Acton in numbers
- Coordinates
- -35.2777, 149.1180
- Population
- 2 347
- Country
- Australia, Oceania
- Capital
- Canberra — 1 km away
- Same name
- 27 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Acton, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
What follows is the current local time in Acton, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, in the Australia/Sydney zone (+10).
Acton, Australia
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC+10 · Australia/Sydney
Local time in Acton
UTC+10 · no daylight saving time
Acton keeps Australia/Sydney time.
The sun today
Sunrise 06:21 Solar noon 12:04 Sunset 17:47 Daylight 11 h 26 min Night 12 h 34 min Civil twilight 05:56 – 18:13
Weather in Acton right now
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Acton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 2601
- 7320
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Australian Capital Territory
Other places named Acton
- Acton England, United Kingdom
- Acton Massachusetts, United States
- Acton Ontario, Canada
- Acton California, United States
- Acton Maine, United States
Same time zone — Australia/Sydney
- Sydney Australia
Nearby places
- Canberra City — 1.1 km
- Canberra — 1.1 km
- Turner — 1.2 km
- Braddon — 1.8 km
- Reid — 2.1 km
- O'Connor — 2.4 km
Acton: clock, sun and surroundings
Postal codes tied to Acton number 2.
The clock standard in Acton is Australia/Sydney, offset by UTC+10. Daylight saving time in use: No.
The sun climbs above Acton at 06:21 and dips below at 17:47. Between them sit 11 h 26 min of daylight.
Acton keeps the same time as its neighbours Canberra and Canberra City.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone value belongs to Acton?
- The time zone value for Acton is Australia/Sydney, with an offset of +10.
- Does the clock in Acton stay the same all year?
- Daylight saving time in Acton: No.
- How early does the sun rise in Acton?
- The first sunlight comes at 06:21.