Current Local Time in Cairns, Queensland, Australia

12:32:32 pm AEST

Friday, December 5, 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

88 °F

Sunny.
89 / 73 °F

Sat 6.		89 / 73 °F
Sun 7.		90 / 71 °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
Columbus

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Sunrise

5:34 am
↑ 114° Southeast

Sunset

6:40 pm
↑ 246° West

Day length

13 hours, 5 minutes
+23s longer

Moon 99.8%

Set – 5:17 am
Rise – 7:09 pm

High Tide

High – 9:34 am
High – 9:04 pm

Low Tide

Low – 2:34 am
Low – 3:56 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:07 pm
Altitude: 84.5°

Astronomical
Twilight

4:14 am – 4:42 am
7:32 pm – 8:00 pm

Nautical
Twilight

4:42 am – 5:11 am
7:03 pm – 7:32 pm

Civil
Twilight

5:11 am – 5:34 am
6:40 pm – 7:03 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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Friday, December 5, 2025