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Current local time in Cairns, Australia
Australia/Brisbane
Observatory log
Cairns, observed
- 01Time zone
Australian Eastern Standard Time
AEST · UTC+10 · IANA
Australia/Brisbane- 02Daylight saving
Cairns does not observe daylight saving time.
Clocks stay on AEST (UTC+10) all year. No change is scheduled in tzdata 2026e.
- 03Sun today
- Sunrise05:49Sunset18:16Day length12 h 27 minSolar noon12:03
MoonWaxing crescent, 12% lit
Golden hour05:36–06:19 · 17:48–18:30
- 04Working hours
Counted as 09:00–17:00 local; the weekend in Australia is Saturday and Sunday.
- 05Best time to call
- 06Time zones in Australia
- PerthAWST
- EuclaUTC+8:45
- TokyoJST
- DarwinACST
- BrisbaneAEST
- LindemanAEST
- AdelaideACDT
- Broken HillACDT
- MacquarieAEDT
- LauncestonAEDT
- Lord HoweUTC+11
- MelbourneAEDT
and 1 more zones.
- 07Also on this clock
- 08Coordinates
16.89° S, 145.76° E · Queensland
Differences
Cairns and the world
| City | Local time | Difference from CairnsDiff. |
|---|---|---|
 London | −9 h | |
 New York | −14 h | |
| Los Angeles | −17 h | |
| Chicago | −15 h | |
 São Paulo | −13 h | |
 Paris | −8 h | |
 Dubai | −6 h | |
 Mumbai | −4 h 30 min | |
 Singapore | −2 h | |
 Hong Kong | −2 h | |
 Tokyo | −1 h |
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Questions
Asked about Cairns
What time zone is Cairns in?
Cairns uses Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST), UTC+10. Its IANA time-zone ID is Australia/Brisbane.
Does Cairns use daylight saving time?
No. Cairns does not observe daylight saving time: the clocks stay on Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10) all year.
When does the sun rise and set in Cairns today?
Today in Cairns the sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 18:16, giving 12 h 27 min of daylight.