Current Local Time in Cairns, Queensland, Australia

11:51:58 am AEST

Friday, December 19, 2025

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

Passing clouds.
89 / 74 °F

Sat 20.		89 / 74 °F
Sun 21.		88 / 76 °F

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Time Zone

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

No DST

No Daylight Saving Time in 2025

Difference

16 hours ahead of
Chicago

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Sunrise

5:39 am
↑ 115° Southeast

Sunset

6:48 pm
↑ 245° West

Day length

13 hours, 9 minutes
+4s longer

Moon 1.1%

Rise – 4:33 am
Set – 6:14 pm

High Tide

High – 9:11 am
High – 8:22 pm

Low Tide

Low – 2:13 am
Low – 3:33 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:13 pm
Altitude: 83.5°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:18 am – 4:47 am
7:40 pm – 8:09 pm

Nautical
Twilight

4:47 am – 5:15 am
7:12 pm – 7:40 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:15 am – 5:39 am
6:48 pm – 7:12 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
December 12, 2025
6:51 am

Next
Moon Phase

New Moon
December 20, 2025
11:43 am

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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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11:51 58 am

Friday, December 19, 2025