The sun will rise around at approximately 7:20am in the morning and will have set fully by 5pm in the evening.

In contrast, the Northern Hemisphere will experience the longest day of sunlight of the year due to the summer solstice.

According to the Bureau of Meteorology, after the March equinox, the tilt of Earth's axis angles the southern hemisphere further away from the Sun, so days in Australia become shorter than nights.

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The Sun then continues to move north in the sky until it's over the Tropic of Cancer in late June, usually between the 20^th and 23^rd of the month.

Solstices have also been commonly used by meteorologist to define the seasons as they occur midwinter and midsummer.

But fear not! After the sun has set on Monday, the days will start to get longer and warmer as Australia inches its way to the way summer months and the spring equinox in September.

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