Current Time in Canberra, Australia 🇦🇺
Lat/Long: 35.28° S, 149.13° E
State: Australian Capital Territory
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia
IANA Timezone: Australia/Canberra
Timezone: AEST
Daylight Saving Time: No ❌
Standard Timezone Abbreviations used in Australia: ACST, AEST, AWST, JST
Daylight Saving Timezone Abbreviations used in Australia: ACDT, AEDT
Time now in other cities in Australia:
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Sunrise & Sunset Times for Canberra
Sunrise
in Canberra
↑
7:07 AM
Sunset
in Canberra
↓
4:57 PM
Day Length
9h 49m
Dawn
in Canberra
6:39 AM
Dusk
in Canberra
5:26 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Canberra
Current Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
45.2%
Next Moonrise
↑
Tomorrow, 01:13
Next Moonset
↓
Today, 12:34
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FAQ — Time in Canberra
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 07:12:43 in Canberra, Australia. The clock at the top of this page updates live, second by second, synchronized with our server time. You can also check sunrise and sunset times for the same city.
Canberra uses Australia/Canberra (AEST) — UTC+10:00. The IANA time zone identifier is Australia/Canberra, the standard reference used by operating systems and time databases worldwide.
Yes, Canberra observes Daylight Saving Time. Clocks move forward by one hour in spring and back by one hour in autumn. During DST, the local abbreviation becomes AEDT (UTC+11:00). Check the Australia public holiday calendar for the exact transition dates each year.
Canberra is currently +10:00 relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is the global time standard from which all other time zones are offset. To see the matching Unix timestamp or run add/subtract calculations against Canberra's local time, use our time calculator.
In Australia, daylight saving time changes typically happen twice a year. Clocks shift forward by one hour in spring (entering daylight saving time) and shift back by one hour in autumn (returning to standard time). Exact dates vary; see the Australia calendar for this year's transition.