Current Local Time in Cairns City, Queensland, Australia

8:23:57 am AEST

Friday, December 12, 2025

Country:	Australia
State:	Queensland (Qld)
Type:	Section of Populated Place
Lat/Long:	16°55'S / 145°46'E
Currency:	Australian Dollar (AUD)
Languages:	English

°F

Weather

82 °F

Sunny.
90 / 69 °F

Sat 13.		90 / 74 °F
Sun 14.		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

15 hours ahead of
New York

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Sunrise

5:36 am
↑ 114° Southeast

Sunset

6:44 pm
↑ 246° West

Day length

13 hours, 8 minutes
+14s longer

Moon 49.5%

Rise – 12:11 am
Set – 12:22 pm

High Tide

High – 5:14 am
High – 4:58 pm

Low Tide

Low – 10:23 am
Low – 11:45 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:10 pm
Altitude: 83.8°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:15 am – 4:44 am
7:36 pm – 8:05 pm

Nautical
Twilight

4:44 am – 5:12 am
7:08 pm – 7:36 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:12 am – 5:36 am
6:44 pm – 7:08 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 City
Cooktown Airport, CTN
About 109 mi NNW of Cairns City

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8:2357am

Friday, December 12, 2025