Palmers Island in numbers
- Coordinates
- -29.4198, 153.2880
- Population
- 564
- Region
- New South Wales
- Country
- Australia, Oceania
- Capital
- Canberra — 760 km away
What time is it in Palmers Island, New South Wales, Australia
This page shows the current local time in Palmers Island, New South Wales, Australia, in the Australia/Sydney time zone (+11).
Palmers Island, Australia
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC+11 · Australia/Sydney
Local time in Palmers Island
UTC+11 · daylight saving time is active
Palmers Island keeps Australia/Sydney clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:09 AM Solar noon 12:33 PM Sunset 6:58 PM Daylight 12 h 49 min Night 11 h 11 min Civil twilight 5:45 AM – 7:22 PM
Weather in Palmers Island right now
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Palmers Island and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 2463
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 New South Wales
- Sydney 5 638 830
- Newcastle 508 437
- Central Coast 346 596
- Wollongong 280 153
- Maitland 89 597
- Coffs Harbour 78 759
Same time zone — Australia/Sydney
- Sydney Australia
Nearby places
- Harwood — 4.5 km
- Freeburn Island — 4.6 km
- Goodwood Island — 4.7 km
- James Creek — 5.5 km
- Palmers Channel — 5.8 km
- Chatsworth Island — 6.2 km
Palmers Island: clock, sun and surroundings
The same hours are kept in Palmers Island and in nearby Harwood and Freeburn Island.
Addressing within Palmers Island draws on 1 postal code.
Palmers Island lies in the Australia/Sydney time zone, offset UTC+11. Seasonal adjustment of clocks: Yes.
Palmers Island gets its sunrise at 6:09 AM and its sunset at 6:58 PM today. Daylight lasts a full 12 h 49 min.
Questions and answers
- How can I identify the time zone of Palmers Island?
- The time zone of Palmers Island is Australia/Sydney, with an offset of +11.
- Does the clock in Palmers Island move for summer time?
- Yes.
- What is the sunrise time for Palmers Island?
- 6:09 AM.