Current Local Time in Cairns, Queensland, Australia

12:30:34 pm AEST

Saturday, May 9, 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

81 °F

Broken clouds.
82 / 71 °F

Sun 10.		82 / 71 °F
Mon 11.		80 / 72 °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

14 hours ahead of
Columbus

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Sunrise

6:31 am
↑ 72° East

Sunset

5:55 pm
↑ 288° West

Day length

11 hours, 24 minutes
-42s shorter

Moon 57.8%

Set – 12:24 pm
Rise – 11:59 pm

High Tide

High – 4:38 am
High – 5:21 pm

Low Tide

Low – 12:06 pm
Low – 9:44 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 12:13 pm
Altitude: 55.8°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:16 am – 5:42 am
6:43 pm – 7:09 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:42 am – 6:08 am
6:17 pm – 6:43 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:08 am – 6:31 am
5:55 pm – 6:17 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Full Moon
May 2, 2026
3:23 am

Next
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
May 10, 2026
7:10 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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Cairns

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12:30 34 pm

Saturday, May 9, 2026