Current Local Time in Cairns, Queensland, Australia

2:08:00 pm AEST

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Country:	Australia
State:	Queensland (Qld)
Lat/Long:	16°55'S / 145°47'E
Elevation:	10 m
Currency:	Australian Dollar (AUD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+61

°F

Weather

86 °F

Broken clouds.
89 / 76 °F

Thu 5.		89 / 76 °F
Fri 6.		83 / 77 °F

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Time Zone

AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time)
UTC/GMT +10 hours

No DST

No Daylight Saving Time in 2026

Difference

15 hours ahead of
Columbus

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Sunrise

6:06 am
↑ 107° East

Sunset

6:54 pm
↑ 253° West

Day length

12 hours, 48 minutes
-48s shorter

Moon 93.9%

Set – 7:58 am
Rise – 8:37 pm

High Tide

High – 11:04 am
High – 10:55 pm

Low Tide

Low – 4:23 am
Low – 5:30 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 12:30 pm
Altitude: 89.3°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:49 am – 5:17 am
7:44 pm – 8:11 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:17 am – 5:43 am
7:17 pm – 7:44 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:43 am – 6:06 am
6:54 pm – 7:17 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Full Moon
February 2, 2026
8:09 am

Next
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
February 9, 2026
10:43 pm

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Airports

Cairns International Airport, CNS
About 3 mi NNW of Cairns
Cooktown Airport, CTN
About 109 mi NNW of Cairns

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2:08 00 pm

Wednesday, February 4, 2026