Right now, local time in Perth is 16:27 (GMT+8, UTC+08:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Perth ranks #176 worldwide by population and #4 in Australia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Australia/Perth GMT+8
- UTC offset
- UTC+08:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 1m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Day length
- 13h 18m
- Solar noon
- 12:01
- Daylight range
- 10h 03m (winter) – 14h 14m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 81% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Perth — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 31.9522° S, 115.8614° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Western Australia
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Population
- 2,384,371 · #176 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Perth through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 31.95° N, 64.14° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Saint George, Bermuda, about 70 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 05:27 ADT (Atlantic/Bermuda)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Perth today MWL
- Fajr
- 03:53
- Sunrise
- 05:21
- Dhuhr
- 12:01
- Asr
- 15:39
- Maghrib
- 18:40
- Isha
- 20:03
- Qibla direction
- 295.4° from north (WNW (295°))
Full prayer timetable for Perth — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Perth sits in the Australia/Perth time zone, UTC+08:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 13h 18m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. It is one of the 3834 cities we cover in Australia.
Perth's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Sydney, 3,290 km away; even Chicago lies some 17,664 km off. Its position on the globe is 31.95° S, 115.86° 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 | 01:27 | −15h |
| Chicago | 03:27 | −13h |
| São Paulo | 05:27 | −11h |
| London | 08:27 | −8h |
| Paris | 09:27 | −7h |
| Moscow | 11:27 | −5h |
| Dubai | 12:27 | −4h |
| Mumbai | 13:57 | −2h 30m |
| Singapore | 16:27 | same time |
| Hong Kong | 16:27 | same time |
| Tokyo | 17:27 | +1h |
| Sydney | 19:27 | +3h |
Best time to call Perth
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Perth local time:
Cities sharing Perth's time zone
Other cities in Australia
- Sydney19:27
- Melbourne19:27
- Brisbane18:27
- Adelaide18:57
- Gold Coast18:27
- Newcastle19:27
- Sunshine Coast18:27
- Canberra19:27
- Central Coast19:27
- Logan City18:27
- Geelong19:27
- Wollongong19:27
Distances from Perth
| Sydney | 3,290 km | ESE (103°) |
| Singapore | 3,914 km | NNW (339°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,037 km | N (358°) |
| Mumbai | 7,287 km | NW (315°) |
| Tokyo | 7,921 km | NNE (20°) |
| Dubai | 9,040 km | NW (307°) |
| Moscow | 12,219 km | NW (324°) |
| São Paulo | 13,569 km | SSW (199°) |
| Paris | 14,278 km | NW (310°) |
| London | 14,479 km | NW (313°) |
| Los Angeles | 15,024 km | ENE (72°) |
| Chicago | 17,664 km | NE (55°) |
Cities near Perth
- Northbridge1 km · 16:27
- Perth city centre1 km · 16:27
- East Perth1 km · 16:27
- Highgate2 km · 16:27
- West Perth2 km · 16:27
- Mount Lawley2 km · 16:27
- Leederville3 km · 16:27
- North Perth3 km · 16:27
FAQ
What time is it in Perth right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Perth (Australia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Perth in?
Perth runs on the Australia/Perth IANA time zone (UTC+08:00), currently abbreviated GMT+8.
Does Perth observe daylight saving time?
Perth does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Perth today?
Perth sees sunrise at 05:22 and sunset at 18:40 today, giving 13h 18m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Perth tonight?
The moon phase over Perth tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 81.3% illumination.
What is the antipode of Perth?
The antipode of Perth — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 31.95° N, 64.14° W. It falls on land, near Saint George, Bermuda, about 70 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Perth?
Perth lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Perth?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Perth, clocks run about 1 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.