Current time in Brisbane
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Brisbane · AustraliaUTC+10:00
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- Time zone
- Australia/Brisbane
- UTC offset
- UTC+10:00
- Abbreviation
- AEST
- Daylight saving time
- Not observed
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- 2,780,063
Brisbane time difference
How far Brisbane is ahead of or behind the world's main business hubs right now. Daylight saving time is already applied where it is in effect.
| Compared with | Time difference | UTC offset |
|---|---|---|
| London | 9h behindChanges with DST | UTC+01:00 |
| New York City | 14h behindChanges with DST | UTC-04:00 |
| Los Angeles | 17h behindChanges with DST | UTC-07:00 |
| Chicago | 15h behindChanges with DST | UTC-05:00 |
| Tokyo | 1h behind | UTC+09:00 |
| Dubai | 6h behind | UTC+04:00 |
Clock changes in Brisbane
Brisbane does not change its clocks: UTC+10:00 applies all year.
Sunrise, sunset and solar time in Brisbane
- Sunrise today
- 5:26 AM
- Sunset today
- 5:48 PM
- Day length today
- 12 hours 22 minutes
- Solar noon today
- 11:37 AM
- Longest day
- 13 hours 53 minutes (December 21)
- Shortest day
- 10 hours 24 minutes (June 21)
On standard time, clocks in Brisbane run 12 minutes behind the sun: solar noon comes at about 11:48 AM, not at 12:00 PM.
Time zone history since 1970
Seasonal clock changes: 1971, 1989–1991. The last one was on March 1, 1992; since then Brisbane has stayed on UTC+10:00 all year.
Source: IANA time zone database, version 2025b.
Worth knowing
Queensland does not use daylight saving time, so Brisbane stays on UTC+10 all year. A 1992 referendum rejected it, after a three-summer trial; the state last changed its clocks in the 1991–92 summer.
Sources: IANA tz database: australasia
Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Brisbane in?
- Brisbane uses the Australia/Brisbane (AEST) time zone and is currently on UTC+10:00.
- Does Brisbane observe daylight saving time?
- No. Brisbane stays on UTC+10:00 all year. Daylight saving time was last used there in 1992.