Time in Cairns, Australia

9:59:51 am

Sunday, November 1, 2026

14 hours ahead of New York.

DaylightSunset 6:22 pm · in 8 h 22 min

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Fine for a personal call.

Daytime on a Sunday in Cairns: most people are up and about.

Sun today

Sunset 6:22 pm

Sunrise 5:39 am · 12 h 43 min of daylight

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Time zone

AEST · UTC+10

All year. Cairns doesn’t change its clocks.

Your day against Cairns’s

Cairns’s working day, 9 am–6 pm, is 7 pm the day before to 4 am your time.

At 7:59 pm for you it’s 9:59 am in Cairns.

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Sunrise and sunset

On November 1, sunrise 5:39 am, sunset 6:22 pm: 12 h 43 min of daylight. Sunrise and sunset in Cairns

Golden hour today

On November 1: 5:25–6:09 am and 5:53–6:36 pm. Golden hour and blue hour in Cairns

Time zone

Australian Eastern Standard Time, UTC+10, all year. Australia/Brisbane What AEST means

Next clock change

Cairns doesn’t change its clocks. It keeps UTC+10 all year. Clock changes in south-east Australia

Country

Cairns is in Australia, in the Queensland zone: one of 3 time zones there. Time across Australia

Same clock

Brisbane keeps the same clock as Cairns, all year.

Sunset today in the nearest cities

Townsville6:21 pm
Port Moresby6:08 pm
Lae6:06 pm
Brisbane6:06 pm
Gold Coast6:05 pm
Darwin6:47 pm
Jayapura5:27 pm
Honiara6:17 pm

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Questions

Is it day or night in Cairns right now?

Daylight in Cairns. Sunset at 6:22 pm, in 8 h 22 min. Daytime on a Sunday in Cairns: most people are up and about.

What time zone is Cairns in?

Cairns is on Australian Eastern Standard Time, UTC+10, all year. Its zone in the time zone database is Australia/Brisbane.

Does Cairns use daylight saving time?

No. Cairns keeps UTC+10 all year.

When are sunrise and sunset in Cairns today?

On November 1, sunrise 5:39 am, sunset 6:22 pm: 12 h 43 min of daylight.

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