Darwin in numbers
- Coordinates
- -12.4019, 130.8770
- Population
- 139 902
- Region
- Northern Territory
- Country
- Australia, Oceania
- Capital
- Canberra — 3137 km away
- Same name
- 11 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Read off the current local time in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, which belongs to the Australia/Darwin zone (+9:30).
Darwin, Australia
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
UTC+9:30 · Australia/Darwin
Local time in Darwin
UTC+9:30 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Darwin, Northern Territory.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:14 AM Solar noon 12:31 PM Sunset 6:48 PM Daylight 12 h 35 min Night 11 h 25 min Civil twilight 5:52 AM – 7:10 PM
Weather in Darwin right now
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Darwin and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 0800
- 0801
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 Northern Territory
- Palmerston 33 695
- Alice Springs 25 912
- Howard Springs 6 852
- Katherine 5 980
- Karama 4 894
- Leanyer 4 557
Other places named Darwin
- Darwin Rio Negro, Argentina
- Darwin Minnesota, United States
- Darwin California, United States
- Darwin Falkland Islands, Falkland Islands
- Darwin England, United Kingdom
Nearby places
Local time details for Darwin
Postal codes valid in Darwin number 2.
Darwin belongs to the Australia/Darwin zone, placing local clocks at UTC+9:30. Summer time adjustment: No.
The sun breaks the horizon at Darwin at 6:14 AM and leaves it at 6:48 PM. Daylight comes to 12 h 35 min.
Neighbours of Darwin such as Eaton and Jingili share its clock.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does Darwin observe?
- Darwin observes Australia/Darwin, whose offset is +9:30.
- Does the local schedule in Darwin include a clock change?
- No.
- When does light leave Darwin?
- Light leaves at 6:48 PM.