Golden hour in Byron Bay today

Tonight's golden hour runs 6:28 – 7:15 PM, starting in 6 hr 10 min, with sunset at .

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  • Morning gold
    5:44 – 6:31 AM
    from the east
  • Sunrise
    5:59 AM
    104° · east-southeast104° ESE
  • Evening gold · next up
    6:28 – 7:15 PM
    47 minutes of warm light
  • Sunset
    7:00 PM
    256° · west-southwest256° WSW
  • Blue hour
    7:15 – 7:25 PM
    and 5:34 – 5:44 AM

Direction

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Tonight the sun sets at 256°, a little south of due west. Right now shadows point south. Tap the map anywhere to see where the light comes from there; drag the time slider above to watch shadows swing through the day.

Through the year

Byron Bay's golden hours, month by month

Gold bands are the morning and evening golden hours; the pale area is daylight. The jumps in early April and early October are the clocks changing.

Golden hour in Byron Bay on the 15th of each month, 2026
MonthMorning goldEvening goldSunsetSun sets toward
January5:45 – 6:35 AM7:13 – 8:03 PM7:47 PM245° WSW
February6:12 – 6:59 AM6:59 – 7:46 PM7:31 PM255° WSW
March6:31 – 7:17 AM6:31 – 7:17 PM7:02 PM267° W
April5:48 – 6:35 AM4:55 – 5:42 PM5:27 PM281° W
May6:05 – 6:54 AM4:29 – 5:18 PM5:02 PM291° WNW
June6:20 – 7:11 AM4:20 – 5:11 PM4:55 PM296° WNW
July6:21 – 7:12 AM4:31 – 5:21 PM5:06 PM294° WNW
August6:03 – 6:50 AM4:50 – 5:37 PM5:22 PM286° WNW
September5:29 – 6:15 AM5:06 – 5:52 PM5:38 PM273° W
October5:54 – 6:40 AM6:22 – 7:08 PM6:54 PM260° W
November5:28 – 6:17 AM6:43 – 7:32 PM7:16 PM248° WSW
December5:25 – 6:16 AM7:04 – 7:55 PM7:39 PM243° WSW

Times on the 15th of each month, 2026, Byron Bay local time.

How long does golden hour last in Byron Bay?

Around 46 to 51 minutes each evening. It's shortest in February, March, April, August, September and October, about 46 minutes, and longest in January, June, July and December, about 51 minutes. The farther from the equator, the longer it lasts, because the sun crosses the horizon at a shallower angle.

Which way does the sun set in Byron Bay?

Toward the west-southwest in December, around 243°, swinging to the west-northwest in June, around 296°. Today it sets at 256°, a little south of due west.

When do the clocks change?

Summer time ends on Sunday, April 4, 2027. Sunset that evening moves an hour earlier, to about 5:40 PM.

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