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CURRENT LOCAL TIME

Time in Darwin, Australia

· Australian Central Standard Time

ACST · UTC+9:30—— H FROM YOUAUSTRALIA/DARWIN

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Darwin against your time zone

Reading your time zone to compare it with Darwin…

Darwin compared with your time zone, hour by hour, with the working-hour overlap shaded
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Darwin time zone facts

IANA time zoneAustralia/Darwin
Offset nowUTC+9:30 (ACST)
Offset all yearUTC+9:30 (ACST)
Next clock changeNone — this zone does not change clocks
CountryAustralia (AU)
Population129,062
Coordinates-12.46, 130.84
Places in this zone1

Best hours to reach Darwin

From New York
13½ hours behind Darwin · their morning
23:00–01:00
09:00–11:00 EDT
From San Francisco
16½ hours behind Darwin · their afternoon
09:00–11:00
16:00–18:00 PDT
From Bengaluru
4 hours behind Darwin · their morning
13:00–18:00
09:00–14:00 IST

Local times in Darwin on the left, the caller’s own clock on the right. Computed from the working-hour overlap for today’s offsets.

About time in Darwin

Darwin keeps Australian Central Standard Time, UTC+9:30 from UTC all year. The offset never changes, so any difference between you and Darwin moves only when your own clocks do.

Offsets and daylight saving rules come from the IANA time zone database — see IANA time zone notes for what that data does and does not promise about future dates.

Darwin converted to other zones

Each opens a comparison page with both cities on one timeline.

Cities on the same offset today

COMMON QUESTIONS

What time is it in Darwin right now?

The clock at the top of this page reads the current time in Darwin to the second. Darwin is on Australian Central Standard Time, UTC+9:30 — the same clock as every other place in the zone Australia/Darwin.

Does Darwin observe daylight saving time?

No. Darwin stays on UTC+9:30 all year, so the difference between you and Darwin only changes when your own clocks do.

What time zone is Darwin in?

Darwin uses the IANA zone Australia/Darwin, currently ACST (UTC+9:30). Abbreviations are for reading — the zone identifier is the unambiguous name, and it is what you should store in your own systems.