h 27m | +0m 44s | 05:24 | 19:20 | 05:50 | 18:54 | 06:15 | 18:29 | 12:22 | 151.65 |
| 11 |
06:37
↑
74° ENE
|
18:06
↑
286° WNW
|
11h 28m | +0m 45s | 05:23 | 19:20 | 05:49 | 18:55 | 06:15 | 18:29 | 12:22 | 151.63 |
| 12 |
06:37
↑
74° ENE
|
18:06
↑
285° WNW
|
11h 29m | +0m 45s | 05:23 | 19:20 | 05:49 | 18:55 | 06:14 | 18:29 | 12:22 | 151.60 |
| 13 |
06:36
↑
75° ENE
|
18:07
↑
285° WNW
|
11h 30m | +0m 46s | 05:23 | 19:20 | 05:48 | 18:55 | 06:14 | 18:29 | 12:21 | 151.58 |
| 14 |
06:36
↑
75° ENE
|
18:07
↑
285° WNW
|
11h 30m | +0m 46s | 05:22 | 19:20 | 05:48 | 18:55 | 06:13 | 18:29 | 12:21 | 151.55 |
| 15 |
06:35
↑
75° ENE
|
18:07
↑
284° WNW
|
11h 31m | +0m 47s | 05:22 | 19:21 | 05:47 | 18:55 | 06:13 | 18:30 | 12:21 | 151.52 |
| 16 |
06:35
↑
76° ENE
|
18:07
↑
284° WNW
|
11h 32m | +0m 47s | 05:21 | 19:21 | 05:47 | 18:55 | 06:12 | 18:30 | 12:21 | 151.50 |
| 17 |
06:34
↑
76° ENE
|
18:07
↑
284° WNW
|
11h 33m | +0m 48s | 05:21 | 19:21 | 05:46 | 18:55 | 06:11 | 18:30 | 12:21 | 151.47 |
| 18 |
06:33
↑
76° ENE
|
18:08
↑
283° WNW
|
11h 34m | +0m 48s | 05:20 | 19:21 | 05:45 | 18:56 | 06:11 | 18:30 | 12:20 | 151.44 |
| 19 |
06:33
↑
77° ENE
|
18:08
↑
283° WNW
|
11h 34m | +0m 49s | 05:19 | 19:21 | 05:45 | 18:56 | 06:10 | 18:30 | 12:20 | 151.41 |
| 20 |
06:32
↑
77° ENE
|
18:08
↑
283° WNW
|
11h 35m | +0m 49s | 05:19 | 19:21 | 05:44 | 18:56 | 06:10 | 18:30 | 12:20 | 151.38 |
| 21 |
06:31
↑
78° ENE
|
18:08
↑
282° WNW
|
11h 36m | +0m 49s | 05:18 | 19:21 | 05:44 | 18:56 | 06:09 | 18:31 | 12:20 | 151.35 |
| 22 |
06:31
↑
78° ENE
|
18:08
↑
282° WNW
|
11h 37m | +0m 50s | 05:18 | 19:21 | 05:43 | 18:56 | 06:08 | 18:31 | 12:19 | 151.32 |
| 23 |
06:30
↑
78° ENE
|
18:08
↑
282° WNW
|
11h 38m | +0m 50s | 05:17 | 19:21 | 05:42 | 18:56 | 06:08 | 18:31 | 12:19 | 151.28 |
| 24 |
06:29
↑
78° ENE
|
18:09
↑
281° WNW
|
11h 39m | +0m 51s | 05:17 | 19:22 | 05:42 | 18:56 | 06:07 | 18:31 | 12:19 | 151.25 |
| 25 |
06:29
↑
79° E
|
18:09
↑
281° W
|
11h 40m | +0m 51s | 05:16 | 19:22 | 05:41 | 18:56 | 06:06 | 18:31 | 12:19 | 151.22 |
| 26 |
06:28
↑
79° E
|
18:09
↑
281° W
|
11h 40m | +0m 51s | 05:15 | 19:22 | 05:40 | 18:56 | 06:06 | 18:31 | 12:18 | 151.19 |
| 27 |
06:27
↑
80° E
|
18:09
↑
280° W
|
11h 41m | +0m 51s | 05:15 | 19:22 | 05:40 | 18:57 | 06:05 | 18:31 | 12:18 | 151.15 |
| 28 |
06:27
↑
80° E
|
18:09
↑
280° W
|
11h 42m | +0m 52s | 05:14 | 19:22 | 05:39 | 18:57 | 06:04 | 18:31 | 12:18 | 151.12 |
| 29 |
06:26
↑
80° E
|
18:09
↑
280° W
|
11h 43m | +0m 52s | 05:13 | 19:22 | 05:38 | 18:57 | 06:04 | 18:32 | 12:18 | 151.09 |
| 30 |
06:25
↑
81° E
|
18:09
↑
279° W
|
11h 44m | +0m 52s | 05:13 | 19:22 | 05:38 | 18:57 | 06:03 | 18:32 | 12:17 | 151.05 |
| 31 |
06:24
↑
81° E
|
18:10
↑
279° W
|
11h 45m | +0m 53s | 05:12 | 19:22 | 05:37 | 18:57 | 06:02 | 18:32 | 12:17 | 151.02 |
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All times are in local time for Cairns. Daylight Saving Time (DST) is not currently in effect. Calculations account for atmospheric refraction and are based on the Gregorian calendar. Today's date is in the table. |
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In Cairns, the earliest sunrise of August is on August 31 and the latest sunset of August is on August 31.
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The sun rises in Cairns today at 06:34 local time. Compare today's sunrise to other popular cities worldwide.
The sun sets in Cairns today at 18:07 local time. View sunset times for cities worldwide for comparison.
Cairns gets approximately 11.0 hours and 33.0 minutes of daylight today (August 17). The moon phase calendar for Cairns shows complementary night-time data.
Solar noon — when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky — happens in Cairns today at 12:21 local time. This is the moment of maximum solar elevation and is exactly midway between sunrise and sunset.
Civil twilight in Cairns begins at 06:11 (before sunrise) and ends at 18:30 (after sunset) today. Civil twilight is the period when there is enough natural light to see clearly outdoors without artificial lighting. The current weather in Cairns can affect how bright twilight actually feels.
Because Cairns is in the Southern Hemisphere, the longest day of the year (summer solstice) is around December 21, and the shortest day (winter solstice) is around June 21. The annual calendar marks both solstices.