Current Time in Townsville, Australia 🇦🇺
Lat/Long: 19.27° S, 146.81° E
State: Queensland
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia
IANA Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
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 Townsville
Sunrise
in Townsville
↑
6:47 AM
Sunset
in Townsville
↓
5:46 PM
Day Length
10h 59m
Dawn
in Townsville
6:23 AM
Dusk
in Townsville
6:10 PM
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Moon Phases & Times for Townsville
Current Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
91.0%
Next Moonrise
↑
Today, 20:35
Next Moonset
↓
Tomorrow, 09:36
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FAQ — Time in Townsville
Common questions about this page — answers customized for the data shown above.
It is currently 13:35:21 in Townsville, 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.
Townsville uses Australia/Brisbane (AEST) — UTC+10:00. The IANA time zone identifier is Australia/Brisbane, the standard reference used by operating systems and time databases worldwide.
No, Townsville does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The local time stays at Australia/Brisbane (AEST) — UTC+10:00 year-round.
Townsville 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 Townsville'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.