Current Time in Darwin, Australia 🇦🇺
Lat/Long: 12.46° S, 130.84° E
State: Northern Territory
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia
IANA Timezone: Australia/Darwin
Timezone: ACST
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 Darwin
Sunrise
in Darwin
↑
7:03 AM
Sunset
in Darwin
↓
6:27 PM
Day Length
11h 24m
Dawn
in Darwin
6:39 AM
Dusk
in Darwin
6:51 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Darwin
Current Phase
Last Quarter
Illumination
61.0%
Next Moonrise
↑
Tomorrow, 00:12
Next Moonset
↓
Tomorrow, 12:43
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FAQ — Time in Darwin
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 18:03:00 in Darwin, 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.
Darwin uses Australia/Darwin (ACST) — UTC+09:30. The IANA time zone identifier is Australia/Darwin, the standard reference used by operating systems and time databases worldwide.
No, Darwin does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The local time stays at Australia/Darwin (ACST) — UTC+09:30 year-round.
Darwin is currently +09:30 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 Darwin's local time, use our time calculator.
Australia has chosen not to observe Daylight Saving Time. Many countries near the equator have little reason to shift clocks because daylight hours stay relatively constant year-round; others have abolished DST for policy reasons.