Cebu to Cairns: time difference
Cairns is 2 h ahead of Cebu. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Cairns, Australia
37
- Australian Eastern Standard Time
- UTC+10
- Daytime
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:16 · 12 h 23 min
+2 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Cebu 10:46 10:46 AM Cairns 12:46 12:46 PM You –:–
10:46 10:46 AM
Philippine Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 05:34 · 🌙 17:31
12:46 12:46 PM
Australian Eastern Standard Time · UTC+10
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:16
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+2 h
Cairns is 2 h ahead of Cebu.
When you, Cebu 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
🇵🇭 Cebu
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
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 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇵🇭 Cebu | 🇦🇺 Cairns |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:46 | 12:46 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Philippine Standard Time | Australian Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+8 | UTC+10 |
| Offset from Cebu | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Manila | Australia/Brisbane |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:34 | 05:53 |
| Sunset | 17:31 | 18:16 |
| Daylight | 11 h 57 min | 12 h 23 min |
| People on this clock | 964,169 | 153,181 |
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Cebu and Cairns: common questions
How many hours ahead of Cebu is Cairns?
The clocks in Cairns are 2 hours ahead of those in Cebu (UTC+10 and UTC+8).
What time is it in Cairns at the start of the working day in Cebu?
The working day in Cebu starts at 9:00 AM; in Cairns it is 11:00 AM at that moment.
What time is it in Cairns at the end of the working day in Cebu?
The working day in Cebu ends at 6:00 PM; in Cairns it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Cebu and Cairns are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Cebu (11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Cairns), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Cebu is it tomorrow in Cairns?
Once it is 10:00 PM in Cebu, the date in Cairns has already changed. Until 2:00 AM in Cairns, it is still the previous day in Cebu.
Is the time difference between Cebu and Cairns the same all year?
Yes. Neither Cebu nor Cairns switches to summer time, so the gap is always 2 hours.
