Right now, local time in Cairns is 01:48 (GMT+10, UTC+10:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Cairns ranks #4010 worldwide by population and #16 in Australia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Australia/Brisbane GMT+10
- UTC offset
- UTC+10:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 1m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Day length
- 12h 44m
- Solar noon
- 12:01
- Daylight range
- 11h 07m (winter) – 13h 08m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Cairns — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 16.9237° S, 145.7661° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Queensland
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Population
- 153,075 · #4010 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Cairns through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 16.92° N, 34.23° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Alto Mira, Cabo Verde, 959 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Cairns today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:22
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Dhuhr
- 12:01
- Asr
- 15:12
- Maghrib
- 18:23
- Isha
- 19:34
- Qibla direction
- 287.1° from north (WNW (287°))
Full prayer timetable for Cairns — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Cairns sits in the Australia/Brisbane time zone, UTC+10:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 44m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 3834 cities we cover in Australia.
Cairns's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Sydney, 1,961 km away; even São Paulo lies some 15,317 km off. Its position on the globe is 16.92° S, 145.77° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 07:48 | −18h |
| Chicago | 09:48 | −16h |
| São Paulo | 12:48 | −13h |
| London | 15:48 | −10h |
| Paris | 16:48 | −9h |
| Moscow | 18:48 | −7h |
| Dubai | 19:48 | −6h |
| Mumbai | 21:18 | −4h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:48 | −2h |
| Hong Kong | 23:48 | −2h |
| Tokyo | 00:48 | −1h |
| Sydney | 02:48 | +1h |
Best time to call Cairns
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Cairns local time:
Cities sharing Cairns's time zone
Other cities in Australia
- Sydney02:48
- Melbourne02:48
- Brisbane01:48
- Perth23:48
- Adelaide02:18
- Gold Coast01:48
- Newcastle02:48
- Sunshine Coast01:48
- Canberra02:48
- Central Coast02:48
- Logan City01:48
- Geelong02:48
Distances from Cairns
| Sydney | 1,961 km | SSE (165°) |
| Singapore | 5,027 km | WNW (290°) |
| Hong Kong | 5,556 km | NW (321°) |
| Tokyo | 5,885 km | N (354°) |
| Mumbai | 8,913 km | WNW (293°) |
| Dubai | 10,846 km | WNW (294°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,589 km | ENE (58°) |
| Moscow | 12,687 km | NW (324°) |
| Chicago | 14,260 km | NE (50°) |
| London | 15,137 km | NNW (330°) |
| Paris | 15,171 km | NW (325°) |
| São Paulo | 15,317 km | SSE (163°) |
Cities near Cairns
- Parramatta Park0 km · 01:48
- Cairns City1 km · 01:48
- Westcourt2 km · 01:48
- Bungalow2 km · 01:48
- Manunda2 km · 01:48
- Cairns North2 km · 01:48
- Edge Hill3 km · 01:48
- Manoora3 km · 01:48
FAQ
What time is it in Cairns right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Cairns (Australia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Cairns in?
Cairns runs on the Australia/Brisbane IANA time zone (UTC+10:00), currently abbreviated GMT+10.
Does Cairns observe daylight saving time?
Cairns does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Cairns today?
Cairns sees sunrise at 05:39 and sunset at 18:23 today, giving 12h 44m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Cairns tonight?
The moon phase over Cairns tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Cairns?
The antipode of Cairns — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 16.92° N, 34.23° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Alto Mira, Cabo Verde, roughly 959 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Cairns?
Cairns lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Cairns?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Cairns, clocks run about 1 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.