Sunrise and sunset in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

Local time 21:43 AEST 23.38° S, 150.51° E
Sunrise05:05First light 04:41
Sunset18:19Last light 18:43
Daylight13 h 13 min1 min 3 s longer
Solar noon11:42Sun highest in the sky

Sun times in Rockhampton today

The Sun rises in Rockhampton at 05:05 and sets at 18:19 today, giving 13 h 13 min of daylight, 1 min 3 s longer. It is highest at 11:42. The sky is fully dark from 19:41 until 03:43.

Twilight

PhaseMorningEvening
Astronomical twilight begins / ends03:4319:41
Nautical twilight04:1319:11
Civil twilight (first and last light)04:4118:43
Sunrise / sunset05:0518:19

A dash means the Sun does not reach that depth below the horizon today.

Golden hour and blue hour

LightMorningEvening
Blue hour04:41 – 04:5118:33 – 18:43
Golden hour04:51 – 05:3717:47 – 18:33

Golden hour: Sun between 6° above and 4° below the horizon. Blue hour: 4° to 6° below.

Sunrise and sunset for the next 30 days

DateSunriseSunsetDaylightChangeDark from
Sat, Nov 14 05:05 18:19 13 h 13 min +1:03 19:41
Sun, Nov 15 05:05 18:19 13 h 14 min +1:01 19:42
Mon, Nov 16 05:05 18:20 13 h 15 min +1:00 19:43
Tue, Nov 17 05:04 18:21 13 h 16 min +1:00 19:44
Wed, Nov 18 05:04 18:21 13 h 17 min +0:58 19:45
Thu, Nov 19 05:04 18:22 13 h 18 min +0:56 19:46
Fri, Nov 20 05:04 18:23 13 h 19 min +0:57 19:46
Sat, Nov 21 05:03 18:23 13 h 20 min +0:54 19:47
Sun, Nov 22 05:03 18:24 13 h 21 min +0:53 19:48
Mon, Nov 23 05:03 18:25 13 h 22 min +0:52 19:49
Tue, Nov 24 05:03 18:25 13 h 23 min +0:50 19:50
Wed, Nov 25 05:03 18:26 13 h 23 min +0:50 19:51
Thu, Nov 26 05:03 18:27 13 h 24 min +0:48 19:52
Fri, Nov 27 05:03 18:28 13 h 25 min +0:46 19:53
Sat, Nov 28 05:03 18:28 13 h 26 min +0:45 19:54
Sun, Nov 29 05:03 18:29 13 h 26 min +0:43 19:54
Mon, Nov 30 05:03 18:30 13 h 27 min +0:42 19:55
Tue, Dec 1 05:03 18:30 13 h 28 min +0:40 19:56
Wed, Dec 2 05:03 18:31 13 h 28 min +0:39 19:57
Thu, Dec 3 05:03 18:32 13 h 29 min +0:36 19:58
Fri, Dec 4 05:03 18:32 13 h 30 min +0:35 19:59
Sat, Dec 5 05:03 18:33 13 h 30 min +0:33 19:59
Sun, Dec 6 05:03 18:34 13 h 31 min +0:32 20:00
Mon, Dec 7 05:03 18:34 13 h 31 min +0:30 20:01
Tue, Dec 8 05:03 18:35 13 h 32 min +0:27 20:02
Wed, Dec 9 05:04 18:36 13 h 32 min +0:27 20:03
Thu, Dec 10 05:04 18:36 13 h 32 min +0:24 20:03
Fri, Dec 11 05:04 18:37 13 h 33 min +0:23 20:04
Sat, Dec 12 05:04 18:38 13 h 33 min +0:20 20:05
Sun, Dec 13 05:05 18:38 13 h 33 min +0:18 20:05

Sunrise and sunset by month

Month (15th)SunriseSunsetDaylight
November 202605:0518:1913 h 14 min
December 202605:0518:3913 h 34 min
January 202705:2418:4913 h 25 min
February 202705:4518:3812 h 53 min
March 202705:5918:1412 h 15 min
April 202706:1117:4411 h 34 min
May 202706:2417:2411 h 00 min
June 202706:3717:1910 h 42 min
July 202706:3917:2810 h 49 min
August 202706:2417:4111 h 17 min
September 202705:5517:5111 h 56 min
October 202705:2518:0212 h 36 min

2026 at a glance

  • Longest day: December 21, 13 h 35 min of daylight
  • Shortest day: June 21, 10 h 42 min
  • Earliest sunset: 17:19 on June 7
  • Latest sunrise: 06:40 on July 4

Tonight the Moon is waxing crescent, 20% lit. Moonrise and moonset in Rockhampton.

Times are calculated for -23.3803, 150.5060 at sea level with a flat horizon and standard refraction, using the NOAA solar equations. Hills, buildings and elevation can shift the times you see by a few minutes. Sources and methods.