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How much daylight has Hobart gained since the solstice?

Hobart gains daylight from the June solstice to the December solstice, then loses it again. Its shortest day in 2027 is Tuesday, June 22, with 9 hours, 1 minute of daylight. By July 31 it has gained 46 minutes, and it reaches 10 hours of daylight on August 7.

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Hobart daylight dates, 2026–27

Longest dayTuesday, December 22, 2026, 15 h 21 min
Earliest sunsetTuesday, June 15, 4:42 pm
Shortest dayTuesday, June 22, 9 h 01 min (sunrise 7:42 am, sunset 4:43 pm)
Latest sunriseMonday, June 28, 7:43 am
First sunset after 5 pmWednesday, July 21 (5:01 pm)
10 hours of daylightSaturday, August 7
11 hours of daylightMonday, August 30
12 hours of daylightTuesday, September 21
13 hours of daylightMonday, October 11

The June solstice is at 12:11 am on June 22, Hobart time.

Daylight gained in Hobart, by date

DateSince solsticeDaylightThat daySunriseSunset
Jul 1+2 min 54 sec9 h 04 min+35 sec7:43 am4:46 pm
Jul 15+17 min9 h 18 min+1 min 23 sec7:38 am4:56 pm
Aug 1+48 min9 h 49 min+2 min 6 sec7:23 am5:12 pm
Aug 15+1 h 20 min10 h 21 min+2 min 29 sec7:05 am5:26 pm
Sep 1+2 h 05 min11 h 06 min+2 min 45 sec6:38 am5:44 pm
Sep 15+2 h 44 min11 h 45 min+2 min 51 sec6:14 am5:59 pm
Oct 1+3 h 31 min12 h 32 min+2 min 54 sec5:45 am6:17 pm

Hobart: questions people ask

When do the days start getting longer in Hobart?

The day after the June solstice, which is on June 22, 2027 at 12:11 am Hobart time. June 23 is only 4 seconds longer, so it's hard to notice until mid-July.

Does Hobart get less winter daylight than Sydney?

Yes. Hobart's shortest day is 9 h 01 min, 53 minutes shorter than Sydney's (9 h 54 min). Summer is the other way round: on the longest day Hobart gets 15 h 21 min, 56 minutes more than Sydney.

When is the earliest sunset in Hobart?

June 15, 2027, at 4:42 pm. That is 7 days before the shortest day, because solar noon drifts later through June. The evenings are already a little lighter by the solstice.

When do the mornings start getting lighter in Hobart?

Not until after the latest sunrise, 7:43 am on Monday, June 28, 6 days after the shortest day. Mornings then brighten slowly: on August 1 the sun rises at 7:23 am.

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Sun times use NOAA's solar equations, checked against U.S. Naval Observatory tables. City data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).