sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Cairns, Australia (Queensland).
Current time: Thursday, 2026-05-21, 18:56 (GMT+10:00) Australia/Brisbane
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All times are shown in Cairns local time.
Solar noon
Today was at: 12:13 (elapsed time: -6h 43m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 53°.
Day Length: 11h 16m 16s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 06:35:23 | 12:13:31 | 17:51:39 |
| Azimuth | 69.3° | 0° | 290.8° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
11h 16m 16s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 151 419 966 km
94 088 005 mi
Cairns ↔ Sun, nearest point: 150 725 976 km
93 656 779 mi

| Local timezone: | GMT+10:00 |
| Latitude: | -16.92304° |
| Longitude: | 145.76625° |
| Country: | Australia Queensland |
| Population: | 153 075 |
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:19:46 | 5h 19m 46s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:19:46 | 05:46:00 | 26m 14s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:46:00 | 06:12:27 | 26m 27s | |
| Civil Twilight | 06:12:27 | 06:35:23 | 22m 56s | |
| Daylight | 06:35:23 | 17:51:39 | 11h 16m 16s | |
| Civil Twilight | 17:51:39 | 18:14:35 | 22m 56s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 18:14:35 | 18:41:02 | 26m 27s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 18:41:02 | 19:07:16 | 26m 14s | |
| Night | 19:07:16 | 23:59:59 | 4h 52m 43s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: -15.6° (
18:56)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 286.8° (
18:56)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-05-19 | 2026-05-20 | 2026-05-21 | 2026-05-22 | 2026-05-23 |
| Day: | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| Sunrise: | 06:34:42 | 06:35:02 | 06:35:23 | 06:35:44 | 06:36:04 |
| Solar noon: | 12:13:24 | 12:13:27 | 12:13:31 | 12:13:35 | 12:13:40 |
| Sunset: | 17:52:06 | 17:51:52 | 17:51:39 | 17:51:27 | 17:51:15 |
| Day Length: | 11h 17m 24s | 11h 16m 50s | 11h 16m 16s | 11h 15m 43s | 11h 15m 11s |
Cairns sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):