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.
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
| City | Local time | vs Darwin | Office hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB London | --:-- | 8h 30m behind | None |
| US New York | --:-- | 13h 30m behind | None |
| US Los Angeles | --:-- | 16h 30m behind | 1h |
| FR Paris | --:-- | 7h 30m behind | 1h |
| AE Dubai | --:-- | 5h 30m behind | 3h |
| IN New Delhi | --:-- | 4h behind | 5h |
| SG Singapore | --:-- | 1h 30m behind | 7h |
| CN Shanghai | --:-- | 1h 30m behind | 7h |
| JP Tokyo | --:-- | 30m behind | 8h |
| KR Seoul | --:-- | 30m behind | 8h |
| AU Sydney | --:-- | 30m ahead | 8h |
| BR São Paulo | --:-- | 12h 30m behind | None |
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Best time to call Darwin
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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
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
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| January | 06:24 | 19:15 | 12h 51m |
| February | 06:40 | 19:19 | 12h 39m |
| March | 06:48 | 19:09 | 12h 21m |
| April | 06:50 | 18:50 | 11h 59m |
| May | 06:53 | 18:33 | 11h 40m |
| June | 07:01 | 18:27 | 11h 26m |
| July | 07:08 | 18:32 | 11h 24m |
| August | 07:05 | 18:39 | 11h 34m |
| September | 06:51 | 18:42 | 11h 52m |
| October | 06:30 | 18:42 | 12h 12m |
| November | 06:13 | 18:46 | 12h 33m |
| December | 06:11 | 18:59 | 12h 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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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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