Right now, local time in Cooktown is 05:14 (GMT+10, UTC+10:00), and today is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Cooktown ranks #87954 worldwide by population and #2170 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 3m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Day length
- 12h 41m
- Solar noon
- 12:03
- Daylight range
- 11h 12m (winter) – 13h 03m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 47% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Cooktown — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 15.4657° S, 145.2498° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Queensland
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Population
- 3,173 · #87954 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Cooktown through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 15.47° N, 34.75° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Alto Mira, Cabo Verde, 1,033 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Cooktown today MWL
- Fajr
- 04:27
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Dhuhr
- 12:04
- Asr
- 15:10
- Maghrib
- 18:23
- Isha
- 19:34
- Qibla direction
- 287.7° from north (WNW (288°))
Full prayer timetable for Cooktown — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Cooktown sits in the Australia/Brisbane time zone, UTC+10:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 41m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 3834 cities we cover in Australia.
Cooktown's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Sydney, 2,132 km away; even São Paulo lies some 15,489 km off. Its position on the globe is 15.47° S, 145.25° 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 | 11:14 | −18h |
| Chicago | 13:14 | −16h |
| São Paulo | 16:14 | −13h |
| London | 19:14 | −10h |
| Paris | 20:14 | −9h |
| Moscow | 22:14 | −7h |
| Dubai | 23:14 | −6h |
| Mumbai | 00:44 | −4h 30m |
| Singapore | 03:14 | −2h |
| Hong Kong | 03:14 | −2h |
| Tokyo | 04:14 | −1h |
| Sydney | 06:14 | +1h |
Best time to call Cooktown
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Cooktown local time:
Cities sharing Cooktown's time zone
Other cities in Australia
- Sydney06:14
- Melbourne06:14
- Brisbane05:14
- Perth03:14
- Adelaide05:44
- Gold Coast05:14
- Newcastle06:14
- Sunshine Coast05:14
- Canberra06:14
- Central Coast06:14
- Logan City05:14
- Geelong06:14
Distances from Cooktown
| Sydney | 2,132 km | SSE (165°) |
| Singapore | 4,922 km | WNW (289°) |
| Hong Kong | 5,396 km | NW (320°) |
| Tokyo | 5,718 km | N (354°) |
| Mumbai | 8,798 km | WNW (293°) |
| Dubai | 10,729 km | WNW (294°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,551 km | ENE (58°) |
| Moscow | 12,523 km | NW (324°) |
| Chicago | 14,196 km | NE (49°) |
| London | 14,969 km | NNW (330°) |
| Paris | 15,006 km | NW (326°) |
| São Paulo | 15,489 km | SSE (163°) |
Cities near Cooktown
- Hope Vale24 km · 05:14
- Mossman112 km · 05:14
- Port Douglas116 km · 05:14
- Craiglie122 km · 05:14
- Julatten127 km · 05:14
- Palm Cove150 km · 05:14
- Clifton Beach151 km · 05:14
- Kewarra Beach154 km · 05:14
FAQ
What time is it in Cooktown right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Cooktown (Australia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Cooktown in?
Cooktown runs on the Australia/Brisbane IANA time zone (UTC+10:00), currently abbreviated GMT+10.
Does Cooktown observe daylight saving time?
Cooktown does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Cooktown today?
Cooktown sees sunrise at 05:43 and sunset at 18:24 today, giving 12h 41m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Cooktown tonight?
The moon phase over Cooktown tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 47.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Cooktown?
The antipode of Cooktown — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 15.47° N, 34.75° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Alto Mira, Cabo Verde, roughly 1,033 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Cooktown?
Cooktown lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Cooktown?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Cooktown, clocks run about 3 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.