Current time in Canberra
Friday, 17 July 2026
Canberra, Australia · Australia/Sydney · UTC+10:00
Time-zone identity for Canberra
- IANA zone
Australia/Sydney- UTC offset now
- UTC+10:00
- Current zone label
- GMT+10
- Clock-change status
- An offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Canberra is currently 10 hours ahead of UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Next clock change in Canberra
This change comes from the IANA Time Zone Database. It is described as an offset change unless its daylight-saving purpose can be verified.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Canberra
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Australia/Sydney, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.
Previous 5 years
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Next 5 years
- UTC+11:00 UTC+11:00UTC offset decreased by
- UTC+10:00 UTC+10:00UTC offset decreased by
- UTC+11:00 UTC+11:00UTC offset decreased by
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- UTC+11:00 UTC+11:00UTC offset decreased by
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- UTC+11:00 UTC+11:00UTC offset decreased by
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Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.
Sun and Moon today
Sun and Moon in Canberra
Daily astronomical events for Friday, 17 July 2026, expressed in Australia/Sydney local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.
Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Solar noon
- 12:10
- Civil twilight
- 06:41–17:38
Moon
- Moonrise
- 09:05
- Moonset
- 20:27
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 10%
Capital city context
About Canberra, capital of Australia
Canberra is identified in the reviewed place record as the capital of Australia. This page combines its live local clock with geographic, time-zone, weather and astronomical context.
- Capital status
- Capital of Australia
- Administrative area
- Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- Population
- 367,752
- Coordinates
- 35.2835° S, 149.1281° E. The elevation is 571 metres.
Country context
Australia at a glance
Country information for Australia. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.
- Capital
- Canberra is the listed capital.
- Country codes
- AU · AUS · 036
- Population
- 24,992,369
- Currency
- Australian Dollar (AUD)
- Calling code
- +61
- Languages
- English (Australia)
- Time zones represented
- 8 time zones are used by cities in this directory: Australia/Adelaide, Australia/Brisbane, Australia/Broken_Hill, and Australia/Darwin, and 4 more.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Canberra
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Canberra. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- TuggeranongAustralian Capital Territory, Australia16 km south
Australia/SydneySame local time - GoulburnNew South Wales, Australia80 km northeast
Australia/SydneySame local time - Batemans BayNew South Wales, Australia106 km southeast
Australia/SydneySame local time - Wollongong city centreNew South Wales, Australia187 km northeast
Australia/SydneySame local time - WollongongNew South Wales, Australia187 km northeast
Australia/SydneySame local time - Blue MountainsNew South Wales, Australia206 km northeast
Australia/SydneySame local time
Data and methodology
The current time is calculated for Australia/Sydney when the page loads. The offset history covers five years before and after today using IANA time-zone data version 2026b. Future changes are hidden when a newer published rule is not yet available to the calculator. GeoNames ID 2172517 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.
Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-16T22:05:34.379Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-16T14:08:56.354Z
View calculation details and sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · version 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · accessedPlace and country names, administrative areas, coordinates, population, capital, codes, currency, calling codes and languages.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · version 2026b · Public domain · accessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · version 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · accessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- Complete Sun and Moon Data for One DayUnited States Naval Observatory · version API 4.0.1 · U.S. Government work · accessedDaily sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, solar transit, moonrise, moonset, phase and illumination.