Satellite View of Darwin
Darwin sits at -12.4634, 130.8456. Drag to pan, click then scroll to zoom, and switch between satellite, terrain and street layers.
Australia · Australia/Darwin
Current Time in Northern Territory
Live local time in Darwin, Northern Territory, with today's date, the UTC offset, the difference from your own clock, and current weather.
Darwin, Northern Territory
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Reference
Northern Territory at a Glance
| Region | Northern Territory |
| Abbreviation | NT |
| Country | Australia |
| Reference city | Darwin |
| IANA time zone | Australia/Darwin |
| Current UTC offset | — |
| Coordinates | -12.4634, 130.8456 |
| Day of year | — |
| ISO week number | — |
| Season in Darwin | — |
| Daylight today | — |
| Sun altitude now | — |
| Moon phase | — |
Worth knowing. The Northern Territory uses a half-hour offset and does not observe daylight saving.
Working with Northern Territory
Time Differences
How Darwin lines up against the places people most often need to coordinate with.
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Differences are measured against Darwin. For a specific date, use the converter.
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Understanding the offset
How Northern Territory Time Works
The Zone, Not the Offset
Darwin sits in Australia/Darwin. That name matters more than the number: an offset like the one shown above is only true today, whereas the zone name carries every rule about when the country changes its clocks. Software that stores offsets instead of zone names breaks at the next changeover.
Clock Changes
Whether Northern Territory moves its clocks twice a year is baked into the Australia/Darwin zone, so the offset above is always the one in force today. Places that stay on a fixed offset drift an hour relative to their neighbours for part of the year, which is the usual reason a recurring call slips.
Not One Zone Throughout
The Northern Territory uses a half-hour offset and does not observe daylight saving. The clock above follows Darwin, so check which zone applies before assuming it matches the whole region.
Answers
Northern Territory Time Questions
What time is it in Northern Territory right now?
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Darwin, Northern Territory, updating every second. It is calculated from the Australia/Darwin zone using your browser's copy of the IANA time zone database, so daylight saving is applied automatically.
What time zone is Northern Territory in?
Darwin uses the Australia/Darwin zone, and the current UTC offset is shown in the panel above. The Northern Territory uses a half-hour offset and does not observe daylight saving.
Does Northern Territory change its clocks?
The offset shown above already accounts for daylight saving wherever it applies, because it comes from the time zone database rather than a fixed number. If Northern Territory is on a fixed offset all year, the panel simply never changes.
How do I convert Northern Territory time to my own?
The comparison line above already shows the difference between Darwin and your own device clock. For a specific date rather than right now, use the time zone converter, which applies the daylight saving rules for the date you enter.
Where does the weather come from?
Open-Meteo, a free weather service. The request goes directly from your browser to their API, so nothing about your visit passes through our server. It reports current conditions and a short forecast for Darwin.