Melbourne, Victoria Sunrise & Sunset Times

Melbourne, the capital of Victoria, sprawls around the head of Port Phillip Bay in Australia's temperate southeast, where four seasons can famously appear in a single day. The city blends grand Victorian-era architecture with laneways full of street art, and its flat coastal geography means sunrise and sunset views extend across wide, unbroken horizons from the bay to the Dandenong Ranges.

Being in the Southern Hemisphere, Melbourne's longest day arrives around the December solstice, when the sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 20:43, granting 14 hours 50 minutes of daylight — ideal for evening cricket at the MCG or strolling St Kilda Beach as the sky fades to pink. At the June winter solstice, sunrise comes at 07:34 and sunset at 17:09, with about 9 hours 35 minutes of daylight. Melbourne's winters are cool and changeable, but breaks in the cloud often reveal spectacular light that sweeps across the bay.

The difference in sunrise times across seasons is 102 minutes, reflecting Melbourne's relatively high southern latitude. During the morning blue hour (05:22 – 05:52) and golden hour (05:52 – 06:52), the Yarra River mirrors the warm tones of Flinders Street Station and the Arts Precinct in soft amber light. In the evening golden hour (19:43 – 20:43) through blue hour (20:43 – 21:13), the sun sets over the western plains beyond Williamstown, painting Port Phillip Bay in shades of copper and violet while the city skyline glows — a scene best captured from the Brighton Bathing Boxes or the Bolte Bridge lookout.