Current time in Cairns, Queensland, Australia 

Current time in Cairns now, Australia

Thursday, 12 Nov 2026, Week 46, AEST

LocationCairns, Queensland
Location Lat/Long-16.9303 / 145.77
Country NameAustralia
Native NameAustralia
Capital CityCanberra
RegionOceania
SubregionAustralia and New Zealand
Country FlagAU
Country Flag UnicodeU+1F1E6 U+1F1FA
CurrencyAUD
Currency Symbol$
Phone Code61
Top Level Domain.au
Latitude / Longitude-27.00000000 / 133.00000000
Country Name Translationsbr: Austrália, pt: Austrália, nl: Australië, hr: Australija, fa: استرالیا, de: Australien, es: Australia, fr: Australie, ja: オーストラリア, it: Australia, 
AU

Sunrise

05:35:00

Sunset

18:27:00

Transit

12:01:00

Civil twilight begin

05:12:08

Civil twilight end

18:49:52

Nautical twilight begin

04:45:08

Nautical twilight end

19:16:52

Astronomical twilight begin

04:17:38

Astronomical twilight end

19:44:22

Time Zone in Cairns
Cairns Standard time (UTC +10)
No daylight saving time, same UTC offset all year

Cairns is 9 hours ahead Paris (-9)
Cairns is 1 hour ahead Tokyo (-1)
Cairns is 7 hours ahead Moscow (-7)
Cairns is 2 hours ahead Shanghai (-2)
Cairns is 16 hours ahead Chicago (-16)
Cairns is 1 hour ahead Seoul (-1)
Cairns is 10 hours ahead London (-10)
Cairns is 15 hours ahead New York (-15)
Cairns is 9 hours ahead Munich (-9)
Cairns is 6 hours ahead Dubai (-6)
Holidays in Cairns
  • New Year's Day
    2026-01-01
  • Australia Day
    2026-01-26
  • Good Friday
    2026-04-03
  • ANZAC Day,(ANZAC Day Observed)
    2026-04-25
  • Boxing Day
    2026-12-26

Cairns, Australia (Cairns) on the map

Population: 152729,  Latitude: -16.9303, Longitude: 145.77