Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Cairns

Sunrise in Cairns today is at 05:49:56 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 06:16:20 PM, giving Cairns 12h 26min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 05:27:37 AM and ends at 06:38:40 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Cairns or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Cairns. Get a full year of light data with the printable Cairns Photography Planner 2026.

Cairns lies near the equator, so day length barely changes throughout the year — expect roughly 12 hours of light all year round. On the longest day of the year (December 21), Cairns receives 13.1 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:40 AM and sunset at 06:48 PM. On the shortest day (June 21), this drops to 11.1 hours — a difference of 2.0 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around November 22 at 05:33, while the latest sunset falls around January 21 at 18:56. The evening golden hour in Cairns lasts about 46 minutes in summer and 46 minutes in winter — typical for this latitude.