Cairns City, Australia
Live local time, today's date, Australia/Brisbane details, UTC offset and practical comparisons for Cairns City.
Cairns City time facts
These values are calculated for the current instant using Australia/Brisbane.
- Time zone
- Australia/Brisbane
- Abbreviation
- AEST
- UTC offset
- UTC+10:00
- Daylight saving
- No · Not active now
- Country
- Australia
Sky times for Cairns City
Local sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset and moon shape for Saturday, September 26, 2026. Times are calculated for -16.9207, 145.7736 in Australia/Brisbane and may vary slightly with terrain and atmospheric conditions.
Full Moon
100% illuminated
Lunar age 14.2 days. Moonrise is 5:49 PM; moonset is 5:26 AM.
Moon phase detailsCairns City across the day
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Time difference from Cairns City
Differences below use each location's current UTC offset and can change around daylight-saving transitions.
| City | Local time | Zone | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 3:36 PM | BST · UTC+01:00 | London is 9 hours behind Cairns City |
| New York United States | 10:36 AM | EDT · UTC-04:00 | New York is 14 hours behind Cairns City |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 6:36 PM | +04 · UTC+04:00 | Dubai is 6 hours behind Cairns City |
| Singapore Singapore | 10:36 PM | +08 · UTC+08:00 | Singapore is 2 hours behind Cairns City |
| Tokyo Japan | 11:36 PM | JST · UTC+09:00 | Tokyo is 1 hour behind Cairns City |
| Sydney Australia | 12:36 AM | AEST · UTC+10:00 | Same current time |
| Los Angeles United States | 7:36 AM | PDT · UTC-07:00 | Los Angeles is 17 hours behind Cairns City |
Cairns City time zone
- IANA identifier
- Australia/Brisbane
- Current abbreviation
- AEST
- Current UTC offset
- UTC+10:00
- Offsets seen in 2026
- UTC+10:00
- Abbreviations seen in 2026
- AEST
- Daylight saving in current year
- No seasonal offset change detected
- Next clock change
- No clock change was found in the next 550 days.
- Coordinates
- -16.9207, 145.7736
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Cairns City time questions
What time is it in Cairns City right now?
The live clock at the top shows the current time in Cairns City. At page generation it was 12:36 AM on Saturday, September 26, 2026.
What time zone is Cairns City in?
Cairns City uses the IANA time zone Australia/Brisbane. Its current abbreviation is AEST.
What is Cairns City's UTC offset?
The current UTC offset is UTC+10:00. The offset shown is calculated for the current instant rather than hardcoded.
Does Cairns City observe daylight saving time?
No daylight-saving offset change is detected for this zone in the current year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Cairns City today?
Today's calculated sunrise is 6:03 AM and sunset is 6:13 PM local time.
What time is moonrise in Cairns City today?
Today's calculated moonrise is 5:49 PM and moonset is 5:26 AM local time.
What is the moon shape today in Cairns City?
The current phase is Full Moon, approximately 100% illuminated, with a lunar age of 14.2 days.
What is the time difference between Cairns City and London?
At this moment London is 9 hours behind Cairns City. The difference may change when daylight-saving rules change.
