Cairns
Queensland, Australia
Sunday, 27th September 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+10
- Time zone
- Australia/BrisbaneAEST
- Sunrise
- 6:02 am
- Sunset
- 6:13 pm
- Daylight
- 12 hours 10 minutes56 seconds longer than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
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Daylight saving in Cairns
Clocks here do not change: this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Cairns has stayed on AEST (UTC+10) all year, which means the difference to places that do change their clocks moves by an hour twice a year without Cairns doing anything.
Cairns time to your time
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Time difference between Cairns and major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 4:12 am | 04:12 | 17 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 5:12 am | 05:12 | 16 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 6:12 am | 06:12 | 15 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 7:12 am | 07:12 | 14 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 7:12 am | 07:12 | 14 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 8:12 am | 08:12 | 13 hours behind |
| London BST | 12:12 pm | 12:12 | 9 hours behind |
| Paris CEST | 1:12 pm | 13:12 | 8 hours behind |
| Berlin CEST | 1:12 pm | 13:12 | 8 hours behind |
| Johannesburg SAST | 1:12 pm | 13:12 | 8 hours behind |
| Moscow MSK | 2:12 pm | 14:12 | 7 hours behind |
| Cairo EEST | 2:12 pm | 14:12 | 7 hours behind |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 3:12 pm | 15:12 | 6 hours behind |
| Delhi IST | 4:42 pm | 16:42 | 4 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Shanghai CST | 7:12 pm | 19:12 | 2 hours behind |
| Tokyo JST | 8:12 pm | 20:12 | 1 hour behind |
| Sydney AEST | 9:12 pm | 21:12 | the same time |
| Auckland NZDT | 12:12 am Mon | 00:12 | 3 hours ahead |
About Cairns
- Population
- 153075
- Coordinates
- -16.924, 145.766
- Region
- Queensland, Australia
- IANA zone
- Australia/Brisbane
- Solar noon
- 12:08 pm
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.
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Cairns right now?
It is 9:12 pm (21:12 on a 24-hour clock) on Sunday, 27th September 2026 in Cairns. 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 Cairns in?
Cairns uses the Australia/Brisbane time zone, currently AEST (UTC+10). That IANA identifier is the one to put in a calendar invite or a database column: abbreviations like AEST are ambiguous, IANA identifiers are not.
Is Cairns on daylight saving time right now?
No, and it never is. Cairns stays on AEST (UTC+10) all year round.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Cairns today?
The sun rises at 6:02 am and sets at 6:13 pm today, giving 12 hours 10 minutes of daylight. That is 56 seconds longer than yesterday.
How many hours ahead is Cairns of Los Angeles?
Cairns is 17 hours ahead of Los Angeles. When it is 9:12 pm in Cairns, it is 4:12 am 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 Cairns?
Cairns is in Queensland, Australia, at 16.92° S, 145.77° E, with a population of about 153,075. Those coordinates are what the sunrise and sunset times above are calculated from.