Time in Alice Springs, Northern Territory right now
Alice Springs is in Northern Territory and uses Australian Central Time. The clock on this page is live, and the times below are worked out for the coordinates of Alice Springs.
- Territory
- Northern Territory
- Time zone
- Australian Central Time
- Offset from UTC now
- Daylight saving time
- No, same time all year
- Population
- 25,912
- Coordinates
- 23.6975° S, 133.8836° E
Sunrise and sunset times in Alice Springs today.
Worked out for 23.6975° S, 133.8836° E from the position of the sun, and updated every minute. On the longest day of 2026 the sun is up in Alice Springs for 13h 36m, and on the shortest day for 10h 40m.
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- Solar noon
- Moon phase
- Moon lit
Time difference between Alice Springs and other cities.
How the clock in Alice Springs lines up with the rest of Australia and a few cities around the world, right now.
| City | Time zone | Local time | From Alice Springs |
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| Sydney | Australian Eastern Time | --:-- | |
| Brisbane | Australian Eastern Time | --:-- | |
| Adelaide | Australian Central Time | --:-- | |
| Darwin | Australian Central Time | --:-- | |
| Perth | Australian Western Time | --:-- | |
| Auckland | New Zealand | --:-- | |
| Singapore | Singapore | --:-- | |
| Tokyo | Japan | --:-- | |
| London | United Kingdom | --:-- | |
| New York | United States | --:-- |
Time in places near Alice Springs.
The closest places listed for Northern Territory, with the distance from Alice Springs and their local time. Place data comes from GeoNames. See every place on the Northern Territory page.
Alice Springs time zone and daylight saving time.
Alice Springs does not change its clocks. The dates on the right are when Sydney changes, which moves the time difference between them. Clock change dates come from the IANA time zone database.
- 5 April 2026 Clocks go back 1 hour Daylight saving time ends at 3:00 local time
- 4 October 2026 Clocks go forward 1 hour Daylight saving time starts at 2:00 local time
- 4 April 2027 Clocks go back 1 hour Daylight saving time ends at 3:00 local time
- 3 October 2027 Clocks go forward 1 hour Daylight saving time starts at 2:00 local time
Because the clocks never change here, the gap to cities that do change moves by one hour twice a year.
Quick answers about time in Alice Springs.
Short answers about the time zone, sunrise, clock changes and neighbours of Alice Springs.
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What time is it in Alice Springs right now?
Alice Springs is on Australian Central Time, UTC+9:30 all year. The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time to the second.
02
What time zone is Alice Springs in?
Alice Springs uses Australian Central Time. The Northern Territory page shows every zone used in the territory.
03
Does Alice Springs observe daylight saving time?
No. Alice Springs stays on UTC+9:30 all year, so the difference from cities that do change moves by one hour twice a year.
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What time does the sun rise in Alice Springs?
Today's sunrise and sunset are shown live on this page. On the longest day of 2026 the sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 19:20, and on the shortest day it rises at 07:16 and sets at 17:56.
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How long is the longest day in Alice Springs?
The sun is up for 13h 36m on the longest day of the year and for 10h 40m on the shortest. Day length changes fastest around the equinoxes in March and September.
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What is the time difference between Alice Springs and Sydney?
Alice Springs is 1.5 hours behind Sydney in January and 0.5 hours behind Sydney in July.
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What is the time difference between Alice Springs and London?
Alice Springs is 9.5 hours ahead of London in January and 8.5 hours ahead of London in July.
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How many people live in Alice Springs?
Alice Springs has about 25,912 people, which makes it one of the places listed for Northern Territory on Time Dates. Population figures come from GeoNames.
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Where is Alice Springs?
Alice Springs sits at 23.6975° S, 133.8836° E in Northern Territory, about 1290 km from Darwin.
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Which places are closest to Alice Springs?
The closest places listed are Katherine, 1041 km away, Palmerston, 1284 km away and Darwin, 1290 km away. Each one shows its own local time on this page.