🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia
34
- Australian Eastern Daylight Time
- UTC+11
- Night
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 19:04 · 12 h 43 min
Sydney to Cairns: time difference
Cairns is 1 h behind Sydney. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇦🇺 Cairns, Australia
34
- Australian Eastern Standard Time
- UTC+10
- Night
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:16 · 12 h 23 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Sydney 21:04 9:04 PM Cairns 20:04 8:04 PM You –:–
21:04 9:04 PM
Australian Eastern Daylight Time · UTC+11
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 19:04
20:04 8:04 PM
Australian Eastern Standard Time · UTC+10
☀️ 05:53 · 🌙 18:16
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−1 h
Cairns is 1 h behind Sydney.
When you, Sydney 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
🇦🇺 Sydney
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
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 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇺 Sydney | 🇦🇺 Cairns |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:04 | 20:04 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Australian Eastern Daylight Time | Australian Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+11 | UTC+10 |
| Offset from Sydney | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Australia/Sydney | Australia/Brisbane |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+10, Apr 4, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:22 | 05:53 |
| Sunset | 19:04 | 18:16 |
| Daylight | 12 h 43 min | 12 h 23 min |
| People on this clock | 4,840,600 | 153,181 |
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Sydney and Cairns: common questions
How far behind Sydney is Cairns?
Cairns is 1 hour behind Sydney: UTC+10 against UTC+11.
What time is it in Cairns when it is 9:00 AM in Sydney?
When it is 9:00 AM in Sydney, it is 8:00 AM in Cairns.
What time is it in Cairns when it is 6:00 PM in Sydney?
When it is 6:00 PM in Sydney, it is 5:00 PM in Cairns.
When is a good time to call Cairns from Sydney?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Sydney – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Cairns – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Cairns?
Until 1:00 AM in Sydney it is still the previous day in Cairns. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Cairns it is already the next day in Sydney.
Does the time difference between Sydney and Cairns change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Sydney. From April 4, 2027, Cairns and Sydney will have the same time.
