Australia
Time now in Palmerston
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Sunrise 06:54Sunset 06:42Time zone UTC +9:30
Time zone
Australia/Darwin
UTC offset
UTC +9:30
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
32,088
Sunrise
06:54
Sunset
06:42
Day length
11h 47m
Coordinates
-12.50, 130.98
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About the time in Palmerston
Clocks in Palmerston stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC +9:30 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Australia.
Palmerston runs on Australia/Darwin, which puts the city UTC +9:30 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Palmerston day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 23:30–07:30 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Frequently asked questions about time in Palmerston
- What time is it in Palmerston right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Palmerston, updating every second from Australia/Darwin (UTC +9:30).
- What are normal business hours in Palmerston in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Palmerston runs from 23:30–07:30 UTC today.
- Which time zone is Palmerston in?
- Palmerston uses Australia/Darwin, currently UTC +9:30.
- Does Palmerston change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Palmerston keeps UTC +9:30 throughout the year.
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