Austin, TX to Cairns: time difference
Cairns is 15 h ahead of Austin, TX. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Cairns, Australia
50
- Australian Eastern Standard Time
- UTC+10
- Daytime
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:16 · 12 h 23 min
+15 h
Your time
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Austin, TX 02:18 2:18 AM Cairns 17:18 5:18 PM You –:–
02:18 2:18 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 19:07
17:18 5:18 PM
Australian Eastern Standard Time · UTC+10
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:16
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+15 h
Cairns is 15 h ahead of Austin, TX.
When you, Austin, TX and Cairns are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇺🇸 Austin, TX
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇦🇺 Cairns
15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇺🇸 Austin, TX | 🇦🇺 Cairns |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 02:18 | 17:18 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Daylight Time | Australian Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-5 | UTC+10 |
| Offset from Austin, TX | — | +15 h |
| IANA zone | America/Chicago | Australia/Brisbane |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:30 | 05:53 |
| Sunset | 19:07 | 18:16 |
| Daylight | 11 h 36 min | 12 h 23 min |
| People on this clock | 974,447 | 153,181 |
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Austin, TX and Cairns: common questions
How far ahead of Austin, TX, is Cairns?
Cairns is 15 hours ahead of Austin: UTC+10 against UTC−5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Austin, TX, what time is it in Cairns?
At 9:00 AM in Austin, clocks in Cairns show 12:00 AM (the next day).
If it is 6:00 PM in Austin, TX, what time is it in Cairns?
At 6:00 PM in Austin, clocks in Cairns show 9:00 AM (the next day).
When do working hours in Austin, TX, and in Cairns overlap?
They don't: there are no shared working hours. The start of the day in Austin (9:00 AM) is 12:00 AM (the next day) in Cairns, and the start of the day in Cairns is 6:00 PM (the previous day) in Austin.
When is it already the next day in Cairns?
From 9:00 AM in Austin, TX, it is already the next day in Cairns. The other way round, until 3:00 PM in Cairns it is still the previous day in Austin.
Is the time difference between Austin, TX, and Cairns the same all year?
No. Only Austin switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From November 1, 2026, Cairns will be 16 hours ahead of Austin.
