Current Local Time in Cairns, Queensland, Australia

12:09:56 pm AEST

Sunday, November 15, 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

Sunny.
89 / 73 °F

Mon 16.		89 / 73 °F
Tue 17.		89 / 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

15 hours ahead of
Columbus

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Sunrise

5:34 am
↑ 110° East

Sunset

6:28 pm
↑ 250° West

Day length

12 hours, 54 minutes
+43s longer

Moon 28.0%

Rise – 10:01 am
Set – 11:24 pm

High Tide

High – 3:38 pm

Low Tide

Low – 3:45 am

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:01 pm
Altitude: 88.5°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:16 am – 4:44 am
7:18 pm – 7:46 pm

Nautical
Twilight

4:44 am – 5:11 am
6:51 pm – 7:18 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:11 am – 5:34 am
6:28 pm – 6:51 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
November 9, 2026
5:02 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
November 17, 2026
9:47 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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12:09 56 pm

Sunday, November 15, 2026