Video Archive

Each sunrise video has its own individual archive page where it can be viewed online or downloaded in MP4 format.

The links here are in 'YYYYMMDD' date format. For example, '20110421' means year 2011, 4th month (April), 21st day.

Enjoy!


December 2011:

  • 20111231 Interesting. Clouds swirl and move about.
  • 20111230 Some low cloud moves in from the ocean.
  • 20111229 Cloud over the ocean. Blue sky and small clouds overhead. Some golden light behind clouds.
  • 20111228 Clouds over the ocean move toward the north. From 5:50am, the sun peeks between fragmented cloud. Nice.
  • 20111227 Cloudy. Grey. Damp.
  • 20111226 High, thin cloud is illuminated bright pink and orange.
  • 20111225 Clouds billow over the ocean.
  • 20111224 Excellent. Watch the clouds form and roll over the ocean. Blue sky and orange light.
  • 20111223 High, thin clouds move slowly in the orange light.
  • 20111222 Two layers of fragmented cloud. One moving to the east and one to the west.
  • 20111221 Overcast, with the sun making only a faint glow.
  • 20111220 Thin clouds moves overhead to the north, while other cloud billows on the horizon.
  • 20111219 A nice, colourful effect, in spite of the overcast conditions.
  • 20111218 The coloured light makes a nice effect on very thin cloud cover.
  • 20111217 Cloud cover moves across to the north-west. Interesting cloud action from 5:40am.
  • 20111216 Cloud fanatics will like watching the interesting clouds in this video.
  • 20111215 Interesting. Fragmented clouds move across to the north.
  • 20111214 Two layers of fragmented clouds moving in different directions.
  • 20111213 Grey cloud cover flies to the north.
  • 20111212 Some light rain and low clouds fly to the north.
  • 20111211 Generally clear, with a few wisps of cloud over the ocean.
  • 20111210 A nice, colourful sunrise.
  • 20111209 Interesting. Wisps of cloud form as the sun rises.
  • 20111208 Overcast. Dry to start with, then light rain moves across the suburbs.
  • 20111207 Clouds moving about in different directions.
  • 20111206 Very nice. Lower clouds move north-west. Higher clouds moving to the east are lit with orange light.
  • 20111205 Very nice. From 5:40am, orange light flares up onto clouds as they travel to the north.
  • 20111204 Clear.
  • 20111203 Clear overhead. Cloud over the ocean makes an interesting display.
  • 20111202 Nice. Cloud fanatics will like watching the fragmented clouds moving.
  • 20111201 Grey cloud cover moves toward the north.

November 2011:

  • 20111130 Beautiful. Thin cloud is illuminated with coloured light. A full range of sunrise colours.
  • 20111129 Colourful. Pink clouds against a blue sky.
  • 20111128 Clear, except for some haze.
  • 20111127 Completely clear.
  • 20111126 Heavy rain. The thick clouds move to the south.
  • 20111125 Raining. The camera's window gets wet.
  • 20111124 Grey and rainy. Rain on the camera.
  • 20111123 Grey clouds fly to the north.
  • 20111122 Grey clouds move to the south-east.
  • 20111121 Grey clouds move in different directions at different heights.
  • 20111120 A very good display, with a range of colours: pink, orange, mauve, blue, etc.
  • 20111119 Fog develops, blocking out the sunrise.
  • 20111118 Low, grey clouds block the view.
  • 20111117 Cloudy and grey.
  • 20111116 Thin wisps of cloud drift out to sea. Pink light. Colourful.
  • 20111115 Clear overhead. Haze over the ocean. Colourful.
  • 20111114 Very interesting. Watch the mist move in from the north to envelope the suburbs.
  • 20111113 Grey, fast-moving clouds fly to the north.
  • 20111112 A great combination of orange light, speckled cloud and blue sky.
  • 20111111 Excellent. Lines of cloud; fragments of cloud illuminated with orange light; rays of white light and some blue sky.
  • 20111110 Cloudy over the ocean.
  • 20111109 Interesting clouds.
  • 20111108 Interesting cloud shapes.
  • 20111107 The sun emerges from behind thick cloud over the ocean. Fairly clear overhead.
  • 20111106 Beautiful. Thin fragments of high cloud are illuminated with pink and orange light against a blue sky.
  • 20111105 A layer of cloud overhead. Clear over the ocean.
  • 20111104 Nice. Some low cloud hovers over the ocean. A range of colours.
  • 20111103 Some interesting movement of the thin cloud cover. Some silver light behind the cloud.
  • 20111102 Small clouds over the ocean cause a nice effect as the sun rises. Clear overhead.
  • 20111101 Cloudy. The clouds move to the north.

October 2011:

  • 20111031 Very interesting! Low cloud formations fly to the north-west.
  • 20111030 Very nice, with multiple colours again. A thin layer of fragmented cloud moves toward the east.
  • 20111029 Beautiful. A range of colours. Thin cloud on the horizon, but clear overhead.
  • 20111028 Wonderful! Cloud layers at different heights move in opposite directions. Time-lapse video excels on occasions like this!
  • 20111027 Interesting. Cloudy overhead, but the sun shines through a gap on the horizon. Nice colour at 6:00am.
  • 20111026 Cloudy and grey.
  • 20111025 Good. The rising sun finds gaps in the high, thin cloud formations.
  • 20111024 Clear except for a small amount of haze.
  • 20111023 Very nice. Slow-moving cloud is illuminated with pink light at 5:50am.
  • 20111022 A lot of fast-moving cloud before sunrise. Then the sky is nearly clear after sunrise.
  • 20111021 Clear overhead with some cloud on the horizon for the sun to break through.
  • 20111020 Completely clear.
  • 20111019 The sunrise shines through some distant cloud on the horizon. Clear overhead.
  • 20111018 Interesting. Shafts of sunlight shine through broken cloud. The camera has been turned toward the south-east in response to the sun's changing rising position.
  • 20111017 Broken cloud with sun shining through.
  • 20111016 Clear, with only some distant haze on the horizon.
  • 20111015 Cloudy, but at 6:05am large rays of orange light shine upward.
  • 20111014 Cloudy, but the sun manages to break through.
  • 20111013 Slow to start, but good. From 6:15am, shafts of orange light illuminate a layer of cloud.
  • 20111012 Good. At 6:20am, orange sun breaks through some distant cloud that hangs over the ocean.
  • 20111011 Clear overhead, with a small amount of cloud on the horizon.
  • 20111010 Excellent. Fascinating cloud formation happens with orange light shining through it.
  • 20111009 Some mist. Thin cloud is illuminated by orange light.
  • 20111008 Overcast. Interesting cloud formation at 6:50am.
  • 20111007 High cloud, partly broken up.
  • 20111006 Overcast.
  • 20111005 High cloud drifts over from the south, generally obscuring the sun.
  • 20111004 The sun shines through gaps in the clouds as they fly across from the south.
  • 20111003 A layer of cloud blows across from the south.
  • 20111002 Heavy cloud and rain blows across from the south. A lightning flash at 5:15am.
  • 20111001 Very nice. Thin cloud is illuminated pink and orange. Then the sun refects off the ocean.

September 2011:

  • 20110930 Interesting. Before sunrise, the sunlight from beyond the horizon shone upward to illuminate a high, thin cloud.
  • 20110929 Grey cloud blows across from the north-west. No sun visible this morning.
  • 20110928 There was only very thin, mist-like cloud.
  • 20110927 Nice. There's cloud on the horizon with the sun shining through it. Clear overhead.
  • 20110926 Interesting. Broken cloud moves across from the south.
  • 20110925 Rain blows across the suburb. The camera's window gets wet.
  • 20110924 Very cloudy.
  • 20110923 Clear overhead. Haze on the horizon.
  • 20110922 Some haze over the ocean. Otherwise clear.
  • 20110921 Clear overhead. Cloud on the horizon.
  • 20110920 Very unusual. The sunlight is filtered through a thin layer of hazy cloud. Nice colours.
  • 20110919 Broken cloud drifts in from the east. A bird appears on the camera at 5:35am.
  • 20110918 Clear overhead. Haze on the horizon.
  • 20110917 Very clear. A ship can be seen moving toward, then into the harbour.
  • 20110916 Very clear.
  • 20110915 Interesting. Clouds at different heights moving in different directions.
  • 20110914 Clear overhead. Mist on the horizon causes an interesting effect.
  • 20110913 Very clear with only a small amount of cloud along the horizon.
  • 20110912 Very cloudy. Only a few glimpses of sun.
  • 20110911 Clear overhead, but with cloud on the horizon.
  • 20110910 Clear overhead, with a band of cloud on the horizon.
  • 20110909 Completely greyed out with cloud and rain.
  • 20110908 Due to a glitch, this sunrise wasn't recorded (it was cloudy anyway). Instead, this interesting video shows the light and cloud movement between 7:09am and 8:30am. Clouds at different heights move in different directions.
  • 20110907 Very nice. Fragments of cloud move to the east in time to be illuminated.
  • 20110906 High, thin, mist-like cloud.
  • 20110905 Very clear overhead. Distant cloud on the horizon.
  • 20110904 High, thin, mist-like cloud drifts out to the east.
  • 20110903 Patches of cloud drift toward the west as the sun rises.
  • 20110903 Special - A short clip of (possibly) a helicopter landing with a bright search light. What do you think it was?
  • 20110902 Nice. Small pieces of cloud are scattered across the sky.
  • 20110901 Very nice. Thin cloud in the distance glows bright pink and orange.

August 2011:

  • 20110831 This one is very interesting due to some thin cloud.
  • 20110830 An interesting one for the cloud fanatics.
  • 20110829 Small strips of cloud hover over the sea. Very thin cloud overhead.
  • 20110828 Cloud fanatics will like the cloud movement in this video.
  • 20110827 Interesting. The sun breaks through holes in the cloud cover.
  • 20110826 Completely clear.
  • 20110825 Clear overhead, with mist blowing across the city as the sun rises.
  • 20110824 At 6:50am, streams of light broke through the cloud cover.
  • 20110823 Cloudy, but the sun shines through for a while.
  • 20110822 Cloud on the horizon. Also some interesting cloud movement overhead.
  • 20110821 Broken cloud moves across, carrying patches of rain.
  • 20110820 Interesting. Clouds at various heights fly across to the north-west.
  • 20110819 Excellent! Slow-moving cloud is lit by orange beams of light.
  • 20110818 Cloud cover moves toward the south-east.
  • 20110817 Billowing cloud on the horizon delayed the appearance of the sun.
  • 20110816 Excellent. At 6:25am, shafts of light shone through holes in the clouds.
  • 20110815 Good. The sun shines between billowing clouds.
  • 20110814 Cloud lovers will appreciate the billowing, rolling clouds.
  • 20110813 Thin cloud masked the sunrise. Some blue sky visible.
  • 20110812 Grey cloud cover moves to the north, carrying rain across the city.
  • 20110811 Clear overhead with scattered cloud on the horizon.
  • 20110810 Clear overhead with a few thin clouds on the horizon.
  • 20110809 Great. At 6:35am, high cloud seems to turn to flame.
  • 20110808 Clear overhead with cloud on the horizon.
  • 20110807 Interesting. Lots of high cloud that glows pink and orange for a little while.
  • 20110806 Almost completely clear. A few little wisps of cloud appear.
  • 20110805 Completely clear.
  • 20110804 Completely clear.
  • 20110803 Beautiful. Thin, high cloud is lit up bright pink and gold.
  • 20110802 Nice. Clear overhead, with scattered cloud on the horizon making a good sunrise.
  • 20110801 Clear overhead, with some cloud on the horizon.

July 2011:

  • 20110731 Beautiful. Thin clouds are lit up with orange and pink light.
  • 20110730 Completely clear.
  • 20110729 Clear, except for some haze on the horizon.
  • 20110728 Some cloud on the horizon, but very clear overhead.
  • 20110727 Cloud billowing over the ocean, but clear overhead.
  • 20110726 Very clear, except for some cloud on the horizon.
  • 20110725 Nice. Fragmented cloud is lit up with orange light for a few moments at sunrise.
  • 20110724 Very cloudy for a while, then clearing a little.
  • 20110723 Cloudy and wet.
  • 20110722 Cloud and rain blow across from the south-east.
  • 20110721 Half cloudy. Half clear.
  • 20110720 Low cloud and rain over the suburbs, but clearer out at sea.
  • 20110719 Clear overhead, with cloud on the horizon.
  • 20110718 Clear overhead, with interesting cloud out at sea.
  • 20110717 Cloudy, grey.
  • 20110716 Cloudy, grey.
  • 20110715 Cloud and mist moves across from the south-east.
  • 20110714 Thin, high cloud moves out to sea. Some sun shines through.
  • 20110713 Orange light glows behind the cloud cover.
  • 20110712 Completely clear.
  • 20110711 Very clear.
  • 20110710 Completely clear.
  • 20110709 Very clear.
  • 20110708 Very clear. Only a small amount of cloud on the horizon.
  • 20110707 The sky is completely clear.
  • 20110706 Very clear at dawn, then clouds grow as the sun rises.
  • 20110705 Completely clear.
  • 20110704 Very nice. High cloud lit up with orange light.
  • 20110703 Completely blanked out by fog.
  • 20110702 Cloud fanatics will like the interesting cloud formation and movement.
  • 20110701 Cloud moving to the north.

June 2011:

  • 20110630 Very cloudy, but dry.
  • 20110629 Cloud cover breaks up as it moves to the north-west.
  • 20110628 Nice. Fragmented cloud drifts to the north-west.
  • 20110627 Completely clear.
  • 20110626 Very clear. Faint lines of cloud drift past.
  • 20110625 Clear overhead, with some cloud out at sea.
  • 20110624 Clear overhead, with some cloud out at sea.
  • 20110623 Completely clear.
  • 20110622 Very thin cloud drifts to the east.
  • 20110621 Some thin cloud early, then clear.
  • 20110620 Some thin cloud out at sea.
  • 20110619 Thin cloud.
  • 20110618 Almost completely clear, except for some low cloud out over the ocean.
  • 20110617 Very clear. Some wisps of cloud moving to the east.
  • 20110616 Heavy cloud moves to the north-east. Clearing after 7am.
  • 20110615 Very cloudy.
  • 20110614 A dark, cloudy morning with rain blowing across the suburbs.
  • 20110613 The cloud fanatics will love the different levels of cloud flying past.
  • 20110612 Heavy rain wets the camera's window.
  • 20110611 Grey cloud rushes to the north, carrying rain across the city.
  • 20110610 A few fragments of cloud are lit up at sunrise.
  • 20110609 Almost completely clear.
  • 20110608 Nice. Thin cloud moves to the east. The lights of a ship can be seen as it sails north along the horizon.
  • 20110607 Nice. Some cloud out at sea gets lit up.
  • 20110606 Clear except for distant cloud on the horizon.
  • 20110605 Nice. Clouds billow over the ocean.
  • 20110604 Beautiful. Fragmented cloud out over the ocean gets lit up with orange light.
  • 20110603 Clear overhead, with rolling cloud out over the ocean.
  • 20110602 Grey cloud blows across from the south-east.
  • 20110601 Cloud blows across from the south-east.

May 2011:

  • 20110531 Grey clouds. Rain blows in from the east at 7:00am and wets the camera's window.
  • 20110530 A variety of clouds at different heights moving in different directions.
  • 20110529 Very nice. Interesting cloud movement in the orange sunlight.
  • 20110528 From 6:45am, clouds were lit up with orange light for a few minutes.
  • 20110527 A long line of cloud out over the ocean gets dissolved by the morning sun.
  • 20110526 Grey clouds and patches of rain blow across the suburbs. Rain watchers will love this.
  • 20110525 Cloudy, dark and rainy.
  • 20110524 Nice. Clouds are briefly lit up with orange light at 6:30am.
  • 20110523 Dark and cloudy.
  • 20110522 A good one. Orange colour flared upward through the clouds from 6:20am. There was some sunray effect at 6:35am too.
  • 20110521 Fog drifts in from the west, covering the city. Another good example of how time-lapse is so revealing.
  • 20110520 Mist blows across the city from the west. Interesting.
  • 20110519 Very foggy.
  • 20110518 Clear above. Distant cloud out at sea.
  • 20110517 Almost clear. A small cloud drifts in from the south.
  • 20110516 Very clear.
  • 20110515 Venus visible. Low cloud out at sea. A sunray effect at 6:40am caused by cloud shadow.
  • 20110514 Venus visible. Some scattered cloud clearing away as the sun rises.
  • 20110513 Very clear. Venus visible. Low cloud in the distance out at sea.
  • 20110512 Planets - An extra video (from 4:45am to 6:05am) showing Venus and Jupiter rising. This link leads directly to the MP4 video file (no archive page or FLV).
  • 20110512 Venus and Jupiter are clearly visible. Low cloud out at sea.
  • 20110511 Very clear. Venus and Jupiter are clearly visible.
  • 20110510 Grey cloud blowing across the city.
  • 20110509 Very nice. Wisps of cloud and a range of colours.
  • 20110508 A beautiful one for Mothers' Day. High cloud shimmering in the light. Venus is visible.
  • 20110507 Cloud out to sea obscures the sunrise, but the sky overhead is blue. Venus and another planet are visible.
  • 20110506 Grey cloud moving to the north. The sky can be seen in patches.
  • 20110505 Scattered cloud races to the north as the sun struggles to peek through.
  • 20110504 Lots of cloud. Quite grey. A glimpse of Venus.
  • 20110503 Quite dark due to cloud cover.
  • 20110502 Nice. A range of colours and cloud types. Venus is visible.
  • 20110501 The Moon and Venus are visible rising. Low cloud. A glimpse of sun.

April 2011:

  • 20110430 Some rain blows across the city as the sun peeks through.
  • 20110429 Interesting mixture of nice sunrise with rain moving across the suburb.
  • 20110428 Scattered cloud. Nice.
  • 20110427 Scattered cloud moving slowly to the north. Venus visible.
  • 20110426 Fast-moving low cloud.
  • 20110425 Grey. Low cloud, rain.
  • 20110424 Interesting rolling cloud. Good. Another for the cloud fanatics.
  • 20110423 A large, billowing cloud. Good. The cloud fanatics will like this.
  • 20110422 Beautiful sunray effect caused by a low cloud throwing a shadow upward.
  • 20110421 Scattered cloud. Nice colours.

This project began on 21st April, 2011. There are no previous sunrise videos on this site.