Current Local Time in Cairns, Queensland, Australia

3:30:15 am AEST

Sunday, March 22, 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

75 °F

Sprinkles. Passing clouds.
81 / 76 °F

Mon 23.		84 / 73 °F
Tue 24.		87 / 71 °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

14 hours ahead of
Columbus

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Sunrise

6:21 am
↑ 90° East

Sunset

6:26 pm
↑ 270° West

Day length

12 hours, 5 minutes
-57s shorter

Moon 9.4%

Rise – 9:08 am
Set – 8:40 pm

High Tide

High – 10:33 am
High – 11:58 pm

Low Tide

Low – 4:49 am
Low – 5:01 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 12:23 pm
Altitude: 72.5°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:09 am – 5:34 am
7:13 pm – 7:38 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:34 am – 5:59 am
6:48 pm – 7:13 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:59 am – 6:21 am
6:26 pm – 6:48 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
March 19, 2026
11:23 am

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
March 26, 2026
5:17 am

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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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3:3015am

Sunday, March 22, 2026