Palmerston
Northern Territory, Australia
Thursday, 13th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+9:30
- Time zone
- Australia/DarwinACST
- Sunrise
- 9:30 pm
- Sunset
- 9:11 am
- Daylight
- 11 hours 40 minutes33 seconds longer than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
Daylight saving in Palmerston
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Palmerston has stayed on ACST (UTC+9:30) all year, which means the difference to places that do change their clocks moves by an hour twice a year without Palmerston doing anything.
Palmerston time to your time
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Call times with London
There is no hour when both places are inside normal working hours. The least bad slot is usually early morning at the western end.
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Time difference between Palmerston and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 5:18 pm Wed | 17:18 | 16 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Mexico City CST | 6:18 pm Wed | 18:18 | 15 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Chicago CDT | 7:18 pm Wed | 19:18 | 14 hours 30 minutes behind |
| New York City EDT | 8:18 pm Wed | 20:18 | 13 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Toronto EDT | 8:18 pm Wed | 20:18 | 13 hours 30 minutes behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 9:18 pm Wed | 21:18 | 12 hours 30 minutes behind |
| London BST | 1:18 am | 01:18 | 8 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Paris CEST | 2:18 am | 02:18 | 7 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Berlin CEST | 2:18 am | 02:18 | 7 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Johannesburg SAST | 2:18 am | 02:18 | 7 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Moscow MSK | 3:18 am | 03:18 | 6 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Cairo EEST | 3:18 am | 03:18 | 6 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 4:18 am | 04:18 | 5 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Delhi IST | 5:48 am | 05:48 | 4 hours behind |
| Shanghai CST | 8:18 am | 08:18 | 1 hour 30 minutes behind |
| Tokyo JST | 9:18 am | 09:18 | 30 minutes behind |
| Sydney AEST | 10:18 am | 10:18 | 30 minutes ahead |
| Auckland NZST | 12:18 pm | 12:18 | 2 hours 30 minutes ahead |
About Palmerston
- Population
- 33695
- Coordinates
- -12.486, 130.983
- Region
- Northern Territory, Australia
- IANA zone
- Australia/Darwin
- Solar noon
- 3:21 am
Sunrise and sunset above are computed from these coordinates with the NOAA solar equations — not looked up from a table, and not the same as the neighbouring city's.
Nearby and related
Questions people ask
What time is it in Palmerston right now?
It is 9:48 am (09:48 on a 24-hour clock) on Thursday, 13th August 2026 in Palmerston. The clock on this page updates every second and is set from the server, not from your device, so it stays right even if your own clock has drifted.
What time zone is Palmerston in?
Palmerston uses the Australia/Darwin time zone, currently ACST (UTC+9:30). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column — abbreviations like ACST are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Palmerston on daylight saving time right now?
No — and it never is. Palmerston stays on ACST (UTC+9:30) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Palmerston today?
The sun rises at 7:00 am and sets at 6:41 pm today, giving 11 hours 40 minutes of daylight. That is 33 seconds longer than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Palmerston of Los Angeles?
Palmerston is 16 hours 30 minutes ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 9:48 am in Palmerston, it is 5:18 pm in Los Angeles. The full comparison table on this page covers twenty major cities and recalculates itself whenever either end changes its clocks.
Where exactly is Palmerston?
Palmerston is in Northern Territory, Australia, at 12.49° S, 130.98° E, with a population of about 33,695. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.