🇦🇺 Time in Australia

Q: What is the capital of Australia?

The capital of Australia is Canberra . Click through for the current local time in Canberra, plus sunrise, sunset and weather details for the capital.

Q: What are the largest cities in Australia?

The most populous cities in Australia include Sydney , Melbourne , Brisbane , Perth and Adelaide . Each city page shows current local time, sunrise/sunset, and weather.

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Thursday, 13 August 2026

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Capital City: Canberra

Largest Cities:

Sydney (Pop. 5,231,147)
Melbourne (Pop. 4,917,750)
Brisbane (Pop. 2,582,007)
Perth (Pop. 2,192,229)
Adelaide (Pop. 1,387,290)

ISO Alpha-2: AU

ISO Alpha-3: AUS

IANA Time Zone: Antarctica/Macquarie (UTC+10:00)

Time Zones: ACDT, ACST, AEDT, AEST, AWST, JST

States and Territories in Australia

Australian Capital Territory New South Wales Northern Territory Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia

Time Now in Major Cities in Australia

Adelaide Thu 12:54:39
Ballarat Thu 13:24:39
Bendigo Thu 13:24:39
Brisbane Thu 13:24:39
Bunbury Thu 11:24:39
Cairns Thu 13:24:39
Canberra Thu 13:24:39
Darwin Thu 12:54:39
Geelong Thu 13:24:39
Gold Coast Thu 13:24:39
Hobart Thu 13:24:39
Launceston Thu 13:24:39
Logan City Thu 13:24:39
Mackay Thu 13:24:39
Mandurah Thu 11:24:39
Melbourne Thu 13:24:39
Perth Thu 11:24:39
Rockhampton Thu 13:24:39
Sydney Thu 13:24:39
Toowoomba Thu 13:24:39
Townsville Thu 13:24:39
Wollongong Thu 13:24:39

City	Current Time
Adelaide	Thu 12:54:39
Ballarat	Thu 13:24:39
Bendigo	Thu 13:24:39
Brisbane	Thu 13:24:39
Bunbury	Thu 11:24:39
Cairns	Thu 13:24:39
Canberra	Thu 13:24:39
Darwin	Thu 12:54:39
Geelong	Thu 13:24:39
Gold Coast	Thu 13:24:39
Hobart	Thu 13:24:39
Launceston	Thu 13:24:39
Logan City	Thu 13:24:39
Mackay	Thu 13:24:39
Mandurah	Thu 11:24:39
Melbourne	Thu 13:24:39
Perth	Thu 11:24:39
Rockhampton	Thu 13:24:39
Sydney	Thu 13:24:39
Toowoomba	Thu 13:24:39
Townsville	Thu 13:24:39
Wollongong	Thu 13:24:39

Time Now in All IANA Timezones for Australia

Antarctica/Macquarie Thu 13:24:39
Asia/Tokyo Thu 12:24:39
Australia/ACT Thu 13:24:39
Australia/Adelaide Thu 12:54:39
Australia/Brisbane Thu 13:24:39
Australia/Broken_Hill Thu 12:54:39
Australia/Canberra Thu 13:24:39
Australia/Currie Thu 13:24:39
Australia/Darwin Thu 12:54:39
Australia/Eucla Thu 12:09:39
Australia/Hobart Thu 13:24:39
Australia/LHI Thu 13:54:39
Australia/Lindeman Thu 13:24:39
Australia/Lord_Howe Thu 13:54:39
Australia/Melbourne Thu 13:24:39
Australia/North Thu 12:54:39
Australia/NSW Thu 13:24:39
Australia/Perth Thu 11:24:39
Australia/Queensland Thu 13:24:39
Australia/South Thu 12:54:39
Australia/Sydney Thu 13:24:39
Australia/Tasmania Thu 13:24:39
Australia/Victoria Thu 13:24:39
Australia/West Thu 11:24:39
Australia/Yancowinna Thu 12:54:39

Timezone	Current Time
Antarctica/Macquarie	Thu 13:24:39
Asia/Tokyo	Thu 12:24:39
Australia/ACT	Thu 13:24:39
Australia/Adelaide	Thu 12:54:39
Australia/Brisbane	Thu 13:24:39
Australia/Broken_Hill	Thu 12:54:39
Australia/Canberra	Thu 13:24:39
Australia/Currie	Thu 13:24:39
Australia/Darwin	Thu 12:54:39
Australia/Eucla	Thu 12:09:39
Australia/Hobart	Thu 13:24:39
Australia/LHI	Thu 13:54:39
Australia/Lindeman	Thu 13:24:39
Australia/Lord_Howe	Thu 13:54:39
Australia/Melbourne	Thu 13:24:39
Australia/North	Thu 12:54:39
Australia/NSW	Thu 13:24:39
Australia/Perth	Thu 11:24:39
Australia/Queensland	Thu 13:24:39
Australia/South	Thu 12:54:39
Australia/Sydney	Thu 13:24:39
Australia/Tasmania	Thu 13:24:39
Australia/Victoria	Thu 13:24:39
Australia/West	Thu 11:24:39
Australia/Yancowinna	Thu 12:54:39

Sunrise and Sunset in Australia (22 Locations)

Adelaide

↑ 6:58 AM

↓ 5:42 PM
Ballarat

↑ 7:12 AM

↓ 5:47 PM
Bendigo

↑ 7:09 AM

↓ 5:46 PM
Brisbane

↑ 6:20 AM

↓ 5:25 PM
Bunbury

↑ 6:58 AM

↓ 5:46 PM
Cairns

↑ 6:36 AM

↓ 6:07 PM
Canberra

↑ 6:47 AM

↓ 5:29 PM
Darwin

↑ 7:01 AM

↓ 6:41 PM
Geelong

↑ 7:11 AM

↓ 5:44 PM
Gold Coast

↑ 6:19 AM

↓ 5:23 PM
Hobart

↑ 7:07 AM

↓ 5:24 PM
Launceston

↑ 7:05 AM

↓ 5:27 PM
Logan City

↑ 6:20 AM

↓ 5:24 PM
Mackay

↑ 6:28 AM

↓ 5:48 PM
Mandurah

↑ 6:56 AM

↓ 5:47 PM
Melbourne

↑ 7:08 AM

↓ 5:42 PM
Perth

↑ 6:55 AM

↓ 5:47 PM
Rockhampton

↑ 6:25 AM

↓ 5:40 PM
Sydney

↑ 6:36 AM

↓ 5:23 PM
Toowoomba

↑ 6:25 AM

↓ 5:29 PM
Townsville

↑ 6:35 AM

↓ 6:00 PM
Wollongong

↑ 6:39 AM

↓ 5:24 PM

City	↑ Sunrise	↓ Sunset
Adelaide	↑ 6:58 AM	↓ 5:42 PM
Ballarat	↑ 7:12 AM	↓ 5:47 PM
Bendigo	↑ 7:09 AM	↓ 5:46 PM
Brisbane	↑ 6:20 AM	↓ 5:25 PM
Bunbury	↑ 6:58 AM	↓ 5:46 PM
Cairns	↑ 6:36 AM	↓ 6:07 PM
Canberra	↑ 6:47 AM	↓ 5:29 PM
Darwin	↑ 7:01 AM	↓ 6:41 PM
Geelong	↑ 7:11 AM	↓ 5:44 PM
Gold Coast	↑ 6:19 AM	↓ 5:23 PM
Hobart	↑ 7:07 AM	↓ 5:24 PM
Launceston	↑ 7:05 AM	↓ 5:27 PM
Logan City	↑ 6:20 AM	↓ 5:24 PM
Mackay	↑ 6:28 AM	↓ 5:48 PM
Mandurah	↑ 6:56 AM	↓ 5:47 PM
Melbourne	↑ 7:08 AM	↓ 5:42 PM
Perth	↑ 6:55 AM	↓ 5:47 PM
Rockhampton	↑ 6:25 AM	↓ 5:40 PM
Sydney	↑ 6:36 AM	↓ 5:23 PM
Toowoomba	↑ 6:25 AM	↓ 5:29 PM
Townsville	↑ 6:35 AM	↓ 6:00 PM
Wollongong	↑ 6:39 AM	↓ 5:24 PM

Current Weather in Australia (22 Locations)

City	Condition	Temp.

Information about Australia

Population	24,992,369
Area	7,686,850 km²
ISO Numeric Code	036
FIPS Code	AS
Top Level Domain	.au
Currency	Dollar (AUD)
Phone Prefix	+61
Country Code	+61
Postal Code Format	####
Postal Code Regex	`^(\d{4})$`
Languages	EN-AU (en-AU)

Upcoming Public Holidays in Australia

This year, Australia observes 7 public holidays, with 7 scheduled for 2027. The next holiday is Christmas Day on 25 Dec. The most recently passed holiday was ANZAC Day. Explore the full calendar of Public Holidays in Australia to plan your schedule.

Christmas Day 25 Dec • Friday
Boxing Day 26 Dec • Saturday
New Year's Day 01 Jan • Friday
Australia Day 26 Jan • Tuesday
Good Friday 26 Mar • Friday
Easter Monday 29 Mar • Monday
ANZAC Day 25 Apr • Sunday

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FAQ — Australia

Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.

The clocks at the top of this page show the current local time in Australia, updated live. Australia uses Antarctica/Macquarie (AEST) — UTC+10:00.

Australia spans 25 time zones. The full list of time zones and the current local time in each is shown above on this page. Countries split into multiple time zones for geographic, political, or historical reasons — wider east-west spans usually mean more zones.

The capital of Australia is Canberra. Click through for the current local time in Canberra, plus sunrise, sunset and weather details for the capital.

The most populous cities in Australia include Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. Each city page shows current local time, sunrise/sunset, and weather.

Australia observes 7 public holidays this year. The full list — fixed and movable, religious and secular, national and regional — is on the Australia public holidays page.

Australia's ISO 3166-1 country codes are: alpha-2 code AU and alpha-3 code AUS. These codes are used in address fields, web domains (ccTLD), phone country lookups, and any international data interchange referring to this country. The Australia calendar also uses these as identifiers.

🇦🇺 Time in Australia

States and Territories in Australia

Time Now in Major Cities in Australia

Time Now in All IANA Timezones for Australia

Sunrise and Sunset in Australia (22 Locations)

Current Weather in Australia (22 Locations)

Information about Australia

Upcoming Public Holidays in Australia

FAQ — Australia

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