🇦🇺 Cairns, Australia
41
- Australian Eastern Standard Time
- UTC+10
- Sunset
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:16 · 12 h 23 min
Cairns to Sydney: time difference
Sydney is 1 h ahead of Cairns. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia
41
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Twilight
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 19:04 · 12 h 43 min
+1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cairns 18:21 6:21 PM Sydney 19:21 7:21 PM You –:–
18:21 6:21 PM
Australian Eastern Standard Time · UTC+10
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:16
19:21 7:21 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 19:04
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+1 h
Sydney is 1 h ahead of Cairns.
When you, Cairns and Sydney are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇦🇺 Cairns
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
🇦🇺 Sydney
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇺 Cairns | 🇦🇺 Sydney |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:21 | 19:21 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Standard Time | Australian Eastern Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+10 | UTC+11 |
| Offset from Cairns | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Brisbane | Australia/Sydney |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:53 | 06:22 |
| Sunset | 18:16 | 19:04 |
| Daylight | 12 h 23 min | 12 h 43 min |
| People on this clock | 153,181 | 4,840,600 |
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Cairns and Sydney: common questions
How far ahead of Cairns is Sydney?
Sydney is 1 hour ahead of Cairns: UTC+11 against UTC+10.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cairns, what time is it in Sydney?
At 9:00 AM in Cairns, clocks in Sydney show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Sydney at the end of the working day in Cairns?
The working day in Cairns ends at 6:00 PM; in Sydney it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Cairns and Sydney are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cairns (10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Sydney), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Sydney compared with Cairns?
The new day starts in Sydney earlier: at 11:00 PM in Cairns it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Sydney, Cairns is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Cairns and Sydney change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in Sydney but not in Cairns. From April 4, 2027, Sydney and Cairns will have the same time.
