Current Local Time in Townsville, Queensland, Australia

11:03:13 pm AEST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Country:	Australia
State:	Queensland (Qld)
Lat/Long:	19°15'S / 146°49'E
Elevation:	10 m
Currency:	Australian Dollar (AUD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+61

°F

Weather

82 °F

Passing clouds.
85 / 76 °F

Fri 23.		86 / 75 °F
Sat 24.		87 / 76 °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

5:50 am
↑ 112° Southeast

Sunset

6:56 pm
↑ 249° West

Day length

13 hours, 6 minutes
-43s shorter

Moon 7.6%

Rise – 7:42 am
Set – 8:42 pm

High Tide

High – 10:32 am
High – 10:20 pm

Low Tide

Low – 3:43 am
Low – 5:14 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:23 pm
Altitude: 89.3°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:30 am – 4:59 am
7:48 pm – 8:17 pm

Nautical
Twilight

4:59 am – 5:27 am
7:20 pm – 7:48 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:27 am – 5:50 am
6:56 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

Townsville International Airport, TSV
About 4 mi W of Townsville
Cairns International Airport, CNS
About 178 mi NNW of Townsville

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11:0313pm

Wednesday, January 21, 2026