Sunrise & Sunset in Cairns
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17:51:23
Wednesday, 7 October 2026
🌅 Sunrise : 05:55
🌇 Sunset : 18:14
Sunrise & Sunset Times for Today in Cairns, Australia 🇦🇺
Sun Phase: Daylight
Sunrise : 05:55 ↑ 95.8° E
Sunset : 18:14 ↑ 264.0° W
Day Length : 12h 19m
Sun Direction: W
Sun Altitude: 4.97°
Sun Distance: 149.531 million km
Next Solstice: Tuesday, 22 December 2026 (December Solstice)
October 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 |
05:59
↑
93° E
|
18:13
↑
266° W
|
12h 14m | +0m 57s | 04:47 | 19:26 | 05:12 | 19:01 | 05:37 | 18:35 | 12:06 | 149.79 |
| 2 |
05:58
↑
94° E
|
18:14
↑
266° W
|
12h 15m | +0m 57s | 04:46 | 19:26 | 05:11 | 19:01 | 05:36 | 18:36 | 12:06 | 149.75 |
| 3 |
05:58
↑
94° E
|
18:14
↑
266° W
|
12h 16m | +0m 57s | 04:45 | 19:26 | 05:10 | 19:01 | 05:36 | 18:36 | 12:06 | 149.71 |
| 4 |
05:57
↑
95° E
|
18:14
↑
265° W
|
12h 16m | +0m 57s | 04:44 | 19:27 | 05:10 | 19:01 | 05:35 | 18:36 | 12:05 | 149.67 |
| 5 |
05:56
↑
95° E
|
18:14
↑
265° W
|
12h 17m | +0m 57s | 04:43 | 19:27 | 05:09 | 19:01 | 05:34 | 18:36 | 12:05 | 149.63 |
| 6 |
05:55
↑
95° E
|
18:14
↑
264° W
|
12h 18m | +0m 56s | 04:43 | 19:27 | 05:08 | 19:02 | 05:33 | 18:36 | 12:05 | 149.58 |
| 7 |
05:55
↑
96° E
|
18:14
↑
264° W
|
12h 19m | +0m 56s | 04:42 | 19:27 | 05:07 | 19:02 | 05:32 | 18:37 | 12:04 | 149.54 |
| 8 |
05:54
↑
96° E
|
18:15
↑
264° W
|
12h 20m | +0m 56s | 04:41 | 19:28 | 05:06 | 19:02 | 05:32 | 18:37 | 12:04 | 149.50 |
| 9 |
05:53
↑
97° E
|
18:15
↑
263° W
|
12h 21m | +0m 56s | 04:40 | 19:28 | 05:06 | 19:02 | 05:31 | 18:37 | 12:04 | 149.46 |
| 10 |
05:52
↑
97° E
|
18:15
↑
263° W
|
12h 22m | +0m 56s | 04:39 | 19:28 | 05:05 | 19:03 | 05:30 | 18:37 | 12:04 | 149.41 |
| 11 |
05:52
↑
97° E
|
18:15
↑
262° W
|
12h 23m | +0m 56s | 04:38 | 19:28 | 05:04 | 19:03 | 05:29 | 18:37 | 12:03 | 149.37 |
| 12 |
05:51
↑
98° E
|
18:15
↑
262° W
|
12h 24m | +0m 56s | 04:38 | 19:29 | 05:03 | 19:03 | 05:29 | 18:38 | 12:03 | 149.33 |
| 13 |
05:50
↑
98° E
|
18:16
↑
262° W
|
12h 25m | +0m 56s | 04:37 | 19:29 | 05:02 | 19:03 | 05:28 | 18:38 | 12:03 | 149.29 |
| 14 |
05:49
↑
99° E
|
18:16
↑
261° W
|
12h 26m | +0m 56s | 04:36 | 19:29 | 05:02 | 19:04 | 05:27 | 18:38 | 12:03 | 149.24 |
| 15 |
05:49
↑
99° E
|
18:16
↑
261° W
|
12h 27m | +0m 56s | 04:35 | 19:30 | 05:01 | 19:04 | 05:26 | 18:38 | 12:02 | 149.20 |
| 16 |
05:48
↑
99° E
|
18:16
↑
260° W
|
12h 28m | +0m 55s | 04:34 | 19:30 | 05:00 | 19:04 | 05:26 | 18:39 | 12:02 | 149.16 |
| 17 |
05:47
↑
100° E
|
18:17
↑
260° W
|
12h 29m | +0m 55s | 04:34 | 19:30 | 04:59 | 19:05 | 05:25 | 18:39 | 12:02 | 149.11 |
| 18 |
05:47
↑
100° E
|
18:17
↑
260° W
|
12h 30m | +0m 55s | 04:33 | 19:31 | 04:59 | 19:05 | 05:24 | 18:39 | 12:02 | 149.07 |
| 19 |
05:46
↑
100° E
|
18:17
↑
259° W
|
12h 31m | +0m 55s | 04:32 | 19:31 | 04:58 | 19:05 | 05:24 | 18:40 | 12:01 | 149.03 |
| 20 |
05:45
↑
101° E
|
18:17
↑
259° W
|
12h 31m | +0m 55s | 04:31 | 19:32 | 04:57 | 19:06 | 05:23 | 18:40 | 12:01 | 148.98 |
| 21 |
05:45
↑
101° ESE
|
18:18
↑
258° WSW
|
12h 32m | +0m 54s | 04:30 | 19:32 | 04:57 | 19:06 | 05:22 | 18:40 | 12:01 | 148.94 |
| 22 |
05:44
↑
102° ESE
|
18:18
↑
258° WSW
|
12h 33m | +0m 54s | 04:30 | 19:33 | 04:56 | 19:06 | 05:22 | 18:41 | 12:01 | 148.90 |
| 23 |
05:44
↑
102° ESE
|
18:18
↑
258° WSW
|
12h 34m | +0m 54s | 04:29 | 19:33 | 04:55 | 19:07 | 05:21 | 18:41 | 12:01 | 148.86 |
| 24 |
05:43
↑
102° ESE
|
18:19
↑
257° WSW
|
12h 35m | +0m 54s | 04:28 | 19:33 | 04:54 | 19:07 | 05:20 | 18:41 | 12:01 | 148.82 |
| 25 |
05:42
↑
103° ESE
|
18:19
↑
257° WSW
|
12h 36m | +0m 53s | 04:28 | 19:34 | 04:54 | 19:07 | 05:20 | 18:42 | 12:01 | 148.78 |
| 26 |
05:42
↑
103° ESE
|
18:19
↑
257° WSW
|
12h 37m | +0m 53s | 04:27 | 19:34 | 04:53 | 19:08 | 05:19 | 18:42 | 12:00 | 148.73 |
| 27 |
05:41
↑
104° ESE
|
18:20
↑
256° WSW
|
12h 38m | +0m 53s | 04:26 | 19:35 | 04:53 | 19:08 | 05:19 | 18:42 | 12:00 | 148.69 |
| 28 |
05:41
↑
104° ESE
|
18:20
↑
256° WSW
|
12h 39m | +0m 52s | 04:25 | 19:35 | 04:52 | 19:09 | 05:18 | 18:43 | 12:00 | 148.65 |
| 29 |
05:40
↑
104° ESE
|
18:20
↑
256° WSW
|
12h 40m | +0m 52s | 04:25 | 19:36 | 04:51 | 19:09 | 05:17 | 18:43 | 12:00 | 148.62 |
| 30 |
05:40
↑
104° ESE
|
18:21
↑
255° WSW
|
12h 40m | +0m 52s | 04:24 | 19:36 | 04:51 | 19:10 | 05:17 | 18:43 | 12:00 | 148.58 |
| 31 |
05:39
↑
105° ESE
|
18:21
↑
255° WSW
|
12h 41m | +0m 51s | 04:24 | 19:37 | 04:50 | 19:10 | 05:16 | 18:44 | 12:00 | 148.54 |
|
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 October is on October 31 and the latest sunset of October is on October 30 or October 31.
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The sun rises in Cairns today at 05:55 local time. Compare today's sunrise to other popular cities worldwide.
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Cairns gets approximately 12.0 hours and 19.0 minutes of daylight today (October 07). 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 12:04 local time. This is the moment of maximum solar elevation and is exactly midway between sunrise and sunset.
Civil twilight in Cairns begins at 05:32 (before sunrise) and ends at 18:37 (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.