Current time in Canberra, Australia
Australian Eastern Time
UTC+10:00- Time zone
- Australian Eastern Time · Australia/Sydney
- UTC offset now
- UTC+10:00 AEST
- Abbreviation
- AEST / AEDT
- Daylight saving
- Forward the first Sunday in October at 02:00, back the first Sunday in April at 03:00.
Clocks go forward one hour on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 02:00 (AEST → AEDT).
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- Australian Capital Territory, Australia (capital) · 35.28° S, 149.13° E
- Population
- 367,752
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Canberra at about 12:03 standard time: the clock runs about 3 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:53 and 13:18 on the local clock, including the hour added by daylight saving time.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 21) | 07:06 | 19:13 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 07:11 | 16:58 | 9h 47m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 05:52 | 18:00 | 12h 08m |
| December solstice (Dec 22) | 05:45 | 20:18 | 14h 33m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 05:43–18:04 (12 h 21 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.