Current time in Darwin, Australia

6:14:14 PM

Monday, October 26, 2026

Darwin is on Australian Central Standard Time, UTC+9:30. It doesn't change its clocks: the time zone database has no changes scheduled for the next 12 months.

About 140,000 people live in Darwin, Australia. The nearest airport with scheduled passenger flights is Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin (DRW, 7 km away).

Time zone: Australia/Darwin
UTC offset now: UTC+9:30
Daylight saving time: Not observed
Sunrise today: 6:16 AM
Sunset today: 6:44 PM
Daylight: 12 h 29 min
Population: 139,902
Currency: Dollar (AUD)
Dialing code: +61
Languages (country): English
Airports: DRW 7 km

Darwin · nominal UTC+9:30 band · night shaded

Cities near Darwin

Port Moresby6:44 PM · +0.5 h1,811 km away
Adelaide7:14 PM · +1 h2,618 km away
Perth4:44 PM · −1.5 h2,653 km away
Jakarta3:44 PM · −2.5 h2,721 km away
Brisbane6:44 PM · +0.5 h2,848 km away
Melbourne7:44 PM · +1.5 h3,148 km away

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Sunrise and sunset are calculated for -12.46°, 130.84° using NOAA's solar equations, and may differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.