Local time · Darwin
What time is it in Darwin?
7:18:47PM
Friday, November 13, 2026 in Darwin, Australia (Northern Territory). UTC+9:30.
- UTC offset
- UTC+9:30
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Versus Sydney
- 1 hour 30 minutes behind
- Versus New York
- 14 hours 30 minutes ahead
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Why Darwin has its own time
Australia spans 7 time zones, so the answer depends on where in it you mean. Darwin covers Northern Territory and is 1 hour 30 minutes behind Sydney, which is the zone most people mean by “the time in Australia”.
Darwin does not observe daylight saving, so its offset from UTC never moves. Its relationship to places that do change shifts twice a year instead.