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
Right now in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia the local time is the one shown here, in the Australia/Sydney zone (+10).
Canberra, Australia
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC+10 · Australia/Sydney
Local time in Canberra
UTC+10 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
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 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
Postal coverage of Canberra comes to 2 codes.
Canberra is placed in Australia/Sydney, and its offset from UTC is +10. Daylight saving observed here: No.
In Canberra the sun appears at 06:21 and disappears at 17:47 today. Daylight stretches 11 h 26 min.
Canberra City and Braddon are near Canberra and do not differ from it in time.
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 +10.
- Does Canberra switch to summer time during the year?
- Daylight saving time observed in Canberra: No.
- Please give the sunrise time for Canberra.
- The sun rises at 06:21.