Current Local Time in Cairns, Queensland, Australia

2:47:52 pm AEST

Tuesday, December 9, 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

91 °F

Passing clouds.
90 / 74 °F

Wed 10.		90 / 74 °F
Thu 11.		90 / 73 °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

18 hours ahead of
Los Angeles

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Sunrise

5:35 am
↑ 114° Southeast

Sunset

6:42 pm
↑ 246° West

Day length

13 hours, 7 minutes
+18s longer

Moon 76.7%

Set – 9:41 am
Rise – 10:55 pm

High Tide

High – 12:09 am
High – 1:49 pm

Low Tide

Low – 6:16 am
Low – 9:03 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:09 pm
Altitude: 84.1°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:14 am – 4:43 am
7:34 pm – 8:03 pm

Nautical
Twilight

4:43 am – 5:11 am
7:06 pm – 7:34 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:11 am – 5:35 am
6:42 pm – 7:06 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Full Moon
December 5, 2025
9:14 am

Next
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
December 12, 2025
6:51 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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Tuesday, December 9, 2025