Current Local Time in Cairns, Queensland, Australia

8:01:37 pm AEST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Country:	Australia
State:	Queensland (Qld)
Lat/Long:	16°55'S / 145°47'E
Elevation:	10 m
Currency:	Australian Dollar (AUD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+61

°F

Weather

82 °F

Clear.
90 / 76 °F

Thu 22.		90 / 76 °F
Fri 23.		89 / 73 °F

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Time Zone

AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time)
UTC/GMT +10 hours

No DST

No Daylight Saving Time in 2026

Difference

15 hours ahead of
Columbus

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Sunrise

5:58 am
↑ 111° Southeast

Sunset

6:57 pm
↑ 249° West

Day length

12 hours, 58 minutes
-37s shorter

Moon 6.9%

Rise – 7:49 am
Set – 8:44 pm

High Tide

High – 10:49 am
High – 10:20 pm

Low Tide

Low – 3:55 am
Low – 5:16 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:28 pm
Altitude: 87.0°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:39 am – 5:08 am
7:47 pm – 8:15 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:08 am – 5:35 am
7:20 pm – 7:47 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:35 am – 5:58 am
6:57 pm – 7:20 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 19, 2026
5:51 am

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 26, 2026
2:47 pm

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Airports

Cairns International Airport, CNS
About 3 mi NNW of Cairns
Cooktown Airport, CTN
About 109 mi NNW of Cairns

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8:0137pm

Wednesday, January 21, 2026