Current local time in Darwin, Australia

Darwin is on Australian Central Standard Time (UTC+9:30) all year round. The clock below is live and uses your browser’s time zone database.

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Key facts

Time zone
Australian Central Standard TimeIANA: Australia/Darwin
UTC offset
UTC+9:30same all year
Next clock change
None scheduledNo daylight saving here
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Country
AustraliaOceania
Population
140,000city proper, GeoNames
Dialling code
+61currency: Dollar (AUD)
Coordinates
12.46° S, 130.84° ESouthern Hemisphere

The sun in Darwin today

 

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Times are for the city centre, calculated with the NOAA solar formulas (accurate to about a minute; hills and tall buildings can change what you see). How we calculate

Time difference from Darwin

Live · office hours 9:00–18:00

CityLocal timevs DarwinOffice hours overlap
GB London--:-- 8h 30m behindNone
US New York--:-- 13h 30m behindNone
US Los Angeles--:-- 16h 30m behind1h (09:00–10:00 in Darwin)
FR Paris--:-- 7h 30m behind1h (17:00–18:00 in Darwin)
AE Dubai--:-- 5h 30m behind3h (15:00–18:00 in Darwin)
IN New Delhi--:-- 4h behind5h (13:00–18:00 in Darwin)
SG Singapore--:-- 1h 30m behind7h (11:00–18:00 in Darwin)
CN Shanghai--:-- 1h 30m behind7h (11:00–18:00 in Darwin)
JP Tokyo--:-- 30m behind8h (10:00–18:00 in Darwin)
KR Seoul--:-- 30m behind8h (10:00–18:00 in Darwin)
AU Sydney--:-- 30m ahead8h (09:00–17:00 in Darwin)
BR São Paulo--:-- 12h 30m behindNone

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Each row is the same moment. Blue cells are working hours (9:00–18:00) in that city; solid blue means everyone is at work.

Daylight saving time in Darwin

Darwin does not use daylight saving time — clocks stay on UTC+9:30 all year. When other countries change their clocks, the time difference to Darwin shifts by an hour for them, not here.

Dates come from the IANA time zone database. Governments occasionally change the rules at short notice; your browser picks up updates automatically.

About time in Darwin

Darwin runs on a half-hour offset (UTC+9:30), one of the few places in the world whose clocks are not a whole number of hours from UTC.

Australia is wide enough to use 3 different standard times, from UTC+8 to UTC+10; Darwin uses UTC+9:30.

Close to the equator, day length in Darwin barely changes through the year — between 11h 23m and 12h 51m.

Darwin’s clocks run about 47m ahead of the sun: solar noon (when the sun is highest) comes around 12:53 rather than 12:00 in March.

Sunrise and sunset in Darwin, 2026

On the 1st of each month, local time

MonthSunriseSunsetDay length
January06:2419:1512h 51m
February06:4019:1912h 39m
March06:4819:0912h 21m
April06:5018:5011h 59m
May06:5318:3311h 40m
June07:0118:2711h 26m
July07:0818:3211h 24m
August07:0518:3911h 34m
September06:5118:4211h 52m
October06:3018:4212h 12m
November06:1318:4612h 33m
December06:1118:5912h 48m

Longest day: around 21 December 2026, 12h 51m of daylight (sunrise 06:18, sunset 19:10). Shortest day: around 21 June 2026, 11h 23m.

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Questions about time in Darwin

What time zone is Darwin in?

Darwin uses the Australia/Darwin time zone (Australian Central Standard Time), UTC+9:30.

Does Darwin observe daylight saving time?

No. Darwin stays on UTC+9:30 all year.

What is the time difference between Darwin and New York?

Right now New York is 13h 30m behind Darwin. The gap can change by an hour for a few weeks a year, because New York uses daylight saving time and Darwin does not.

What is the time difference between Darwin and London?

London is 8h 30m behind Darwin right now. Their office hours do not overlap, so one side has to call early or late.

When is sunrise and sunset in Darwin?

It depends on the season. Around 21 December 2026 the sun rises about 06:18 and sets about 19:10 (12h 51m of daylight); around 21 June 2026 it rises about 07:06 and sets about 18:30 (11h 23m).

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