Canberra in numbers
- Coordinates
- -35.2835, 149.1280
- Population
- 367 752
- Country
- Australia, Oceania
- Capital
- Canberra — 0 km away
What time is it in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
This page keeps the current time in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, according to the Australia/Sydney zone (+11).
Canberra, Australia
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC+11 · Australia/Sydney
Local time in Canberra
UTC+11 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:00 AM Solar noon 12:48 PM Sunset 7:37 PM Daylight 13 h 37 min Night 10 h 23 min Civil twilight 5:32 AM – 8:04 PM
Weather in Canberra right now
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Canberra and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 2600
- 2601
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
Same time zone — Australia/Sydney
- Sydney Australia
Nearby places
Time and daylight in Canberra
2 postal codes are current for Canberra.
Canberra is placed in Australia/Sydney, and its offset from UTC is +11. Daylight saving observed here: Yes.
Look for sunrise at 6:00 AM and sunset at 7:37 PM in Canberra today. The day carries 13 h 37 min of light.
Nearby Canberra City and Reid follow the same clock as Canberra.
Questions and answers
- Which zone should be used to show the time in Canberra?
- Use Australia/Sydney to show the time in Canberra; its offset is +11.
- Does Canberra switch to summer time during the year?
- Daylight saving time observed in Canberra: Yes.
- Please give the sunrise time for Canberra.
- The sun rises at 6:00 AM.